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DATE OF BIRTH
September 28, 1975
LiepÄja, Latvia
EDUCATION
2009 Art Academy of Latvia, Doctorate studies
2002 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Painting, Master of Arts
2000 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Visual Communication, Bachelor of Arts
1999 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Design
1996 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Pedagogy
1995 Riga School of Arts and Crafts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant professor at Art Academy of Latvia since 2010
Chairman of Visual arts expert commission at State Culture Capital Foundation, 2010-11
Guest lecturer at Estonian Academy of Arts, 2009
Lecturer at Art Academy of Latvia since 2007
Member of Artists' Union of Latvia since 2002
Creative curator of art exhibitions since 2002
Work experience in advertising and design
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2011 Alma gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 Paintings, Juras varti, Ventspils, Latvia
2008 220km to Happiness, Gallery Promenade, Liepaja, Latvia
2007 Urban Positive in Memoria, Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007 Y galerii, The Art Gallery of University of Tartu, Estonia
2006 Poisonous Sounds, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals Creative Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
2006 Paintings, Art.si, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 Valmiera State Gymnasium, Valmiera, Latvia
2004 Urban Landscape, Gallery of Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2001 StrÄva, Contemporary Art Centre Noass, Riga, Latvia
MAJOR GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Tides Of Change, HangART-7, Salzburg, Austria
2011 II Maiden Tower International Art Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan
2011 HibrÄ«du pÄrlidojumi (photography), Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2011 Pie Dzintara jūras 1990–2010, Collection of Latvian National Museum of Art, exhibition hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2011 CDH-2011 Artist and City, annual exhbition of International Confederation of Artists' Unions, Moscow, Russia
2011 KrÄsa. SarkanÄ, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2010 Pilsētas bērni, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2010 Egles stÄsts, Riga City council building, in collaboration with Gallery XO, Riga, Latvia
2010 18th International Exibition of Miniatures, Siauliai, Lithuania
2010 Katapulta, exhibition by professors at Art Academy of Latvia Department of Painting, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2010 Nabas saite, Nabaklab, Riga, Latvia
2010 Survival kit 2, Sapņu mÄjas, Bergs Bazaar, Riga, Latvia
2010 Ka tu Äia dabar darai? International Art Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania
2010 Spīķeru laika lēciens, Dirty Deal Cafe, Riga, Latvia
2010 Maiden Tower International Art Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan
2010 Golden Works, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2010 We Are Fine, Artdepoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2009 Across the Bridge, Latvian Art Museum, Exhibition Hall Arsenals Creative Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
2008 Two Colorful Worlds (with August Kunnapu), Artdepoo Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 Sconfinamenti, Museao Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Italy
2008 New Baltic Blood, Konschthaus beim Engel, Luxembourg
2008 Urban Stories, Art Promotion02 gallery, Liebshausen, Germany
2008 12th International Thomas Mann festival, Nida, Lithuania
2008 VÄverÄ«te, Cafe Vaverite, Kuldiga, Latvia
2008 Souvenirs, VEF Hall, Riga, Latvia
2007 Landscape & Nature Morte, Latvian Painting 20, National Art Museum, Minsk, Belarus
2007 International art symposium, TÄÅ¡u muiža, Latvia
2007 Opīša garĞa, Dirty Deal, Andrejsala, Riga, Latvia
2006 Bundeskanzleramt kunst, Vienna, Austria
2006 Contemporary Culture Forum White Night, Andrejsala, Riga, Latvia
2006 Visions & Reality, Pulchri studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
2006 Negadījums ar pirkstu, Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala, Latvia
2005 Man. In the Nature. In the City. Gallery XO, Riga, Latvia
2005 Étonnante Lettonie. Academie Galerie La Serra, Saint-Etienne, France
2005 International Gastatelier Im Maltator, Gmünd, Austria
2005 8. Europäischen Klassikfestivals, Ruhr, Germany
2005 Machinery, Gallery Carousell, Riga, Latvia
2004 Still Life: 20th-21st Century, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2004 Nature. Environment. Man. Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2003 Meeting Place - North European Contemporary Art (Culture 2000)- Sweden,
Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
2003 Tension, young artists' show, Gallery of Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2002 Trans Visit, Vordenburg, Denmark
2002 Cow Parade, Ventspils, Latvia
2002 Pjucer, young artists' show, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2002 Inventura, young artists' show, Gallery of Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2001 From the Past to the Future, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2000 Laboratory of Landscape, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Pedvale, Latvia
1998 Art Academy of Latvia student exhibition, gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
1996-2003 Annual juried autumn exhibitions, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2010 Award for miniature series The New Purchase, 18th International Exibition of Miniatures, Siauliai, Lithuania
2006 JÄnis Baltvilks' award for creative achievements
2005 Special award at contest Golden Apple-tree
2005 Internet portal Delfi award
2005 Nomination for newspaper Diena annual culture award
2004 Magazine "Latvijas Architektura", award for best debut
2004 Ministry of Culture of Republic of Latvia, scholarship
2003-2004 State Culture Capital Foundation, scholarship for creative work
2003 I.Zariņš Competition for Young Artists, promotion prize
2003 Ministry of Culture of Republic of Estonia, letter of acknowledgement from Urmas Paet
COLLECTIONS
Dietrich Mateschitz Colection Hangart-7
Museum of Modern Art Baku
Hypothekenbank in Essen AG
Swedbank contemporary art collection
KÄrlis LeiÅ¡kalns collection
Latvian State Museum of Arts
Matti Milius' Art collection
JÄnis Loze collection
Sven Pertens collection
DnB Nord Bank colection
BOOKS
2009 Illustrations for Orbita 5 almanac, published by Orbita, Riga, Latvia
2006 An Album for Tiny Tots, Latvian art for children and adults, published by Liels un mazs & TBWA, U\25, Riga, Latvia
2005 Illustrations for Fairy tales about childrens’ lives, published by Liels un mazs, Riga, Latvia
OTHER SELECTED ACTIVITIES
2010 Format for exhibition Pilsētas bērni, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2010 Format for exhibition Forma.KrÄsa.LÄ«nija, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2010 Format for exhibition Katapulta by professors at Art Academy of Latvia Department of Painting, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2009 Format for exhibition Forma.KrÄsa.LÄ«nija, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2009 Concept and format for exhibition Master by Gunars Binde, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2008 Wallpaper creationg for design company Znak
2007 Author of concept and format for exhibition Candy Bomber. New artists in Latvia, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
2006 Founder of Intellectual Society U\25
2006 Concept and format for Latvian young designers' exhibition New Sprouts, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia
2006 Design and format for exhibition Naive Latvia, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia
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