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1979. born in Kuldiga, Latvia
Lives and works in Helsinki
Education2016 - 2021 MFA Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts Helsinki, Finland
2013 - 2014 researcher at Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands
2005 - 2007 MA in Visual Art; Art Academy of Latvia
2001 - 2005 BD in Visual Art; Art Academy of Latvia
1997 - 2001 BD in Pedagogy; University of Latvia
Solo/duo shows2022 Bluetooth (Sister N), Temnikova&Kasela, Tallin, Helsinki
2021 Ashes of a Seedlings, LOW Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2019 Hidden Matter, Helsinki Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland
Brownie from Bruninieku street curated by Kaspars Vanags microRIBOCA, the inter- season programme of RIBOCA, Riga, Latvia
2017 Twofold together with Atis Ieviņš, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
Vertex SIC space, Helsinki, Finland
2016 Coloring Books Kim?, Riga, Latvia
House by the waterfall or Coloring Books for Adults Gallery Temnikova&Kasela, Tallinn,
Estonia
2015 Writers room Museum of Janis Rozentals and Rudolfs Blaumanis, Riga, Latvia
Berzkalni gallery G12, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Magic Mountain Gallery XO, Riga, Latvia
2013 Untitled together with Oscar Santillan (EC) Temnikova&Kasela, Tallinn, Estonia
2011 Enough is Enough together with Mikko Hintz (FI) Temnikova&Kasela, Tallinn,EEOffset Gallery XO, Riga, Latvia
2010 Unwritten kim? space, FK gallery, Riga, Latvia
Museum experimental project, SURVIVALKIT 2, Berga Bazars, Riga; Latvia
Polite diplomacy Ventspils, Latvia
2009 Housewives Gallery „pārDaugava”, Riga, Latvia
2008 Breathing – Space former State Factory of Electronic, Unit 7, Riga, Latvia
2007 Health resort Gallery „Leduspagrabs” Gymnasium of Valmiera, Latvia
Selected group shows2021 Helsinki Biennial, Vallisaari, Helsinki, Finland
2020 Black Market, KIM?, Riga, Latvia
Kuvan Kevàt 2020, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
2019 Talk to Me! Exhibition of Latvian contemporary art from the collection of the LNMAAkureyri Art Museum, Iceland
Contemporary Art Festival SURVIVAL KIT 10 to Exploring Outlands Riga, Latvia
Games people play Careva Contemporary Riga, Latvia
Post Winter Mixtape Gallery Temnikova& Kasela, Tallinn, Estonia
2018 Kristāls sekunde mode Gallery 427,Riga, LatviaThe Provisional City Spazio Murat, Bari, Italy
The Malphigian Layer CAR DRDE gallery, Bologna, Italy
Portable Landscapes Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
Portable Landscapes Körsbärsgården, Gotland, Sweden
There and Back Again - Contemporary Art from the Baltic Sea Region KIASMA,Helsinki, Finland
Substitutes Ateliersi, Bologna, Italy
2017 Deus Macxina Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
I was told there would be cake Project room, Helsinki, Finland
Young Popes Latvian Institute Rome, Tower of Villa Maraini, Instituto Svizzero di Roma, Rome, ItalyI Touch Myself Latvian National Museum of Art; Riga, Latvia
2016 You Talkin' to Me? Barbara Seiler Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Contemporary Landscape Art Festival Cesis, Cesis, Latvia
2015 Survival K(n)it 7 LCCA, Riga, Latvia
Le Fragole Del Baltico CareOf, Milan, Italy
2014 Magical Riso Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands
Skip Landscape Kuldiga Artist's Residency, Kuldiga, Latvia
JVE Open studios Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands
2012 Jaunums! Fresh Latvian Painting Tartu Art House, Monumentaalgaleri, Tartu, Estonia
Kamolitis Art space Kalnciema kvartals, Riga, Latvia
Traveling exibition Important Contemporary Latvian artists National Arts Club NYMuseum Chicago, Washington, USA; Latvia, Latvian National museum of Art
Is it that he does not seek the truth, but does want to influence? Riga Art Space,LV
2011 Tides of Change. Balticum HangART-7, Salzburg; Austria
FAX South London Gallery, London, England
Résidences Croisées CEEAC gallery, Strasbourg, France
Point Zero Totaldobže Art centre, Riga, Latvia
2010 Mother of Wind HFBK gallery, Hamburg, Germany
False Recognition 14th Vilnius Painting Triennial CAC, Vilnius, Lithuania
We Are Fine ArtDepoo gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2009 Moving lines ART forum Offenburg, Germany
Wonderful trip group show, Former State Factory of Electronics, Riga, Latvia
Solitude Neue Kunstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Germany
2008 Candy Bomber young artists in Latvian painting Latvian National Museum of Art,LV2007 Münchner Künstlerhaus-Stiftung Golden Kentaur Journey
Münchner Lenbach Künstlerhaus am Latz, München, Germany
2006 Galerijos centros Jonava Jonava, Lithuania
2004 Florence Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2003 Hansa Zeit Wesel, Germany
Residencies2017 BAC (Baltic Art Center), Gotland, Sweden
2011 Cite des Arts, Paris, France
2010 Centre Europeen d`Actions Artistiques Conteporaines; Strasbourg, France
2009 Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania scholarship in Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop; Germany
Awards/grants and nomination
2019 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa regional Fund grant
2016 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa regional Fund grant
2015 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Uusimaa regional Fund grant
2014 Mondriaan Fund grant
2014 Nominated for the anual prise of Art Academy of Latvia
2011 Nominated for the anual prise in Culture from daily newspaper Diena, Latvia
2007 Brederlo Family award (Germany)
Works in Collections
KIASMA Finland; Latvian National Museum of Art; Finnish State Art Collection