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1979. born in Kuldiga, Latvia
Lives and works in Helsinki
Education
2016 till now MA at University of Arts in Helsinki, Finland
2013 – 2014 researcher in 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 shows
2019 Upcoming duo with Mikko Hintz, Helsinki Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland
2017 "Twofold" together with Atis Ieviņš, Latvian National Museum of Art; curator Inga Lāce
"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 (Ecuador) Temnikova&Kasela, Tallinn; Estonia
2011 „Enough is Enought” together with Mikko Hitz (Finland) Temnikova&Kasela, Tallinn, Estonia
„Offset” 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” State Factory of Electronic, Corpus 7, Riga, Latvia
2007 „Health resort” Gallery „Leduspagrabs” Gymnasium of Valmiera, Latvia
Selected group shows
2019 Upcoming group show at Temnikova& Kasela gallery Tallin, Estonia
2018 “Kristāls sekunde mode” curated by Kaspars Groševs Gallery 427, Rīga, Latvia
”The 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" Museum of Contemporary art
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, Italy
"I 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
Dispalay of works in The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sience, Hague, Netherlands
2012 „Jaunums! Fresh Latvian Painting" Tartu Art House, Monumentaalgaleri, Tartu, Estonia;
„Kamolitis” art space Kalnciemakvartals, Riga, Latvia;
Traveling exibition „Important contemporary Latvian artists” National Arts Club NY; Driehaus
Museum 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, Latvia;
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” international group show, gallery „ARTforum”; Offenburg; Germany;
„Wonderful trip” group show, State Factory of Electronics, Corpus 7, Riga, Latvia
„Solitude” International show Neue Kunstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Germany;
2008 „Candy Bomber” young artists in Latvian painting, Latvian National Museum of Art, Latvia;
2007 Münchner Künstlerhaus-Stiftung „Golden Kentaur Journey”
Münchner Lenbach Künstlerhaus am latz, München, Germany;
2006 „Galerijos centros Jonava” Jonava, Lithuania;
2004 „Florence” impresion of creative artistic trip to Italy, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia;
2003 „Hansa Zeit” Wesel, Germany
Residency
2018 (upcoming) Cite des Arts, Paris, France
2017 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
2016 kim? Residency Award 2016 in partnership with International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York
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)
Catalogs, Books
2014 The Great Great Disappointement; Jan Van Eyck Academie
2012 Important Contemporary Artists of Latvia
2011 HangART-7 Edition 19. Tides of Change. Hangar-7 basis wien - Kunst, Information und Archiv.Wien /
Österreich
2007 Candy Bomber,Editors:Diāna Barčevska, Maija Rudovska; RIA „Veritas”.
Work experience
2008 – 2012 lecturer of Contemporary Art conservation in Art Academy of Latvia,
Works in Collections
KIASMA Finland; Latvian National Museum of Art; Finnish State Art Collection