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CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION
2003 DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN FINE ARTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2001-2003 STUDIES IN THE MASTER OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM, EMPHASIS IN SCULPTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2000-2001 POSTBACALAUREATE STUDIES, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA 1999-2000 STUDIES AT THE ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA. DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SCULPTURE 1998-1999 STUDIES AT THE HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA, USA 1996-1998 STUDIES IN THE SCULPTURE PROGRAM AT THE ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA 1991-1996 STUDIES AT THE RIGA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS, LATVIA AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED 2012 NEWSPAPER "DIENA" ANNUAL AWARD IN CULTURE 2012 GRANT, CULTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION, LATVIA 2011 NOMINATION TO "PURVITIS AWARD" BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART OF LATVIA
2011 NOMINATION TO "ANNUAL AWARD IN CULTURE" BY NEWSPAPER "DIENA"
2010 "ARTIST OF THE YEAR" PRIZE FROM THE ARTS CENTER "VEF" , LATVIA 2008 1.PRIZE, MEMORIAL SIGN, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF REPUBLIC OF LATVIA 2006 2.ND PRIZE, COMPETITION FOR THE PUBLIC ART PROJECT, DEDICATED TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1.ST ANIMATION FILM OF LATVIA. 2005 2.ND PRIZE, OPEN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE MEMORIAL TO THE RESCUERS OF JEWS IN THE WWII, LATVIA 2003 1.ST PRIZE, STONE SCULPTURE COMPETITION BY THE ARTISTS UNION OF LATVIA 2003 G. SUTTON MEMORIAL AWARD IN FINE ARTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2002 JURY PRIZE, ANNUAL WINTER SHOW, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2002 NOMINEE, INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTRE OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD, USA 2002 BILL KLIBER MEMORIAL AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN STUDIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2002 BERTHA MORTON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN MFA STUDIES, USA 1999 2.ND PRIZE, ANNUAL SCULPTURE SHOW, ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA, LATVIA 1999 SCULPTURE PRIZE, ANNUAL STUDENTS SHOW, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, USA LANGUAGES
LATVIAN – NATIVE ENGLISH – FLUENT RUSSIAN – FLUENT SPANISH - BASIC
SOLO SHOWS 2012 VERKLIGHETEN, UMEA, SWEDEN 2012 "kim?" THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, RIGA, LATVIA 2011 "BASED ON TRUE STORIES", GALLERY "ALMA" RIGA, LATVIA 2009 "PHENOMENON" TOGETHER WITH MARIS GROSBAHS, RIGA ART SPACE 2006 „CREATURES“, TOGETHER WITH RASA JANSONE, GALLERY „METRAS MAJA“, AIZPUTE, LATVIA 2005 „TIME COUNTER“, ARTISTS UNION OF LATVIA SCULPTURE GARDEN, LATVIA 2003 „THE THRESHOLD“, GALLERY OF VISUAL ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2002 „PRE-THESIS“, ART ANNEX GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS 2012 BEAUFORT 04 TRIENNALE, BELGIUM 2012 "TO BE OR NOT", ARTSPACE OF DAILES THEATER, LATVIA 2011 "IS IT THAT HE DOES NOT SEEK THE TRUTH...", RIGA ART SPACE
2011 "SURVIVAL KIT 3", LATVIA
2011 "CESIS ART FESTIVAL", CESIS, LATVIA 2011 "WE THE ARTISTS", PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2010 "RECYCLE.PROCESS" RAILWAY MUSEUM, RIGA, LATVIA 2010 "KUNST AUS RIGA" STAEDTISCHE GALLERIE, BREMEN, GERMANY 2010 2. BIENNALE FOR YOUNG ART, MOSCOW, RUSSIA 2010 "WORKS OF GOLD" LATVIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, EXHIBITION HALL "ARSENALS", RIGA, LATVIA 2009 "ICONS OF OUR AGE" GALLERY ALMA, LATVIA 2009 "DETOURNEMENT", 53. VENICE BIENNALE, COLLATERAL EVENT. ITALY 2008 „ART OMI“ RESIDENCY, NEW YORK, USA 2006 „+1867•C“, ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA 2005 „RUDENS“ STATE MUSEUM OF LATVIA „ARSENALS“, LATVIA 2004 „SCULPTURE“, RIGA DESIGN AND ART SCHOOL, LATVIA 2003 „SYNTHETIC“, GALLERY CAROUSELL, RIGA, LATVIA 2002 „ANNUAL WINTER SHOW“, THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, USA 2002 „ROJARAKU“, ROJA, LATVIA 2002 MELANIE ALVAREZ GALLERY, MISSOULA, MONTANA, USA 2001 „JURIED STUDENTS SHOW“, REESE BULLEN GALLERY, ARCATA, CA, USA 2001 1ST STREET GALLERY, EUREKA, CALIFORNIA, USA
SELECTED RESIDENCIES 2012 CIVITELLA RANIERI RESIDENCY CENTER, NEW YORK / ITALY 2012 SYMBIOSIS, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
2010 I-PARK, CONNECTICUT, USA 2008 ART OMI INTERNATIONAL ARTS RESIDENCY, NEW YORK, USA 2007 PUBLIC SCULPTURE RESIDENCY, VALMIERA CITY, LATVIA 2004 IRON CASTING SYMPOSIUM, LIEPAJA, LATVIA 2003 SYNTHETIC SCULPTURE, AIZPUTE, LATVIA 2002 SPATIAL ART LABORATORY, ROJA, LATVIA 2001 PAPER CASTING WORKSHOP, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, USA 2000 INTERVENTIONS WITH NATURE, PEDVALE OPEN AIR ART MUSEUM, LATVIA
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