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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
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 SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED 2009 SCHOLARSHIP, CULTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION, LATVIA 2006 CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP, NORDIC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 2003 CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP, CULTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION, LATVIA 2002 STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP, CULTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION, LATVIA 2002 FELL-OSKINS SCHOLARSHIP, USA 2002 LYNN R. PRICKETT SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDIES IN USA, USA 2001 FELL-OSKINS AUTUMN SCHOLARSHIP, USA 2001 FELL-OSKIN SPRING SCHOLARSHIP, USA 2001 LYNN R. PRICKETT SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDIES IN USA, USA 2000 LYNN R. PRICKETT SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDIES IN USA, USA 1998 LYNN R. PRICKETT SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDIES IN USA, USA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SINCE 2003 CHAIRMAN, SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT, RIGA SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND ART TEACHING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CLASSES: COMPOSITION CONSTRUCTION & MOLDMAKING SPATIAL DESIGN GRAPHIC DESIGN SUPERVISION OF DIPLOMA PROJECTS AND PRODUCTION
LANGUAGES
LATVIAN – NATIVE ENGLISH – FLUENT RUSSIAN – FLUENT SPANISH - BASIC
SOLO SHOWS 2009 "PHENOMENON" TOGETHER WITH MARIS GROSBAHS, RIGA ART SPACE (www.artspace.riga.lv) 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 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, CALIFORNIA, USA 2001 1ST STREET GALLERY, EUREKA, CALIFORNIA, USA 2000 PEDVALE OPEN AIR ART MUSEUM, LATVIA
SELECTED RESIDENCIES
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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