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1978. born in Riga, Latvia
Based in Riga, Latvia
EDUCATION
2008 - 2010 Estonian Academy of Arts, Animation Department (MA)
1997 - 2006 Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Visual Communication (BA, MA)
1990 - 1997 Janis Rozentāls Art High School (painting)
SOLO / DUO SHOWS
2023 live performance with artist Gundega Evelone “Coast Connecting Expedition”,
Rīga, river Daugava (between Vecmīgrāvis and Bolderāja), Latvia
Organized by Blockhouse Community
2021 duo exhibition “Homage to The Tired Eyelid” with artist Felicita Pauļuka,
International Contemporary Art Festival “Survival Kit 12”,
The Rainis and Aspazija House, Riga Latvia
2020 solo exhibition “Postcards from Mooste”, venue “Bolderāja”,
Riga Photography Biennial 2020, Riga, Latvia
2019 solo exhibition “Meanwhile in suburbs”, Culture palace Ziemeļblāzma,
Riga, Latvia
2018 solo exhibition “Forêt Noire”, gallery “Micēlijs”, Riga, Latvia
2017 solo exhibition “Red Room”, performance “Red River”
/2016 in callaboration with musician Vija Moore, feminist zine “Samanta”,
Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Office Gallery Riga, Latvia
2007 solo exhibition “FAME and Chemistry”, gallery “Urban Lab“, Andrejsala,
Riga, Latvia
GROUP SHOWS, PERFORMANCES, SCREENINGS:
2023 female group exhibition “Don’t Cry! Feminist Perspectives in
Latvian Art: 1965–2023”, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
group exhibition “Back to Nature”, Libljana, Slovenia
group exhibition “A Visionary Drawing Riddle”, exhibitions: “Women of Greatness,
Masters and Geniuses” (in front of the Museum and the Cultural Centre of
Valmiera), “The Female Artist, the Male Model and the Olive” created together
with students from the Valmiera Art School, gallery “Ledus pagrabs”,
Valmiera, Latvia
Contemporary and Video Art festival “Waterpieces 2023”, video collage “Agression”
(femlink), gallery “Noass”, Rīga Latvija
group exhibition “Mycelia. Netting”, Pedvāle Art Park gallery, Latvia
2022 group exhibition “BikiMETRS 101”, National Library of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
group exhibition “Mycelia”, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Latvia
group exhibition “The Bambi Project”, kogo gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2021 group exhibition “Kuš! comics aus Riga zu Gast in Bremen”,
gallery raum404, Bremen, Germany
exhibition “Meditations of Pedvale”, International Artist Residency Pedvale,
Pedvale, Latvia
2020 group exhibition “Dimensions of Distance”, Fotocentrum Raseborg, Finland
2019 large scale painting “She Grows”, “Art Slam”, Tallinn Street Quarter, Riga, Latvia
performance “Independent Woman” in collaboration with
musician Vija Moore, Tartu. Estonia
group exhibition of comics “Baltic illustration. Comics #3”,
“Dailininkų sąjungos” gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
performance “Flower Power” in callaboration with musician Vija Moore,
open-air culture and music festival “Komēta”, Bolderāja suburbs, Riga, Latvia
2018 group exhibition “Kosmic Debris”, International printmaking festival
“Printmaking In”, Parnu, Estonia
group exhibition “Glandula Mammae”,
Paul Stradins Museum for History of Medicine, Riga, Latvia
2017 Latvian contemporary art exhibition “Goddess Ex Machina”,
Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
group performance “Feminist art show” and “FEMblock” in collaboration with
Mētra Saberova, Vika Eksta, Vivianna Maria Stanislavska, Rasa Jansone, Rīga TV24,
Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
group comics exhibition “New Perspectives”, Goethe-Institut Riga, Latvia
group exhibition “I touch myself”, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2016 group exhibition “Mild North”, international comics festival “Ratata”,
Macerata, Italy
comics book “Three Sisters”, published „mini kuš!“, No 38
2015 exhibition “Baltic illustration. Komiksi”, gallery Sv. Jonos, Vilnius, Lithuania
group comics exhibition “Cilvēks, kurš zīmē”, Goethe Institute, Riga, Latvia
video “Levitation”, Contemporary art festival “Survival K(n)it 7”, Riga, Latvia
2014 comics group exhibition “Poetry”, National Library of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
comics group exhibition “Baltic Sea”, 29 Helsinki comics festival,
Helsinki, Finland
comics “Black Jam”, Baltic comics magazine “Š!”, No 18
2013 installation “Graphic Field Research in Latvia’s Urban Environment,
Using a Historical Perspective, Compositional Analysis and Gender studies.
Facts and Possible Solutions for Improving the Situation.”
Contemporary art festival “Survival Kit 5”, Riga, Latvia
international group exhibition “Baltic Comics”, Kiel, Germany
2012 large scale painting in 27th Helsinki Comics festival, Helsinki, Finland
comics “Vilnius, 25.05.2012”, published in Baltic comics magazine “Š!” No 11
video “Scream”, 58th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany
2011 comics “Bella Donna”, published in Baltic comics magazine “Š!” No 9
comics “Two Islands” in cooperation with Arianna Vairo (Italy) and
Guido Henotz (Netherlands), international comics project Comixiade
Latvian comics exhibition “Cold Soup”, Finland comics center, Helsinki, Finland
2010 international project “Feminists will arrive at three”, Tallinn, Estonia
comics “Okurok upal…”, published in the Latvian comics magazine “Kuš!” No 8
group exhibition “Keine Angst!” Tapetenwerk, Leipzig, Germany
masters graduation exhibition “TASE10”, puppet animation “Zima”,
Telliskivi Loomelinnak cultural center, organized by Estonian Academy of Arts,
Tallinn, Estonia
comics “Forte mortissimo”, published in the Latvian comics magazine “Kuš!” No 7
Comic Biennial (Koomiksi Biennaal),
Polymer cultural center (Kulturitehas Polymer),Tallinn, Estonia
Eastern European female comics exhibition „Female Comics“,
City Castle, Poznan, Poland
2009 international exhibition “Last match”, gallery “Artside”, Lisbon, Portugal
live performance “Call Me!”, international exhibition “Survival Kit”, Riga, Latvia
comics “The Sad Story of the Potato”,
published in the comics magazine “UZO”, Japan
comix exhibition „Lost in The City“, gallery “tasty shop” Riga,
Latvia and Latvian Centre in Berlin, Germany
international comix exhibition “Tell me more…”,
Riga, Latvia
2008 comics “The Sad Story of the Potato”,
published in the comics magazine “Stripburger”, Slovenia
comics “Huge, Green & Unmovable animals”
published in Baltic comics magazine “Š!”
comics “Discussion in the Kitchen”, published in Latvian comics magazine “Kuš!”
2007 animation “Star Eater”, the film night of the Latvian comics magazine “Kuš!”,
Students‘ Club, Riga, Latvia
performance/presentation „Riga Fine Art 2007“, video festival „Waterpieces“,
gallery „Noass“, Riga, Latvia
2006 audio-video piece “Noise of Housewife”, event „Sound Forest“,
Andrejosta, Latvia
2005 group exhibition “Confusion”, video installation “Shshshshsh”,
organized by Academy of Art of Latvia, Latvian Art Museum “Arsenāls”, Riga, Latvia
Latvian Art Museum “Arsenāls”, Riga, Latvia
2004 poster “New!”, MEMEFEST (festival of radical communication),
gallery “Interart”, Ljubljana, Slovenia
animation “Women‘s World”, Armenian Contemporary Experimental Art Center,
Erevan, Armenia
2003 exhibition “2SHOW”, Contemporary Art Centre Vilnius, Lithuania
exhibition “Legends of Vecmilgravis”,
International art and culture project “re:publika”, cultural palace “Ziemelblazma”,
Riga, Latvia
2001 exhibition “Ulmanis in our hearts”, Academy of Art of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
exhibition of BA final works “Cukurvate”, organized by Academy of Art of Latvia,
Railway Museum, Riga, Latvia
2000 land art “Sign of Woman”, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Sabile, Latvia
1999 group exhibition “Feast”, installation “CAFE”, creative group “X13”,
culture centre “Zirgu pasts”, Riga, Latvia
1998 group exhibition “Song Festival”, video installation “K”, creative group “X13”,
Academy of Art of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
RESIDENCES:
2023 International Artist Residency Pedvale, Pedvale, Latvia
2022 PAiR - Pavilosta Artist in Residency, Pavilosta, Latvia
2021 International Artist Residency Pedvale, Pedvale, Latvia
2020 Riga Circus Well-being Residency program,
Children’s Village Graši, Cesvaine, Latvia
2018 “MoKS” International Residency, Mooste, Estonia
Fiskars AiR, Residence for Creative Professionals in Fiskars, Fiskars, Finland
WORKSHOPS:
2023 stencil workshops for young people in collaboration with Resource Center for Women
“Marta”, (UN The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign)
Rīga, Liepāja, Latvia
comics workshops for children of Latvian expats from Luxembourg, youth camp “Kalve”,
Barkava, Latvia
drawing workshop at Valmiera Art School Valmiera (for the group exhibition
“A Visionary Drawing Riddle”), Valmiera, Latvija
2022 feminist zine workshop for artists, group project “Womanifesta”/”Mycelia”,
Munich, Germany
comics workshops for teenagers “Circus for Climate” in collaboration with
Latvian artist Vivianna Maria Stanislavska, Gārsene, Latvia
comics workshop for children “Everyday heroes and heroines”,
“Imanta Neighbourhood Festival”, Riga, Latvia
comics workshops for childern and adults “How to distinguish LV from LT?”
in collaboration with Lithuanian artist Miglė Anušauskaitė and
Latvian linguist Laimute Balode, Helsinki, Finland
2021 comics workshop “Restriction” for artists and art students
in collaboration with Latvian artist AnnaVaivare and comics magazine “Kuš!”,
gallery raum404, Bremen, Germany
2020 photo workshop ““Postcards from Suburbs” or Basic Principles of
Wrong Composition, Random effect staging and Other techniques”,
Riga Photography Biennial 2020, Riga, Latvia
comics workshop for children from The Children’s Willage Graši,
Riga Circus Wellbeing Residency, Cesvaine, Latvia
2016 illustration workshop “Deconstruction of 8th of March” in collaboration with
Latvian artist Vivianna Maria Stanislavska, Lady Fest,
Kaņepes Culture Centre, Riga, Latvia
2012 comics workshops for seniors “Life Stories - comic workshops for seniors”
in collaboration with comics magazine “Kuš!” editor Sanita Muižniece and
Soros Foundation Latvia, Riga, Latvia
AWARDS
2023 „ADwards“ (festival of creative excellence) silver orderin the graphic design category
for the comics book “Green Journey” in collaboration with artist V.M.Stanislavska,
Latvia
2017 „ADwards“ (festival of creative excellence) silver orderin the graphic design category
for the feminist zine/magazine “Samanta”, Latvia
2009 „ADwards“ (festival of creative excellence) golden order
in the graphic design category for the book „HELPer for visitor of the Latvian Song and
Dance Festival“, Latvia
1996 artists group “B 13” prize, Latvia
1995 1st place in the republican level drawing competition, Latvia