Born in Riga, 25.05.1953
2003 Master of Arts
1972-1978 Graphic department of Latvian Art Academy
1968-1972 Applied Art school in Riga
Since 1999 up to now lector in Graphic department of Latvian Art Academy
1991-1993 President of Latvian Artists Union
1989-1991 Vice-president of Latvian Artists Union
1982-1987 Art editor in Publishing House "Liesma"
1978-1981 lector in Architect department of Technical University in Riga
2003 Gallery "Valge maja", Tartu, Estonia
2002 "Tyholmen Gallery", Arendal, Norway
Gallery "S", Norway
1998 Gallery "Asuna", Riga
1997 "Riga Gallery", Riga
1996 Gallery "Asuna", Riga
1995 Gallery "Bastejs", Riga
1994 Gallery "Bastejs", Riga
Gallery 101, Kristiansend, Norway
1993 "Riga Gallery", Riga
Gallery "G&G", Riga
1992 "Riga Gallery", Riga
1991 "F-15 Gallery", Moss, Norway
"Oslo Kunstforeining", Norway
"Tyholmen Gallery", Arendal, Norway
Musée de Rops, Belgium
Gallery "Larbitrare", Goux, France
Gallery "Kolonna", Riga
1990 Musée de Rops, Namure, Belgium
Significant
group exhibitions
2002 "Satiksme", Gallery "Daugava", Riga
2000 Baltic un Danish artists exhibition "X-centrum".
Pilsner, Czech Republic
Gallery "NB" Easter exhibition, Viborg, Denmark
Gallery "NB", Summer exhibition, Viborg, Denmark
"Massmanska Kvarnet" Exhibition Hall, Ronneby, Sweden
1999 Print exhibition - Gallery "L'Arbitrare", Goux,
France
Latvian Contemporary Art, UNESCO Center, Paris, France
Latvian Contemporary Art, Hotel de la Ville, Bordeaux, France
Gallery"NB", Viborg, Denmark
1998 Gallery "Asuna", White Painting, Riga
1995-96 "Latvian Paintings", Northern Arizona University
Art Museum
and Galleries, Flagstaff, ASV
1995 Gallery "O", Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Gallery "Lime", Gunna, Japan
Gallery "Na Hrade", Olomouc, Czech Republic
Lavian Art in "Artists' Center", Arhus, Denmark
1994 International Art Fair "ARCO-94", Spain
Gallery"Face-a-face" Moustier, Belgium
Gallery "San Ban Kan", Tokyo, Japan
Gallery "L'Arbitrare", Goux France
Contemporary Latvian Art, Munich, in "Deutche Airospace", Germany
"Les Artistes Letton", Association d'Art Contemporain, Chamalieres,
France
1992 10. Print Triennial, "Art Hall", Liljevalha, Sweden
1991 2. Triennial of Small Prints, Chamalieres, France
2. International Triennial "Mezzotint '91", Sopot, Poland
1990 "Latvian Graphic Art", "Tyholmen Gallery",
Arendal, Norway
Latvian Art Exhibition in Oslo and Stavanger Art Halls, Norway
Triennial of Book Illustrations, Vilnius, Lithuania,
(Prix of Lithuanian Culture Ministry)
Triennial of Small Prints, Riga, Latvia (Grand Prix)
1989 Small Print Biennial, Lodz, Poland
Triennial of Graphic Art, Tallinn, Estonia (Diploma)
1988 3. Small Print Triennial, Chamalieres, France
1st International Triennial "Mezzotint '88", Sopot, Poland
XIII Exhibition of Graphic design and illustrations, Brno, Czech Republic
1987 "Biennale Balticum", Raum, Finland
Triennial of Book illustrations, Vilnius, Lithuania (Prix)
1986 International Biennial of graphic Art, Bradford, England
Triennial of Graphic Art, Tallinn, Estonia
Triennial of Small Prints, Riga, Latvia (Diploma)
1985 International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljan, Yugoslavia
"Small Graphic Forms", Banska-Bistrica, Czechoslovakia (Diploma)
1984
Triennial of Book Illustrations, Vilnius, Lithuania
(Prix of Lithuanian Artists' Union)
International Biennial of Graphic Art, Krakovie, Poland
1983 Triennial of Graphic Art, Tallinn, Estonia (Grand Prix)
Triennial of Small Prints, Riga, Latvia (Prix of Latvian Culture Ministry)
1980 Triennial of Graphic Art, Tallinn, Estonia (Prix of Tallinn
City)
"Ball", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1983
"Stoun" I-IV, col. mezzotint, dry point, 1983
Serie of illustrations for Les fleurs de mal" of Charle, mezzotint, dry point, 1986
"Ewening Dress", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1986
"Dress with the Collar from Himera", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1986
Serie "Games in the Nature" ("Jump", "Flight", "Games in the Water"), col. mezzotint, dry point, 1987
"Top", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1987
"Stone for Sucrifice", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1988
"Floetus", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1988
"Fortress", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1988
"The Burden", col. mezzotint, dry point, 1988
Small prints ("The Lost Herald", "Sarcophagus", "Memories from the Stranger" etc.), col. mezzotint,
dry point, 1990-1991
Paintin serie "The Labirynth", papier, canvas, acrilic. 1992-2003
Serie of objects "Archives", plastic, motor oil, papier, mezzotint, dry point, acrilic etc. 2002-2003
Edited by Publishing house "Neputns":
Laima Slava. "Boriss Berzins", 260 pages, 2003
Laima Slava. "Andrejs Grants", 120 pages, 2002
"Wooden Heritage of Riga", 244 pages, 2001
Edited by Agency of National Folk Art Center:
"Masters. Applied Art in Latvia in turn of 20-21 Centuries"
(compilateur Dagmara Priberga), 304 pages, 2003
Edited by Latvian Art Museum:
Rudolfs Pinnis, catalogue, 104 pages, 2002
"Voldemars Matvejs. Raksti" (compiler Irena Buzinska), 152 pages, 2002
Edited by Publishing house Latvian Artists Union:
"Witnessis of an Age" (compiler Inese Baranovska), 328 pages, 2002
Edited by Foreign Art Museum:
Fridrich Vilhelm Brederlo. Katalogue. (compiler Daiga Upeniece),
248 pages, 2000
Edited by Publishing house "Middelhauve" (Germany) - Books for Kids:
Ludwig Askenazy. "Juviro", 1994
Ludwig Askenazy. "Der Schlittschuhkarpfen", 1992
Edited by Publishing house "Liesma":
"GRAFIKA" (Latvian graphic artists), 1989 (compiler and designer)
Charles Baudelaire. "Les Fleurs de mal", 1986
"The Sleeping Train", "The Sad Cow", "The Morris Dancing", 1997
"The Unusual Rigans" 2001, all in the film studio "Dauka"
3 1 lats silver coins in the serie "Roots" of the largest commemorative coin programm "Latvia. Times and Values" announced by The Bank of Latvia
2004 World Coin News and Krause Publications, Inc. in the "2004 Coin of the Year" competition has named 1 lats silver coin "Destiny" (2002) from serie "Roots" as the Most Artistic Coin in the World
2003 "The Great Folklore Award 2003" for the book "Masters. Applied Art in Latvia in turn of 20-21 Centuries"
2002 Awarded with the Diploma of Lavian Culture Ministry as book designer
2001 Awarded as the best book designer of the year in Latvia
The books "The Wooden Heritage of Riga" and "Witnessis of an Age" were choosen as the best designed books in
2001 and 2002.
2001 Animation film "The Unusual Rigans" was awarded by the Latvian National Cinema Prize "The Great Kristaps"
1998 Animation film "The Sleeping Train" was awarded by the Latvian National Cinema Prize "The Great Kristaps"
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