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Curriculum vitae
Education    
2000                   Master Of Arts Degree (MA),  Academy Of Arts, Riga, Latvia
1999                   Artist Degree, Academy Of Arts, Riga, Latvia
1996                   Bachelor Degree (BA), Academy Of Arts, Riga, Latvia
1986 – 1990       Applied Art College, Riga, Latvia

Member of The Artists' Union Of Latvia since 1998

Solo  Exhibitions    
2009   „C’est la vie”, UPB gallery, Liepaja, Latvia
2008   „Aurum”, A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia
           „Green Line”, gallery "Tifana", Riga, Latvia
2007   Ministry Of Finances, Riga, Latvia
2006   "Dinner At Pedant’s", gallery "Pedants", Riga, latvia
2005   "Brakfast At Tifana", gallery "Tifana", Riga, latvia
2003   "Fragments", gallery "Daugava", Riga, Latvia
2001    Port Artur, Parnu, Estonia
           "Guest Exhibition", Pedvale Open Air Museum, Sabile, Latvia
2000   "An Exhibition", Ivonna Veiherte gallery, Riga, Latvia
1998   "Sketches For The Faust Portrait", A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia

Group  Exhibitions                       

2010      "CDH International salon 2010" Central Artists House Moscow, Russia 
             "Shunt" Riga Art Space, Riga City Hall, Riga, Latvia
2009      „Happy Art museum”, Riga, Latvia
2008      „Autumn’080808”, Latvian Artists' Union gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007      „The Painting Of The Year”, A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia
              "Painting On The Board", gallery "Bastejs", Riga, Latvia
2005      „Alter ego”, gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia       
              „Ikonas celojums”, gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia                              
 2004     "Small Is Beautiful", Rigas gallery, Riga, Latvia
              "Portrait Of Flower 2", gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia
              „The Painting Of The Year”, A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia
              "Autumn'2004", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
              "Portrait Of Blues", gallery "Tifana", Riga, Latvia
              "Drawing", gallery "Māksla XO", Riga, Latvia
              "Spring Art Days", gallery "Venecija", Riga, Latvia
              "XXX", gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia
2003      "N", gallery "Art Garden", Riga, Latvia
               Latvian Art Exhibition "N", Tallinn City gallery,Estonia
              "Painting On The Board", gallery "Bastejs", Riga, Latvia
2002      "Autumn'2002", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
              "Cow Parade Ventspils'2002", Ventspils, Latvia (catalogue)
              "Autumn'2001", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
2001      "Painting On The Board", Gallery "Bastejs", Riga, Latvia
             6th International Biennial Of Illustration, Belgrade, Yugoslavia (catalogue)
             12th Tallin Print Triennial "Mutating Image", Tallin, Estonia (catalogue)
              "Units", Latvian Artists' Union gallery, Riga, Latvia
              "Letters From Riga", Portat Gallery, Pori, Finland (catalogue)
              "Painter And The Porcelain", State Museum Of Art, Riga, Latvia
              "Graphic Face", Riga gallery, Riga, Latvia
2000      "Letters From Riga", Blackheads' House, Riga, Latvia
              "Christus", Artists' House, Tartu, Estonia
              "Autumn'2000", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
              "Only The Sea", A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia
              Latvian Graphic Art In Georgia
1999      "Light. Heat. Energy", Academy Of Arts, Riga, Latvia
             12th German International Graphic Triennial, Frechen, Germany (catalogue)
             10th International Print Biennial "Varna'99", Varna, Bulgaria (catalogue)
             "Ridzinieks", A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia
             "Autumn'99", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
             "Message On The Postcard", gallery "Bastejs", Riga, Latvia
             "A-Riga", gallery "Ciris", Riga, Latvia
             "150 Estamps", Reitern House, Riga, Latvia
             Cesis Art House, Cesis, Latvia
1998     "G2M6", LMA gallery "M6", Riga, Latvia
             Talsi Museum, Talsi, Latvia
             "Autumn'98", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
             "Native Of Riga", A.Suna gallery, Riga, Latvia
             "Latvian Art In Catalonia", Casa Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain
             Graphic Art Exhibition, Academy Of Arts, Riga, Latvia
             Valmiera Museum, Valmiera, Latvia
            "Vox Humana'1998", Young Artists Biennial, Czech Republic (catalogue) 1997     "Autumn'97", Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia
             "Art Days'97", Exhibition Hall "Latvia", Riga, Latvia
1996     "Autumn'96", Exhibition Hall "Latvia", Riga, Latvia
             Student Art Exhibition, Goethe Institut, Riga, Latvia
1995     Student Art Exhibition, Goethe Institut, Riga, Latvia
1991     "Night Caprices", gallery "M6", Riga, Latvia
Residency
2010                  SIM, Reykjavik, Iceland  
2005, 2006        Cite internationale des Arts, Paris, France

Symposia                       
2002-2004         "Painter And The Porcelain",
                          International Art And Education Centre, Zvartava, Latvia
2001                  "Tradition & Inovation" (international, fibre art),
                           International Art And Education Centre Zvartava, Latvia
                            "Flammable" (international, printmaking),
                            Pedvale Open Air Museum, Sabile, Latvia
                           "Painter And The Porcelain",
                           International Art And Education Cente, Zvartava, Latvia
                           "In graafika" (international, printmaking), Parnu, Estonia
2000                   "Herbarium" (international, printmaking),
                           Pedvale Open Air Museum, Sabile, Latvia
1997                   "Foot Steps" (environment art),
                           International Art And Education Centre, Zvartava, Latvia

Works in collections                                 
"Swedbank" collection, Riga, Latvia (catalogue)
Mati Millius' collection, Tartu, Estonia
Pedvale Open Air Museum Collection, Sabile, Latvia
Collection Of Artists' Union Of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Honours                        
2008                 Award „The Painting Of The Year”,
                        "Swedbank" and A.Suna gallery competition
2002                 Recognition, Ministry Of Culture Of Latvia
1999                 Recognition, Ministry Of Culture Of Latvia
                         Recognition, Visual Art Competition  "Riga In Contemporary Art'1999"
1998                 1st Prize, Competition "Finest Book'98"
1997                 Saules Bank Award, Riga, Latvia

Grants                          
2008, 2006, 2005, 2003            VKKF (State Foundation For Culture)
1998/1999                    The Fund Of New Creation, Scholarship, Latvia

Other                            
Teacher of composition at M.Muižniece Riga Art School since 1996
More than 15 illustrated books for publishing houses „Zvaigzne ABC” and „Liels un mazs”