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Edvards Grube (1935-2022)
Born on November 3, 1935, Riga, Latvia
Education:
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1992 |
Receives Master of Fine Arts (No.2940101) |
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1955 -1961 |
Graduates from the Department of Painting, State Academy of Art with his diploma work “Morning” |
Academic experience:
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2002 – 2007. |
Professor, International Higher School of Practical Psychology |
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1998 – 2000. |
State Professor, Latvian Academy of Art |
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1979 – 1997 |
Professor, Department of Painting, Latvian Academy of Art |
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1973 – 1979 |
Head of the Department of Pedagogy, State Academy of Art |
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1971 – 1973 |
Lecturer, Department of Pedagogy, State Academy of Art |
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1964 – 1971 |
Lecturer of the preparatory courses, State Academy of Art |
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1960 – 1971 |
teacher of painting and drawing at the Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts |
Activities in Civic or Public Affairs:
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from 1967 |
Member of Latvian Artists’ Union; was member of the board of Latvian Artists’ Union, organized exhibitions and art events |
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Selected Solo Exhibitions:
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2018 2017 2015 2013 2012 |
"Light", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia "Dolls", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia "Light Field", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia "Daylight", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia “Paintings”, Gallery of A.Suna, Riga, Latvia |
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2011 |
“Paintings” E.Grūbe, I.Celmiņa - Gallery Jēkabs, Riga, Latvia “Paintings” E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa - Malpils, Latvia “Paintings” E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa - Valmiera, Latvia “Paintings” E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa - Madona, Latvia “Paintings” E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa -Jekabpils, Latvia “Paintings” E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa - Talsi, Latvia |
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2010 |
“Paintings. 1963 – 2010” LNMA Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia |
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2008 |
“Paintings”, Gallery of A.Suna, Riga, Latvia “Paintings” Jelgava, Latvia |
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2007 |
“Drawings” Gallery of A.Suna, Riga, Lavia |
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2006 |
“Paintings”, Gallery of A.Suna, Riga, Latvia |
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2005 |
“Art of Abstraction” Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa – Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Austria, Vienna, Austria |
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2004 |
“Paintings” –Ivonna Veihertes Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia. E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa – Liepaja, Latvia E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa – Valmiera, Latvia |
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2003 |
Gallery Pedants, Riga, Latvia |
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2002 |
Gallery Māksla XO, Riga, Latvia „Time ” Gallery of A.Suna, Riga, Latvia „Exhibition E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa” – Salaspils, Latvia |
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2001 |
„Mother” Gallery of A.Suna Melnais balodis- Riga, Latvia Madona Local History and Art Museum- Madona, Latvia |
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2000 |
Latvian National Museum of Art – Riga, Latvia |
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1997 |
Gallery of A.Suna Melnais balodis- Riga, Latvia R.Snikers Gallery, Boston, USA E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa -Unibanka, Riga, Latvia |
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1996 |
Gallery Daugava - Riga, Latvia Hotel de Rome - Riga, Latvia |
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1995 |
Latvian National Museum of Art – Riga, Latvia |
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1994 |
Riga Gallery, E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa – Riga, Latvia |
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1993 |
Gallery Daugava E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa – Riga, Latvia |
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1992 |
E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa – Gothenborg, Sweden E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa, Madona Local History and Art Museum- Madona, Latvia |
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1991 |
E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa Latvian National Museum of Art – Riga, Latvia |
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1989 |
Madona Local History and Art Museum- Madona, Latvia |
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1987 |
E.Grūbe and I.Celmiņa Cesvaine Castle – Cesvaine, Latvia |
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1986 |
Madona Local History and Art Museum- Madona, Latvia Sigulda, Turaidas muzejs, Latvija Turaida Museum – Sigulda, Latvia Iedzēni – Madona, Latvia. |
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1985 |
Latvian National Museum of Art – Riga, Latvia |
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1982 |
E. Grūbe and J.Seiksts - Liezere, Latvia. |
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1979 |
Daugava History Museum – Salaspils, Latvia |
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1977 |
E. Grūbe and M.Zītare - Straupe, Latvia. |
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1976 |
Museum of Liepaja – Liepaja, Latvia |
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1975 |
Artists’Union Exhibition Hall – Riga, Latvia |
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1974 |
Roja, Latvia |
Selected Group Exhibitions:
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2021 2017 2013 2012 |
"Still Life of Things" - Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia "TOP in formation. Exhibition of Zuzāns Collection - Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia* "Madonnas" - Mukusalas Art Salon, Riga / Latvia „European cities in the paintings of Latvian artists” Rietumu bank, Riga, Latvia Charity auction for Garden of Destiny – Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia “Paintings 1958 -1988” Latvian National Museum of Art - Riga, Latvia “Bread. Identity” Latvian National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia |
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2011 |
Latvian contemporary art exhibition ART AREA in time of State visit in Moscow of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Volhonka Fine Arts Centre, Moscow, Russia Gallery Nieuw Schoten Haarlem, Netherlands „Is It That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence? „ Riga Art Space- Riga, Latvia „Red” Latvian National Museum of Art - Riga, Latvia „European cities in the paintings of Latvian artists” Gallery of A.Suna – Riga, Latvia „Thickspace” collection of Dr. Guntis Belevičs- Latvian National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia „Painting of the Year” Gallery of A.Suna in cooperation with Swedbank- Riga, Latvia |
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2010 |
Exhibition „Rīgas laiks” – Happy Art Museum- Riga, Latvia „Visul Art in Latvia 1950-1990” collection of Latvian Artists’Union -Riga Art Space- Riga, Latvia „Painting of the Year” Gallery of A.Suna in cooperation with Swedbank- Riga, Latvia |
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2009 |
„European cities in the paintings of Latvian artists” European Commission Representation of Latvia – Brussels, Belgium „Painting of the Year” Gallery of A.Suna in cooperation with Swedbank- Riga, Latvia |
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2008 |
Exhibition Project „Time” Gallery Katarina- Helsinki, Finland „Madonna” Gallery Māksla XO –Riga, Latvia „European cities in the paintings of Latvian artists” European Commission Representation of Latvia – Brussels, Belgium |
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2007 |
„Landscape and Still Life. Latvian Visual Art in 20th century”Belarus, National Museum of Art, Minsk, Belarus “Contemporary Art from Latvia” Spotlight: The Collection of the Latvian Contemporary Art Museum and Art Collection of Latvijas Banka, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany „Chair” Gallery of A.Suna – Riga, Latvia „Stone Memory” lithography Artists’Union gallery - Riga, Latvia |
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2006 |
„Still Life” Gallery Māksla XO – Riga, Latvia „Still Life” Valmiera Local History and Art Museum -Valmiera, Latvia |
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2005 |
„Still Life” Madona Local History and Art Museum - Madona, Latvia „Still Life” Liepaja History and Art Museum - Liepaja, Latvia „Summer 2005” Gallery MANS’S – Jekabpils, Latvia „Painting of Year” Gallery of A.Suna – Riga, Latvia Latvian Art. 20th century. National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia Exhibition- Gallery Carousell – Riga, Latvia Exhibition Riga Gallery- Riga, Latvia „Winter exhibition: Gallery Mākslas dārzs- Riga, Latvia |
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2004 |
„Flower portrait 2” Gallery Carousell – Riga, Latvia Exhibition Riga Gallery- Riga, Latvia ‘’Still Life” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia “Red” Gallery of A.Suna – Riga, Latvia “Summer exhibition 2004”- Gallery MANS’S, Jekabpils. Latvia “Lithographers” Gallery Māksla XO – Riga, Latvia “Natural lighting” Madona Local History and Art Museum - Madona, Latvia Latvian Art. Gallery of A.Suna- Liege, Belgium |
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2003 |
“Applied Paintings” (Edvards Grūbe, Inta Celmiņa, Helēna Heinrihsone, Ivars Heinrihsons), Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia “Lithographers” Gallery Māksla XO – Riga, Latvia “Abstractionism in Latvian Art” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia „Flower portrait” Gallery Carousell – Riga, Latvia “Art from Latvia” Gallery Lat Art Gallery Den Haag, Haag, Netherland International art exhibition- Lyon, France |
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2002 |
“Witnesses of Time” National Museum of Art – Riga, Latvia “Autumn 2001” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia “Lithographers” Gallery Māksla XO – Riga, Latvia “Latvian Art 20th Century” Stedelijk Museum, Museum de Stadshof, Zwolle, Netherland |
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2001 |
„Still Life” Gallery Māksla XO – Riga, Latvia “Lithographers” Gallery Māksla XO – Riga, Latvia |
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2000 |
“Autumn 2000” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia Latvian Art 1945-1985, National Museum of Art – Riga, Latvia |
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1999 |
“Jazz” – Gallery Bastejs – Riga, Latvia “Autumn 1999” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia “New Collection 1997-1999” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals- Riga, Latvia |
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1998 |
2nd Latvian Art Exhibition “Landscape” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals- Riga, Latvia 2nd Latvian Art Exhibition “Attention! Fragile!” National Museum - Riga, Latvia “Autumn 1998” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia Nordic Landscape – Eskilstuna, Sweden |
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1997 |
“60ties” Latvian Artists’ Union Exhibition hall- Riga, Latvia “Autumn 1997” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals – Riga, Latvia “Winter Moods” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals- Riga, Latvia “Still Life” Latvian Artists’ Union Exhibition hall- Riga, Latvia “Latvian Art 1960-1970”, Madona Local History and Art Museum - Madona, Latvia Exhibition, Riga Gallery – Riga Latvia “Daylight”, St. Peters Church- Riga, Latvia 10 Latvians – Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
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1996 |
“Going to Madrid” National Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenals- Riga, Latvia Contemporary Art from Latvia . Exhibition hall Sala Milares- Madrid, Spain Nordic Landscape, Eskilstuna Art Museum - Eskilstuna Sweden |
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1995 |
“Painting ” (Edvards Grūbe, Inta Celmiņa, Helēna Heinrihsone, Ivars Heinrihsons) Gallery M6 – Riga, Latvia “Autumn 95” Exhibition hall Latvia– Riga, Latvia |
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1994 |
Art Exhibition dedicated Janis Rozentals Art School 50th anniversary – exhibition hall Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia “Autumn 94” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia |
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1993.g. |
Exhibition “Latvian paintings” – exhibition hall Latvija , Riga Latvia Latvian Artists for daily newspaper “Diena” – gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia Exhibition “Stretch of Road 1945-1984” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia Exhibition (Edvards Grūbe, Inta Celmiņa, Helēna Heinrihsone, Ivars Heinrihsons), Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia |
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1992 |
Exhibition “Spring 92” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia Exhibition of Latvian Art – Vilnius Art Museum , Vilnius, Lithuania Latvian Art (Gallery Centrs)– Bradford, Great Britain |
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1991 |
Exhibition, Auction “Paintings from Riga” –Paris, Lyon, Lafleche, France |
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1990 |
1st all-Latvian Art Exhibition - exhibition hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia Exhibition “Paintings from Riga” – Munich, Dusseldorf, Germany Exhibition of Latvian Fine Art - Gallery Delta, Nijmegen, Netherland Exhibition “Painting. Sculpture” - Sovangard Art Gallery, Moscow |
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1989 |
Art days- 89– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 89” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Lāčplēsis” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Exhibition dedicated 70th anniversary of Latvian Academy of Art – exhibition hall Latvija Auction “Latvian contemporary paintings Heritage” – Small Guild, Riga All-Union competitive exhibition “World, Event, Man” - Moscow Exhibition “Act in Latvian Painting” - State Museum of Art, Riga “Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga” - Eduard Nakhamkin’s Fine Art Gallery, New York, USA |
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1988 |
Victims memory auction – Latvian Academy of Art - Riga Exhibition “Riflemen” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Art days- 88– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 88” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Exhibition “World, Event, Man”- exhibition hall Latvija, Riga |
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1987 |
Art days- 87– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 87” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Competitive exhibition Arona’87 – Madona Exhibition of Soviet Latvia, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (1940s–1970s)- State Museum of Art, Riga Competitive exhibition of painting for the 7th Vilnius Painting Triennial - exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga 7th Vilnius Painting Triennial - Vilnius Riga days – Poland Latvian Culture days- Kirov Exhibition “Soviet Country”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution - exhibition hall Latvija, Riga |
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1986 |
Exhibition of Soviet Latvian painting – State Museum of Art, Riga “Landscape and Still Life in Latvian Visual Art” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Art days- 86– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 86” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Competitive exhibition Arona’85 – Madona Latvian Art exhibition – Stocholm, Sweden |
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1985 |
Exhibition of Soviet Latvian painting from the collection of Museum- State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition “Rural theme” – Kuldiga, Gulbene, Aluksme Competitive exhibition Arona’84 – Madona Russian and Soviet Fine Art – Dusseldorf, Germany International art exhibition, EXPO–85, Tokyo / Japan Fine art exhibition, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of LSSR Art Foundation - exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Latvian paintings – Sovicent, Moscow |
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1984 |
“Nature. Environment. Man”, St. Peter’s Church, Riga Republican fine art exhibition “Land and People” - exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Art days- 84– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 84” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Competitive exhibition Arona’83 – Madona “Art of Soviet Latvia” - Minsk “Art of Soviet Latvia” - Central House of Artists, Moscow Painting triennial of the Baltic Republic- Vilnius Soviet Latvian painting – Berlin LSSR Academy of Art exhibition – Rostock, Germany |
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1983 |
Latvian Soviet Paintings from Museum collection – State Museum of Art, Riga Art days- 83– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 83” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga All-Soviet Union art exhibition - Moscow Soviet Latvian painting – Luksemburg “Art of Soviet Latvia”, Artists’ Union Central Exhibition Hall, Leningrad |
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1982 |
“Land and Work” -State Museum of Art, Riga “Autumn 82” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Painting exhibition dedicated to the 10th Congress of LSSR Artists’ Union - Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga Art days- 82– exhibition hall Latvija, Riga Competitive exhibition Arona’81 – Madona Exhibition “Landscape and Still Life in Latvian Soviet Art”- Tula All-Soviet Union art exhibition “Spring’ – Yerevan, Armenia All-Soviet Union art exhibition “USSR – Our Native Country”, Central House of Artists, Moscow Soviet Latvian painting – Lviv, Donetsk, Ukraina Soviet Latvian painting – Novosibirsk, Perm Soviet Latvian painting – Siauliai, Lithuania Riga Days – Pori, Finland Contemporary Soviet Art – Cologne, Germany |
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1981 |
Fine Art exhibition “Latvian Soviet Art” – exhibition hall Latvija, Riga “Autumn 81” - State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition competition Arona’80 – Madona Painting triennial of the Baltic Republic- Vilnius USSR Cuture days – Bremen, Germany All-Soviet Union art exhibition “We build Communism”, Central House of Artists, Moscow |
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1980 |
“Artists’ Portraits and Self-portraits”, State Museum of Art, Riga Art days- 80–State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of LSSR Art Museum, State Museum of Art, Riga 10 Latvian Soviet Artists, Central House of Artists, Moscow Exhibition competition Arona’79 – Madona Fine Art exhibition of Soviet Art – Warsaw, Poland Latvian Fine Art and Tapestry exhibition – Otawa, Toronto, Monreal, Canada Latvian Fine Art and Tapestry exhibition – Chicago, NewYork, USA Fine Art Exhibition “We build Communism”, dedicated to the 40th anniversary since restoration of Soviet power in Latvia, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga |
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1979 |
“Autumn 79” - State Museum of Art, Riga Art days exhibition –State Museum of Art, Riga “Still Life in Soviet Latvian Painting”- State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition dedicated to the 9th congress of the Latvian SSR Soviet Latvian painting – Kaunas, Lithuania Soviet Latvian painting – Kaliningrad Soviet Latvian painting – Umana, Ukraina |
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1978 |
“Autumn 78” - State Museum of Art, Riga Art days exhibition –State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition “Landscape in Soviet Painting” – State Museum of Art, Riga Baltic Republic Fine art Exhibition competition - Riga Painting triennial of the Baltic Republic- Vilnius All-Soviet Union art exhibition to dedicated 60 glorious years of Soviet Army - Moscow Soviet Latvian painting – Tiraspol, Moldova Art Exhibitiom “Rga Days”- Ruse, Bulgaria |
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1977 |
Exhibition “Under October Flag”, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution -State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition dedicated to the 9th congress of the Latvian SSR Artists’ Union - State Museum of Art, Riga Soviet Latvian painting - Switzerland Soviet Latvian painting- Kiev, Ukraine Soviet Latvian painting- Belco, Moldova Soviet Latvian painting- Grace, Austria |
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1976 |
Art days exhibition –State Museum of Art, Riga Exhibition dedicated to the 25th Congress of Communist Party of the Soviet Union, State Museum of Art, Riga “Autumn 76” - State Museum of Art, Riga Art exhibition “Glory to the Work”, Central Exhibition Hall Manezh, Moscow Soviet Latvian painting – Kazakhstan Soviet Latvian painting – Ulyanovsk, Jaroslav |
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1975 |
Fine art exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Latvian SSR State Museum of Art – State Museum of Art, Riga Art days exhibition –State Museum of Art, Riga “Female Image in Soviet Latvian Art” dedicated to the International Women’s Year - State Museum of Art, Riga “Autumn 75” - State Museum of Art, Riga Painting triennial of the Baltic Republic- Vilnius |
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1974 |
Art days exhibition –State Museum of Art, Riga New Acquisitions in 1972–1973. Painting. - State Museum of Art, Riga “Autumn 74” - State Museum of Art, Riga Soviet Latvian painting – Tokyo, Japan Art Exhibition of Baltic Republics - Moscow |
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1973 |
Art days exhibition –Art House- Riga Exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of USSR and 100th anniversary of LSSR Folksong Festivals, State Museum of Art, Riga 20 Realists from the Soviet Union”, 3rd International Art Exhibition, Dusseldorf |
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1972 |
Latvian SSR artists; union exhibition - Riga USSR armed forces 55th anniversary exhibition – State Museum of Art - Riga Painting triennial of the Baltic Republic- Vilnius Soviet Latvian painting – Smolensk, Novosibirsk Soviet Latvian painting – Rostock |
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1971 |
Art days exhibition –Art House- Riga Soviet Latvian painting – Frunze Soviet Latvian painting – Szczecin, Poland |
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1970 |
Lenins’ 100th birthdays exhibition – State Museum, Riga “Latvian Red Riflemen” – State Museum of Art, Riga 8th New painters exhibition – Riga |
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1969 |
Art days exhibition – State Museum of Art - Riga 7th New painters exhibition – Riga “Latvian Red Riflemen” - Moscow |
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1968 |
Anniversary exhibition – State Museum of Art,Riga Exhibition Guardian of Peace –Moscow |
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1967 |
Exhibition. Great October Socialist Revolution 50th birthday, State Museum of Art, Riga 2nd Exhibition Guardian of Peace – State Museum of Art, Riga Anniversary Exhibition - Moscow |
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1966 |
Exhibition of new painters – Riga Soviet Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian painting -Moscow Soviet Latvian painting –Rostock |
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1965 |
Exhibition - State Museum of Art, Riga |
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1964 |
Art Days - Riga Portrait - Riga Soviet Latvian painting – Moscow |
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1963 |
Exhibition – State Museum of Art, Riga |
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1962 |
Latvian SSR New painters exhibition- Riga Art Days – Riga “Sport”- Riga |
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1961 |
3rd Republican Portrait Exhibition –Riga |
Works in Public Collections:
Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga/Latvia
Latvian Artists Union, Riga/Latvia
Bank of Latvia, Riga/Latvia
Swedbank Contemporary Art Collection, Riga/Latvia
Russian Ministry of Culture, Moscow/Russia
The State Tretjakov Gallery in Moscow/Russia
The Lithuanian Museum of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania
The Ludwig Museum of Modern Art in Cologne, Germany
The Jean Freifrau von Oppenheim Collection in Cologne, Germany
Selected Awards & Honours:
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2011 |
Recipient of the Swedbank Prize for the Painting of the Year, Agija Sūna Art Gallery |
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2010 |
Nomination of the Purvītis Prize 2009/2010 |
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2008 |
Awarded the Order of the Three Stars (the Officer) |
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2005 |
Recipient of the Hansabanka Prize for the Painting of the Year, Agija Sūna Art Gallery, Riga |
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2001 |
Lifelong grant from Latvian Culture Capital Foundation |
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1989 |
Grand Prix at the All Union competition exhibition “World, Event, Man” in Moscow |
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1985 |
First prize at the 7th Inter Republic Fine Art Exhibition in Riga |
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1984, 1980 |
Winner of first prize at competition exhibition Arona |
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1976 |
Receives Latvian Artists’ Union Diploma and Medal for the best creative work of the year |
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1975, 1984 |
Laureate of the Painting triennial of the Baltic Republics, Vilnius |