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Laura Vela
1983 born, Riga, Latvija
Education
2019 – 2017 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting department, MA, Riga, Latvia
2013 – 2017 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting department, BA, Riga, Latvia
2006 – 2010 Riga Technical University, MA, Information Technology / Image processing, Riga, Latvia
2002 – 2005 Ventspils College, IT technology, BA, Ventspils, Latvia
2003 – 2006 Ventspils Music College (piano), Ventspils, Latvia
Solo exhibitions
2022 "Duct Tape", Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2020 "Keyframes", Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala, Latvia
2020 "Nothingness", Grand Poet Hotel's Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2020 "Childhood Memory Places. 5 Malerei", Vilnius, Lithuania
2020 "Defragmentation of Mind", Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2019 "Edge of the Earth", Cultural centre “Ozolaine”, Carnikava, Latvia
2017 "Face. Untitled", Kalnciema Quarter Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Group exhibitions
2023 "SEB Grant Finalst in Painting", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2023 "Circle of Arts", Pinacoteca dell’Accademia di Belle Arti, Turin, Italy
2023 "Don’t dream it’s over", Gallery Pallas, Tartu, Estonia
2021 Uzutrakis Art Festival „(re)create former reality“, Trakai, Lithuania
2020 "Tocka", artspace TOCKA, Riga, Latvia
2020 "SEB Scholarship Finalists in Painting", Concert Hall Cesis, Cesis, Latvia
2019 ART VILNIUS’19, Art Academy of Latvia, Vilnius, Lithuania
2019 "Emerging Lines", Kunstraum Potsdamer Strasse,Berlin, Germany
2018 "Brederlo-von Sengusch grant exhibition", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2018 "Mytology of Nowadays", Cultural centre “Ozolaine”, Carnikava, Latvia
2018 "Seashore Dreams", Cultural centre “Ozolaine”, Carnikava, Latvia
2018 "ORIGINS/Textile as Concept and as a Material Aspect of Latvian Identity", Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2018 "New Talents for Latvia 100", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2018 "Art Academy of Latvia", Kunstverein Kreis Gütersloh - ADKV, Gütersloh, Germany
2017 "Dream Catchers", MuseumLV, Riga, Latvia
2017 "Generations", Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia
2017 "Art Future / Future Revolution", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2017 "Latvia’s State Forests Scholarship Exhibition", the Embassy of JSC "Latvia’s State Forests", Riga, Latvia
2017 "Gederts Eliass’ Prize for Countryside Depiction in Latvian Painting" – competition exhibition, Jelgava History and Art Museum of Gederts Eliass, Jelgava, Latvia
2017 "Art Academy of Latvia BA students exhibition", Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga, Latvia
2017 "Seashore Spirit"- part of Art Days exhibition, Cultural centre “Ozolaine”, Carnikava, Latvia
2017 "Hypothesis - SEB Scholarship in Painting", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2016 "Student Diaries", Art Station “Dubulti”, Dubulti, Latvia
2016 "Turn To the Future - SEB Scholarship in Painting", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2015 "Talent Pays Off! - SEB Scholarship in Painting", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2015 "How it Comes", KAR gallery/ Kuldiga Artist’s residence, Kuldiga, Latvia
2015 "How it Comes", Pamenkalnio Galerija, Vilnus, Lithuania
2014 "Will not Fall", Old Kimmel Brewery at Bruninieku street 2, Riga, Latvia
2014 "Brederlo-von Sengusch Scholarship", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2014 "Talent Pays Off! - SEB Scholarship in Painting", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2014 "Draught in Academy", Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Awards
2021 Nordic & Baltic Young Artists Award 2020 - Painter Award
2017–2019 Boris and Inara Teterevs Foundation Scholarship