Education
Art Academy of Latvia, Doctoral studies
Practice at the artist Yiumsiri Vantanapindu workshop (contemporary jewelry, ceramics) Erasmus+ program, Strasbourg France, 2016 January 1st – April 30th
Art Academy of Latvia, Metal design department, 2015, Master Degree
Art Academy of Latvia, Metal design department, 2013, Bachelor Degree; L’ école supérieure des arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg jewelry department (changed to Haute école des arts du Rhin), Erasmus study program , Strasbourg France, September 2012 – January 2013
Riga Design and Art School, Metal design department, 2009, vocational education
Working experience
Giving jewelry history lectures in the Art Academy of Latvia, Metal design department, for BA students, from September 2016, for MA students from september 2018
Curatorial work in exhibition production since 2016 (Art Academy of Latvia, Art Academy of Latvia, Metal design department and Latvian Jewellery Art Association)
Working as a freelance artist since 2012
Exhibitions
Participation at the METALLOphone 2024 Biennial of Jewellery Art opened at the Vilnius Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Arsenalo st. 3a, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024 October 30 – 2025 February 28
Curating The international contemporary jewellery event JEWELLERY PARADE and IN SITU* summer school, Jaunmoku Palace, Latvia 2024 August 1 – 4
Participation and curating the 6th Latvian Jewellery Art Association group exhibition “TOUCH-SENSITIVE”, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design Riga (Skārņu iela 10), Latvia, 2024 February 8 – April 21
Participation and organizing the 5th Latvian Jewellery Art Association group exhibition “IMAGINE. Peace”, located in both: Agenskalna market pavilion (2nd floor, next to bar VEST) and Kalnciema quarter gallery, Latvia, 2022 September 30 – October 30
Participation (with a background soundtrack specially prepared for the exhibition) and organizing The Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Metal Design exhibition “SLĪPĒJOT STEREOTIPUS. Kas ir metāla dizains?” (“BREAKING STEREOTYPES. What is metal design?”), Art, Culture and Tourism centre of Sabile, Latvia 2022 May 15 – June 20
Participation and organizing Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Metal Design exhibition “BRĪVDABAS GALERIJA. Tautas nama galerija” (“Outdoor gallery. Culture house gallery”), Mersrags Culture house, Latvia, 2021 September 4 – September 25
Participation and organizing Latvian Jewellery Art Association exhibition “DIARY”, Valmiera Museum Exhibition Hall, Latvia, 2021 July 3 – August 1; Kuldīga Artists’ Residence gallery, Latvia, 2021 August 29 – October 10
Participation in Latvian Jewellery Art Association exhibition “MARK”, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art center, Latvia, 2020 February 7 – April 14th
Participation and organizing Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Metal design exhibition “Paaugstinātā Temperatūra” (“RAISED TEMPERATURE”), Gulbene museum exhibition hall, Latvia, 2019 December 12th – 2020 January 28th
Participation in the first Latvian Jewellery Art Association exhibition “A PRIORI”, Cesis exhibition hall, Latvia, 2019 June 21th – Jule 28th
Participation and organizing Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Metal design exhibition “PERFECT MESS”, Tallinas Street Quarter, Riga, Latvia, 2019 May 4th – 11th
Participation in the group exhibition “TIME PERCEPTION VOL.5”, within Munich Jewelry Week 2019, Autohaus Schwanthalerhöhe, Munich, Germany, 2019 March 14th – 17th
Participation in the group exhibition “TIME PERCEPTION VOL.4”, within Munich Jewelry Week 2018, FOER Ateljier, Munich, Germany, 2018 March 7th – 11th
Group exhibition “IRONICALLY ICONIC ”, within Milan Design Week 2017, Milan, Italy, 2017 April 4th – 9th
Group exhibition “TIME PERCEPTION VOL.3”, within Munich Jewelry Week 2017, Artspace LOVAAS, Munich, Germany, 2017 March 8th – 11th
Group exhibition “Viņas Da(r)bā”, Goethe Institute Riga, Latvia, 2016 September 1st – 27th
Group exhibition “TIME PERCEPTION VOL.2”, within Munich Jewelry Week 2016, Gallery Vernon, Munich, Germany, 2016 February 24th – 27th
Group exhibition – “Subjective and Perspective“, Gulbenes History and Art museum, Gulbene, Latvia, 2015 November 27th – 2016 January 3rd; Aluksne Cultural Center, Aluksne, Latvia, 2016 January 8th – February 25th
Riga International design exhibition “Design Isle “, 2015 October 1st – 4th
Participation in the exhibition of prof. Juris Gagainis ” Kuģi piestāj Segewoldē “, art and culture space “Sigulda tower”, Sigulda, Latvia, 2015 April 24th to May 24th
Riga International design exhibition “Design Isle “, 2014 October 2nd – 5th
The Second International Biennale of Contemporary Metal Art “METALLOphone: Personally“, AV17 gallery, Aušros Vartų st.17, Vilnius, 2014 October 2nd; at the Metal Art and Jewellery faculty of Vilnius Academy of Arts in Telšiai, Lithuania, 2014 November 14th
Traveling group exhibition by Art Academy of Latvia Metal Design Department – “Winter sun“, Gulbenes History and Art museum, Gulbene, Latvia, 2013 November 17th – December 31st, Cesis Exhibition Hall, 2014 February 7th – March 2nd
Riga International design exhibition “Design Isle “, 2013 October 3rd – 6th
International Baltic jewelry show “AMBER TRIP” and amber jeweler competition “Number 10th Victoria” in honor of “AMBER TRIP” decade, Vilnius, 2013 March 13th-16th
Exhibition “Enamel and Jewelry from Eastern Europe”, Barcelona, 2013 January 22nd – February 25th
Exhibition and symposium, gallery Meno Niša, Vilnius, 2012 September 2nd -12th
Appearances and articles
Jury of the international jewellery competition “Amber Trip”, Vilnius, 15-18 March 2023
Latvian Jewellery Art Association: Exploring the Function of National Associations for Jewellery Artist VOLUME 5 – JOURNAL OF JEWELLERY RESEARCH
Selected Latvian Jewelry of 2019 for Art Jewelry Forum
Rotuy Mākslas Meka Minhene for Arterritory in 2018
Laikmetīgās rotas Minhenē un SCHMUCK 2017 for Arterritory
Part of the Arrangement Committee (Arrkom) at the Nordic Summer University summer session 2017; also participating with a presentation – Broken jewellery as a determination in Circle 7, Saulkrasti Latvia, 2017 July 26th –August 2nd
Baltic History United – student-to-student conference, Tallinn Estonia, 2016 November 25th – 26th
Participating in the interdisciplinary festival/seminar “New Dance in a New Place” speeking about jewelry as an extension of the body, Cirava Latvia, 2016 August 28 – September 1
Participation at Winter Symposium „Practicing Communities: Transformative societal strategies of artistic research” with a presentation – Re-building jewellery art: the possibilities of transforming jewellery art teaching methods , Riga Latvia, 2016 March 17th – 20th
Giving a lecture “ABOUT JEWELLRY ART” on student and professional jeweler work in Latvia and my work, Metal Art and Jewellery faculty of Vilnius Academy of Arts in Telšiai Lithuania, 2014 November 24th
Giving a lecture “Jewellery art in the 21st century Central Europe” in The Metal Festival “Metal Games”, Jelgava Latvia, 2014 September 6th
Participation at the International Enameling Art Symposium at Gallery Meno Niša, Lithuania Vilnius, 2012 September
Competitions
II place winner in the Jewellery Art Contest “Dialogue of Opposites“ XII International Baltic Jewellery Show “Amber Trip” Vilnius Lithuania, 2015 March 18th – 21th
Acknowledgment in The Annual Design Award 2013 category “Fashion design for higher education institutions”, Riga Latvia, 2013 October 5th
Other projects
Design and production of the GRAND PRIX award for the 6th International Baltic Sea Choir Competition, September 2023
Participation in the new theatre festival “HOMO NOVUS” with LAUKKU in the performance “Imagining the Arthouse”, idea, performance, visual design, 3 September 2023
Participation in the festival “Art Picnic 2023” with LAUKKU in the performance “Izsapņot Ārthausu”, Lūznavas Manor, Rezekne region, 15 July 2023
Work at the qualification examination assessment board at Riga School of Design and Art, Riga, 15 June 2023, Metal Product Design Programme
Participation in the international festival “Baltic take over”, with LAUKKU in the performance “DREAMING OF A PERFECT ARTS HOUSE”, Helsinki, Kiasma Museum, 9 June 2023, Satori article
Creative Practice at ESKUS Residency Centre, Helsinki, 1-10 June 2023
Design and production of the Latvian Dance Award GRAND PRIX statue, preparation of visual materials, April 2023
Design and production of a statue for the Valdis Vikmanis Performing Artists Competition, commissioned by Liepāja Music and Art Secondary School, 24 February 2023
Protographer and artist assistant/requisitor in the TV series by “Tuta Media” – educational content for children, 2018 – 2020
Jāņa Zābera I International vocalist competition award design, 2019 October
4. International Baltic See Choir Competition GRAND PRIX award design, 2019 September
First Latvian Dance Award GRAND PRIX award and logo and award design, 2019 April
3. International Baltic See Choir Competition GRAND PRIX award design, 2018 September
2. International Baltic See Choir Competition GRAND PRIX award design, 2017 September
1. International Baltic See Choir Competition GRAND PRIX award design, 2016 September