Portfolio

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 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