{"id":35,"date":"2018-01-25T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ginta.modo.lv\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:41:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/ginta.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5186.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5186.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ginta.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5186-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ginta.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_5186-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"668\">Ginta Gr\u016bbe is a Latvian contemporary jewellery artist, curator, educator, and researcher whose practice explores the intersections of jewellery, material culture, and contemporary artistic expression. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Art Academy of Latvia, where she has been a Guest Lecturer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lma.lv\/en\/studies\/nozares\/metal-design#bakalaurs\">Metal Design Department<\/a> since 2016 and also serves as a Project Coordinator within the Design Department.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"958\">Gr\u016bbe holds both Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s degrees in Metal Design from the Art Academy of Latvia and has further developed her practice through international studies and residencies, including Erasmus programmes in Strasbourg, France, and the OBRAS Creative Practice Residency in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1362\">Alongside her artistic practice, she is actively involved in shaping Latvia\u2019s contemporary jewellery field. Since 2021, she has served on the Board of the <a href=\"https:\/\/latvianjewellery.org\/\">Latvian Jewellery Art Association<\/a>, leading and curating numerous exhibitions and international projects. Since 2025, she has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vkkf.lv\/lv\/dizaina-un-arhitekturas-nozares-ekspertu-komisija\">Design and Arhitecture Industry Expert<\/a> at the Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation and has chaired its expert panel since 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1807\">Her work has been exhibited internationally in Latvia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, France, and Spain, including participation in Munich Jewellery Week, Milan Design Week, METALLOphone Biennial, and numerous exhibitions organised by the Latvian Jewellery Art Association. As a curator, she has developed large-scale contemporary jewellery exhibitions and educational initiatives that foster dialogue between artists, audiences, and institutions. She is also the initiator and organiser of the international contemporary jewellery summer school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rotuparade\/\"><strong data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"603\">IN SITU<\/strong>* and event Jewellery Parade<\/a> (Rotu par\u0101de), fostering collaboration between emerging and established jewellery artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"2174\">Gr\u016bbe is also an active writer and speaker, contributing articles to international publications and presenting research on contemporary jewellery, artistic education, and cultural networks. Her curatorial projects have received national recognition, including the Latvian Public Media Award in Culture \u201cKilograms Kult\u016bras 2024\u201d for the exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fold.lv\/en\/latvian-jewellery-art-associations-exhibition-touch-sensitive\/\"><em data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2173\">Touch-Sensitive<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ginta Gr\u016bbe is a Latvian contemporary jewellery artist, curator, educator, and researcher whose practice explores the intersections of jewellery, material culture, and contemporary artistic expression. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Art Academy of Latvia, where she has been a Guest Lecturer in the Metal Design Department since 2016 and also serves as &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":928,"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ginta.lv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}