Education
since 2010 Doctoral studies at Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy
2008 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department (Master of Arts degree in the Humanities)
1993 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting Department (B.A. equivalent degree)
1984. Janis Rozental’s Riga Secondary Art School
Affiliation
Since 2001 The Artists’ Union of Latvia
Solo Exhibitions
2008 “Stories”, Zavod Ivana Cankarja, Vrhnika, Slovenia
2007 The seaside story ,“Atelier Artistiek”, Hengelo, Netherland
2006 ”Two lines”, Art museum Ogre, Latvia
2004 ”Travellers scripts”, gallery “Carousell”, Riga, Latvia
2000 “Ilkka and the Flying Ties”, Kable factory, Helsinki, Finland
1995 “Ganības” (Pasture), M6 gallery, Riga, Latvia
1992 “Connect Me”, Jāņa sēta exhibition hall, Riga, Latvia
Exhibitions, projects
2013 Group Exhibition "Das sind wir", Hamburg, Germany
2013 Group Exhibition “Light” Palazzo delle Prigione Venezia, Italy
2012 Group Exhibition, Gallery "Promenade", Liepaja, Latvia
2012 Group Exhibition "BIBLOSS", Gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia
2011 Group Exhibition "Octopus and FRIENDS", Riga, Latvia
2011 Art Fair "Berliner Liste 2011", Berlin, Germany
2011 Group Exhibition "heart on the street", Kunstarkaden, Munich, Germany
2011 Group exhibition "space..between", Culture Centre "Juras Varti", Ventspils, Latvia
2011 Group exhibition "ArtDays", Gallery of Artist Union, Riga, Latvia
2011 Group exhibition "school", Riga, Latvia
2011 Group exhibition "Factorystreet", Dizaina Fabrika, Riga, Latvia
2010 Presentation of art project Octopus, Riga, Latvia
2009 International art workshop “Days of the “ART BRUT”on Kras”, Slovenia
2005 MOOIE TIJD, “Atelier Artistiek”, Hengelo, Netherland
2003 “Portrait of a flower” gallery show, Carousell gallery, Riga, Latvia
2003 “A Wild Moment of Peace”, XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2000 “Like A Child”, group exhibition, Ogre town exhibition hall, Latvia
1998 Latvia Lauta Group exhibition, Baltic Sea Center, Kellokoski, Finland
1995 Installation object “Heyrake” (together with A. Zemītis), project “Monument”, Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
1994 “Angels Apparel” painting, textile exhibition, Museum of Art, Ventspils city, Latvia
1994 “Encounter” textile exhibition, Kolonna gallery, Riga, Latvia
1993 “Spring Silk” textile exhibition, Kolonna gallery, Riga, Latvia
1993 Project “Journey”, ACC culture centre, Weimar and Kulturfabrik Werk II, Leipzig, Germany
1993 Landscape art objects “The Brainwall” and “The Strange Things”, project Ubungsgelande, Suhl, Germany
1992 Group exhibition “Complicated?”, Museum of Decorative Art, Riga, Latvia
1992 Landscape installation, project Weimar - Buhenwald – Diametral Symbols”, Weimar, Germany
1989 Textile, installation “Dicsreet”, Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia
1987 Exhibition “Autumn 87”, exhibition hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia
Creative and work experience. Seminars, courses
2004 - 2011 Trainer of Nordic Training International, Riga, Latvia
2001–2011 Organizing annual summer camps River for children with special needs in Latvia
2001 Founding the Upe Culture and Education Foundation; Chairman of Board, Latvia
2000 Organizing the international children art competition and mobile exhibition Gospel in My Drawing, Latvia
1999–2001 Participation in social projects in Finland — Kerava juvenile jail, Ruskeasuo school Helsinki and Kellokoski psychotherapeutical hospital
1995 Establishment of SIA Mākslas Aptieka (Art Cure) and the private Art School in Lielvarde town, Latvia
1995–2008 The director, painting and drawing teacher of the Art School Mākslas Aptieka, Latvia
1994–1995 The management and representation of Latvian textile design collection in the textile design fair Interstoff, Frankfurt, Germany
1993 The management of the Ceļojums (Journey) project and the exhibition of 10 Latvian artists in Weimar and Leipzig, Germany; creation of Ceļojums book