Education
2020 - present Artistic Research, research master's, University of Amsterdam
2013 - 2017 Photography, Bachelor of Art, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2016 Internship Ola Lanko
2011 - 2013 LCC International University. English Language and Literature studies
Other Projects
2021 Coordinator at Artistic Research Research Group
2020 Communications manager & facilitator at diptych in love, artist in residence run by Ola Lanko
2018 - 2020 Communications manager & researcher at diptych, a project run by artist Ola Lanko
2017 - 2018 Co-lecturer Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Selected Exhibitions & Presentations
2022 Foraging for [..], Nieuwe Dakota, Amsterdam
2022 Young Latvian Artist's Exhibition, Embassy of Latvia in the Netherlands, group show, The Hague
2021 Solaris. Murmur Noord, Amsterdam
2021 Situation #219, Fleeting Media. Publishing Post-Photography, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2021 Krakow Photomonth, Krakow
2020 Enter 18 Media Art Festival, Šiauliai Art Gallery, Šiauliai
2020 Plat(t)form 2020, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2019 Joyful Businessmen Having Fun in the Office. Solo exhibition, ISSP Gallery, Riga,
2018 In Poland, David Bowie was a woman. Part of group exhibition at Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven
2018 Remote Passages. Duo exhibition with Katarina Petrovic at SeeLab, The Hague
2017 Ekoc Presents: the Curse of the Dark Safeness. Part of group exhibition, The Hague
2017 Graduation Show, The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2017 The Ink, the Milk, the Blood: Power of the Single Image. Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam
2016 The Flipside. Het Nutshuis, The Hague
2016 Paradise, The Hague
Published Writing
2022 Essay for H – The Notion of Humanist Photography, Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA), Luxembourg
2019 Essay for This is Badland, Berlin
2014 Article for FK Magazine, Riga
Awards & Nominations
2019 nominee & participant of Plat(t)form 2020, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2018 winner of Riga Photography Biennial and ISSP Gallery Award Seeking the Latest in Photography, Riga
Part of
2020 Acid Salt Collective, Amsterdam
Interviews, Lectures & Artist’s Talks
2019 Interview with LSM, Riga
2019 Interview with Radio NABA, Riga
2019 Interview with Latvijas Radio 1, Riga
2019 Interview with 100g Kulturas, Riga
2019 Interview with Foto Kvartals, Riga
2019 Artist’s talk ISSP Gallery, Riga
2018 Artist’s talk Ludo & Hedo, Amsterdam
2018 Artist’s talk SeeLab, The Hague
Press
2021 It’s Nice That, Acid Salt
2019 echo gone wrong, Thought Activism at Riga Photography Biennial
2019 Article by Karlis Verpe on exhibition “Joyful Businessmen Having Fun in the Office” at ISSP Latvia
2019 Yet Magazine, Switzerland
2019 Essay (in english here) by Indrek Grigor, Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2019
2019 The Void Issue, Subbacultcha, Amsterdam
2018 Exhibition review, Jegens & Tevens, The Hague
2015 Banter. This is not a travel guide, The Hague
Grants & Stipendiums
2022 State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Latvia
2021 State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Latvia
2020 - present Artistic Research, research master's, University of Amsterdam
2013 - 2017 Photography, Bachelor of Art, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2016 Internship Ola Lanko
2011 - 2013 LCC International University. English Language and Literature studies
Other Projects
2021 Coordinator at Artistic Research Research Group
2020 Communications manager & facilitator at diptych in love, artist in residence run by Ola Lanko
2018 - 2020 Communications manager & researcher at diptych, a project run by artist Ola Lanko
2017 - 2018 Co-lecturer Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Selected Exhibitions & Presentations
2022 Foraging for [..], Nieuwe Dakota, Amsterdam
2022 Young Latvian Artist's Exhibition, Embassy of Latvia in the Netherlands, group show, The Hague
2021 Solaris. Murmur Noord, Amsterdam
2021 Situation #219, Fleeting Media. Publishing Post-Photography, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2021 Krakow Photomonth, Krakow
2020 Enter 18 Media Art Festival, Šiauliai Art Gallery, Šiauliai
2020 Plat(t)form 2020, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2019 Joyful Businessmen Having Fun in the Office. Solo exhibition, ISSP Gallery, Riga,
2018 In Poland, David Bowie was a woman. Part of group exhibition at Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven
2018 Remote Passages. Duo exhibition with Katarina Petrovic at SeeLab, The Hague
2017 Ekoc Presents: the Curse of the Dark Safeness. Part of group exhibition, The Hague
2017 Graduation Show, The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
2017 The Ink, the Milk, the Blood: Power of the Single Image. Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam
2016 The Flipside. Het Nutshuis, The Hague
2016 Paradise, The Hague
Published Writing
2022 Essay for H – The Notion of Humanist Photography, Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA), Luxembourg
2019 Essay for This is Badland, Berlin
2014 Article for FK Magazine, Riga
Awards & Nominations
2019 nominee & participant of Plat(t)form 2020, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur
2018 winner of Riga Photography Biennial and ISSP Gallery Award Seeking the Latest in Photography, Riga
Part of
2020 Acid Salt Collective, Amsterdam
Interviews, Lectures & Artist’s Talks
2019 Interview with LSM, Riga
2019 Interview with Radio NABA, Riga
2019 Interview with Latvijas Radio 1, Riga
2019 Interview with 100g Kulturas, Riga
2019 Interview with Foto Kvartals, Riga
2019 Artist’s talk ISSP Gallery, Riga
2018 Artist’s talk Ludo & Hedo, Amsterdam
2018 Artist’s talk SeeLab, The Hague
Press
2021 It’s Nice That, Acid Salt
2019 echo gone wrong, Thought Activism at Riga Photography Biennial
2019 Article by Karlis Verpe on exhibition “Joyful Businessmen Having Fun in the Office” at ISSP Latvia
2019 Yet Magazine, Switzerland
2019 Essay (in english here) by Indrek Grigor, Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2019
2019 The Void Issue, Subbacultcha, Amsterdam
2018 Exhibition review, Jegens & Tevens, The Hague
2015 Banter. This is not a travel guide, The Hague
Grants & Stipendiums
2022 State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Latvia
2021 State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Latvia