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SELECT CONTEMPORARY LATVIAN ART EXHIBITIONS IN LATVIA

1990
The 1st World Latvian Art Exhibition. State Museum of Art; Museum of Foreign Art, Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga
Latvia – the XX Century’s Somersault. 1940-1990. Exhibition hall “Latvia”, Riga
Gentle Fluctuations. Exhibition hall “Latvia”, Riga
Song. 1st World exhibition of Latvian photography. Latvian Photo Artists Society, Photo House, Riga

1991
House. Exhibition hall “Latvia”, Riga
Ars Baltica. Travelling Poster Exhibition. Kiel, Warsaw, Riga
Irony and Illusions. Gallery Kolonna, Riga
Total Loneliness. Gallery Kolonna, Riga
Aija Zarina. Princess Gundega's Black Room. Gallery Janus seta, Riga

1992
Quality-92. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga
Riga '92. International sculpture quatrennial. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga
Art Show in honour of the Queen of Denmark' s visit to Riga. State Museum of Art, Riga
Aija Zarina. Gallery G&G, Riga

1993
Zoom Factor. The 1st annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia. Riga
Sensation No. 30. Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga
2nd French-Baltic Video Art Festival. Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga
LÓdz-svars. Like-vekts. Equi-librium. Baltic-Nordic contemporary art exhibition. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga
Bastearijs. Gallery Bastejs, Riga
All-Latvia Art Action "ep!". Graphic exhibitions in 33 towns
Ojars Petersons. The Orange Gambler. Gallery Bastejs, Riga

1994
Valsts /(State). The 2nd annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia. Museum of Art Arsenals , State Museum of Art, Riga; Rund&Mac226;le Castle, Latvia
The Culture of Life. Gabrans, Fridbergs, Fishers, Vinkelis. Riga Stock Exchange
Le Bateu Ivre. Exhibition Hall Latvia, Riga
The Other Picture. Riga Gallery, Riga
In the Shadow of the Hare. Gallery Bastejs, Riga
Gints Gabrans. MG6. Gallery M6, Riga
Ieva Iltnere. School. Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga
Firkspedvale Conversations ’94. Exhibition for the opening of Pedvale Art Park
Janis Mitrevics Exhibits Vilhelms Purvitis. State Museum of Art, Riga

1995
Piemineklis / Monument. The 3rd annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia. City space of Riga, Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga
Ideal Places. Travelling exhibition as a part of the Ars Baltica project. Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway; Museum of Foreign Art, Riga
Farm. Rainis Museum of Literature and Art, Riga
Home. Video projects of young artists for ArtGenda'96. Gallery M6, Riga
Le Bateu Ivre. Art Museum Arsenals, Riga
Pedvalisms '95. Pedvale Open-Air Art Park, Sabile, Latvia
Kal&Mac226;Ëojums. Memorial Museum of Eduards Veidenbaums Kal&Mac226;Ëi, Liepa Village, Latvia
Olegs Tillbergs. Look into My Eyes. Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga

1996
Geo-Geo. The 4th annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia
Biosport Inc '96. International Music and Environmental Installation Project. Riga
Art After a Century. Within the framework of the International Conference "Art Nouveau in the Baltics". Riga Gallery
Art + Communication. Media art festival, Riga
The Other Picture. Riga Gallery
Artist Interprets Artist. Gallery Bastejs, Riga
Latvian Time. Contemporary Art Museum Arsenals, Riga
FotoParade. Contemporary Art Museum Arsenals, Riga
1983 1996. Gallery of the Latvian Artists Union, Riga

1997
Opera. The 5th annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia
Heinrihs Vorkals, Andris Breze, Ojars Petersons, Juris Putrams. Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga
Art of Simple Things. Gallery Bastejs, Riga
John, Hulio, Juris, Willy. Club Slepenais Eksperiments, Riga
Ballet. Riga Stock Exchange Grand Hall, Riga
Window/Mirror - Contemporary Art from Finland and Latvia. Exhibition Hall Taidehalli; Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga
Panorama. Club Pulkvedim neviens neraksta, Riga
Xchange. Internet project within the framework of the conference "Art and Communications". Riga
Kristaps Gelzis. Independence Day. Riga Gallery

1998-1999 Venspils Transit Terminal. The 6th annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia
The 2nd World-wide Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga
Living Space. Gallery of the Latvian Artists Union, Riga
ArtGenda '98 Riga c/o ArtGenda'98 Stockholm. Riga Congress Palace

2001 Contemporary Utopia. International project of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Latvia. Exhibition Hall ArsenAs, Eduards SmiIÏis Theatre Museum, Riga

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS OF LATVIAN CONTEMPORARY ART ABROAD

1990
Rauma Biennale Balticum '90. Museum of Art, Rauma, Finland
Stuctrure/Metaphysics. Group exhibition of Estonian artists. Finland, Germany, Sweden
Exhibition of 15 Estonian Artists. Gallery GKM, Malmo, Sweden
Five Artists from Riga. Gallery of the Artists' Union, Malmo, Sweden
Avantgarde des Ostens. Kunst aus Riga, Lettland/UdSSR. Kunstraum Neuss, Germany

1991
Ars Baltica. Travelling Poster Exhibition. Kiel; Warsaw; Riga
Young Artists of Riga. Museum of Contemporary Art Mücsarnok, Budapest
My Time - Pilot. Art Hall Den Fries, Copenhagen

1992
Rauma Biennale Balticum. Collective Memory. Historical Consciuosness. Cultural heritage. Rauma Art Museum, Finland
Mare Balticum. Nordic Art Center, Helsinki
Generation. Group exhibition of Latvian artists, Museum of Contemporary Art Pori, Finland
New Generation. Museum of History, Tallinn
Latvian Art. Gertsev Gallery, Moscow
Parmijas: Aktuelle Kunst aus Riga (Railway Points). City Art Hall Am Hawerkamp, Münster, Germany
Beyond Control. Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, Canada
Refleksija. Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada
Stepping out of Line. Exhibition of Latvian Photography. University of Millersville; Philadelphia Art Alliance; University of Southern Maine, Portland; International Images Gallery, Pittsburgh; Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Cannan

1993
Aujourd'hui les Baltes. Contemporary art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Ecole nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris
The Memory of Images. Baltic Photo Art Today. City Art Gallery Im Sophienhof, Kiel; Rostock; Riga; Vilnius; Stockholm
Three Latvian Artists. Zwolle, Holland
Borderlands. Contemporary Photography from the Baltic States. The Cottier, Glasgow
Baltic Sculpture’93. Ars Baltica project, Visby, Sweden
Baltiske Billeder. Hernig Kunstmuseum, Sollerod Museum
in Situ. Andris Breze, Gediminas Urbonas. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius

1994
22nd Sao Paulo Biennial in Brazil. Olegs Tillbergs
Rauma Biennale Balticum 94. Ieva Iltnere, Ojars Petersons
Latvian Art. Unesco Palace, Paris
Künstler aus Riga. NDR Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Latvian Contemporary Art. Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Chamalieres, France
Contemporary Art from Latvia. Morphy gallery, Cyprus
23 Artistas de Letonia. Sala Millares, Madrid
Latvia ist Europe - Five Artists from Riga. Gallery Im Margarethenhof, Germany
New Visions 94. International Festival of Film, Video and Media. Glasgow
Ojars Petersons. The Orange Projector. ifa Gallery, Berlin

1995
Port of Art. City space of Kotka, Finland. Kristaps Gelzis, Olegs Tillbergs, Aija Zarina
Misfits. 6th Triennial of Young Baltic Art. Contemporary Art Centre of Vilnius
ARS 95. Helsinki. Kristaps Gelzis
Ideal Places. Travelling exhibition as a part of the Ars Baltica project. Lillehammer Art Museum, Norway; Museum of Foreign Art, Riga. Ojars Petersons
Group Exhibition in Gallery Anhava, Helsinki
Prospects. Var Guard Center NACKA, Stockholm
Horizontline. 3rd festival of the Union of Baltic Cities, Szczecin, Poland
Fabrique d’Histoire. Saarema Biennial. Kuressare, Estonia. Anita Zabilevska, Juris Boiko

1996
23rd Sao Paulo Biennial. Universalis
Personal Time. Art of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1945-1996. The Zacheta Gallery of Contemporary Art, Warsaw; Central Exhibition Hall Manezh, St. Petersburg
ArtGenda. Young Artists' Biennale. Oksnehallen, Copenhagen
Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition. Exhibition Hall of Estonian National Library, Tallinn
23 Artistas de Letonia. Sala Millares, Madrid/Spain
Multilingual Landscapes. The 4th Annual Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Lithuania exhibition. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Survival. Rauma Biennale Balticum '96. City space, Rauma, Finland
Compi Box. Gallery Anhava, Helsinki
Container 96. City space, Copenhagen. Anita Zabilevska

1997
Invasion. The 2nd International Saaremaa Biennial. Kuresaare Castle, Saaremaa, Estonia. Kristaps Gelzis, Anta Pence
Latvian Contemporary Art. Grande Salle de l'Aubette, Strasbourg; Maison du Danemark, Paris
Baltic Ikonopresss '97. Zamek Ksieat Pomorskich, Sczeczin. Gints Gabrans
Ostranenie 97. Bauhaus, Dessau
Window/Mirror - Contemporary Art from Finland and Latvia. Exhibition Hall Taidehalli; Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga

1998
Manifesta 2. City Histoty Museum, Luxembourg. Eriks Bozis
Konstnärer fran Riga. Artists from Riga. Södertälje Konsthall, Södertälje, Sweden
Moderna Museet Projekt. City space, Stokholm. Eriks Bozis
ArtGenda. Stockholm
Art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in Sarajevo. Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo
Distant Lighthouses. Fabrica Porto Brandao, Lissabon. Anita Zabilevska
Cool Places. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Aija Zarina. Giedre Bartelt Galerie, Berlin

1999
Stories, Storytellers. Latvian exhibition in La Biennale di Venezia. 48 Esposizione internazionale d’arte. Inta Ruka, Anita Zabilevska, Ojars Petersons
Grammar. Exhibition of Young Latvian Art. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
15 Artists from Latvia. Gallery J&B, Copenhagen
Post Eastern Europe. St. Petersbourg. Juris Boiko
After the Wall. Moderna Museet, Stockholm

2000
N.E.W.S. International exhibition. Riga; Visby
ArtGenda. Biennial of young artists from Baltic region. Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, Finland

2001
49th Venice Biennial. Riga 800 Magic Flute


SELECTED WWW SITES

http://www.riika.net - Riga city portal
http://www.latinst.lv - Latvian Institute
http://www.scca.lv - Soros Centre for Contemporary Arts, Latvia
http://www.culture.lv - Latvia Art House
http://www.studija.lv - Studija magazine
http://rixc.lv - New Media Center, former re-lab.net
http://www.noass.lv - Gallery Noass
http://www.svaigs99.lv
http://www.rigasound.org - Net Radio
http://x-i.net – Home for projects
http://open.x-i.nu - Open Art Bureau
http://www.karosta.org - Project in the city Liepaja
http://www.art.lv - Latvian Artists Society
http://www.gallery.lv - Online Latnet Art Gallery
http://www.gallery.times.lv - Digital Art Gallery
http://www.artgarden.lv - Latvian portal for arts
http://www.foto.lv
http://www.muzeji.lv - Latvian State Museum of Art
http://www.ambersea.lv - Online Latvian art gallery
http://www.lma.lv - Latvian Academy of Art
http://www.hometown.aol.com/pupedis – Latvian Film page
http://www.sfl.lv - Soros Foundation Latvia
http://www.bastejs.lv - Latvian university gallery Bastejs
http://www.foto.lv
http://www.muzeji.lv - Latvian State Museum of Art
http://www.ambersea.lv - Online Latvian art gallery
http://www.lma.lv - Latvian Academy of Art
http://www.hometown.aol.com/pupedis – Latvian Film page
http://www.sfl.lv - Soros Foundation Latvia
http://www.bastejs.lv - Latvian university gallery Bastejs
http://www.ikultura.yo.lv - Culture of Internet

http://www.dance.lv


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Aija Zima, Aija Zime. (Aija Draws. Aija the Sign). State Museum of Art, Riga, 1998
Latvija - XX gadsimta kelenis. 1940.-1990. gads. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, 1990
Maigas svarstibas (Gentle Fluctuations). Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, 1990
The 1st World Latvian Art Exhibition. State Museum of Art; Museum of Foreign Art, Museum of Art Arsenals, Riga, 1990
Rauma Biennale Balticum 1990. Distances. Rauma Art Museum, 1990
Young Artists of Riga. Museum of Contemporary Art Mücsarnok, Budapest, 1991
Pamijas: Aktuelle Kunst aus Riga. City Art Hall Am Hawerkamp, Munster, Germany, 1992
Rauma Biennale Balticum 1992. Collective Memory. Historical consciuosness. Cultural heritage. Rauma Art Museum, 1992
All-Latvia Art Action "ep!", 1993
Aujourd'hui les Baltes. Contemporary art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Paris, 1993
Baltiske Billeder. Hernig Kunstmuseum, Sollerod Museum, 1993
Das Gedachtnis der Bilder / The Memory of Images. Baltic Photo Art Today. Stadtgalerie im Sophienhof, Kiel, Kunsthalle Rostock, Museum of Photography, Riga. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, 1993
Borderlands. Contemporary Photography from the Baltic States. The Cottier, Glasgow, 1993
Baltic Sculpture ’93. Ars Baltica project, Visby, 1993
The Memory of Images. Baltic Photo Art Today. City Art Gallery Im Sophienhof, Kiel; Rostock; Riga; Vilnius; Stockholm, 1993
22 Bienal International de Sao Paulo. Brazil, 1994
Rauma Biennale Balticum 1994. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rauma Art Museum. 1994
Firkspedv&Mac226;le Conversations 94. Sabile, Latvia, 1994
State. State Museum of Art, Riga, 1994
Port of Art. City space of Kotka, Finland, 1995
Farm. Rainis Museum of Literature and Art, RÓga, 1995
ARS 95. Helsinki. Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, 1995
Personal Time. Art of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1945-96. The Zacheta Gallery of Contemporary Art, Warsaw, 1996
23 Artistas de Letonia. Sala Millares, Madrid, 1996
Container 96. Art across the Oceans, Copenhagen, 1996
The 2nd World-wide Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, 1998
Farois distantes / Distant Lighthouses. Fabrica Porto Brandao, Lissabon, 1998
Art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in Sarajevo. Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, 1998
Cool Places. 7th Triennial of Contemporary Baltic Art. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, 1998
Rauma Biennale Balticum 1998. Where Are You from? Rauman Taidesmuseo, 1998
Logi/Windows. Latvian // Center for Contemporary Art, Riga, 2000
Riga 800 Magic Flute. The Latvian Pavilion at the 49th Venice Biennial, 2001
Art Diary International 1996-1997

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