Galerija Daugava

Andrejs’ works look great in modern interiors dominated by glass and metal. Since artists cannot ignore their time and its tendencies, we can presume that Andrejs paints keeping in mind a certain place where his artwork could hang. Looking at his works one should note the controlled aesthetics that distinguishes his painting, where the colour scheme is often saturated, intensive and with an occasional dramatic accent. An attempt to seek any personal feelings or meditational inspiration in his work would be pointless. The artist is completely comfortable with the possibilities of the medium of oil painting. He knows how to exploit the inspiring colour depth, to accentuate colour contrasts and to create subtle transitions, although he often uses acrylic which is so popular in contemporary painting. Yet it is colour that forms the space in which the artist positions his graphic signs and system of images, created by his elaborate and elegant line. For years Andrejs was sort of moving towards “pure”, that is, non-objective painting, but then he took a sudden sharp turn to not very distinct figural painting. Andrejs is a brilliant draughtsman, which cannot be said about every painter. No wonder that he enjoys teaching drawing to students at the Art Academy.

Born on June 10, 1969, in Riga, Latvia.

2002		Associate Professor at the Latvian Academy of Art.
1998–2002		Lecturer of Drawing at the Latvian Academy of Art.
2000		Member of the Artist's Union of Latvia.
2000		Master of Arts, Latvian Academy of Art.
1992		Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA.
1987–1994		Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department, Riga, Latvia.
1980–1987		J. Rozentāls Riga Secondary Art School, Riga, Latvia.
1989		Starts participating in exhibitions.

SOLO EXHIBITIONSS

2011		Zodiac, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2006		Girls, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2005		Pure culture, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2003		Non Stop, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.*
2002		Associations, Gallery Tadzio, Kiev, Ukraine.
2001		Associations, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2000		Unity of Time and Colour, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
1999		Expression. Allurement of the Heart, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
1999		Arrhythmia, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
1998		Nulla Dies Sine Linea, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
1997		Angler of Colours, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
1996		Recent Paintings, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010		A Draughtsman. Spring’10, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2009		Winter Solstice, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2009		Autumn 2009, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2009		Skywards and on the Earth, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2008		Young Art Europe 2008, paintings, drawings, MOYA, Vienna, Austria /organized by Gallery Daugava/.
2007		Occasion, zīmējumi, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
2006		Contemporary Latvian Art, exhibition for NATO summit, Riga, Latvia.
2005		Contemporary Art from Latvia, gallery Geraldes da Silva, Porto, Portugal /organized by Gallery Daugava/.
2004		Galerie Siemer, Switzerland.
2003		Latvia. Surprising Art of the 20th Century, Zvolle, the Netherlands.*
2002		Testimonio de la fe /Testimony of Belief/, Museum Bella Arte, the Hall of Velaskes, Seville, Spain /organized by Gallery Daugava/.*
2002		Testimonio de la fe /Testimony of Belief/, City Museum, Madrid, Spain /organized by Gallery Daugava/.*
2000		Sincere Conversations in the City of Centuries, Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia.
1998–1999		Life. Game. Freedom, Palais dees Congref Pale, Lorient, Pavillon Charles X, Sensire, The Municipal Exhibition Halls Lille, Calais, France /organized by Gallery Daugava/.*
1998–1999		Life. Game. Freedom, Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh, The Centre of Contemporary Art, Newcastle, London, Great Britain /organized by Gallery Daugava/.*
1998		The 2nd All Latvian Art Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia.
1998		Contemporary Art, Maison du Danemark 142, Champs-Elysees, Paris, France.
1998		Latvian Art in Prague, Architects hall, Old Town hall, Prague, Czech /organized by Gallery Daugava/.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia.
Swedbank, Riga, Latvia.
Ventspils nafta, Ventspils, Latvia.
Trasta komercbanka, Riga, Latvia.
Microsoft, Riga, Latvia.
LMT, Riga, Latvia.

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