Roberts Diners

Born 1977 in Riga, Latvia.
Has been making sculptures since 1980.
A member of the Latvian Sculptors’ Centre since 2001.
A member of the Artists Union of Latvia since 2001.
A member of International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM) since 2005.
2002 graduated from Art Academy of Latvia with a Bachelor’s degree in Art history and theory.
2004 graduated from Art Academy of Latvia with a Masters of Arts degree (MA) in sculpture.
His favourite materials for sculptures are wax, bronze, clay, stone and wood.
His sculptures are in the Open - Air Museum of Art in Pedvale, in private collections in Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, India, USA etc.

ONE MAN SHOWS:
1997 – “The Secret Life of Humanimal Beings”, Martin Silberhorn Private Art Space, (Bad Honnef, Germany)
1998 – “The Secret Life of Humanimal Beings”, LN Gallery, (Riga)
1999 – “Present in the Past”, Dr. Trauzettel Private Art Space, (Bonn, Germany)
2000 – “The Secret Life of Humanimal Beings”, the Theatre Vanemuine, (Tartu, Estonia)
2003 – “Human-Bird who does not fly”, Gallery Māksla XO, (Riga)
2005 – “Gold Man”, Ivonna Veiherte Art Gallery (Riga)
2006 – “Running Man”, Gallery Māksla XO, (Riga)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
1998 – “The 2nd World-wide Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition”, (Riga)
1998 – “Autumn – 98”, (Riga, Latvia)
1999 – “The Exhibition of Young Artists of Baltic States”, Gallery East Meets West, (Cologne, Germany)
1999 – “Autumn – 99”, (Riga)
2000 – “Six rooms”, Open – air Art Museum at Pedvale, (Latvia)
2001 – “Riga – Minsk”, Exhibition of Latvian Graphic Art and Sculpture,
Republican Gallery of Arts, (Minsk, Byelorussia)
2002 – “Autumn – 2001”, (Riga)
2002 – “The Vertical Horizon”, Gallery Scherbach 6, (Rheinbach/Bonn, Germany)
2002 – “Autumn – 2002”, (Riga)
2002 – “Christmas Present. Art Belongs to Children”, the Museum of New Art, (Pärnu, Estonia)
2003 – “The 11th Latvian triennial of art medals”, The State Museum of Art, (Riga)
2004 – “Dolo – mits”, The Museum of Foreign Art, (Riga)
2004 – “The 6th Baltic Medal Triennal”, the Museum of History and Art of Jelgava (Latvia) and
“Sv. Jono Street Gallery” (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2005 – “Against the Stream”, Gallery “Bastejs” (Riga) – Gallery “Arka” (Petersburg, Russia)
2006 - “The 11th Latvian triennial of art medals”, The Museum of Foreign Art, (Riga)
2009 – "Light - shadow", S. Peter cathedral, (Riga)
2009 – "The Latvian Artists Days", Gallery Vera, (Drobak, Norway)
2009 – “The Wonderful Journey”, VEF Art Centre, (Riga)
2010 – "Golden Works", Arsenals Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum (Riga)
2011 – "Hybrid Overflights" – The Artist as Photographer. Mid 19th century – 2010,
Latvian National Museum of Art – Exhibition Hall Arsenals, (Riga)
2014 -2015 – “Perspective of the Solar System” at the Arsenals Exhibition Hall
of the Latvian National Museum of Art (Riga)
2016 – "Art Space – Sculptures on the Beach" Dzintari, Jurmala (Latvia)

EXIBITIONS TOGETHER WITH ARTIST LILIJA DINERE:
2004 – "In the Shadow of the Tree of Paradise II”, Tampere Maja Gallery (Tartu, Estonia)
2004 – ERELDE "The Tree of Bronze", Ivonna Veiherte Art Gallery (Riga)
2010 – ERELDE "The Song of Roland", Ivonna Veiherte Art Gallery (Riga)
2012 – "The Odyssey of the Winged King", Gallery Bastejs (Riga)
2013 – "Paintings, Graphics, Sculptures, Objects", Galerie Rosemarie Bassi (Remagen, Germany)
2015 – "Never Ending War" participation in the project "Frauen in Krieg und Frieden 15-45-15",
Frauen Museum (Bonn, Germany)

BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS TOGETHER WITH ARTIST LILIJA DINERE:
2010 – "The Song of Roland" (The Medieval French Epos)
2015 – "The Edda Songs", (The collection of Old Norse poems)