Anna Laicane
Born in Latvia, October 19, 1984
Education:
2008 - 2010 Art Academy of Latvia, MA of Fine Art (painting)
2004 - 2008 Art Academy of Latvia, BA of Fine Art (painting)
2000 - 2004 Rezekne Art and Design Secondary School - diploma in painting, illustration
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2016 “Unnamed” Escola – Estúdio RAIZVANGUARDA, Bordeiro, Góis, Portugal
2015 “On the road”, Riga International Airport, Primeclass Lounge, Latvia
2015 “On the Sidewalk”, Jekabs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2014 “Green Light”, POP-UP Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2013 “City of Mermaids”, Art Gallery 99, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013 “Mandarins and Sunlight”, Daugava Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2011 “Yellow”, Wheels and Pictures Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 “365 Cups of Morning Coffee” at cafe “Cadets de Gascogne”, Riga, Latvia
2007 “Unnamed”, Livani Art Gallery, Livani, Latvia
2007 “Marmalade”, Preili Museum, Preili, Latvia
2005 “Dialogue”, Rezekne Art and Design Secondary School, Rezekne, Latvia
2004 “Town”, Rezekne Art and Design Secondary School, Rezekne, Latvia
Selected General Exhibitions:
2018 Competition/Exhibition ARTBOX. PROJECT New York 1.0, ARTBOX. GALLERY, New York, USA
2016 “Days of Birds in Alksnaja street”, Daugava Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2018 Competition/Exhibition “The Painting of Year”, A. Suna Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2017 International Painting Exhibition “Marine 2017”, Museum of Jurmala, Latvia
2015 Jazepa Pigozna Art Premium in landscape’s painting, St. Peter’s church, Riga, Latvia
2014 “Riga – Capital of Culture”, POP-UP Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2013 Latvian Artists Exhibition in Sed Arte Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2013 “My Sailing Ship”, Jekabs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2012 Autumn Exhibition, Daugava Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 “Ai*nava”, L Gallery , Riga, Latvia
2010 “Colors and Lines “, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2010 “Sea Landscape”, Jekabs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 Exhibition of Prof. Zarins and Prof. Naumovs faculty students, Global Art
Room. com Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 Exhibition/Competition “GlobalArtRoom.com”, Global Art Room.com Gallery, Riga
2009 Yearly Autumn Exhibition, Latvian Artists` Union, “Happy Art Museum”, Riga, Latvia
2009 BREDERLO – VON SENGBUSCH Art Premium, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
2009 “Tabula Rasa”, Jekabs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2008 BREDERLO – VON SENGBUSCH Art Premium, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
2008 International Art Competition /Exhibition “ART SESSIO”, Vitebsk, Belarus
2008 “From Colour To Colour”, Preili Museum, Latvia
2007 SEB grant in painting, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2007 Prof. Indulis Zarins organized Exhibition/Competition, Bastejs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007 “Marine of Liepaja 2007”, Liepaja museum, Latvia
2007 “Portraits in Oil and Graphic Art”, Preili Museum, Latvia
2006 “Autumn 2006”, Museum of Rezekne, Latvia
2005 International Exhibition “Everyday Colours of Life”, Antalia, Turkey
2005 Exhibition/Competition “Jauna figurala valoda”, Bastejs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Employment History:
2016 – 2017 Art teacher in International School Exupéry, Pinki, Latvija
2013 – 2016 Painting Workshop instructor in POP-UP Gallery, Riga
2013 – present Salacgriva Art School (composition, drawing and sculpture teacher)
2007 Rezekne Art and Design Secondary School (drawing and painting teacher)
Curatorial Experience, Creative Activities, En Plein Air:
2018 Illustrations for book “100 Latvian folk tales”, Zvaigzne ABC, Riga, Latvia
2017 International painting plein-air “The colours of Vilnius 2017”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 Participation in Luciano Benetton project and catalogue Imago Mundi – Contemporary
Artists from Latvia
2013 “Pop-up” Gallery Project for Contemporary Art, Riga Gallery, Latvia
2010 International Marine painting En Plein air, Liepaja, Latvia
2005 International Photography En Plein air”Everyday colours of Life” Antalya, Turkey
Residencies:
2016 Escola – Estúdio RAIZVANGUARDA, Bordeiro, Góis, Portugal
Awards:
2006 First prize at the International Competition “ART SESSIO”, Vitebsk, Belarus
2004 First prize at the competition in Artistic Creativity among the Students of all Latvia`s Art
Secondary Schools, Rezekne, Latvia
Collections: Embassy of Azerbaijan in Latvia, Riga
Latgale Culture and History Museum, Rezekne, Latvia
Luciano Benetton Imago Mundi collection