Born on 2 January 1946 in Bērzgale Village, Rēzekne District / Latvia.
Fields of activity: watercolour, drawing, poster, textile art, painting, graphic design, interior design, publications.
1967–1972 Textile Department, Latvian Academy of Art
1960–1965 Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts
Since 1975 Member of the Artists’ Union of Latvia
Since 1965 Participates in exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions:
2008
"Time", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2005
“It’s Andy Warhol”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2004
“Dedication”, Ivonna Veiherte Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2003
“Born in America”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2001
“Pop Art is Dead” (together with Juris Putrāms and Vilnis Putrāms), Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 1999 “You can’t always get what you want”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1995
“Paintings”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery (together with Atis Priedītis), Riga / Latvia
1994
Madona Museum of Local Studies and Art / Latvia
1993
Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1992
Gallery Kolonna, Riga / Latvia
1980
Republican House of Knowledge, Riga / Latvia
1978
Bauska Museum of Local Studies and Art, Bauska / Latvia
1976
Republican House of Knowledge, Riga / Latvia
Artists’ House, Kaunas / Lithuania
1974
Salon Māksla, Riga / Latvia
Selected group exhibitions:
2010
14th International Art Fair Art Moscow, Central Artists’ House, Moscow / Russia
EFECT OF SYNERGY. Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala / Latvia
2009
13th International Art Fair Art Moscow, Central Artists’ House, Moscow / Russia
2006
10th International Art Fair Art Moscow 2006, Central Artists’ House, Moscow / Russia
Riga Gallery project “The Power of the Body” – 10th International Art Fair Art Moscow 2006, Central Artists’ House, Moscow / Russia
“The Power of the Body”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
“Art on Paper”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2005
Paintings exhibition of Polish artists in Latvia, Gallery Polish House, Krakow / Poland
2002
International Poster Biennial, Poster Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw / Poland
2000
International Biennial of Graphic Arts, Kaliningrad / Russia
1999
“Watercolour 1957–1997”, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
1998
“Latvian Art in Catalonia”, Gallery La Casa Elizade, Barcelona / Spain
1997
“Andris Breže, Juris Putrāms, Ojārs Pētersons, Henrihs Vorkals”, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
“Informal Art Exhibition - 12” (together with Aija Zariņa, Ojārs Pētersons, Mārtiņš Ratniks, Renārs Krūmiņš, Inga Briede, Dace Lielā, Līga Purmale, Miervaldis Polis, Pēteris Kalniņš, Juris Putrāms, Andris Breže), Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1996
17th Latvian Watercolour Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
“Autumn 96”, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
“Watercolours”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
“The Baltic States. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania”, UNESCO Exhibition Hall, Paris / France
“Art. Music. Furniture”, Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1995
16th Latvian Watercolour Exhibition, Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1994
15th Latvian Watercolour Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
Latvian Art Exhibition, Ålborg Artists’ Union Exhibition Hall, Ålborg / Denmark
1992
All-Latvian Art Exhibition, Sydney / Australia
13th Republican Watercolour Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
Riga Gallery (together with Rita Bogustova and Romualds Geikins), Riga / Latvia
1991
Exhibition of Latvian and German Art, Zilte / Germany
1990
“Autumn 90” – graphic arts, Artists’ House, Riga / Latvia
1989
“Baltic Way”, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
1987
“Andris Breže, Juris Putrāms, Ojārs Pētersons, Henrihs Vorkals”, Museum of Foreign Art, Riga / Latvia
1984
“Art of the Soviet Latvia”, Central Artists’ House, Moscow / USSR
1983
7th All-Soviet Union Watercolour Exhibition, Moscow / USSR
“Autumn 83”, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
“Art of the Soviet Latvia”, Artists’ Union Central Exhibition Hall, Leningrad / USSR
1981
Exhibition of the Soviet Latvian watercolours in Gorky / USSR
6th All-Soviet Union Watercolour Exhibition, Moscow / USSR
1978
Textile Art Exhibition, St. Peter’s Church, Riga / Latvia
Exhibition of the Soviet Latvian watercolours, Ulaanbaatar / Mongolia
Exhibition of the Soviet Latvian painting and watercolours, Ruse / Bulgaria
1977
Baltic Watercolour Triennial, State Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
1975
4th All-Soviet Union Watercolour Exhibition, Minsk / Belarus
1972
“Space. Colour. Form”, Riga Stock Exchange, Riga / Latvia
9th Republican Exhibition of Young Artists’ Works, Foreign Art Museum; Republican Science and Technology Information and Propaganda Institute Exhibition Hall, Riga / Latvia*
1971
Republican House of Knowledge (together with Jānis Borgs, Laimonis Šēnbergs, Arvīds Priedīte, Atis Ieviņš), Riga / Latvia
Awards:
2003 - Prize of the Year awarded by the Artists’ Union of Latvia in the category“Solo exhibition at a gallery in Latvia”, Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1992 - Diploma for the best achievements in watercolour at the World-Wide Exhibition of Latvian Artists’ Works, Sydney / Australia
1978 - Prize of the Artists’ Union of Latvia for the best gobelin “Brotze’s Motifs” at Textile Art Exhibition at St. Peter’s Church, Riga / Latvia
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Newspapers “Labrīt”, “Literatūra un Māksla Latvijā”, “Opera”, “Literatūras Avīze”.
Posters for Art Days in Latvia (1995, 1996, 1997).
Logo “Latvia in EU”.
The coin “Lats” dedicated to the 50th anniversary of UN issued by the Bank of Latvia (1995).
Coins for the Sydney Olympic Games “Sydney 2000” (1999), World Championships in Football (2004), Torino Winter Olympic Games “Torino 2006” (2005), 1 Lat (2006).
INTERIOR DESIGN:
Painted interiors in Cēsis District Rīdzene Experimental Station Office (1979)
Painted interiors in “Lido Recreation Centre” in Riga, Krasta Street 76, Ķengaraga Street 3.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Chief designer of the Metallurgy Pavilion at the All-Soviet Union Exhibition of Economic Achievements (1982–1990).
Artistic editor of the journal “Arhitektūra. Celtniecība. Dizains” (1978–1979), newspapers “Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze” (1998–1999), “Jaunā Avīze”, “Literatūra. Māksla. Mēs”.
Published articles on Latvian art during the 1990s in newspapers “Literatūra. Māksla. Mēs”, “Literatūra un Māksla Latvijā” and “Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze”.
Curator of exhibitions: 1997 - “Informal Art Exhibition - 12”, Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1996 - 17th Latvian Watercolour Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
1995 - 16th Latvian Watercolour Exhibition, Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1994 - 15th Latvian Watercolour Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
1989 - “Baltic Way”, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia*
Works in public collections:
Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
Artists’ Union of Latvia Museum, Riga / Latvia
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga / Latvia
Cēsis History and Art Museum, Cēsis / Latvia
Madona Museum of Local Studies and Art, Madona / Latvia
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russia
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey / USA
