Ilze Smildzina

CURRICULUM VITAE

E-mail: ilze.smildzina@gmail.com
Home page: ilzesmildzina.com

Education
2009 – 2011, Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Painting, Figural workshop, MA degree
2005 – 2009, Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Glass Art, Bachelor’s degree
January – May 2007, University of Sunderland, ERASMUS students exchange program
1994-1998, University of Latvia, faculty of Education and Psychology, Program of Visual Arts and History of Art, Bachelor’s degree.

Solo exhibitions

May 2017, M Gallery,” Windless”

October 2016, Valmiera Culture center, “Part of the Way”

May 2016, Jurmala Culture center, “Part of the way”

January, Ferbuary 2016, Ventspils, Juras varti, “On the way”

August 2015, Cabourg, France, La Maison Florent, “Cabourg"
May 2014, Gallery PopUp “About and around”

June 2013, Restaurant KID “Blossom”
May 2013, Jurmala social integration center “Florescence”
April 2012, Art Gallery Bastejs, “Intervention”
November 2011, Jurmala City Museum, “Various feelings”
August 2010, Art Gallery Art Bank, “It is this”
July 2008, Jurmala City Museum, “Cognition”

Group exhibitions

September 2017, Art Gemini prize finalist exhibition in Asia House London

August 2017, Kalavasos mosque, residency exhibition

June 2017, Museum.lv un Gratta JJ, Opening nr 1.#

June 2017, THE ARTBOX.PROJECT Basel 1.0, Basel artweeks

December 2016, 7th International art meet Kolkata

September 2016, Yan Huang Art Museum (Beijing) “Paint one Another, Meet One Another”

April 2015, PopUp "Sprouts III

December 2015, gallery PopUp "Winter, winter"

September 2015, 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, National art museum of China

May 2015, Riga’s St. Peter’s church exhibition hall, exhibition of J. Pigoznis award in Landscape painting
April 2014, gallery PopUp "Sprouts"

August 2013, gallery Jekabs, plain-air exhibition “My sailing vessel”
August 2013, Valmiera, gallery Laipa, Plain-air exhibition“13”
May 2013, Gallery L, Printmaking Department students exhibition “8 days”
February 2013, Jurmala City Museum, Drawing exhibition "Pine juice power"
September 2011, art gallery Wheels and Pictures “Bath interpretations”
September 2011, Art Academy of Latvia Master’s degrees exhibition “Perspective”, RISEBA media room.
June 2011, Master’s presentation and exhibition in art gallery “Gallery L”
May 2011, “Trojan horse”, Vidzemes market, “The days of Art 2011”
May 2011, Medieval shop, “People in armor”
April 2011, “ArtParis”, Le Grand Palais, Saatchi gallery participant
December 2010, „Medium”, Turkish Embassy
November 2010, „ Rudens. Recycle. Process”, Pinacotheca
November 2010, Annual exhibition “Autumn 2010”, Railway history museum
October 2010, “+30”, Dirty Deal Café, plein-air exhibition
October 2010, SEB scholarship in Painting exhibition in Art Academy of Latvia
August 2010, VI.P. plain-air exhibition, Ogres art school.
July 2010, Blankenfeldes manor, plein-air exhibition
January 2010, Brederlo von Sengbush Art Award, exhibition in Art Academy of Latvia
July 2009, Art Academy of Latvia Bachelor’s works exhibition „Kunstbar” in a Factory of Design.
June 2008, Art Academy of Latvia, Glass Department student’s exhibition “Fragile – 2” in the Mencendorff’s house
December 2007, „Reflexion“. Jekabpils.
February 2007, “Transparent”, Jurmala City Museum
June 2006, Art Academy of Latvia, Glass Department student’s exhibition in the Mencendorff’s house.
May 2004, Art Studio of Karlis Dobrajs students exhibition

International projects

December 2016, 7th International art meet Kolkata,

September 2016, “Paint one Another, Meet OneAnother”, China Artist Association organized international artist meeting in Beijing

September 2015, 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, China

Augusts 2015, Municipality of city Cabourg in collaboration with the French Institute organized artist residency in France

December 2014, Luciano Benetton IMAGIO MUNDI, Latvia collection
July 2013, 5th International Glass festival 2013 Luxembourg

May 2011, International symposium of monumental mosaic “The days of Art 2011”

April 2011, Saatchi gallery online contest. Place in best 8

February 2011, Saatchi gallery online contest. Place in best 16

February 2009, International Symposium of Glass „Berezovka” in Belarus

October 2007, Art and Design University of Helsinki, Blown Glass symposium
March 2006, International Symposium of Glass “Grizinkalns” and exhibition in the Mencendorf’s house.

Contests
November 2011, Riga city council organized Environment object contest “The way through the Christmas trees”. Object “Farewell from incandescent” (financing and realization)
November 2009, Riga city council award in a contest of fest decoration Light objects on Valnu street. Award and realization in a Light Festival „Staro Rīga”

Paintings are in the private collections in Latvia, Canada, Belgium, France, Sweden, Ireland, Germany Belorussia and India.