Anda Poikāne

Born: 1972

Languages: Latvian, Russian, English

Education.

1999-2001 – Latvian Academy of Arts, Sculpture department, Master’s workshop of Bruno Strautiņš, Artist’s qualification

1994-1998 – Latvian Academy of Arts, Sculpture department, Bachelor’s degree

1989-1992 – Liepaja Applied Arts College, Metal Art

Work experience

from 2006   Visual Arts teacher in Mara Muiznieces Riga Art School.

Creative work, exhibitions and grants.

Grant by the Latvian Culture Capital Foundation in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013

2015 Participation at International Symposium "Navigation VII" of small format ceramic art, Ventspils, Latvia
2015 Group exibition "Varti uz Kurzemi", Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia

2014 Solo Exhibition- open studio, Kino21, Issy-des-Moulineaux, Paris, France

2014 Participant in "11th International Cast Iron Art Symposium", Aizpute, Latvia

2014 Participant in Street Festival (Miera ielas svētki) art instalation “Madonna”, Rīga

2013 Solo Exhibition "7:48", Metras maja, Aizpute, Latvia

2013 Resident of Cite International des Arts , Paris, France.

2013 Participant in Street Festival (Miera ielas svētki) art instalation “Guards”, Rīga

2012 Solo Exhibition "How are You Jean dArc?", Glassgallery, Riga, Latvia
2012 Group Exibition "War", Bauskas str 20, Riga, Latvia

2012 Artis‘s workshop „Metras majas draugu pleners“, Aizpute, Latvia

2012 Participation in Street Festival (Miera ielas svetki), Riga, Latvia
2012 Group Exhibition, Gallery "Promenade", Liepaja, Latvia
2012 Participation in the Museum-night, Installation „Cinema’s viewers‘“, Kinomuzejs, Riga, Latvia
2012 Group Exhibition "BIBLOSS", Gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia

2011 Group Exhibition "Octopus and FRIENDS", Riga, Latvia
2011 Art Fair "Berliner Liste 2011", Berlin, Germany
2011 Group exhibition "Heart on the street", Kunstarkaden, Munich, Germany
2011 Group exhibition "Space..between", Ventspils, Latvia
2011 Exhibition "Matilde", Gallery "Istaba", Riga, Latvia

2010 Solo exhibition "Inside", Glassgallery, Riga, Latvia
2010 Participation at International Symposium "Navigation" of small format ceramic art, Ventspils, Latvia
2010 Presentation of art project Octopus, Riga, Latvia
2010 Composition “Cristmas” and “Easter” for Church Priekule, Latvia
2010 Author for Sandra Kalniete prize “Atdzimt no pelniem”

2010 Group exhibition “Senza Titolo”, exibition sale S. Tommasso ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy
2010 Exhibition “Pārmija”, Riga Art Space, Latvia
2010 Exhibition “Mākslas optimizācija”, Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia
2010 Exhibition “Glorija”, Gallery of Latvian Artist Union, Riga, Latvia

2009 International exhibition „ Pavasaris“, Kaunas, Lithuania
2009 International exhibition „Dublis2“, Gallery of Latvian Artists Union, Riga, Latvia

2007 Exhibition „Sauna“ at Karby Gård, Täby, Sweden

since 2007, the installation "Washing my shadow" exhibited at Latvian                          Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden

2006   Created mosaic altarpiece in Ikskile church, Latvia

2006 Participant in International Ceramists Assembly exhibition in Riga, Latvia

2005 Attended „European Meeting of Sculpture“ in Montauban, France

2004 Curator of Young ceramists competition and exhibition “Sāls” (Salt) at                 Studio “Artelis”, Riga, Latvia

2004 Contemporary mosaics exhibition “M + M”, Glassgallery, Riga, Latvia

2004 Exhibition “Ieelpo silti…” (“Breathe warmly…”) with painter Edmunds                   Lūcis, Liepaja, Latvia

since 2003 – participant of contemporary ceramics studio “Artelis”, Riga, Latvia

2001 Exhibition- graduation work “Simposijs”, gallery “Māksla”, Riga, Latvia

1999 Symposium of big format ceramic art “Līvāni 99”, Līvāni, Latvia

1998 Festival of Ice Sculptures, Dome Square, Riga, Latvia

1996 Sculpture exhibition “EJA”, Dome Church, Riga, Latvia

1996 Exhibition “Tāpēc, ka Tu…” (“Because of you…”), Liepaja, Latvia