Maris Upzars
Born: 21.04.1968.
Education: 1995. – 1997. Latvian Academy of Art, Monumental painting department.
1991. – 1995. Latvian Academy of Art, Textile design department.
1983. – 1987. Riga College of Applied Art, Sculpture department.
Solo exhibitions:1018. “Sources of Tenderness” in gallery ”MakslaXO”,Riga , Latvia
2017. “Lucking for the Silence” inTalsi City museum, Talsi, Latvia
2016. “Walking in Evening” in Artists union gallery, Riga, Latvia
2015. “Elements of Beeng” inGallery “Istaba”, Riga, Latvia.
2008. Gallery “Murnieks”, Riga, Latvia.
2007. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
2005. Gallery “Berkenele”, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2002. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
2001. Natural History Museum of Latvia.
1999. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
1998. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
Most important group exhibitions:
2017. “Latvian feelings”in Malmitalo Art gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2017.Atreground veterans exhibition in “Kondas Center”,Viljandi, Estonia
2015. “Reflecting Rotkho” in ViljandiCity gallery, Viljandi,Estonia
2015.”Genesis” in Jurmala City museum, Jurmala, Latvia
2012. “Thinking Latvian” in Silesian museum, Katovice, Poland
2012.”There is a place- Latvia” in Gallery BWG ,Bialo-Bialska,Poland
2008. “True colors”Brussels, Belgium.
2008. Gallery “Katarina”, Helsinki, Finland.
2008. Art Villa “Garikula”, Georgia.
2007. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
2005. Gallery “Laipa”, Valmiera, Latvia.
2004. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
2002. Skone, Sweden.
2002. Mainz, Germany.
2001. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
2001. Gallery “Baroti”, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
2001. Brussels, Belgium.
2000. Gallery “Terese”, Oslo, Norway.
1997. Gallery “A.Suna”, Riga, Latvia.
1993. Central Artist House, Moscow, Russia.
Symposiums:
2008. 2007. Garikula, Georgia.
2007. 2005. Valmiera, Latvia.
2005. 2001. 2000. Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Grants:
2016.,2007. Latvian Culture Capital Foundation.
2003., 2001. Baltic Sleipnir.
2001. Latvian Shipping Agency.
1996. Artists Association “B13””
1993. A. Immerman Foundation.
Member of the Artists Union of Latvia since 1997. Participate in exhibitions since 1991.