b. 1982 in Riga, Latvia

lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden

          

Education

MFA, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm 2005 – 2011

Pernby School of Painting, Stockholm 2004 – 2005

Konstskolan Basis, Stockholm 2001 - 2003

               

Exhibitions

Den gröna strålen, solo exhibition, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2024

Studio 54, group exhibition, Arkivhuset, Smedjebacken, 2024

In Eight Fits, group exhibition, Bångska våningen, Stockholm, 2019

Malduguns, solo exhibition, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2019

Collage: 66 tidigare utställare 2010-2017, group exhibition, Körsbärsgårdens Konsthall, Gotland, 2018

Hot plug Cold plug, group exhibition, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2016 

Cave in, solo exhibition, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2015 

ArtmartKunstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria, 2015

Market Art Fair, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Konstakademien, Stockholm, 2013 

Parallellogram, group exhibition, Arkivhuset, Smedjebacken, 2013 

Anteroom, solo exhibition, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm, 2012

Cave paintings, solo exhibition, Karby Gård, Täby, 2012

Vacated, variations, solo exhibition, Körsbärsgårdens Konsthall, Gotland, 2011

Vacated, variations, MFA degree exhibition, Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, 2011

 

Grants / residencies 

One-year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Committee, 2025

Two-year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Committee, 2022

Crisis grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2021

Carl Larsson Studio residency, Grez-sur-Loing, France, Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, 2018  

One-year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Committee, 2015 

Carl Larsson scholarship, The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, 2015 

Foundation Karin and Gösta Rittner's scholarship fund, 2011 

Wilhelm Smiths grant, 2010

              

Represented

The Artists Association of Sweden

Stockholm konst

Uppsala County Council 

Apoteket Art Association

Nordea Art Association

Handelsbanken Art Association

Private collections

                                             

Press / text

Eftertankens stolta ljus, Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, 2024

Här är de sex bästa utställningarna i Stockholm, Birgitta Rubin, Dagens Nyheter, 2024

Abstrakt konst mellan stillhet och stökig lekfullhet, Håkan Nilsson, Svenska Dagbladet, 2019

Om Malduguns, exhibition text, Ylva Gripfelt, 2019

Bryt ned – tänk om – bygg upp, Leif Mattsson, Omkonst, 2015

Bland nya och gamla minnen, Michael Eriksson, DT, 2013

Sceniska väntrum, Leif Mattsson, Omkonst, 2012

Miraklet som mysterium eller rutin, Frans Josef PeterssonKunstkritikk, 2011

Mikelis Lapsa ställer ut på Körsbärsgårdens konsthall, Emelie BergbohmHela Gotland, 2011

Se världen passera förbi, Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, 2008