Ieva Dzintare
EDUCATION
1992 - 1998 Latvian Academy of Fine Arts, Textile Art Department.
1997 - 1998 Institute of International Relations, University of Latvia.
1986 - 1990 Riga Applied Arts School, Fashion Design Department.
1981 - 1984 Riga Secondary School of Choreography.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
participating in exhibitions since 1991
Audiovisual works in collaboration with Ojars Apinis and Experimental Music Laboratory:
2004 4 SENSES. (2 screen video installation & sound atmosphere)
Participation in festivals, exhibitions:
Dotmov festival 2005 (Japan);
“Extended Views” in the public space of Maastricht district Ceramique (Netherlands);
“Screen Spirit” in the State Gallery Buntentor Bremen (Germany);
“Tourist city. Re-creating a Location” organised by Kulturcentrum Schlachthof in Bremen (Germany);
2004 Audiovisual work BREMEN – NOISE CITY. (CD & photo album)
Devoted to “Tourist city. Re-creating a Location” in Bremen.
2000 Installation KARMA-SIN. (sound atmosphere, slide projections, objects & posters)
1998 - 2005 Audiovisual work PORT. (slide projections, video, sound)
Solo shows in Riga, cinema hall "Daile",
Zwolle during Hanseatic days (Netherlands),
Gmünd castle Alteburg (Austria).
1998 Installation CLOUDS AT TEMPERATURE OF ABSOLUTE ZERO. (objects & sound atmosphere)
Main group exhibitions
2008 "Womans' day" collaboration with 3 artists - Iveta Laure, Marika Vītiņa and Rasa Jansone
2005"Waterpieces" at gallery Noass.
20042nd European Textile & Fiber Art Triennial “Tradition & Innovation” in Riga (Latvia).
2003 “Forever young”, Baltic Contemporary Textile art exhibition, gallery “Infra” Stockholm, Sweden
2002“Meat the Danes” in Odense (Denmark) gallery Filosofgangen.
2000Tallinn Applied Arts Triennial (Estonia) “Obsession”.
2000 “Things” in Riga Gallery “Noass”.
2000 “Europe Literature Express 2000” in Riga.
2000 - 1998 “Riga in Contemporary Art” at the Artists' Union Gallery of Riga.
Solo exhibitions
1999 “Über dem Tunnel” in Gmünd, Gastatelier Maltatör (Austria).
1992 “Textile & Sculptures” exhibition with sculptor Vija Dzintare at Reiterna house in Riga and Jēkabpils museum
Grants
2008 grant by Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation to develop project "Womans day"
2005 “Baltijas SLEIPNIRS” and NORDSCEN grant for participation in symposium BREAK THE ICE in Iceland
2003 – Council of Ministers office in Latvia grant in program “Baltic Sleipnir” to participate in Baltic Contemporary Textile art exhibition “Forever young”, gallery “Infra” Stockholm, Sweden
2002 NIFCA grant in Artist Residencies programm
1999 Kulturkontakt Austria grant in Artist Residencies programm
Participation in symposiums, residencies
2005 symposium BREAK THE ICE in Iceland
2002 residency in Hollufgard sculpture centre, Odense, Denmark
1999 residency in Gmund Austria
WORK
Graphic designer since 1998
2002 untill now graphic designer at Marketing & PR department at "Rimi Latvia" Ltd
2001-2002 Art editor at magasine "Sieviete"
1999-2002 graphic designer at typography "Balodis Printing"
Co-operation with:
"Tripple Bounce" advertising agency
"Monde" Communication consultations
"Ogilvy PR Latvia"
Media agency "Ambient marketing"
Design & consulting company "Index-I" etc.
Clients:
"Apostrofs" Ltd
"Adenta" Dental Clinic
"Dzintara nami" Ltd
"Iepirkumu grupa" Ltd
Fashion house "TEMA" & Daiga Latkovska
1991-1992 Textile restaurator at Latvian National Museum of History
1990-1991 Artist at Latvian Institute of History Archeology department