Kristaps Ģelzis
1986 graduated from Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Graphics.Fields of activity: objects, video installations, installations, graphics, book design.
1997 Professor of the Departments of Visual Communications of Latvian Academy of Art
2011 Represents Latvia at the 54 La Biennale de Venezia
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2013 “2013”, Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2012 “Substance to rethink”, Maksla XO gallery, Riga, Latvia
2011 "Artificial Peace. Contemporary Landscape", the Latvian Pavilion at the 54th la Biennale di Venezia, Venice / Italy
2010 "Artificial Peace"II, Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia (drawings)
2010 "Die Unechte Ruhe", Preview Berlin 2010, Germany (Gallery Maksla XO, drawings)
2010 "Artificial Peace", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia (drawings)
2009 "Maybe", Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia (watercolour paintings on paper )
2008 "Home Video", Gallery Alma, Riga / Latvia (fluorescent paintings)
2007 "Bonaqua", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia (watercolour paintings on paper)
2000 "Time Square", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1997 "Independence Day", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1996 "Virtuale", State Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
1994 "Slide Paintings", Gallery P.U.N.K.T., Hamburg / Germany