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Elīna Vītola
Lives and paints in Riga, Latvia
education
MA in painting in Art Academy of Latvia 2018
BA Painting in Art Academy of Latvia 2015
Department of painting in Janis Rozentals Riga Art High School 2006
solo shows
“Parasites” with Flo Kasearu, Dorich House, London, 2023
“Let's Find a Way : Off Season” with Eva mustonen, Kanal Galerii, Võru, 2022
“Feet of Clay” with Andris Eglītis and Uģis Albiņš, Visuma centrs 2, Madona, 2022
“Artist Crisis Center II: Tact Gear” with Ieva Kraule- Kūna, P/////AKT, Amsterdam, 2020
“Artist Crisis Center. Nutritional Guide.” with Ieva Kraule- Kūna and Daria Melnikova, ARS Factory, Tallinn, 2020
“Sol LeWitt’s WD #719” with Amanda Ziemele, 427, Riga 2020
“Commission” with Amanda Ziemele and Marta Trektere, Elephant Stables at Riga Circus, 2019
“Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life -Solo Exhibition” ARSENĀLS Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga 2019
“Artist Crisis Center” with Ieva Kraule- Kūna, LOW gallery, Riga, 2019
“Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life -The Booth” Art Vilnius, Vilnius 2019
“Monumental Café” with Amanda Ziemele, Maboca Festival, Madona 2019
“Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life -Content” Careva Contemporary, Riga 2018
“Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life - Crapstraction” Kogo, Tartu 2018
“Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life -Landscape” Kolekcionārs, Riga 2017
“Dunno on the moon” 427, Riga 2017
group shows
“Triquetra” , Kogo gallery, Tartu, 2023
“Power” , Kadriorg Art Museum, Tallinn, 2023
“Hold Me Tender”, Tallinn Art Hall Lasnamae Pavillion, Tallinn, 2023
“Heads of Stone” , Dole, Latvia, 2023
“Islands of Hope” , Dole, Latvia, 2022
“SAVAGE” third season, Drusti, Latvia, 2022
Survival Kit 12, Riga, 2021
Purvitis Prize ”21, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, 2021
NADA Miami , Viewing Rooms, 2020
Black Market, Kim?, Riga, 2020
Daria Melnikova's Palette: Three-legged Evidence, Manifesta 13 Biennial / Les Parallèles du Sud, Marseille,2020
Time to Dream or Fear?, Kogo Gallery, Tartu, 2020
Black Market, Kim?, Riga, 2019
"When the Hunger Starts", Project Space Festival, Berlin 2019
“Viewing and reading room”, Kogo gallery Tartu 2018
“Children of the New East”, Tallinn Art Hall 2017
“Bikini Zona” Jurmala city museum 2017
“Too far east is west” Aluksne 2016
“Apzīmētājs” Tobacco factory, Riga 2015
“Elīna+Madara 0123456789”, LMA, Riga 2013
“Warning” Gallery L, Riga 2012
awards and nomination
2021 Nominated for Purvītis Prize
2021 Shortlisted for Purvītis Prize
2018 Nominated for Purvītis Prize
2018 Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award
2016 Nominated for the Young Painter Prizeworks in collections
Latvian National Museum of Art;
European Patent Office Collection;
experience
former resident of Flo Kasearu House Museum
former photographer at 427 gallery
waitress at Monumental Café
health worker/industrial designer at Artist Crisis Center
curator at Riga Circus Elephant Stables and LOW gallery