Artwork

Merca Vita

Vita Merca (1951)

EDUCATION
2003 Master of Art at the Latvian Academy of Art.
1980 – 1983 Creative studio of the Academy of Art of the USSR in Riga, post-graduate course with professor E.Kalnins.
1971 – 1977 Department of Painting at Latvian Academy of Art.
1963 – 1970 Janis Rozentals Children’s Art School.

Has participated in exhibitions since 1976.
A member of Latvian Artists’ Union since 1980.
A member of International Art Association B 13 (1993 – 1999).

PEDAGOGIC WORK EXPERIENCE
2003 – 2008 associate professor at the Design department of Baltic International Academy.
1999 – 2003 associate professor at Latvian Christian Academy.
1982 – 1999 pedagogue of art subjects at Janis Rozentals’ Children’s Art School.
1977 – 1981 pedagogue of art subjects at Liepaja School of Applied Arts.

AWARDS
1994 Grand Pris of the competition “Baltâ glezna” (“White painting”), Riga.
1982 Diploma and medal of Lithuanian Artists’ Society at the exhibition of Baltic Young artists in Vilnius.
1981 Second prize at 7th All-Union exhibition of young artists in Moscow.
1979 Medal at the 1st fine arts exhibition of young artists of the Baltic republics in Vilnius.

Paintings are in many collections of Latvian and foreign museums, galleries and private collections in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, USA, Estonia, France, Canada, Lithuania, Israel etc.

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2011 „Atspulgi” („reflections”) in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.

2010 The subtle mood of paintings, in „UPB” gallery, Liepaja.

2008 Ivonnas Veihertes gallery, Riga.

2007 Jelgava History and Art Museum named after I.Eliass, Jelgava.
2007 „Pavasaris” (“Spring”) in gallery „Murnieks”, Riga.
2006 „Gaisma” (“Light”) in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
2005 „Mans laiks” (“My Time”) in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
2005 A/S „Ventspils nafta” Buisness Centre, Ventspils.
2004 „Dabas daba” (“Nature of Nature”) in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
2003/2004 Jelgava Art School, Jelgava.
2003 Ivonnas Veihertes gallery, Riga.
2003 „Klusâ daba un ainava” (“Still Life and Landscape”), in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
2002 „Turpinājums” (“Continuation”) in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
2002 Gallery „Laipa”, Valmiera.
2002 Majori Culture Centre, Jurmala.
2002 Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
2001 Jelgava History and Art Museum named after I.Eliass, Jelgava.
2001 „Gaisma, ainava un klusâ daba” (“Light, Landscape and Still Life”), in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
1999 „Klusā daba” (“Still life”) in Ivonnas Veihertes gallery, Riga.
1998 „Klusa daba un ainava” (“Still life and Landscape”), in Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
1998 Jurmala city Culture Centre, Majori.
1997 Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
1996 Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
1995 Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
1994 „Pavasaris un klusa daba” (“Spring and Still Life”), in gallery „Fenikss”, Jurmala.
1994 Parex Bank, branch „Laimdota”, Riga.
1994 Agijas Sunas gallery, Riga.
1993 Jelgava Art gallery, Jelgava.
1991 Jelgava History and Art Museum named after I.Eliass, Jelgava.
1991 (with L.Zikmane) in Latvian and Estonian Society House, Stockholm, Sweden Jelgava History and Art Museum named after I.Eliass, Jelgava.
1987 Talsi Culture House, Talsi.
1985 Straupe Castle, Straupe.
1985 Dole History Museum, Dole
1982 Talsi Regional and Art Museum, Talsi.
1982 Smiltenes Music School, Smiltene.
1978 Exhibition hall of Klaipeda Theatre, Klaipeda