| FIRST NAME, LAST NAME |
Edgars Mikelsons |
| DATA OF BIRTH |
18 June, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Riga, Latvia |
EDUCATION
Studies
1983 - 1989 Studies at the Academy of Art, Faculty of Graphics
1981 - 1988 V.Karkunovs, A. Bikovs, and M. Zuhovitsky drawing classes
1973 - 1977 Studies at the Liepaja’s Naval School
Since 1998, member of the Latvian Artists' Union.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997 Artist at the Museum of Agriculture Technique “Kaleji" in Talsi,
1994-1996 Artist at the Daugavpils Museum of Art
1989-1993 Teacher of Drawing at the Daugavpils Children’s Art School
1980-1983 Technical assistant at the State Art Museum, National Library, Academy of Art
1977-1980 Ship’s engineer at the fishing ships
EXHIBITIONS
Selected: 1987- present
exhibitions organized by the Latvian Society of Artist’s
Solo:
1991 in Daugavpils
1991 at the Pauls Stradins Medicine History Museum in Riga
1993 in Kraslava
April 1998 at the art gallery Ciris in Riga
June 1999 at the Gallery of Cinema in Riga
October 1999 at the art gallery Ciris in Riga
March 2000 at the art gallery Nellija in Riga
August 2000 at the art gallery Petit in Riga
2001 at the art gallery Ciris in Riga
2001 at the art gallery Nellija in Riga
February 2003 at the House of Black Heads in Riga
March – April, 2003 at the Baltic International Academy in Riga
October - December, 2003 at the Russian's Drama Theatre in Riga
January - February, 2004 at the art gallery Nellija in Riga
2004 at the European Commission Charlemagne building in Brussels
2004 at the Scottish EU Executive Office in Brussels
2005 at the art gallery Bonhans in Riga
April 2005 at the art gallery La Ferme Rose in Brussels
March 2006 at the gallery of the bank Monte Paschi in Brussels
November 2006 at the Anna gallery in Riga
March 2007 at the art gallery La Ferme Rose in Brussels
March 2007 at the art gallery Maksla in Riga
November 2008 at the art gallery Maksla in Riga
November 2008 at the Baltic International Academy in Riga
June- July 2009 at the Dzintari Concert Hall in Jurmala
November - December 2009 at the Baltic International Academy in Riga
May 2010 at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels
August 2010 exhibition Retrospection at the Baroti Gallery in Klaipeda, Lithuania
September 2010 at the House of Moscow in Riga
April, May 2011 at Happy Art Museum in Galleria Riga premises
February - April 2012 at the Baltic International Academy in Riga
October - November 2012 at the Rietumu Bank Art Gallery in Riga
October - November 2012 at the St. Peters Church in Riga
November - December 2012 at the European Commission building in Brussels
July 2013 at the The Centre Koka Riga in Riga
July - August 2018 at the Garsene Castle in Garsene
August - October 2018 at the The Centre Koka Riga in Riga
January - February 2019 at the Baltic International Academy in Riga
September - October 2020 at the VEF Culture Palace
Group:
1987 - present - at the galleries of art in Riga, Daugavpils, Rostok, Kaliningrad, Brussels
1995-1996 "Exhibition of Old Bottles" at the Daugavpils Museum
2006 - participation in the Biennale of Graphic Art in St-Petersburg
AWARDS
Laureate of the Exhibition of Posters in 1986 in Riga
Laureate of the ‘’Riga 800’’ Art Competition in 2000 in Riga
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