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Zirnite Nele
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Nele Zirnite (1959)
2003 Associate Professor, Art Department, the Latvian Christian Academy
2000 M.F.A., the Latvian Art Academy
1995 – 2003 Lecturer, Graphic Arts Department, the Latvian Art Academy
1988 – present Member, the Latvian Artists' Union
1984 B.F.A., the Latvian Art Academy
1959 Born in Lithuania
Selected Awards
2005 – Grand Prix Biennial of small graphics, GRAFIX, Breclav, Czech Republic
2003 – Award and Prize - Professional performing in 6.th exhibition of Small forms of Art, Gallery Riga, Latvia
1998 – Prize, Riga in Contemporary Art, Bastejs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
1998 – Grand prix award, Miniature Art, R. Vitols, Valmiera, Latvia
1997 – Riga City Council Award, Riga in Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
1997 – Award of Distinction, the Best in Printmaking, Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, MA, USA
1992 – Prize and Diploma, 9th Graphic Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia
1987 – Second Prize, Roads and People, Smiltene, Latvia
1987 – Diploma, 13th Graphic Art Exhibition, Riga, Latvia
1987 – Special Prize, Miniature Graphic Triennial, Riga, Latvia
1984 – Award, Best Drawing Artist of the Year, Vilnius Art Institute, Lithuania
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 – Army of Beauty, Conversations in Culture, European House, USA
2015 – ORIGIN, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Latvia
2014 – Behind Rain, Gallery "Art Bank", Riga, Latvia
2014 – BALZEKAS Museum, Chicago, USA
2014 – Latvian House, Washington, USA
2014 – Lithuanian Consulate in USA, New York, USA
2013 – Transfusion, Oslo 12, Raum D, Basel, Switzerland
2010 – Rezerved, Gallery Antonija, Riga, Latvia
2009 – Reservoir of Time, Solo Exhibition, National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2008 – Nele Zirnite Solo Exhibition, Xativa, Spain
2008 – Meiles slenis, Galerija "Dalia", Vilnius, Lithuania
2007 – NEXUS, Riga’s Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2007 – Art Gallery of Mary Olla Miller, Panama City, FL, USA
2006 – NEXUS, Gallery ARTima, Vilnius, Lithuania
2005 – NEXUS, Ciurlionis Art Gallery, Chikago, ASV
2004 – Graphic, Gallery BAS, Naperville, ASV
2003 – Nele Zirnite: Gravure a l’eau forte, Paloma Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2003 – Etchings by Nele Zirnite, Monroe County Community College Library, Monroe, MI, USA
2001 – Traces of the Wings, Ivonna Veiherte Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2000 – Art Gallery of Mary Olla Miller, Panama City, FL, USA
1999 – Flowers, Bastejs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
1999 – Carriers, Rigas Gallery, Riga Latvia
1999 – Dragons Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
1997 – Alten Post Gallery, Westerland-Sylt, Germany
1997 – Leaf, Lapa Gallery, Riga, Latvia
1996 – Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
1995 – Clique Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, USA
1995 – Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
1993 – Change, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
1991 – Ciurlionis Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
1989 – House of Knowledge, Riga, Latvia
1986 – Latvian Council of Ministers, Riga, Latvia
Selected Group Exhibition
2006 – Outumn 2005, Artist Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2005 – Walking On Water, University of the Arts Pennsylvania, USA
– On Water, Tower Fine Arts Gallery at Brockport, New York, USA
– Walking On Water, University of the Arts Philadelphia, USA
– Biennial of small graphic Forms, Breclav, Czehia
– Evening Stories, Putninas Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– 6th Miniature Art Show, Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– Printmaking: Art Days 2003, Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Riga, Latvia
– Fresh Juice – Featuring New Artists, ThirdStone Gallery, Saugatuck, MI, USA
2002 – The 12th Space International Print Biennial, Seoul, Sungkok Museum, Seoul, Korea
– Printmaking: Tradition & Innovation, Biddle Gallery, Wyandotte, MI, USA
– VII Biennial of Baltic Graphics, Kaliningrad – Koeningsberg, Russia
– Living Faces in Japan 2001+1, Suzaka Hanga Museum, Japan
– Small Graphic Forms, Lodz, Poland
– Autumn 2002 Exhibition, Arsenals Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
2001 – Prints of Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia & Japan, Gallery Comunika, Tokyo, Japan
– Miniprint Finland 2001, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland
– 4th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Vilnius, Lithuania
– International Small Engraving Exhibition, Cremona, Italy
– Under the Roof, Mecendorf House, Riga, Latvia
– The Graphic Face, Rigas Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– Small Art Form Exhibition, Rigas Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2000 – Graphics, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
– Triennial Mondiale d’Estampes Petit Format, Chamalieres, France
– Premio Internationale per l’Incisione, Bella, Italy
– Gallery Laipa, Valmiera, Latvia
– Autumn 2000 Exhibition, Arsenals Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
– The Spring Show, Vernisage Hall, Riga, Latvia
– Plane Conquerers, Artists Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia
1999 – 5th International Drawing & Graphic Art Exhibition, Gyor, Hungary
– 10th International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
– Who I Am, Grippen Gallery, Karlstadt, Sweden
– International Print Triennial, Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Zirnite & Grafikas Kamera, Cultural Center Caisa, Helsinki, Finland
– 50 Prints, Reitern House, Riga, Latvia
– Life, Artists Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– International Print Triennial 100 Cities, Krakow, Serock, Poland
– Rassengna Nazionale Della Calogrfaia Contemporanea Bianco & Nero, Provincia di Ragua, Italia
1998 – 2n World Wide Latvian Art Exhibition, State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia*
– Harmony, Latvian Art Exhibit, Tel Aviv, Israel
– Statement on Human Rights, Namur, Belgium
– International Biennial of Small Graphic Forms, Vilnius, Lithuania
– Latvian Contemporary Art, Maison du Danemark, Paris, France
– Water Bar, Melnais Balodis Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– Kolumbary, Melnais Balodis Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– RIGA in Contemporary Art, Bastejs Gallery, Riga, Latvia
– Miniart Exhibition