“Painting is an irrational interest which helps you to understand important things about yourself. A slow movement from one point to another and than quickly back into the territory that is only yours, the only place where nostalgia about imagined things and sensations exists.”

Reinis Virtmanis

Born in Latvia, 1976

Education:

2004
Academy of Arts (painting department), Riga, Latvia;
1998 – 2001
Academy of Arts (department of visual communication), Riga, Latvia;
1993 – 1998
College of Applied Arts (glass department), Riga, Latvia;
1983 – 1993
Riga Secondary School Nr.2.

Projects:

2003
Illustration of a series of books "Ieva", "Aleksis", "Ieva and Aleksis";
2002
Art project “Who is who?”;
Artist assistant: Feature movie “Take me home” (A.Krievs);
Artist: “B-2” video-clip, company “Vilks studija”;
Artist: Advertising Company “Laganovskis & Co”;
2000 – 2002
Architect office “M&G architects”;
1997 – 2000
Show-window designer: Bar “DECO”, Restaurant
“Symposium”, “The New Restaurant of Žagars”,
Restaurant “Andalūzijas Suns”;

Solo – exhibitions:

2008
One-man show “Inexact Story About Nine Palms or Theasure Hunter”
2004
Painting exhibition in Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2003
One-man show, art exhibition of Latvian artists in Tartu, Estonia;
2002
One-man show "Francis.Table. Cube", art gallery “Centre”;

Creative work:

2010
Group exhibition “Golden works”, The exhibition hall Arsenals
2009
Exhibition “Post-box.”, Gallery “Istaba”, Latvia
Europ’art’09 Geneva, Switzerland
2008
Exhibition, “Gallery 91”, Paris
2007
Exhibition “The objects of desire”, Gallery “Alma”, Riga, Latvia
Exhibition “Candy Bomber”, The Exhibition hall Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2006
Contemporary art mess “Art Bodensee”, Austria
International Art Messe “Art Salzburg”
Exhibition “Psychedelic in the silent centre”, Gallery “Alma”, Riga, Latvia
2004
Participation in International Art Fair LINEART, Gent, Belgium;
Group exhibition “Objects. Painting on Wood”, gallery “Bastejs” in cooperation with Lyngby Kulturhus, Denmark;
Participation in 5th International Kunstmesse “ART Pannonia 04”, Austria;
Group exhibition “Riga- St.Petersburg -Riga”, art gallery “Bastejs”;
An exhibition “Small is beautiful”, organized by art gallery “Riga” and Riga City Council (winner of an award of the best performance by a young artist);
An exhibition “XXX…without name”, art gallery “Carousel”;
An exhibition “21 century’s cubism”, art gallery “Center”;
2003
Miniature works exhibition, art gallery “Riga”;
2002
“Painting on board”, art gallery “Bastejs” ;
Selected group exhibition, art gallery “Bastejs”;
Exhibition, interior salon “Fresco”.

Public Collection:

Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia

Private Collections:

In Latvia, Norway, ASV, Italy, France e.c.