Kristians Brekte

Love hate. 2006, mixed media, canvas, 120x100 cm

2006

Kristians Brekte (1981) Education: 2006–2009 Master of Arts, Department of Stage Design, Art Academy of Latvia 2002–2006 Bachelor of Arts, Department of Stage Design, Art Academy of Latvia 1997–2002 Riga Design and Art School (former Riga College of Applied Art) 1987–1997 Riga 2nd Secondary School Professional working experience: 2014–present Head of the Department of Environmental Art, Art Academy of Latvia 2013–present Assistant Professor in the Department of Stage Design, Art Academy of Latvia 2011–present Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Art, Art Academy of Latvia 2011–2013 Lecturer in the Department of Stage Design, Art Academy of Latvia 2009–2011 Guest Lecturer in the Department of Stage Design, Art Academy of Latvia 2012–2014 Independent expert at State Culture Capital Foundation, Council of Visual Arts Solo exhibitions: 2014 – Dead Ain\\\'t Gone Alma Gallery 2013 – Animal Painting Mūkusala Art Salon, small hall 2013 – Obsessive Neurosis and Castrational Threat Alma Gallery 2012 – Pure Evil Alma Gallery 2011 – Trophies Riga Art Space, intro hall (nominated for The Annual Diena Newspaper Award for Culture) 2010 – Riga Madonnas Alma Gallery (nominated for Purvītis Prize) 2009 – My Animals / Allergy Alma Gallery 2008 – Morgue Gallery 1st Floor 2007 – Gastronomy Latvian Artists Union Gallery (nominated for The Annual Diena Newspaper Award for Culture) Works in collections: The Collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Latvia Jānis Zuzāns’ Collection, Latvia Dr.biol. Guntis Belēvičs’ Collection, Latvia Irina and Māris Vītols’ Collection, Latvia Jānis Loze’ Collection, Latvia McKee Gallery Collection, United States Other private collections in Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, France and United States