Song. 1984, Paper, etching, 38x58 cm
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...
Category
1980s Symbolist Latvia - Mixed Media