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Born in Riga, Latvia in 1956
Lives and works in Riga
Since 1980 participates in exhibitions
Since 1983 is a member of Latvia Artists' Union
EDUCATION
1974 Graduated the Janis Rozentals Art School, Riga
1982 Graduated from Art Academy of Latvia
Master of Fine Arts, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1992 Ģirts Muižnieks. Painting", Exhibition
Hall Jāņa Sēta, Riga, Latvia
1993 "Ģirts Muižnieks. Painting", Riga Gallery,
Riga, Latvia
"Painting", Culture Centre Krudttonnen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1994 "Painting", Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
1995 "Modern Painting", Gallery Fenikss, Jūrmala, Latvia
1996 "Homage to Renoir", Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia
1996 "The World", Gallery Daugava, Riga, Latvia
2000 "The Worlds", Gallery Asūna, Riga, Latvia
2003 "Painting 2003", Ivonna Veiherte Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2003 "Ceremonial Portrait", Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2004 Art Fair "Lineart", booth of Tifana Art Gallery, Ghent,Belgium
2005 "One Man Show. Paintings", Tifana Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2006 "Salut!“, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
2009 “Hair", Gallery 21, Riga / Latvija
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1980 The 13th Young Artists' Exhibition, State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
1981 "Autumn '81", Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia
"Portraits and Selfportraits", State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
1982 "The Country's Youth", Manege, Moscow, USSR
1983 The 15th Young Artists' Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia
"7 Artists Group Exhibition", House of Artists, Riga, Latvia
1984 The 6th Painting Triennial of the Baltic Republics, Vilnius Art
Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
"Nature. Environment. Man", St. Peter's Church, Riga, Latvia
The 16th Young Artists' Exhibition, Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia
1985 "Young Artists from Latvia", Kunsthalle, Rostock, DDR
The 12th World-wide Students and Youth Festival Exhibition, Central House of Artists, Moscow, USSR
"Youth _ 85", The Young Artists' Fine Art Exhibition of the
Baltic Republics, Museum of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
1986 "Autumn '86", Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia
1987 "Painters Group Exhibition", Jūrmala, Latvia
"The 7th Painting Triennale of the Baltic Republics", Vilnius, Lithuania
1988 "Post-Traditionalism", Central House of Artists, Moscow, USSR
Painters' Group Exhibition, Gallery Jāņa sēta, Riga, Latvia
"Youth - 88", The Young Artists Fine Art Exhibition of the Baltic Republics Vilnius, Lithuania
1989 "Paintings. I. Iltnere, S. Krastiņa, J. Mitrēvics,
Ģ. Muižnieks, E. Vērpe, A. Zariņa", Art
Museum Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
"Painters Group Exhibition", M. K. Ciurlionis National Art
Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
"Latvian Art", Copenhagen, Denmark
"Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga", Ed. Nakhamkin Fine
Arts Gallery, New York, USA
"Contemporary Art of Latvia", Seoul, South Korea
1990 Exhibition - Action "Gentle Fluctuations", Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga, Latvia
The 1st World-wide Latvian Art Exhibition, State Museum of Art, Museum
of Foreign Art, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
"Latvian Painting", Gallery Astra, Chicago, USA
"Latvian Painting from the 80s", Hotel Hilton, Munich, Germany
1991 "Fiatal Müveszek Rigaból", Contemporary Art
Museum Mücsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
1992 "Baltic States Art Exhibition", Stockholm, Sweden
1993 "Peintures Lettonnes du Xxeme Siecle", Paris, Bordeaux,
Starsbourg, France
1994 "Les Artistes Lettons - Riga", Galerie d'Art Contemporain,
Chamallieres, France
"Contemporary Art from Latvia", Gallery Morphy, Cyprus
1995 "Latvian Art", Museum of Art and Galleries of the North
Arizona University, Arizona, USA
1996 "23 Artistas de Letonia", Sala Millares, Madrid, Spain
1998 The 2nd World-wide Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Art Museum
Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
"Latvian Art", Town Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
1998/1999 "Contemporary Latvian Art", London, Kalais, Lille,
Tours, Lorianne, France
1999 "Picture of the Year", Gallery Asūna, Riga, Latvia
Days of Artists in the Berga bazārs, Riga, Latvia
2000 "The Naked Artist", Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
"Only the Sea", Gallery Asūna, Riga, Latvia
"Looking for Women", Gallery Māksla XO, Riga, Latvia
2001 Biennial in Painting. The Nordic Countries & The Baltic States, Konsthall, Väsby, Sweden
2002 "Gentle Fluctuations", State Museum of Art, Museum of
Foreign Art, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2003 "Abstractionism in the Latvian Painting", State Museum
of Art, Museum of Foreign Art, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2004 The International Painting Triennial, Vilnius Art Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
2005 Art Fair "Art Nocturne Knocke - 2005", Knocke, Belgium
2005-2006 „Latvian Art of the 20 Century Second Part“, Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals
2007 "Carnival“,Gallery Maksla XO, Riga, Latvia
2007 "Contemporary Art From Latvia", European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
2008 Sconfinamenti. Dalla “buona pittura”alla video-art. Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy
AWARDS
1997
Award of the Riga City Council at the Exhibition-Competition "Riga
in Contemporary Art"
1999
Award of Hansabanka at the Exhibition-Competition 'Painting
of the Year" in the gallery ASūna
2000
Award of AirBaltic at the Exhibition-Competition in the
Gallery of the Artist's Union of Latvia
Award of the Riga City Council at the Exhibition-Competition
"Riga in Contemporary Art"
Award of Latvijas Kuģniecība at the Exhibition-Competition
"The Sea" in the Gallery Asūna
2003
Grand Prix of the Year. Artists' Union of Latvia
2007
Culture Prix of the Year, award of the newspaper „Diena“
2008
Gold Medal “Artist of the Year 2007” of Artists' Union of Latvia
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russia
State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
Art Museum of the Artists' Union of Latvia, Riga / Latvia
Georgian Museum of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia
Russian Ministry of Culture, Moscow / Russia
European Central Bank, Frankfurt / Germany