Sigita Daugule
The artist is well known and recognized in Latvia, internationally best known for her solo and group exhibitions in Austria and Germany.
In 1998 graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia with Masters degree in Art at the department of Monumental Painting, workshop of I. Zarins and A. Naumovs.
1999-2000 awarded with “KulturKontakt” Austria scholarship to live and work in Vienna.
2008 awarded “Painting of the Year” in a contest by “Swedbank” and “Agija Sūna Art Gallery”.
2010 awarded quartier 21 scholarship to work at the Museums Quartier in Vienna. Artists’ works are exhibited in “Seywald” gallery in Salzburg and “Ulrike Hrobsky gallery” in Vienna.
2012 nominated for the “Purvītis Award” for her exhibition “Facades and Structures” in “Riga Art Space”.
Works in collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art and “Swedbank” collection of contemporary art.
Author of the book on painter Jānis Liepiņš (1894-1964).
Curriculum Vitae
Born: 19.02.1971 in Riga
Member of the Artist's Union of Latvia since 1998.
Education:
1995 - 1998 Art Academy of Latvia, Class of Mural Painting
1996 - 1998 Art Academy of Latvia, Masters Programme
1992 - 1996 Art Academy of Latvia, Bachelors Programme
Solo Exhibitions:
2020 "Painting" Art Station Dubulti, Jurmala, Latvia
2019 Gallery Kunstraum, Vienna, Austria (together with Vineta Kaulača)
2018 Idillic peace. Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2017 Full Moon. Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2017 One room. Mark Rotko Art center, Daugavpils, Latvia
2016 Safari. Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2015 Paintings. Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2013 Gallery Ulrike Hrobsky, Vienna, Austria
2012 Riga City exhibition Hall Art Space Riga, Riga, Latvia
2011 Gallery Seywald, Salzburg, Austria
2010 Showroom for Young Art. Gallery Ulrike Hrobsky, Vienna, Austria
2009 Gallery A.Suna, Riga, Latvia
2009 Galerie Malmede - Kunst, Cologne, Germany
2008 Kunstsalon Franz Leuwer, Bremen, Germany
2008 Galerie Malmede - Kunst, Cologne, Germany
2007 Galerie Malmede - Kunst, Cologne, Germany
2007 Kunstsalon Franz Leuwer, Bremen, Germany
2006 Gallery Alpha, Vienna, Austria
2005 Kunstsalon Franz Leuwer, Bremen, Germany
2004 As part of the project compilation 2112 m Europe, Galerie am Hauptplatz, Hainburg, Austria
2004 Artists' Union of Latvia gallery
2002 Gallery Čiris, Riga, Latvia
2001 Gallery Alpha, Vienna, Austria
2001 Gallery Čiris, Riga, Latvia
2000 Gallery Čiris, Riga, Latvia
2000 Gallery A.Suna, Riga, Latvia
1999 Gallery Korotan, Vienna, Austria
1999 KulturKontakt Gastateliers, Vienna, Austria
1999 Gallery Čiris, Riga, Latvia
1998 Gallery Čiris, Riga, Latvia
Group Exhibitions (selected):
2019 ''Location/Dislocation. Between remembering and forgetting'' Art Station Dubulti, Jūrmala,Latvia
2019 ''Location/Dislocation. Between remembering and forgetting'' Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
2019 ''Couples'' Mūkuslas Art salon, Riga, Latvia
2019 ''Fear Not'' Mukusala Art Salon, Riga, Latvia.
2018 100 in Latvian Art, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
2016 Barricades 25 - Autumn 2015. Baltic nations artist exhibition, Latvian Artists union gallery, Riga
2015 “IMAGO MUNDI” LUCIANO BENETTON COLLECTION, CINIFOUNDATION, Venice, Italy
2015 START AT SAATCHI GALLERY. Gallery Bastejs, London, England
2014 Transfers. Joyart, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
2014 Kelias/Ceļš/Kett. Travelling exhibition of the artists of Baltic states - gallery Arka in Vilnius, Lithuania, gallery of the Artist's Union of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, Pärnu Museum in Pärnu, Estonia
2014 Latvian Contemporary Painting. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art center, Daugavpils, Latvia
2013 Latvian Art. Exhibition of Latvian Contemporary Art, Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland
2012 Such a Place Latvia/Takie miejsce – Łotwa. Gallery Bielska BWA, Bielsko Biala, Poland
2012 Exposition of Latvian Artist's Union at International Art Salon "CDH-2012". Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia (Catalogue)
2011 Is It That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence? Exhibition of Latvian Contemporary Art, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia
2011 Dense space. Works from the collection of Dr. Guntis Belevics, Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia (Catalogue)
2011 By the Amber Sea. Latvian National Museum of Art collection, Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia (Catalogue)
2010 Viecherei. Gallery Ulrike Hrobsky, Vienna, Austria
2008 European Cities in the Paintings of Latvian Artists. European Commission Representation of Latvia, Brussels, Belgium (Catalogue)
2006 Lebenslust. Gallery derKunstraum, Vienna, Austria
2005 Wind Art festival 2005. Sangaksan, Sangmori, South Jejugun, South Korea (Catalogue)
2005 Stilla kaos – Förgänglighet. Rydals Museum, Sweden
2004 Still life. The 20th - 21st Centuries. In the Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2004 International art project "Tourist City". Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany (Catalogue)
2003 Autumn 2003: Private space. In the Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2003 76eme Salon de Lyon et Sud - Est, Palais des expositions, Lyon, France (Catalogue)
2003 Invasion of Latvian Art in Tartu. Exhibition of young Latvian artists in the library of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
2003 Abstractionism in Latvian Painting. In the Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2002 Reaction. Exhibition of young Latvian artists in the Central Bank of Rheinland - Pfalz and Saarland, Mainz, Germany (Catalogue)
2001 Autumn 2001. In the Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
2001 Metropolis. Riga. Multimedia art exhibition in Riga Stock Exchange building (Catalogue)
2000 Autumn 2000. In the Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
1998 Autumn 98. In the Exhibition Hall of the National museum of Art Arsenāls, Riga, Latvia
Since 1994 has taken part at more than 60 exhibitions in Latvia, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Estonia, France, Sweden, Belgium, South Korea, Russia, Poland.
Scholarships and professional activities
2010 Quartier 21 scholarship in Museumqartier, Vienna, Austria
2007 Scholarship of Kulturkapitala fonds in Riga, Latvia
2006 Scholarship of Kulturkapitala fonds in Riga, Latvia
2003 The Second International Plain Air in Urban Environment, Valmiera, Latvia
2002 Scholarship of Kulturkapitala funds in Riga, Latvia
2001 Artist in residence in Künstlerhaus Lukas, Stiftung Kulturfonds, Ahrenshoop, Germany
2000 Scholarship of KulturKontakt Austria
1999 International Artists' Colony MMM ART in Medana, Slovenia
1999 Artist in residence at KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna, Austria
1997/1996 Summer camps for creative youth in Borl, Slovenia
Awards:
2008 "Painting of the year" prize of the "Swedbank" in cooperation wirth the gallery ASuna
2000 Prize at the competition of Agency Riga 800, Riga, Latvia
1998 Prize at the competiotion "Riga in contemporary art", Riga, Latvia
Public collections:
The Latvian National State Museum of Art
Collection of Modern Art of Swedbank
Works are in private collections in Latvia, Germany, Austria, Malta, Slovenia, Estonia, the USA, England and Netherlands.
Publications
Dace Lamberga, Laima Slava ''Sigita Daugule'', monograph, 284 pages, Publishing house Neputns,2017, Riga, Latvia
Sigita Daugule ''Jānis Liepiņš'', monograph, 120 pages, Publishing house Neputns, 2015, Riga, Latvia