JANA BRIKE |
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| Born in August 29, 1980 Lives and works in Riga, Latvia |
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EDUCATION |
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2003-05
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Art Academy of Latvia Riga, Latvia Figurative painting Master class |
| 1999-03 | Art Academy of Latvia Riga, Latvia Painting department, Bachelor course |
| 1991-98 | J.Rozental Riga Art secondary school |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2020 | Flower, Fire, & Fallen Star, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA |
| 2018 | Sea of Change, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA; curated by Distinction Gallery |
| Summer of the Wild Wallflower, Gallery House, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2017 | The Ebbs and Flows of Heartblood, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA |
| Savage Eden, Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Manila, Philippines | |
| 2016 | Superabundance of Ordinary Being, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| About a Girl, Gallery of the Youth, Kyoto, Japan | |
| 2015 | Anatomy of Innocence, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2014 | After The End of Time, FB69 Gallery, Muenster, Germany |
| 2013 | My Parallel Lives, Maksla XO Gallery, Riga, Latvia |
| Songs of Purity, Distinction gallery, San Diego, California, USA | |
| 2012 | Winter of Love, Mondo Pop gallery, Rome, Italy |
| 2011 | Milk and Blood, Maksla XO, Riga, Latvia |
| Voyage Inside, Curly Tale Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| Book of Taboo, Distinction Gallery, San Diego, CA | |
| 2010 | Science of Sleep, White Piano House, Sigulda, Latvia |
| The Lost Children, Distinction Gallery, San Diego, CA | |
| 2007 | Playground, Bastejs, Riga, Latvia |
| 2005 | Firebird Seekers, Convent Yard, Riga, Latvia |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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| 2018 | Art Collectors Starter Kit, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 13th Annual BLAB Exhibition, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA; curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | |
| Ephemeral, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA; curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | |
| New Romantics, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| East Meets West, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2017 | 12th Annual BLAB Exhibition, Corpo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Small Works, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | |
| Lush, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | |
| Animal Kingdom, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA | |
| 2016 | The Hours of Silence, Gallery House, Toronto, Canada |
| Femme to Femme Fatale, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA; co-curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | |
| Amethyst, Arch Enemy Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 11th annual BLAB, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Suggestivism, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA; co-curated by Nathan Spoor | |
| Small Works, BeinArt Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | |
| Selfie, Stephanie Chefas gallery, Portland, OR | |
| 2015 | Don't Wake Daddy X, Feinkunst Kruger Gallery; curated by Heiko Muller, Hamburg, Germany |
| 13th Hour, Last Rites gallery, New York, NY | |
| Les Petit Fours, co-curated by Friends of Leon Gallery and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Sydney, Australia | |
| The BLAB! Show, Copro gallery, Los Angeles, CA; curated Monte Beauchamp | |
| Ephemeral: erritory of Girls, Jiro Miura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Storybook, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA; co-curated by the Warholian's Michael Cuffe | |
| Inevitably Imperfect, Vinyl on Vinyl gallery, Manila, Philippines; curated by Dan Barry and Dexter Sy | |
| Golden, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Floating Intersections, Pink Zeppelin Gallery, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2014 | Milk, Secret Fresh Gallery, Manila, Philippines |
| Mysterium Cosmographicum, Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York | |
| Small Indignities, Red Truck Gallery, New Orleans, LA | |
| Welcome to the Dreamtime, Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York | |
| Suggestivism, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Nathan Spoor | |
| The BLAB! Show, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; curated Monte Beauchamp | |
| Metro Show 2014, Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York | |
| 2013 | Something Wicked This Way Comes, Cella Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Stephanie Chefas |
| Draw, Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | |
| Inevitably Imperfect, Artery Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand; curated by Dan Barry | |
| Painted Sound, Flower Pepper Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2012 | Anomalies, BeinArt Collective; Copro gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| The BLAB! Show, Copro gallery, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Monte Beauchamp | |
| Go with the Flow, Lucca, Italy; curated by Elena Girelli | |
| Taboo, BeinArt Collective; Last Rites gallery, New York, NY | |
| Vending Art Machine, ficina 36; Barcelona, Spain; Maksla XO Gallery | |
| This is So Contemporary, Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, Canada; curated by Daniela De Giorgi Petkovic | |
| Closeup of pop-surrealism and Urban Art, Miomao gallery, Perugia, Italy | |
| 2011 | Krampus Show, Curly Tale Gallery, Chicago, IL; curated by Monte Beauchamp |
| Taetrum et Dulce, Mondo Pop Gallery, Rome, Italy; curated by Dan Barry and David Vecchiato | |
| The BLAB! Show, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Monte Beauchamp | |
| Beyond Black and White, National Library of St Petersburg, Russia | |
| Sanrio For Smiles, Mi Japan, Chiostri dell'Umanitaria, Milan; curated by Christian Gancitano | |
| The BLAB! Show, Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA; curated by Monte Beauchamp | |
| 2010 | Subtleties of Character, WWA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Comfort me Again, Experimental Station Laimdota, Contemporary Music and Art Festival, Cesis, Latvia. Curated by Daiga Kruze | |
| Horrorwood, WWA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Jest in Time, The Phylogenesis of Clowns, Distinction Gallery, San Diego, CA | |
| 2009 | Unbearable Freedom, White Night 2009 Festival, Riga, Latvia |
| The Dark Arts Laboratory, Slazds, Riga, Latvia | |
| European cities in the paintings of Latvian artists II, ASuna Gallery, Riga and in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the EU, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Good-bye cruel world!, Gallery Alma, Riga, Latvia | |
| Purity, Creative Space Tasty, Riga, Latvia | |
| 2008 | Exhibition of Contemporary Latvian Art, Consulate of Latvia, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Painting of the Year, ASuna Gallery, Riga, Latvia | |
| Autumn 080808, I am Georgian!, Latvian Artist Union, Riga, Latvia | |
| Time, Helsinki, Finland; organized by ASuna Gallery | |
| Take Your Time, Strelnieku street, Riga, Latvia; curated by Inga Bunkse | |
| Cameo II, Art Garden Gallery, Riga, Latvia | |
| European Cities in the Paintings of Latvian Artists, The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the EU, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Apgaztais prieks, Gallery Mans's, Jekabpils, Latvia | |
| 2007 | Painting of the Year, ASuna Gallery, Riga, Latvia |
| Everything is White, Laipa, Valmiera, Latvia | |
| Myth about..., Consulate General of Latvia, St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Plein air of Ropazi 2007, Ropazi, Latvia | |
| Silence, Open Air Museum of Ventspils,Ventspils, Latvia | |
| Art & Soul, auction in aid of the Demelza Hospice Care of Children,Tunbridge Wells, UK | |
| 2006 | Bounded transference, Gallery Mans's, Jekabpils, Latvia |
| Autumn 2006, Latvian Artist Union, Railway Museum, Riga, Latvia | |
| My Tender Beast, Art Garden Gallery, Riga, Latvia | |
| Mondo Lettone. Made in Italy, Bose Marina, Sardinia, Italy | |
| Contemporary Women Artists, Kreishaus, Giterslo region, Germany | |
| Human, Riga Art and Design College, Riga, Latvia | |
| Tra i colori del Carnevale, Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, Italy | |
| Latvian Contemporary Painting, Castle of Jekabpils, Jekabpils, Latvia |
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| L'Eros degli Artisti da Est a Ovest, Priapeide 2006, San Maurizio square, Venice, Italy | |
| 2005 | Painting of the Year, ASuna Gallery, Riga, Latvia |
| Cafe Art Exhibition, RTBiz, Edinburgh, UK | |
| Surprising Academy, La Serre, Saint-Etienne, France | |
| Portrait of a Flower, Carrousell, Riga, Latvia | |
| Latvian Contemporary Painting, ANO House, Riga, Latvia | |
| Sguardo ad est, Sala Delegazione Comunale and Salone Parrochiale, Sardinia, Italy | |
| Gli Amici Artisti per Le Bambine di Kalitala, Sotheby's auction, Sabera Foundation, Milan, Italy | |
| Tre pittrici lettoni, Venice Biennale 51, Venice, Italy | |
| Exhibition of Latvian art, Institute of I.Repin, St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Dreaming of something, New Realms, London, UK | |
| L'eros Degli Artisti, Smallbobcafe, Lawrence, Italy | |
| 2004 | Cameo, Art Garden Gallery, Riga, Latvia |
| Opening exhibition, New Realms, London, UK | |
| Exhibition of Latvian Academy of Art, University of Art and design, Helsinki, Finland | |
| I Fumi Cotti di Ripe San Ginesio 2004, San Ginesio, Italy | |
| Six Ways to Dream, ART ID Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, UK | |
| Absolute Things, Art Garden Gallery, Riga, Latvia | |
| Plein air, Ropazi, Latvia | |
| Boheme House Gallery, London, UK | |
| ART house, Tunbridge Wells and London, England | |
| European Commission, Brussels | |
| That Inside You, Valmiera, Latvia | |
| 2003 | Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia |
| 2002 | Autostop, Riga, Latvia |
| 1998 | Latvian Artists Union, Riga, Latvia |
| 1997 | Contemporary Painting, Vecriga, Riga, Latvia |
| 1996 | Plein air and Exhibition of Young Artists, Minsk, Belarus |
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ART FAIRS |
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| 2018 | PULSE Miami, William Baczek Fine Arts, Miami, FL |
| 2017 | PULSE Miami, William Baczek Fine Arts, Miami, FL |
| 2013 | PULSE New York, independent curator Stephen Romano, New York, NY |
| 2012 | The Metro Show Art Fair; with independent curator Stephen Romano, New York, NY |
| Preview Berlin Art Fair, Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2009 | Art Zurich 2009, Switzerland |
| International Contemporary Art Fair Europ'ART, Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Bridge Art Fair, New York, NY | |
| 2008 | Lineart Art Fair, Art Garden Gallery, Gent, Belgium |
| International Contemporary Art Fair Europ'ART, Geneva, Switzerland | |
| The Art Now Fair, Hotel 30/30, New York, NY | |
| The Art EXPO Fair, New York, NY | |
| ART Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria | |
| 2007 | Art International Zurich, Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Brighton Art Fair, Gallery Rhapsody House, Brighton, UK | |
| 2006 | Art Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2003 | StArt, Strasburg, Switzerland |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| 2018 | Harris, Bella. "Sea of Change: Exclusive Interviews with Jana Brike + Art Collector Ken Hakura," Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, November 30. |
| 2015 | "Jana Brike - Painting Adolescence to Make Peace with Her Own," Buzzworthy (blog). |
| Cadilhac, Julie. "Jana Brike: Le Trait Poetique d'une Lettone Talentuese," BSC News.fr, June 4. (France) | |
| 2014 | Spoor, Nathan. "Behind the Scenes of 'After the End of Time': Exclusive Interview with Jana Brike," HI FRUCTOSE, Aug 29. |
| "Jana Brike," The Mother Artist Project (blog), June 11. | |
| "Interview with Jana Brike," Hypocritedesign Magazine, Jan 7. | |
| 2012 | Chappell, Scott."Painter Jana Brike," Stated Magazine. |
