Irena Luse

Irena Luse


1948 Born in Riga, Latvia

Education:
1959-1966 J.Rozental's school of Arts, Riga (Latvia)
1966-1972 Art Academy of Latvia, Painting department.
1997 Acquired Degree of Master of Arts

Jobs:

Since 2004 Assistant professor of Painting department, Art Academy of Latvia
Since 1998 Lector of Painting department, Art Academy of Latvia
Since 1995 Assistant of Art Pedagogic department, Art Academy of Latvia
Since 1972 Teacher of painting at the preparatory courses at Art Academy of Latvia
Since 1976 Member of Artist's Union of Latvia
Since 1999 Member of the International Artists’ union “B-13” (1994-2001)


Solo- shows in Latvia:

in “Riga gallery” in 1994,
in gallery “Gila” in 1997,
in Veiherte’s gallery in 1999,
in Art centre of Gulbene in 2001,
in gallery “Maksla XO” in 2003,
in gallery “Maksla XO” in 2007, “Message in blue”

Participation in most significant group exhibitions in recent years:

2008 Pastell exhibition in Jelgava Museum of Art, Latvia
2008 Drawing exhibition in gallery "Maksla XO"
2007 Art exhibition “Bosch carnival” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2007 Exhibition of paintings, of teaching staff of department of painting of Art Academy
of Latvia in gallery “Bastejs”
2007 “Ball” in gallery “M6”
2006 International aquarelle artist exhibition in Kaunus, “Baltic Bridge”, Lithuania
2006 “Viva Mexica” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2006 “Department” in Art Academy of Latvia
2006 Exhibition “Lithographers” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2006 Exhibition “Goija’s carnival” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2005 International aquarelle artist exhibition in Stocholm
2005 The Second Beijing international Biennale, China 2005
2005 “Unpredictable”, group exhibition, Madona’s art museum
2005 “Night serenade” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2005 Exhibition “Lithographers” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2004 “6 from Riga” Latvian aquarelle artist exhibition in Stocholm
2004 “Carnival” in gallery “Maksla XO
2004 Latvian modern art exhibition in Peking, China
2003 Exhibition “Lithographers” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2003 Exhibition of miniatures in “Riga gallery”, Riga
2002 Exhibition “Lithographers” in gallery “Maksla XO”
2002 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens’02", exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
2002 Exhibition of miniatures in “Riga gallery”, Riga
2002 “Europastello” exhibition of contemporary pastel painters of Europe, Italy
2002 International watercolour exhibition “Watercolour, stone, paper” UPSD Art centre,
Istambul, Turkey
2002 “Latvia, Surprising Art from the 20th century”, Stedelijic museum, Zvolle, Neatherlands
2002 Latvian watercolour art exhibition in Pori, Finland
2002 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens’01", exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
2001 Exhibition of Latvian painters’ lithographies in gallery “XO”, Riga
2001 Exhibition of Latvian watercolour paintings in Heidelberg, Germany
2001 “Aquarell International” Kunststatione in Fulda, Germany
2001 Baltic Triennial of watercolour paintings in Klaipeda, Lithuania
2001 Exhibition of miniatures in “Riga gallery”, Riga
2001 International Triennial of watercolour paintings, exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
2000 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens", exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
2000 Exhibition of the staff of the Painting department in Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
1999 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens", exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
1999 International exhibition of watercolour paintings in Klaipeda, Lithuania
1998 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens", exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
1997 Group exhibition of paintings “Greetings to the sun” in gallery “Ciris”, Riga
1997 Exhibition of works of staff of Art Academy in gallery “Bastejs”, Riga
1997 Baltic Triennial of watercolour paintings in exhibition hall “Latvia”, Riga
1997 Group exhibition of paintings “Roses” in gallery “Bastejs”, Riga
1997 International exhibition of Jewish artists in Ben-Uri art society, gallery “Ort-house”, London, UK
1997 Baltic Triennial of watercolour paintings in Klaipeda, Lithuania
1997 Exhibition of Jewish artists of Baltic states in gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius, Lithuania
1997 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens", exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga
1997 Exhibition of International Artists’ Union “B-13” “Remake” in Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
1996 Exhibition of International Artists’ Union “B-13” in gallery “Centrs”, Riga
1996 Exhibition of Latvian watercolour paintings in exhibition hall “Latvia”, Riga
1996 Annual exhibition of visual arts "Rudens", exhibition hall “Latvia”, Riga
1996 Exhibition of International Artists’ Union “B-13” in Art Academy of Latvia, Riga