Ilona Šauša

2013 Nordic Culture Point grant in the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme
2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 The Latvian State Culture Capital foundation grants
2002, 2007, 2010 1st prices and awards in International Pottery’s Forum, Skopin/ Russia
2007 Award of Latvian embassy in IV Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art “Illusions and Reality” / Uzbekistan
2005 Award of French enterprise “Akson Cable”
2005 Grant of NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary, Sweden

My focal idea emphasizes the importance of beauty as an enduring quality expressed in art, music, dance, and philosophy, in providing impulses for the community. I am interested in showing movement in time and the moment when the time is stopped. I depict in it human, animal or other bodies from abstract stylization till realistic torso. I depict in it human, animal or other bodies and torsos.

Participated more than 200 exhibitions since 1985 in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Byelorussia, Russia, Germany, Sweden, France, Finland, Uzbekistan, Poland and Greece.
Solo exhibitions
2012 Ceramic exposition “Cats. Mummies. Couturiers”, Utena / Lithuania
2009 Ceramic exhibition “Nontextile Clothes” The House of Latvian Unity, Daugavpils
2007 “Water, Water Around…”, Latgales Art and Craft Centre, Līvāni, Daugavpils University and Duseti Art Gallery/Lithuania
2006 “Riders”, Gallery “Istaba”, Riga
2004 “MaFo – LaFo”, studio “Artelis”, Riga
2003 Action and video film “It is neither Nike, nor Aphrodite”, France enterprise “Axon Cable”, Daugavpils
1998 Personal exhibition in the salon "Māra", Daugavpils
Activities 2012 Management of the Animation workshop in the Daugavpils Clay art centre
2009, 2007 International Symposium of Daugavpils Universities “Human. Colour. Nature. Music.” with ceramic master class, Daugavpils, Krāslava
2008 International Ceramic Pleinair in Berkenele, Daugavpils distr.
International Ceramic Pleinair “Flying of the Thought”, Rezekne
2007 International Forum of Pottery, Skopin/ Russia
„Artic Art Week” Kakslauttanen/Finland
International Ceramic Pleinair “Art – ЖЫЖАЛЬ: мастер-класс”, Bobruisk/ Byelorussia
Snow Sculptures Festival, Latgales Art and Craft Centre, Līvāni
2005 X International Fire Sculptures Festival “Sign”, Vilnius / Lituania
Workshop in France enterprise “Axon Cable”, Montmirall/ France
“Transitions and Dissolution, Art in Nature”, Rydal, Alingsas/ Sweden
2004-2001 International Art Festival “Slovjanskij Bazar”, Vitebsk/ Byelorussia
2003 Musical performance “Dedication to Armstrong” during VII International Jazz festivity in Daugavpils
2002 International Forum of Pottery’s, Scopin/ Russia
Traineeship in the ceramics, Program Leonardo da Vinci, Malaga/ Spain
International symposium of pottery “Akminīši”, Rezekne district
2002, 2001 I, II Symposium Large Form Ceramics Sculpture “Ola”, Līvāni
2001 Sculptures of fire, Daugavpils
2001, 1998 I, III Action of contemporary arts in Berkenele, Daugavpils distr.
Select exhibitions
2012, 2009 International Baltic ceramic exposition “Spring”, Kauņa / Lithuania
2011 “Women about love” M. Shagall Art centre, Vitebsk, Belorussia
„Added Value” Daugavpils Clay art centre
2011, 2009 “Reduction” Baltic ceramic exposition, Kauņa / Lithuania
2010 „Positive art” Daugavpils city council
„Clay bowl” Congress Palace, Riga
2009 II International exposition of applied art „Signs in folk art”, the Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum in Riga
2009 Ceramic sculptures for Garden “From bricks to…” The House of Latvian Unity, Daugavpils
5th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial “Know How”
“Self-portrait” Artist House, Riga
International ceramic’s exposition “Pavasaris”, Kauņa / Lithuania
2008 8. International Biennale of Ceramic „Wind” Warszawa/ Poland
2007 ILLUSIONS AND REALITY IV Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art / Uzbekistan
Exposition of International Ceramic Pleinair “Art – ЖЫЖАЛЬ”, Bobruisk, Mogilev, Minsk / Byelorussia
„Ugunsputni” Exposition in International Art Festival „Slovjanskij Bazar” Vitebsk/ Byelorussia
2006 “Gleina”- travelling Latvian and Belorussians exposition, Vitebsk, Minsk, Gomel, Mogilev/ Bolt Russia Daugavpils, Jēkabpils, Madona / Latvia
In the frames of 42 International Academy of Ceramic Assemble Exposition “Brick” in St. Peter church and Latvian Folks Art Exposition in the Latvian Ethnographic Open-air Museum in Riga
International Folks Art Exposition BALTIC 2006, Congress Palace, Riga
2005 Studio “Latgale” 25 anniversary exhibitions Daugavpils, Livani, Jasmuiza
French graphic artist and 4 Latvian ceramists exhibition in 4th Graphics Biennale in “L’Atrium”, Chaville, Paris suburb / France
2004-1999 "Miniature" in Dusetos Art gallery/ Lithuania
2004 “Little It Is Nice”, “Gallery of Riga”
2003 Exposition “Autumn”, Gallery “Arsenal”, Riga
DRAA exhibition, International Conference “Art of Mark Rothko”, Daugavpils
2002 International Pothers Forum in Skopin, Rjazanskij distr./Russia
2001 “Paper”, Ice pales in Daugavpils
1999 DRAA exposition, Gallery of Art House, Riga
DRAA exposition, Kauna, Zarasi, Duseti/ Lithuania
DRAA exposition, Ribnic – Damgarten/ Germany

Grants and awards
2013 Nordic Culture Point grant in the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme
2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 The Latvian State Culture Capital foundation grants
2002, 2007, 2010 1st prices and awards in International Pottery’s Forum, Skopin/ Russia
2007 Award of Latvian embassy in IV Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art “Illusions and Reality” / Uzbekistan
2005 Award of French enterprise “Akson Cable”
2005 Grant of NIFCA, Nordic Institute for Contemporary, Sweden

Languages Latvian - native, Russian - fluently, English, Spain - colloquial speech
Interests Contemporary art, folklore, singing, literature, traveling, Argentinean tango