Author: ciemitis + art

Global Latvian Art Exhibition in Riga

Exhibitions, overseas exhibitions, peteris ciemitis, Uncategorized
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Peter Church, Skarnu Iela 19, Riga, Latvia

August 6, 2009

The recently assembled collection of global Latvian diaspora art opens on August 6 at the Peter church in Riga.

Since September 2006, the Global Society for Latvian Art has collaborated with the Valmira regional museum (Valmieras novadpetniecibas muzejs) in organising a large traveling exhibition of Latvian diaporas artworks.  Since the 2008 opening, the show has been traveling to a number of regional museums throughout Latvia, including Gulbene, Valka, Limbazi, Madona and others.

Ciemitis’ work “Pasa Galva” features in the exhibition, which continues until September 2009.

 

Bunbury Biennale 2009

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© 'Parallax' 2008 polyptic, acrylic on canvas Peteris Ciemitis

© ‘Parallax’ 2008 polyptic, acrylic on canvas Peteris Ciemitis

Peter Ciemitis participated in Bunbury Biennale

25 July – 13 September 2009

The Bunbury Biennale was opened by Director, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Dr Stefano Carboni on July 25, 2009.

This exhibition was the ninth in the Biennale series, and included significant works by Jo Darbyshire, Galliano Fardin, Olga Cironis, Janis Nedela, Alex Spremberg, Tony Windberg and Peteris Ciemitis.

Grabowsky portrait arrives at the Ellington Jazz Club

Archibald Prize, Ellington Jazz Club, painting, peteris ciemitis, Uncategorized

May 29, 2009

Following a year long tour of Victoria and New South Wales as part of the Archibald 2008 exhibition, Peteris Ciemitis’ painting ‘GRABOWSKY’  arrived in Western Australia, to take up residence at the Ellington Jazz Club.

On hand to receive the painting into its new home was the work’s subject, Paul Grabowsky (coincidently touring in Perth at the time), and Ellington owner, Graham Wood.

The painting is on loan to the Ellington, and can be seen hanging upstairs at the  Ellington Jazz Club, 191 Beaufort Street, Perth Western Australia http://www.ellingtonjazz.com.au.

 

 

 

Solo Exhibition “Tide”

Exhibitions, jillian ciemitis, photography, portraits, Uncategorized
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© ‘Sax’ photograph Jillian Ciemitis

January 22, 2009

Jillian Ciemitis’ first solo exhibition broke attendance records for the  Ellis House Gallery in Bayswater, Western Australia.  Cited as “being reminiscent of a contemporary Decarava” (Andrei Buters, Perth Voice, 24/01/09), the work attracted extensive aclaim and interest.

The exhibition presented contemplative black and white narratives, counterpointed with reflective images of world renowned Jazz saxophonist Troy Roberts and blues legend Matt Taylor.

Australian Latvian Artists

Exhibitions, Latvian exhibitions, painting, Uncategorized
1.left to right: Dagnija Greste, Dr Vaira Vike-Freiberg,   2.assembled artists at ALMA Book Launch, Customs House, Sydney
Imants Tillers, Isodore Tillers, Peteris Ciemitis
(photograph courtesy Vija Spogis-Erdmanis)

December 27, 2008

A comprehensive 256 page book surveying Latvian artists in Australia, was launched on December 27, 2008 by the former President of Latvia, Dr Vaira Vike-Freiberg, at Customs House, Sydney, Australia.

‘This is a comprehensive collection of works by Latvian artists in Australia.  It lists 103 artists who are either post-war immigrants or descendants of immigrants and includeds biographies and first-person statements.

The text is in English and Latvian and has essays on Latvian culture in Australia.  The artists’ statements and the stories of cultural resettlement alongside the images add an illuminating dimension.

The most well-known artist here is Imants Tillers but works by Uldis Abolins, Peteris Ciemitis, Lidija Dombrovska-Larsen and Peter Dombrovskis also impress.’ Marc McEvoy, Brisbane Times, January 20, 2009.

The book launch was accompanied by an invited exhibition of work (“AL52KD”) by many of the artists surveyed in the publication.  The exhibition, curated by Andra Krumins, featured work by Peteris Ciemitis, Harijs Piekalns, Janis Nedala and Imants Tillers.