1981 - born in Riga, Latvia
Lives and works in Shanghai, China

education

2007 - University of the Arts London, Master of Arts, Photojournalism & Documentary Photography
2004 - Shanghai Teachers University, Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and Chinese Literature
2002 - Shanghai Theatre Academy, Theatre Direction
2000 - University of Latvia, Sinology
2000 - Riga No 34. College - Professional diploma in Photography and Printmaking

solo exhibitions

2011 - "in memory of the perfect wife", ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - "Shanghai Lights", Photography Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2005 - "Also in China", House of United Nations, Riga, Latvia

group exhibitions

2012 - ''trace, line, shadow", ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2011 - "Ruby, Roxy and the flaming Lamborghini", Studio Rouge, Shanghai, China
2011 - “Je suis Chinois. Et toi ?”, Galerie Nathalie Gas & Bernard Guillon, Paris, France
2011 - "the hell. the heaven. on the way. in between.", ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2011 - "15 days without You", ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2011 - "Enquête n°1", artparis+guests, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France
2011 - "The Birth of a myth - part II - Art in a state of Alertness", YK Art Space, Shanghai, China
2010 - "The birth of a myth - part I", YK Art Space, Shanghai, China
2010 - "Come, take a walk with me", Yongkang Lu Art, Shanghai, China
2010 - "Police and Her", ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2010 - "Asphalte Concrete", YK Art Space, Shanghai, China
2010 - "Absolute 0:00", Island 6 arts center, ; Shanghai, China
2010 - "Fakirs", Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2009 - "Placebo", Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2009 - “30 Degrees”, Island 6 arts center & Studio Rouge, Shanghai, China
2009 - “Synesthesia”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2009 - “Individual: New Art from Beyond Beijing”, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
2009 - “LEDs animés”, Gallery Twenty-One, Paris, France
2009 - “artparis 09” (Art Fair), Gallery Loft & Gallery Twenty-One Paris, France
2009 - “The Artist Died Yesterday”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Automata”, Island 6 & ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Urban Lust”, Island 6 & ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Fernelmont Contemporary Art, second edition” Festival Fernelmont, Castle of Fenelmont, Belgium
2008 - “Quadrare il Cerchio” (Squaring the Circle), Allegra Ravizza Art Project, Milano, Italy
2008 - “Clouds of Crowds”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2008 - Roma Contemporary Art Fair, Manaart Roma, Italy
2008 - “Zero Gravity”, Sun Gallery, Shanghai, China
2007 - “PlugIT”, Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong-Kong
2007 - "Made in Shanghai", Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2007 - Festival Art Continu, Morocco
2007 - “Made in China", Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2007 - “PlugIT”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2006 - “Life Circle”, LCC, London, UK
2006 - Cable street & the art pavillion (70th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable St), London, UK

other projects

2010 - founder of Yongkang Lu art (experimental spaces in Yongkang road) and YK art space as a main space, Shanghai, China
2008 - co-founder of the art collective "Liu Dao", Shanghai, China