{"id":7,"date":"2024-09-07T09:38:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-09-22T08:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:35:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d4736 e-grid e-con-full wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3d4736\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aad855 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9aad855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1e63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd1e63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Body, emotion, memory and vulnerability\u200b<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9b2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb9b2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"405\">My practice is rooted in figurative painting and the human body as a carrier of experience, tension and personal stories. I also work with installation and materials that introduce unpredictability into the process.<\/p><p data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"599\">My original Micopainting technique uses forest mushrooms as an artistic medium. Their organic traces become part of figurative works or develop into more abstract, material-based compositions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9ccd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea9ccd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View my CV: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Zoja-Golubeva-CV-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CV LINK (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe06fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbe06fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/export_Z9A6525-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb29100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eb29100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b91e7 e-con-full e-grid wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0b91e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d36512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d36512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4348-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b75bba e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b75bba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d61a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d61a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What remains within us<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3dba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3dba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"877\">My work grows from personal experience, but reaches beyond the personal. I am interested in what remains within us after an experience has passed: emotion, tension, vulnerability, desire, fear, and the stories we carry through the body.<\/p><p data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"877\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1150\">The body in my work is not simply a subject, but a place where experience accumulates and leaves its traces. I return to these themes because they are rarely simple or resolved. What interests me is not explanation, but the moment when something internal becomes visible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d464f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d464f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0f8ee e-grid e-con-full wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e0f8ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908f9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"908f9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a1f6e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71a1f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0839b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0839b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2025<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Audience Choice Award, Grata Prize competition \u201cGOLDEN AGE\u201d, Galeria Museum LV un Grata JJ, Latvia<br data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"230\" \/><strong>2018<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Award for the project \u201cColorful Christmas Tree\u201d in the project selection competition of the public space object festival \u201cChristmas Tree Path\u201d, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"395\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/><strong>2017<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Winner of the \u201cLatvia State Forest Contest in Art\u201d competition, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"480\" \/><strong>2017<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Object \u201cAURORA\u201d received the Visitors Affection Award, the main award of the festival, 7th Festival of Spatial Objects \u201cThe Way Through the Christmas Trees\u201d, Riga, Latvia<\/p><p><strong>2012<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Award for pastel technique\u2019s portrait, group exhibition \u201cTalents 2012\u201d, Riga Russian House, Riga, Latvia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369be6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"369be6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac5dd6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ac5dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4523640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4523640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2014-2018<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Latvian Academy of Art, BA in Visual Arts, Painting, Riga, Latvia<br \/><strong>2017<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Academy of Fine Arts in Krak\u00f3w (ERASMUS+), Painting, Textile and Public Space Objects, Krak\u00f3w, Poland<br \/><strong>2001-2007<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0University of Latvia, Master\u2019s Degree in Management and Marketing, Riga, Latvia<br \/><strong>1996-1999<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Riga Technical University, Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Entrepreneurship and Management, Riga, Latvia<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Additional Training<\/strong><br \/><strong>2010-2015<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Drawing and Painting Studio of Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov, Riga, Latvia<br \/><strong>2010-2011<\/strong>,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Interior Decoration Studies, Baltic International Academy Design School, Riga, Latvia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a43735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a43735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exhibitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e41ec e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09e41ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca00a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca00a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"84\"><strong>Solo &amp; Duo Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"84\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"357\"><strong>2026<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8220;As if we had nothing to be afraid of&#8221;, MuseumLV &amp; Grata JJ, Riga, Latvia. Duo exhibition with Denis Evin<br data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"218\" \/><strong>2025<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Unveiled Nude&#8221;, Art Gallery NoSaints, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"296\" \/><strong>2016<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Impressions&#8221;, ArtStudio No. 1 Gallery, Riga, Latvia<\/p><p data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"357\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\"><strong>Group Exhibitions Abroad<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\"><strong>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u201cEurope Culture Season\u201d, CCAA, Chengdu, China<br data-start=\"3459\" data-end=\"3462\" \/><strong>2019 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> Photo Exhibition of Public Space Objects \u201cThe Story of the Riga Fir Tree\u201d, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium<br data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3587\" \/><strong>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u201cHeterotopia\u201d, ASP Painting Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland<br data-start=\"3669\" data-end=\"3672\" \/><strong>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> Drawing Studio No. 4 Exhibition, Drugie Pietro Gallery, Krakow, Poland<br data-start=\"3751\" data-end=\"3754\" \/><strong>2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> International Summer Plein Air Exhibition \u201cAs It Comes\u201d \/ \u201cKaip Tas Ivyko\u201d, Pamenkalnio Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\"><strong>Group Exhibitions in Latvia<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3880\"><strong>2025<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cChengdu. Palette of Impressions\u201d, House of Science, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"421\" \/><strong>2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cThe Golden Age\u201d, MuseumLV &amp; Grata JJ, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"484\" \/><strong>2025<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Art Salon \u201cPerspective\u201d, Masa Studija Gallery, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"560\" \/><strong>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cKulturslanis\u201d, Viskali, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"609\" \/><strong>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Art Riga Fair 2024, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"653\" \/><strong>2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Art Salon \u201cWorn Dreams\u201d, Masa Studija Gallery, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"724\" \/><strong>2022<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibition of Laureates of the Latvian State Forest Scholarship in Art, Jaunmoku Palace, Latvia<br data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"831\" \/><strong>2021 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cThe Other Side of Art\u201d, 8th European Professional Puppet Art Festival, Latvian Railway History Museum, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"959\" \/><strong>2019<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cUntitled\u201d, Alumni Exhibition of the Art Academy of Latvia, Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1065\" \/><strong>2019<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 International Painting Competition Exhibition \u201cMarina 2019. Storm\u201d, Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala, Latvia<br data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1181\" \/><strong>2018<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cYoung Talents for Latvia\u2019s Centenary\u201d, competition exhibition, Ministry of Finance \/ VAS Latvijas Loto \/ Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1334\" \/><strong>2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cArt Autonomy\u201d, SEB Painting Competition Exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1434\" \/><strong>2018<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibition in Memory of Holocaust Victims, Riga Synagogue, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1517\" \/><strong>2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Art Academy of Latvia Bachelor\u2019s Exhibition in Painting, Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1620\" \/><strong>2017<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Latvian State Forest Art Competition Exhibition, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1693\" \/><strong>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201c100 Years After the Revolution\u201d, Artists\u2019 Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1777\" \/><strong>2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cColour Dance\u201d, ArtStudio No. 1 Gallery, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1839\" data-end=\"1842\" \/><strong>2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> X International Plein Air Exhibition \u201cFlight of Thought\u201d, Rezekne, Latvia<br data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1927\" \/><strong>2016<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cOpen Days\u201d, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"1987\" \/><strong>2016<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cThe Seasons\u201d, painting and dolls exhibition, Pop Up Gallery, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2073\" \/><strong>2016<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cArt Days 2016. Self-Portrait. Identity\u201d, Artists\u2019 Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2173\" \/><strong>2016<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 SEB Painting Competition Exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2257\" \/><strong>2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cSpring Constellation\u201d, Wooden Riga Museum, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2325\" \/><strong>2015 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> SEB Painting Competition Exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2409\" \/><strong>2015 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> International Summer Plein Air Exhibition \u201cAs It Comes\u201d, KAR \/ Kuldiga Artists\u2019 Residence, Kuldiga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2524\" data-end=\"2527\" \/><strong>2015<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cOpen Days\u201d, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2587\" \/><strong>2015<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Jazeps Pigoznis Prize, \u201cThe Best Latvian Landscape Painting\u201d, competition exhibition, Preili Culture House, Preili, Latvia<br data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2721\" \/><strong>2015<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Jazeps Pigoznis Prize, \u201cThe Best Latvian Landscape Painting\u201d, competition exhibition, St. Peter\u2019s Church, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"2851\" \/><strong>2015<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cWith Love\u201d, Classic Art Gallery Antonia, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2917\" \/><strong>2014<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibition of Students of Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov\u2019s Studios, N. Zadornov Library, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3035\" \/><strong>2014 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cOnly These Windows! or White Night\u201d, Imanta Culture House, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"3116\" data-end=\"3119\" \/><strong>2014 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cWomen\u2019s Day. Followers and Vladimir Kozin\u201d, Happy Art Museum, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"3203\" data-end=\"3206\" \/><strong>2012 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cTalents 2012\u201d, Riga Russian House, Riga, Latvia<br data-start=\"3263\" data-end=\"3266\" \/><strong>2012 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Exhibition of Students of Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov\u2019s Studios, Gallery Z7, Riga, Latvia<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490dcb3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"490dcb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Body, emotion, memory and vulnerability My practice is rooted in figurative painting and the human body as a carrier of experience, tension and personal stories. I also work with installation and materials that introduce unpredictability into the process. My original Micopainting technique uses forest mushrooms as an artistic medium. Their organic traces become part of figurative works or develop into more abstract, material-based compositions. View my CV: CV LINK (PDF) What remains within us My work grows from personal experience, but reaches beyond the personal. I am interested in what remains within us after an experience has passed: emotion, tension, vulnerability, desire, fear, and the stories we carry through the body. \u00a0 The body in my work is not simply a subject, but a place where experience accumulates and leaves its traces. I return to these themes because they are rarely simple or resolved. What interests me is not explanation, but the moment when something internal becomes visible. AWARDS 2025,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Audience Choice Award, Grata Prize competition \u201cGOLDEN AGE\u201d, Galeria Museum LV un Grata JJ, Latvia2018,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Award for the project \u201cColorful Christmas Tree\u201d in the project selection competition of the public space object festival \u201cChristmas Tree Path\u201d, Riga, Latvia2017,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Winner of the \u201cLatvia State Forest Contest in Art\u201d competition, Riga, Latvia2017,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Object \u201cAURORA\u201d received the Visitors Affection Award, the main award of the festival, 7th Festival of Spatial Objects \u201cThe Way Through the Christmas Trees\u201d, Riga, Latvia 2012,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Award for pastel technique\u2019s portrait, group exhibition \u201cTalents 2012\u201d, Riga Russian House, Riga, Latvia education 2014-2018\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Latvian Academy of Art, BA in Visual Arts, Painting, Riga, Latvia2017\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Academy of Fine Arts in Krak\u00f3w (ERASMUS+), Painting, Textile and Public Space Objects, Krak\u00f3w, Poland2001-2007\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0University of Latvia, Master\u2019s Degree in Management and Marketing, Riga, Latvia1996-1999\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Riga Technical University, Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Entrepreneurship and Management, Riga, Latvia \u00a0 Additional Training2010-2015\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Drawing and Painting Studio of Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov, Riga, Latvia2010-2011,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Interior Decoration Studies, Baltic International Academy Design School, Riga, Latvia Exhibitions Solo &amp; Duo Exhibitions \u00a0 2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8220;As if we had nothing to be afraid of&#8221;, MuseumLV &amp; Grata JJ, Riga, Latvia. Duo exhibition with Denis Evin2025 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Unveiled Nude&#8221;, Art Gallery NoSaints, Riga, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Impressions&#8221;, ArtStudio No. 1 Gallery, Riga, Latvia \u00a0 Group Exhibitions Abroad \u00a0 2025 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cEurope Culture Season\u201d, CCAA, Chengdu, China2019 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Photo Exhibition of Public Space Objects \u201cThe Story of the Riga Fir Tree\u201d, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cHeterotopia\u201d, ASP Painting Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Drawing Studio No. 4 Exhibition, Drugie Pietro Gallery, Krakow, Poland2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 International Summer Plein Air Exhibition \u201cAs It Comes\u201d \/ \u201cKaip Tas Ivyko\u201d, Pamenkalnio Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania \u00a0 Group Exhibitions in Latvia \u00a0 2025 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cChengdu. Palette of Impressions\u201d, House of Science, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2025 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Golden Age\u201d, MuseumLV &amp; Grata JJ, Riga, Latvia2025 \u00a0 \u00a0 Art Salon \u201cPerspective\u201d, Masa Studija Gallery, Riga, Latvia2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cKulturslanis\u201d, Viskali, Riga, Latvia2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Art Riga Fair 2024, Riga, Latvia2024 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Art Salon \u201cWorn Dreams\u201d, Masa Studija Gallery, Riga, Latvia2022 \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibition of Laureates of the Latvian State Forest Scholarship in Art, Jaunmoku Palace, Latvia2021 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Other Side of Art\u201d, 8th European Professional Puppet Art Festival, Latvian Railway History Museum, Riga, Latvia2019 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cUntitled\u201d, Alumni Exhibition of the Art Academy of Latvia, Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga, Latvia2019 \u00a0 \u00a0 International Painting Competition Exhibition \u201cMarina 2019. Storm\u201d, Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala, Latvia2018 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cYoung Talents for Latvia\u2019s Centenary\u201d, competition exhibition, Ministry of Finance \/ VAS Latvijas Loto \/ Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cArt Autonomy\u201d, SEB Painting Competition Exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2018 \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibition in Memory of Holocaust Victims, Riga Synagogue, Riga, Latvia2018 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Art Academy of Latvia Bachelor\u2019s Exhibition in Painting, Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga, Latvia2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 Latvian State Forest Art Competition Exhibition, Riga, Latvia2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201c100 Years After the Revolution\u201d, Artists\u2019 Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2017 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cColour Dance\u201d, ArtStudio No. 1 Gallery, Riga, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 X International Plein Air Exhibition \u201cFlight of Thought\u201d, Rezekne, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cOpen Days\u201d, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cThe Seasons\u201d, painting and dolls exhibition, Pop Up Gallery, Riga, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cArt Days 2016. Self-Portrait. Identity\u201d, Artists\u2019 Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 SEB Painting Competition Exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2016 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSpring Constellation\u201d, Wooden Riga Museum, Riga, Latvia2015 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 SEB Painting Competition Exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2015 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 International Summer Plein Air Exhibition \u201cAs It Comes\u201d, KAR \/ Kuldiga Artists\u2019 Residence, Kuldiga, Latvia2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cOpen Days\u201d, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jazeps Pigoznis Prize, \u201cThe Best Latvian Landscape Painting\u201d, competition exhibition, Preili Culture House, Preili, Latvia2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jazeps Pigoznis Prize, \u201cThe Best Latvian Landscape Painting\u201d, competition exhibition, St. Peter\u2019s Church, Riga, Latvia2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cWith Love\u201d, Classic Art Gallery Antonia, Riga, Latvia2014 \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibition of Students of Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov\u2019s Studios, N. Zadornov Library, Riga, Latvia2014 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cOnly These Windows! or White Night\u201d, Imanta Culture House, Riga, Latvia2014 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWomen\u2019s Day. Followers and Vladimir Kozin\u201d, Happy Art Museum, Riga, Latvia2012 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTalents 2012\u201d, Riga Russian House, Riga, Latvia2012 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Exhibition of Students of Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov\u2019s Studios, Gallery Z7, Riga, Latvia \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":347,"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3414,"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/3414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zgolubeva.com\/lv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}