Curriculum Vitae Arvids Endzins

NAME, SURNAME Arvīds Endziņš
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH 06.08.1964, Riga, Latvia
EDUCATION 2000. MA Diploma: Arts. Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
1990. BA Diploma: Industrial arts. Specialization: Metal art. Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
1983. High School of Decorative Arts of Riga
LANGUAGE SKILLS Latvian - native
English - fluent
Russian - fluent
EXTRA EDUCATION 2003. Professional craftsmanship development University of Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Latvia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Since 2004 Assistant professor. Metal design department and Functional design department. Courses: Graphic design, lighting design Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
1993 - 2004 Lecturer. Metal design department. Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Since 2006 Latvian Designers union. Member of the Board

Exhibitions

Personal exhibitions:

2005 "Hundred" with Juris Gagainis (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia)
2004 "Objects" (Museum of Madona, Madona, Latvia)
1997 "Light" (Museum of Daugava, Dole, Latvia)
1993 "Personal exhibition" (Europazentrum, Graz, Austria)
Works of art in permanent expositions: Museum of Decorative Arts and Design and The Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation

Group exhibitions:

2010 "Optimization of Art" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
2010 Exhibition of Designers association (Happy Art Museum, Riga, Latvia)
2010 "Various Play Things" (Puppet Museum, Riga, Latvia)
2010 "Creative Code - Colour" (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia)
2009 "Light Prints" (Museum of History and Art, Ogre, Latvia)
2009 "Intimate Art" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
2009 Exhibition of metal art symposium "4x4" (Jēkabpils, Latvia)
2009 "Metal Games" (Puppet Museum, Riga, Latvia)
2009 Exhibition of Metal department of Art Academy of Latvia and Vilnius Art Academy Telšu Faculty Metalplastics Division (Riga, Latvia)
2009 BILDES (PICTURES) ‘09 (Riga, Latvia)
2008 Light for Late Autumn Evenings (Gallery "Suņa taka", Jelgava, Latvia)
2008 "Dialogue" (MS exhibition hall, Riga, Latvia)
2007 Art of Things in Academy (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia)
2007 The Baltic Road (Cardiff, UK)
2007 Florence – Riga (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia)
2006 Exhibition of Metal department of Art Academy of Latvia "Vivat Ferrum" (Gallery "Māja", Liepāja, Latvia)
2006 Light Games (Alūksne, Latvia)
2006 Silver and Light (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia)
2005 Exhibition of Art Academy of Latvia (Art Institute of Helsinki)
2005 Exhibition "Together" with Indra Puķe (Museum of Decorative arts and Design gallery "Apsīda", Riga, Latvia)
2004 Design Exhibition "Spring" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
2002 Design Exhibition "Open Shape" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
2001 Metallit (Fiskars, Finland)
2001 Dialogue 2001 (Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia)
2000 "Nineties" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
2000 "Metal Pass" (Daugava museum, Dole, Latvia)
1999 Group Exhibition (Turku, Finland)
1999 Group Exhibition (Norway)
1999 Design of Denmark and Latvia (Exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga, Latvia)
1999 "Latvia. Finland. Metal" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
1998 2nd Global Latvian Art Exhibition (Exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga, Latvia)
1998 "Hanger" (Latvian Culture Foundation gallery "Laiva", Riga, Latvia)
1998 Group Exhibition (Norway)
1988 Group Exhibition "Time" (Exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga, Latvia)
1997 Exhibition of Latvian Metal Art (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
1997 Exhibition of Latvian Decorative Art (Exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga, Latvia)
1997 "After Pressure" (Latvian Culture Foundation gallery "Laiva", Riga, Latvia)
1996 "Under Pressure" (Latvian Culture Foundation gallery "Laiva", Riga, Latvia)
1996 "Miniaturetextiles with Indra Puķe" (Latvian Culture Foundation gallery "Laiva", Riga, Latvia)
1996 "Metal and Glass Design" (Latvian Culture Foundation gallery "Laiva", Riga, Latvia)
1995 "Paper 2000 with Indra Puķe (Exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga, Latvia)
1994 "Knitting by I. Villa and Ornaments by Arvīds Endziņš" (Gallery "Kolonna", Riga, Latvia)
1992 "Metal and Light" (Art salon "A", Riga, Latvia)
1992 "Latvian Metal Art" (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
1991 "Design turns 30" (gallery "Jāņa sēta", Riga, Latvia)
1990 Exhibition of graduates of the Art Academy of Latvia (Art Club of Ambiance, Riga, Latvia)
1990 1st Global Latvian Art Exhibition (Museum of Decorative arts and Design, Riga, Latvia)
1990 "Metal of the Art Academy of Latvia" (Gallery "Jāņa sēta", Riga, Latvia)
1989 "Space and Shape" (Exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga, Latvia)
1988 Exhibition of Latvian Metal Art (Tallin, Estonia)
1987 Craft Exhibition of The Artists' Union of Latvia (Art salon "Galerija", Riga, Latvia)
1987 "Design of Latvia" (Exhibition hall "Latvija", Riga, Latvia)