Dita Lūse

I am fascinated by sites where history can be sensed – medieval cloisters, dimmed cathedrals, echoes of hallways, where space, depth, perspective can be seen and felt along with awe-inspiring presence of time. The shimmer of lights and patterns reveal, obscure or emphasize space. 

 

Light and time interest me in different aspects. I observe natural formations of bones, seen through the unemotional light of x-ray, enjoy the possibility to stop the moment, to reveal invisible. I observe correlations in man-made and natural structures, and the relative meaning of time in relation to light and matter.

 

Education:
1994-1996, Art Academy of Latvia, Department of monumental painting, Master of Fine Arts (1996)
1991-1992, University of Wisconsin La Crosse, USA
1990, International people’s College in Elsinor, Denmark
1990-1994, Art Academy of Latvia, Department of monumental painting, BA (1994)
1982–1989, J. Rozental’s Art College in Riga

 

Since 1999 Member of artists union of Latvia

Exhibitions

• 2020 — (Latvia), Ģ.Eliass' art and history museum Jelgava, group exhibition Gedert Eliass award exhibition
• 2020 — London (United Kingdoom), The Eclectic Gallery, group exhibition Mystic Power
• 2020 — Riga (Latvia), Gallery "MuseumLV", group exhibition Annual contest for GRATA BALVA award 2020
• 2020 — Riga (Latvia), Gallery "MuseumLV", group exhibition "#4 Stages" exhibition devoted to ballet
• 2020 — Riga (Latvia), Gallery "MuseumLV", solo exhibition Amalgam of Time
• 2020 — Riga (Latvia), Gallery "Istaba", group exhibition Protective Masks
• 2020 — (Latvia), Art space Zeit, group exhibition Light. Form. Idea.
• 2020 — Riga (Latvia), Interior design gallery CREA, Brivibas street 103, group exhibition Virus of Happiness
• 2020 — Jurmala (Latvia), Jurmala Culture Centre, solo exhibition Seize the moment!
• 2020 — (United Arab Emirates), One&Only Royal Mirage Dubai, group exhibition Women Artists around the World, 100 artists from 100 countries
• 2019 — Riga (Latvia), Art Space of Publishing House Aminori, solo exhibition Space.Light.Silence.
• 2019 — Vilnius (Lithuania), AP Galerija, solo exhibition Branduolys
• 2019 — Liepaja (Latvia), Museum of Liepaja, solo exhibition Soft Illuminations
• 2018 — Rezekne (Latvia), Latgale Embassy Gors, solo exhibition Time of Light
• 2018 — Valmiera (Latvia), gallery Laipa, solo exhibition Code of the Moment
• 2017 — Riga (Latvia), International airport Riga primeclass business lounge, solo exhibition Siesta
• 2017 — Riga (Latvia), Gallery MuseumLV, solo exhibition Anatomy of Light
• 2017 — Liepaja (Latvia), Latvian Society House of Liepaja, solo exhibition Siesta
• 2016 — Jurmala (Latvia), Jurmala City Museum, solo exhibition Light Matter
• 2016 — Riga (Latvia), Latvijas pasta banka, Brīvības street 54, group exhibition ArtAlea Arhetips
• 2016 — (Latvia), in a private collection, in a private collection
• 2016 — Riga (Latvia), TAL RESIDENCE, Elizabetes street 39, group exhibition ArtAlea Code
• 2015 — Lodi (Italy), Galleria Oldrado Da Ponte, group exhibition "Notte Bianca Di Lodi",
• 2015 — Sigulda (Latvia), concert hall “Baltais Fligelis”, solo exhibition "Colour of Silence",
• 2015 — Milan (Italy), Contemporary Artists from Latvia, Luciano Benetton Collection IMAGO MUNDI, IMAGO MUNDI
• 2015 — Brussels (Belgium), Latvian artists in Directorate General for Integration of EU Commission, True Colors
• 2015 — Jurmala (Latvia), City Museum Jurmala, group show "GENESIS", GENESIS
• 2015 — New York (USA), Artifact Art Gallery, solo exhibition "A Moment of Light",
• 2015 — Forli (Italy), group exhibition "Vernice Art Fair Forli",
• 2015 — Taipei (Taiwan), Art Revolution Taipei, finalist at Grand Prize competition,
• 2015 — Riga (Latvia), The House of Europe, solo exhibition "Nature of Light",
• 2014 — Cremona (Italy), Luci et Ombre,
• 2014 — Brussels (Belgium), Italy in paintings of Latvian artists in Permanent Representation of Latvia to the EU, Italy in paintings of Latvian artists
• 2014 — Dolný Kubín (Slovakia), Oravska Galeria, group exhibition "Multipoint exhibition", Multipoint exhibition
• 2014 — Riga (Latvia), gallery "Bastejs", solo exhibition "Dimension of Light",
• 2013 — Cesis (Latvia), Cesis Exhibition Hall, solo exhibition "Parallels of Light",
• 2012 — Jekabpils (Latvia), gallery Mans's, solo exhibition "Two Conversations",
• 2009 — Ljubljana (Slovenia), University gallery, Solo exhibition "Fragility",

Awards

• 2012 — Best Painter in Classical group by Professional Jury for AVISKAR AWARDS, received in exhibition AVISKAR 2012 "East Meets West", Gallery Gold, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
• 2015 — Finalist A.R.T. 2015 Taipei International Artists Grand Prix Competition, Taipei, Taiwan
• 2015 — Finalist at International Artists Grand Prize Competition of "Art Revolution Taipei", Taipei, Taiwan
• 2016 — Selected by Curatorial Committee as invited artist in Art Revolution Taipei 2016, , Taiwan
• 2016 — Honorable mention award in Park Art Fair International 2016, , Germany
• 2017 — Excellence Award in the Art Olympia 2017 competition, Tokyo, Japan
• 2017 — Finalist A.R.T. 2017 Taipei International Artists Grand Prix Competition, Taipei, Taiwan
• 2018 — Finalist in the Circle Foundation of Arts competition "Artist of the Year 2018", Lyon, France
• 2019 — Excellence Award in the Art Olympia 2019 competition, Tokyo, Japan
• 2019 — Grata приз зрительских симпатий 2019 года на конкурсе-выставке «MuseumLV», Riga, Latvia
• 2019 — Finalist Award at Circle Foundation for the Arts “Artist of the year 2019”, Lyon, France
• 2020 — Finalist Award at CFA "Circle quarterly Art Review Magazine Contest", Lyon, France
• 2020 — Finalist at Circle Art Foundation art contest "Art in the time of Coronavirus & Social Distancing", Lyon, France