| ANDREJS GRANTS Born in Riga, Latvia, on March 7, 1955. Residence in Riga, Latvia Education 1973-1978 Latvian State University, law department Post graduate education 1992 Department of Communications of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Paris, France Practical studies of audio-visual means of expression 1994 University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden, workshop with Mary Ellen Mark Background 1971 Self-education 1978 Photo studio "Ogre" 1984 Informal photo group "A" Solo exhibitions 1981 "Andrejs Grants", Kiek in de Kok Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia 1982 "Andrejs Grants", "October" House of Culture, Mias, Russia 1983 "Andrejs Grants", Riga Planetarium, Riga, Latvia 1983 "Andrejs Grants", Ogre Museum, Latvia 1983 "Andrejs Grants", Kaunas Photo Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania 1988 "Andrejs Grants", Kiek in de Koek Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia "Andrejs Grants and Inta Ruka", Photography Museum of Finland, Helsinki, Finland 1989 "Andrejs Grants and Inta Ruka", Turku and Pori, Finland 1989 "Inta Ruka, Egons Spuris and Andrejs Grants", gallery "Kashirka", Moscow, Russia 1993 "Andrejs Grants. Traveler's Notes", Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga 1993 "Inta Ruka and Andrejs Grants", Photo Museum "Raevangla" gallery, Tallinn, Estonia 1994 "Martins Zelmenis and Andrejs Grants", Slovensky rozhlas, Bratislava, Slovakia 1994 "Andrejs Grants", gallery "Fotostudija 1", Boston, USA 1996 "Andrejs Grants", gallery "Brotfabrik", Berlin, Germany 1997 Andrejs Grants", "Villa Ichon", Bremen, Germany 1997 Andrejs Grants", Madona Museum of Local Studies and Art, Madona, Latvija 1998 "Nabas", 8th East European Festival of New Cinema, Kotbus, Germany 1998 "Latvian. Travel Notes", Baltic Culture Center, Hasselby Slot, Stockholm, Sweden Group exhibitions 1985 "Photography", House of Friendship, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1986 "Setting Birds Free", Valmiera Museum of Local Studies, Valmiera, Latvia 1987 "Flood in Talsi", Talsi Museum of Local Studies and Art, Latvia 1989 "New Soviet Photography", Galerie 4, Cheb, Czechoslovakia 1989 "One day in Ogre", Ogre History and Art Museum, Ogre, Latvia 1989 "Foto-Photo", photo project, Kunst hochshule, Bielefeld, Germany 1989 "Portrait", Limbazi Museum of Local Studies, Limbazi, Latvia 1989 "Portrait", Medical Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia 1989 "Dedication", Sports Palace, Riga, Latvia 1990 "Annee de l'Est", Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland 1990 "Annee de l'Est", gallery "van der Berlage", Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1990 "Song of Fate", Latvian War Museum, Riga, Latvia 1991 "Comrades & Cameras", Santa Barbara Art Museum, Santa Barbara, USA 1991 "Evidence", gallery "M-6", Riga, Latvia 1991 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto, Canada 1991 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre, North York, Ontario, Canada 1991 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", Berrie, Ontario, Canada 1992 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", Art gallery of St. Vincent University, Halifax, Canada 1992 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, Canada 1992 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", White Water Gallery, North Bay, Canada 1992 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Canada 1992 "Latvian Photographers in the Age of Glasnost", Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada 1992 "Baltisk Fotografi", Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark 1993 "The Memory of Images", Stadtsgallerie in Sophienhof, Kiel, Germany 1993 "The Memory of Images", Kunsthalle, Rostock, Germany 1993 "Borderlands", Photography from the Baltic States, "Street Level", Glasgow, Great Britain 1994 "The Memory of Images", Exhibition hall "Latvija", Riga, Latvia 1994 "The Memory of Images", State Academy of Arts, Gdansk, Poland 1994 "The Memory of Images", Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania 1994 "The Memory of Images", Galerie im Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany 1995 'Baltic Photography Today", Kommunes udstillingsbyning, Copenhagen, Denmark 1995 "The Memory of Images",Kunsthalle Nikolaj, Copenhagen, Denmark 1995 "Images de Lettonie", Galerie Claire M.Laurin, Aix-en-Provence, France 1995 "Gints Berzins, Inta Ruka, Egons Spuris, Andrejs Grants", Photo Fair, Göteborg, Sweden 1996 "Save as "Eksperiments" ", club "Slepenais eksperiments", Riga, Latvia 1996 "FotoParade", Modern Art Museum "Arsenals", Riga, Latvia 1997 "Five Photographers From Latvia", Palazzo Mediceo di Seravezza, Lucia, Italy 1998 "Pride of Talsi", Talsi Museum of Local Studies and Art, Latvia Participation in workshops, photoprojects and photo campaigns 1987 Photo campaign "One Day in Latvia", Riga, Latvia 1988 Photo campaign "One Day in Ogre", Photo club "Ogre", Latvia Collections Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga, Latvia Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland Private collections in Switzerland, Poland, the United States, Canada Major series "Impressions" "Travel Notes" "Friends and acquaintances" Curatorial experience 1989 "Inta Ruka, Egons Spuris and Andrejs Grants", gallery "Kashirka", Moscow, Russia 1994 "School", Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga, Latvia 1996 "Save as: EKSPERIMENTS", club "Slepenais eksperiments", Riga, Latvia Participation in conferences and seminars 1989 The First East-West European Photo Conference, group photo show (Inta Ruka, Egons Spuris, Andrejs Grants) Wroclaw, Poland 1993 3rd conference "Photography - a Phenomenon of Visual Culture", Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga, Latvia 1995 Seminar "Archives", Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga, Latvia, speech "Image and Imagery" 1995 The Photo Fair, Goteborg, Sweden, speech "The Other Reality" 1996 4th conference "Photography - a Phenomenon of Visual Culture", Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga, Latvia Reviews / bibliography 1985 "Andrejs Grants", portfolio text by V. Birgus, quarterly magazine "Revue Fotografie". No. 3/85, Czechoslovakia 1985 Portfolio, text by P. Bankovskis, "Maksla" almanac of fine arts, No. 4/85, Riga, Latvia 1989 "Foto-Annaeherungen an die Sowietunion", Ed. Fackeltraeger, Hannover, Germany 1990 "Nothing but Truth" W. Mikhailowsky, "Maksla" almanac of fine arts, No. 8/90, pp. 57-64, Riga, Latvia, 1991 text by A. Sliusarev, "Sovetskoje Foto" magazine, No 12/91, Moscow, Russia 1991 "Latvian Photography in the Age of Glasnost", text by Vid Ingelevics, catalogue, TPW, Toronto, Canada 1991 "The Ideal and Actual Space of Group A", H. Demakova, "Maksla" magazine, No. 4/91, Riga, Latvia 1992 P. Linnap, "Katalog" magazine, No. 5/1, Denmark 1993 "The Memory of Images: Baltic Photo Art Today", exhibition catalogue, H. Demakova, B. Straka, K. Nievers, Cologne, Germany 1993 "Borderlands", Photography from the Baltic States, P. Linnap, catalogue, Glasgow, Great Britain 1994 "Andrejs Grants", Vaclav Macek, "Months of Photography", catalogue, pp. 114- 115, Bratislava, Slovakia 1995 "The Notes of Andrejs Grants", P. Linnap, "Kultuur ja Elu", Tallinn, Estonia 1996 "Wood, Courtyard, and Smole", Uldis Tirons, "Rigas Laiks" magazine, No 1/96, pp. 26-31, Riga, Latvia 1997 "A Double Portrait", "Der Alltag" magazine, No.75, pp.124-140, Berlin, Germany Publications 1991 "Maksla" almanac of fine arts, No 4,/85, Riga, Latvia, 1993 "The Memory of Images: Baltic Photo Art Today", exhibition catalogue, Cologne, Germany 1993 "Borderlands", Photography from the Baltic States, exhibition catalogue, Glasgow, Great Britain 1993 "The Instants", Andrejs Grants,"Maksla" almanac of fine arts, No. 11/93, Riga, Latvia, 1994 "Months of Photography", catalogue, pp. 114-115, Bratislava, Slovakia 1995 "The Notes of Andrejs Grants", portfolio, text by P. Linnap, "Kultuur ja Elu", Tallinn, Estonia, Affiliations 1988 - 1998 Latvian Culture Foundation, Riga, Latvia Since 1990 Latvian Designers' Society Work experience Since 1979 House of Youth Creative Activities in Riga, teacher of photography © Latvian Museum of Photography Compiled by Vilnis Auzins Translation from Latvian: Andra Piebalga Computer print: Andra Piebalga May 14, 1997 Updated: March 2, 1999 |