KASPARS LIELGALVIS

09/02/2010
Thanks to support from Prohelvetia and VKKF, Kaspars Lielgalvis makes one month long tour to visit Art Centers in Zurich, Bern, Basel, Geneva, Vienna, Budapest and Leipzig and makes new contacts for Artist-in-Residency program in Art center TOTALDOBZE

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6/01/2010
Mežs / Forest
co-project with Lithanian artists group “White Moths” is exhibited in Pamenkalnio gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
there were exhibited 12 large size photos made by Kaspars Lielgalvis

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16-19/11/2009
Kaspars Lielgalvis participates in Eastern Europe Res Artis Meeting and International Conference on Artistic Residencies RETOOLING RESIDENCIES
organizers: ResArtis Center of Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland

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15/10/2009
Kaspars Lielgalvis is giving interview for swiss art magazin in his studio located in upcoming Art Center in ex-factory VEF in Riga, photos made by Ansis Starks

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12 – 30/09/2009
Surrounded by Mountains is the last work made by Kaspars Lielgalvis, which consists of small scale sculpture made from wool and serie of photos shoot during his stay in Buenos Aires in 2008
it has been exhibited in Latvian Contemporary Art exhibition Wonderful Trip

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12 – 30/09/2009
Thanks to support from A/S VEF and Latvia States Culture Found Kaspars Lielgalvis together with art curator Ieva Kulakova organize an art exhibition Wonderful Trip, which will be opened from 12 – 30 september 2009 in ex-factory building in Riga

More then 100 art works will be exhibited by almost 40 artists representing latvian contemporary painting, praphics, photography, design and fashion.
Participants: Diāna Adamaite, Linda Blanka, Jānis Blanks, Mārtiņš Blanks, Aija Bley, Harijs Brants, Patrīcija Brekte,
Lillija Dinere, Roberts Diners, Andris Eglītis, Flēra Fedjukova, Miķelis Fišers, Mārtiņš Grauds, Keta Gūtmane,
Anna Heinrihsone, Atis Jākobsons, Vidaga Karpenko, Kristīne Keire, Kate Krolle, Daiga Krūze, Anda Lāce,
Kaspars Lielgalvis, Lita Liepa, Eva Lilienfelde-Meldere, Mare un Rol‘s, Inga Meldere, Agata Muze, Elīna Poikāne,
Laura Prikule, Ilze Raudiņa, «Rijada», Katrīna Sauškina, Rasa Šulca, Ilze Vanaga, Solveiga Vasiļjeva, Ieva Veita,
Eva Vēvere, Kristaps Zariņš, Visvaldis Ziediņš

Wonderful Trip is a part of International Art project Survival Kit and Contemporary Culture Forum White Night organized by Latvian Contemporary Art center

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14/09/2009
Thanks to grant from Latvia States Culture Found Kaspars Lielgalvis extend number of prints of his photographs
made for International art project Forest, which will be exhibited in Contemporary Art Qudriennale in Vilnius, Lithuania
This is co-project, started in 2007 together with lithuanian artists group Baltos Kandis and
has been exhibited in Contemporary Art museum in Rosario, Argentina, in 2008

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20/08/2009
Kaspars Lielgalvis takes part in fashion designers Keta Gutmane project LUST and shoots one of characters in shortmovie directed by Martins Grauds

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10/07/2009
Thanks to grant from Latvia States Culture Found Kaspars Lielgalvis extend number of photos with clothes from MareunRol’s collection Detective
(will be soon updated all collection here on web)

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1/06/2009
Detective photos has been published in trend magazine Codigo based in Mexico

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1/06/2009
After MareunRol’s won a Grand Prix in  24. International contest of Fashion and Photography in Hyeres, France
there appeared photos from their last collection Detective made by Kaspars Lielgalvis in different blogs and net magazines

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22-24/05/2009
Kaspars Lielgalvis is one of organizers for art festival WEF ARTFERS during Art days 09′ in Riga,
exhibits his photos and together with art critic Kaspars Vanags cooks rice with vegetable carry  for visitors

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1/04/2009
A portrait of Miks Mitrevics for L’uomo Vogue (IT) 2009 may/june issue dedicated to the Venice biennale

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31/11/2008
Kaspars Lielgalvis makes a portrait of Diane Pernet for ANOTHER MAGAZINE summer/spring issue 2009

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Diana Pernet writes an assay about MAREUNROL’S for ZOO MAGAZINE 2008/2009 No 21

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participates with photos from collection LATVIAN TASTE
in exhibition SUVENIRS (dedicated to LATVIA’S independance 90 anniversary)
15.11 – 18.11 in VEF, Unijas iela korp. 8, Riga, Latvia
opening 15.11 – 18:00
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29/10-4/11/2009
Kaspars Lielgalvis participates in MAREUNROL’S MOMENT in RIGA ART SPACE
with exhibition of photos
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Makes a set design for short movie DETECTIVE directed by Kristine Kursisa in summer of 2008
movie was selected by A SHADED VIEW ON FASHION FILM FESTIVAL
premier in Latvia during FUTURE SHORTS LATVIA, Andrejsala, Riga, 14.08. – 10.10.2008
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14/09-23/10/2008
exhibition of co-project Forest in MACRO, Museum of Contemporary Art in Rosario, Argentina
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18-19/07/2008
Creative guide of contemporary art in Spain LOOK de BOOK in the first edition includes photos,
Kaspars Lielgalvis shot for MAREUNROL’S for fashion contest ITS SEVEN, Trieste, Italy

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spring of 2007
Kaspars Lielgalvis moves in his new studio
which is located in ex-factory VEF in Riga in 2nd floor
together with artist Davis Licitis he makes a renovation in most of empty rooms
hole 2nd floor is available for low cost rent and is non-used space since factory stoped functioned in 1991