full name
Dace Lucia Kalpisa

born
1987, Riga, Latvia

current residence
Texas, USA / Riga, Latvia

education
2011 BMA in fine Arts, Latvian Art Academy, department of painting
2008-2009 Accademia di belle Arti Palermo, Italy
2003 - 2007 Janis Rozentals Riga Art School

solo exhibition
2011 “SOME LUCK INVOLVED”, Gallery “Carousell”, Riga, Latvia
2010 "Spinning head" gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia

selected group exhibitions
2013 FORMS AND STRUCTURES, gallery Onetwentyeight, New York, USA
2013 AMATERAS COLLECTION Jubilee traveling exhibition, Bulgarian Culture Institution, Warsaw, Poland
2013 AMATERAS MINI PAPER ART EXHIBITION, gallery Art Allery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2012 HOLIDAY GROUP SHOW II, gallery Onetwentyeight, New York, USA
2012 KARŠ KRIEG WAR KARAS GUERRA, Octopus Art Project, Riga, Latvia
2012 MINI PAPER ART EXHIBITION, gallery Amateras, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 Group exhibition, Gallery "Promenade", Liepaja, Latvia
2012 Group exhibition "BIBLOSS", Gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia

2001 Group exhibition "Octopus and FRIENDS", Riga, Latvia
2011 Group exhibition "Atgriesanas tur, kur nekad neesmu bijis", Gulbene, Latvia
2001 Group exhibition "heart on the street", Kunstarkaden, Munich, Germany
2011 Group exhibition "space..between", Culture Centre "Juras Varti", Ventspils, Latvia
2011 Group exhibition "School", Riga, Latvia
2011 Group exhibition "The Playful Eight", Gallery "Onetwentyeight", New York", USA 2011 Group exhibition, Gallery "Carousell", Riga, Latvia

2010 KUROSAWA. REFLECTIONS.100 years Celebration. Japanese cultural days in Sofia, Art Centre FORUM, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 Berliner Liste Gallery Elephant, Berlin, Germany
2010 Presentation of art project Octopus, Riga, Latvia
2010 Bubble Projects, New European Masters, Utrecht, Netherlands
2010 5th International Student Triennial, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 "Senza titolo" Campo Santi Giovanni Paolo, Venice
2010 "Mini paper exhibition" gallery "Amateras", Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 painting competition of gallery "Global Art Room" Riga, Latvia
2010 "Inspired by nature" gallery "Carousel", Riga, Latvia

2009 2nd group exhibition of young artists "UnmadeinPa", Palermo, Italy

2008 participation in exhibition "UnmadeinPa", Palermo, Italy
2008 Selected international exhibition of seascapes "Marina" in Jurmala, Latvia
2008 VI.P. plen air exhibition of new painters in Riga, Latvia
2008 Group exhibition "The market" in gallery "Laipa" Valmiera, Latvia
2008 international plenair “Liepajas marina ‘08”, Liepaja, Latvia

2007 exhibition of graduating students "29" in gallery "Istaba" Riga, Latvia

awards
2013 Young Artist's Award Nomination - AMATERAS FOUNDATION mini paper art competition.