She said that the exhibition consists of a collection of paintings, installations, porcelain and video art created for the seventh “Purvītis Award” for the most outstanding performance in visual art in 2019 and 2020 by eight artists and groups of authors nominated by independent experts – “Skuja Braden”, Valdis Celms, Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo, Kaspars Groševs, Ieva Kraule-Kūna and Elīna Vītola, Rasa and Raitis Šmiti, Aija Zariņa and Amanda Ziemele.
In total, 18 artists and groups of artists were nominated for the final selection of the “Purvītis Awards 2021”, whose creative performance was recognized as a significant event in the Latvian visual art scene in the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020.
The candidate for the “Purvītis Prize 2021” is the duo “Skuja Braden”, which was nominated for the exhibition “Samsara”, especially highlighting the central part of the exhibition “Ilga Altar”. The exhibition was on display at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
“Skuja Braden” exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
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The artist Celms has been nominated for the kinetic sculptures “Rhythms of Life” and “Positron” in the exhibition “Everything Blooms at the Same Time” at the Second Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art.
In turn, Dzudzilo was nominated for the work “ZRwhdZ”, which was on display at the Center for Contemporary Art “Kim?”. The artist Groševs has been nominated for the multimedia installation “Another Room” during the art festival “Cēsis 2020”.
Artists Kraule-Kūna and Vītols have been nominated for the project “Artists’ Crisis Center” for a two-year period at the gallery “Low” and the Center for Contemporary Art “Kim?”. The Schmitt Award was nominated for the 2020 work in the virtual exhibition “Critical Areas – Earth Policy Observatories” organized by the “Atmospheric Forest” Art and Media Center “ZKM” in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Ieva Kraule-Kuna and Elīna Vītola project “Artists’ Crisis Center”
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Zariņa has been nominated for the solo exhibition “Wake up, wake up once, the free spirit” in the Dome Hall of the main building of the Latvian National Museum of Art.
Opening of Aija Zariņa’s exhibition “Wake up, wake up once, the free spirit”
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Ziemele was nominated for the solo exhibition “Quantum Hair Implants” at the Contemporary Art Center “Kim?”.
Amanda Ziemele’s solo exhibition “Quantum Hair Implants”
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The winner of the “Purvītis Prize 2021” will be determined by the jury, evaluating the performance of the final candidates in their joint exhibition. The name of the winner will be named on June 11.
Continuing the tradition started two years ago, the award for lifetime contribution to art will be presented this year as well, and it will be given to the artist Maija Tabaka – for the trust in lifelong painting and maintaining the spirit of figural painting in Latvian art. The financial amount of the prize is 10,000 euros, excluding taxes. The first prize for a lifetime contribution to art was awarded to the painter Džemma Skulme.
“Purvītis Award” is the largest and most prestigious award in the field of visual art in Latvia. It was founded in January 2008 with the aim of regularly and systematically identifying current events and evaluating the best performance in Latvian professional visual art, promoting the intensity and analysis of the Latvian art process, promoting the development of new projects and original ideas, popularizing Latvian artists’ creative success in Latvia and abroad. national borders.
The award is named after the old master of Latvian painting Vilhelms Purvītis, who was an outstanding artist and art teacher of his time and has gained recognition not only in Latvia, but also at the international level. Being a wise and far-sighted cultural politician, Purvītis actively supported young artists and discovered many talents that gained a special place in Latvian art in the following years.
The award is presented every two years to one artist or group of artists who represent Latvian art with outstanding work, which is deeply connected with the events of its time and which has a connection between modern life, spiritual ideals and absolute values. The winner of the award is the author who has received the highest evaluation of an expert and a specially formed international jury. The prize is 28,500 euros, including taxes.
Katrīna Neiburga received the first “Purvītis Award” in 2009 for the video work “Solitude”. The winner of the second “Purvītis Award” in 2011 became the artist Kristaps Ģelzis for a solo exhibition “Maybe”. The third “Purvītis Award” in 2013 was won by Andris Eglītis for the solo exhibition “Earthworks”.
The fourth “Purvītis Award” in 2015 was awarded to Miķelis Fišers for the solo exhibition “Injustice”. In 2017, the “Purvītis Award” was presented to a group of artists – Krišs Salmanis, Anna Salmane and Kristaps Pētersons – for the exhibition “Song”. The sixth “Purvītis Award” was received in 2019 by the artist Ieva Epnere for the solo exhibition “Sea of Living Memories”.
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