DITA LŪSE
Biography
Dita Lūse is represented by:
Gallery Rāmis in Riga, Latvia
Gallery MuseumLV in Riga, Latvia
AP Gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania
Artmajeur
Dita Lūse is an award-winning artist based in Latvia, whose artworks have been exhibited internationally. She has studied at the Art Academy of Latvia and University of Wisconsin and has had over 30 solo shows and participated in numerous group shows. Dita Lūse is a painter and works in oil on canvas, in a manner which resembles watercolour painting - with thin washes in multiple layers. While her art explores diverse subjects, the recurring theme is the relation between light and time. Luse often depicts spaces that are laden with memories, highlighting the depth and atmosphere that light creates. Her engaging compositions fuse realism with impressionism and conceptual art. The works by the artist cover themes such as the interplay of light and shadow in interiors, the enigmatic characters of X-ray images and the depiction of multi-layered memories in the works of the recent years.
Education
1994-1996 Art Academy of Latvia, Masters school of Painting department Riga, Latvia
1990-1994 BA Art Academy of Latvia Painting department Riga, Latvia
1991-1992 University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
1982-1989 J.Rosental’s Art School Riga, Latvia
The artist at work
Prizes and Awards
2022 Finalist at Arte Laguna Prize '16 (2021/22) Venice, Veneto, Italy
2021 Grand Prix at Independence Day competition exhibition in Bulduri Exhibition House Jūrmala, Latvia
2020 Finalist at Circle Art Foundation art contest "Art in the time of Coronavirus& Social Distancing" Lyon, France
2020 Finalist Award at CFA "Circle quarterly Art Review Magazine Contest" Lyon, France
2018 Finalist at CFA “Artist of the year 2018” Lyon, France
2017 Finalist at Artist Grand Prize Competition of Art Revolution Taipei Taipei, Taiwan
2016 Selected as invited artist in Art Revolution Taipei 2016 Taipei, Taiwan
2016 Honorable mention award in Park Art Fair International 2016 Triberg, Germany
2015 Finalist at Artist Grand Prize Competition of Art Revolution Taipei 2015 Taipei, Taiwan
2012 Best Painter by Professional Jury for Aviskar Awards 2012 Kolkata, India
Solo Expositions
2022 "Studio of Moods" in Imanta culture centre Riga, Latvia
2022 Spacetime, Jurmala Museum Jūrmala, Latvia
2021 IDENTITY, Talsi regional museum, Talsi, Latvia
2020 Amalgam of Time, Museum LV Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2020 Seize the moment! Jurmala Culture Centre, Jurmala, Latvia
2019 Space.Light.Silence. Art space of Publishing house Aminori, Riga, Latvia
2019 Branduolys (Nucleus) AP Gallery Vilnius, Lithuania
2019 Gentle illuminations at Liepāja museum Liepāja, Latvia
2018 Code of a Moment, gallery Laipa Valmiera, Latvia
2018 Time of light at Embassy of Latgale GORS Rēzekne, Latvia
2017 Siesta, Liepaja Latvian society Liepaja, Latvia
2017 Anatomy of light, gallery MuseumLV Riga, Latvia
2016 Light Matter, Jurmala City Museum Jurmala, Latvia
2015 Nature of Light, The House of Europe Riga, Latvia
2015 A Moment of Light, Artifact Art Gallery New York, New York, United States
2015 Colour of Silence, concerthall “Baltais Fligelis” Sigulda, Latvia
2014 Luci et Ombre Cremona, Italy
2014 Dimension of Light, gallery Bastejs Riga, Latvia
2013 Parallels of Light, Cesis Exhibition Hall Cēsis, Latvia
2012 Light, Gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
2012 Two Conversations, gallery Mans's Jēkabpils, Latvia
2009 Heritage, gallery Istaba Riga, Latvia
2009 Fragility, University gallery Ljubjana, Slovenia
2007 Quotations, gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
2005 Breast factor, Gallery Istaba Riga, Latvia
2005 Nucleus, gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
2003 Origins, Gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
2002 Close-up, Gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
2002 Fragment, I.Veihertes Gallery Riga, Latvia
2001 City for One, Gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
2000 Architecture of loneliness, Gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
1998 Matilda’s Dances, Gallery Asuna Riga, Latvia
Collective Expositions
2022 "Intricacy of the Mind" in Eclectic gallery London, United Kingdom
2022 Regina Deicmane collection exhibition in Dundaga Castle Dundaga, Latvia
2022 Annual contest for GRATA BALVA award 2022, gallery MuseumLV Riga, Latvia
2022 NordArt Kunstwerk Carlshutte, Budelsdorf, Rendsburg, Germany
2022 Group exhibition in Hylands House Estate’s BookShop Gallery Essex, United Kingdom
2021 "Eclectic Gingles", group exhibition, Eclectic Gallery London, United Kingdom
2021 Independence Day competition exhibition in Bulduri Exhibition House Jūrmala, Latvia
2021 Art Vilnius 2021 - International Art Fair Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 Unity in Diversity Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021 Battersea Affordable Art Fair London, United Kingdom
2021 Spotting the Brightness, The Eclectic Gallery London, United Kingdom
2021 Affordable Art Fair London, United Kingdom
2020 Mystic Power, The Eclectic Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2020 Gedert Eliass award exhibition in Ģ.Eliass' art and history museum Jelgava, Latvia
2020 Annual contest for GRATA BALVA award 2020, gallery MuseumLV, Riga, Latvia
2020 "#4 Stages" exhibition devoted to ballet, gallery MuseumLV Riga, Latvia
2020 Protective Masks, gallery Istaba, Riga, Latvia
2020 Light. Form. Idea.- three artists group exhibition in Art space Zeit, Līgatne, Latvia
2020 Women Artists around the World, 100 artists from 100 countries in One&Only Royal Mirage Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 I AM CONTEMPORARY, Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2019 "Enough" International women artists' exhibition in Marc Chagall's Museum, Vitebsk, Belarus
2019 Women Artists around the World, One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 Art Vilnius 2019 - International Art Fair in Vilnius, Lithuania
2019 Source of Power in Gallery Museum LV, Riga, Latvia
2019 Encrypted Message, three artists exhibition in Lithuanian Artists Association Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2019 Art Olympia 2019 Award winning selection exhibition in Toshima Center Square Tokyo, Japan
2019 Art Olympia 2019 Exhibition in Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2019 The Great Summer exhibition 2019 Gallery Mans's, Jekabpils, Latvia
2019 Art and Medicine exhibition of Medical Company ARS art collection in Kuldiga Art House Kuldīga, Latvia
2019 Rendezvous in Art gallery of Rietumu bank Riga, Latvia
2019 Green house of Art Days in Aminori art gallery Riga, Latvia
2018 Gallery Inauguration exhibition gallery Museum LV, Montreux, Switzerland
2018 Huntenkunst 2018 International Art Fair in Ulft, Netherlands
2018 AP galerija atsiDARO! Gallery Inauguration exhibition, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 Art Vilnius 2018 International Art Fair in Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 Mystery. Ritual Art gallery Museum LV, Riga, Latvia
2018 100 in Latvian Art Internationally juried exhibition in Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
2018 Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition Egyptian Centre for International Culture, Cairo, Egypt
2018 Exhibition of plein-air in Palace of Mazā Mežotne, Latvia
2018 Agijai 80 group exhibition devoted to Agija Suna's birthday, The House of EU, Riga Latvia
2018 Three flowers Valmiera library, Valmiera, Latvia
2018 Art Helps Vision charity exhibition in gallery MusemLV, Riga, Latvia
2018 Montreux Art Gallery 2018 Contemporary Art Fair in Montreux, Switzerland
2018 Kinship scripts gallery Museum LV, Riga, Latvia
2018 100th Anniversary Lottery in gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2017 Preview show Get Art museum in Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Art Revolution Taipei 2017, Grand Prize Competition final in Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Rendezvous in the World of Art Euro-American artists in X-Power gallery Taipei, Taiwan
2017 The Opening No. 1 gallery Museum LV Riga, Latvia
2017 Art Vilnius 2017 International Art Fair in Vilnius, Lithuania
2017 Art Olympia 2017, juried international exhibition in Toshima City Government Office, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Painting of the year, Art space of Theatre Daile, Riga, Latvia
2017 Montreux Art Gallery 2017, Contemporary Art Fair in Montreux, Switzerland
2017 Artists of the year Gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
2017 Painting of the year in the Art space of Theatre Daile, Riga, Latvia
2016 Cheers For Holland in The House Of Eu in Riga, Latvia
2016 Preview show in Kelti Gallery Taipei, Taiwan
2016 Preview show in Baosheng Gallery ･ Influence Arts Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 ArtAlea Code in Tal Residence Riga, Latvia
2016 Art Revolution Taipei 2016, invited artist, International Art fair in Taipei, Taiwan
2016 Latvian Art in Galeria Van Golik, Warsaw, Poland
2016 NordArt 2016, juried international exhibition, Kunstwerk Carlshutte, Budelsdorf/Rendsburg, Germany
2016 Art Vilnius 2016 International Art Fair in Vilnius, Lithuania
2015 Contemporary Artists from Latvia, Luciano Benetton Collection IMAGO MUNDI Italy
2015 Genesis, International Group Exhibition In Jurmala City Museum, Latvia
2015 True Colors, Directorate General for Interpretation of EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium
2015 Vernice Art Fair Forli, in Forli, Italy
2015 Art Revolution Taipei 2015, Grand Prize Competition final in Taipei, Taiwan
2015 Notte Bianca Di Lodi, Galleria Oldrado Da Ponte, Lodi, Italy
2015 Klassische Moderne Reinszeniert Galerie Speckstrasse in Hamburg, Germany
2015 Immagina Arte In Fiera Art Fair In Reggio Emilia, Italy
2015 The Green Land In Permanent Representation of Latvia to the EU in Brussels, Belgium
2014 Multipoint exhibition, Oravska Galeria, Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
2014 Italy in paintings of Latvian artists in Representation of Latvia to the EU in Brussels, Belgium
2013 Latvian Painting, Silezia museum in Katowice, Poland
2013 Luce (Light), Palazzo delle Prigioni, Venice, Italy
2013 Barcelona Showcase, Casa Batllo, Barcelona, Spain
2013 Latvian contemporary art in Rokiski District Museum, Lithuania
2012 AVISKAR 2012 East meets West, gallery Gold, Kolkata, India
2012 Santorini Biennale of Arts, Santorini, Greece
2012 Such a place – Latvia, Latvian Art, Galeria Bielska BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
2011 HanseArt Fair Bremen, Bremen Arena, Germany
2011 Inaugural Exhibition “Wikiarte” gallery Wikiarte, Bologna, Italy
2011 For the Love of Art, The Acquire Arts Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2011 Berliner Liste, Contemporary Art Fair, Berlin, Germany
2011 Maphiart, Festival della Legalita, Villa Filippina, Palermo, Italy
2010 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair in London United Kingdom
2010 he Art of Peace juried exhibition in Dayton International Peace Museum, Ohio United States
2010 Group exhibition in Cannery Art & Design Center, Dayton, Ohio, United States
2010 Beijing International Art Biennale China 2010, in Beijing, China
2010 HanseArt Fair Bremen, Bremen Arena, Germany
2010 Expo Officine Artistiche 2010 in Bologna, Italy
2009 European Contemporary pARTy, Opera gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2009 Multipoint Art Exhibition in Gallery Univerzum, Nitra, Slovakia
2008 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair in London United Kingdom
2008 Stars in the Sky, gallery KUD Laterna, Crnomelj, Slovenia
2008 European Cities at the representation of Latvia to the EU in Brussels Belgium
2007 International group exhibition Dry Walk gallery, Bricklane, London United Kingdom