Krista Namniece (1997) is an Latvian artist based in Riga, Latvia. In her works, she explores the interactions between drawing, printmaking, and spatial objects. In the process of creating, she experiments with simple, industrial materials, such as pencils, pens, etc. Krista often draws inspiration from forms in nature and elements around her. She sees her works as a landscapes blurring the line between the reality and her perception, creating her own perception of the landscape.
Education
2021- 2022
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Printmaking department, Master’s Degree
2020
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Printmaking department, Erasmus
2017- 2021
Art Academy of Latvia, Printmaking department, Bachelor’s Degree
2013- 2017
Riga School of Design and Art, Interior Design department
Exhibitions
2025
Group exhibition “Istabai 20”, Galeria Istaba, Riga, Latvia
2024
Exhibition of Rossler Collection “All in One”, Leipzig, Germany
Group exhibition “34th Saxony Printmaking Symposium”, Workshop Gallery in Hohenossig, Hohenossig, Germany
Exhibition of “Open Residency Studios”, Duplex Air, Lisbon, Portugal
2023
“We’ re Breathing Down Your Neck”, Museum De Reede, Antwerp, Belgium
Dou show “Is everything that shines happy?”, Galeria Istaba, Riga, Latvia
2022
“Masters EXPO”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition/ Book launch “Book1”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition “What a Wonderful World”, Antwerp Art Weekend, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition “Unseen World”, Wintertuin, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition“ Take Me with You”, La Cambre exhibition space, Brussels, Belgium
Group exhibition “The Covid Chronicles”, Chippenheim Museum, UK
2021
Museum Night performance in collaboration with “Mr.Chong”, M – Museum, Leuven, Belgium
“Noorderlicht parade”, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition/ Book launch “Newspapers are printed by night”, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Group exhibition “Gold”, The Andrejs Upitis Memorial Museum, Riga, Latvia
2020
Exhibition of lecturers and students of Printmaking Department “13”, Kuldiga Art House, Kuldiga, Latvia
2019
Exhibition of the Art Academy of Latvia “Academia”, Exhibition Hall “Arsenals”, Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia
Group exhibition “Gruzis Vol. 2”, Tallin Street Quarter, Riga, Latvia
2016
Group exhibition “6 minutes and <”, Creative Works Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Awards
2022
Award Peto Urzua, Antwerp, Belgium
2022
Nominated for Artistic Foundation Mathilde Horlait- Dapsens Award, Antwerp, Belgium
2019
Award Janis Vinters, Riga, Latvia
