Karina Rungenfelde

About

Born in 1978 in USSR - and spend my happy childhood in Soviet Union nonexistent country now.
When I was little girl I got incredibly inspired by TV movies about Gypsies – drew women in picturesque dresses, dancers, horses & dreamed of such merry life as they had…

I'm Ukrainian by nation, but I was born in Riga and received my Fine Arts Master's degree in painting in the Art Academy in Latvia. Now working with my artworks I got incredibly inspired by irrational and uncontrollable expression of surrealism and old baroque paintings of Spanish school.
My first group exhibition where I take part was in 1997 in Australia. This International Latvian Youth Art Exhibition has bought together works by young Latvian artists from Latvia, Australia, America, Canada and Germany.
My works appear in various private collections in Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, England, Italy, Germany and Australia.

Location: Riga, Latvia
Website: http://www.artists.de/karinarungenfelde.html
http://www.19karen.com.au/karina-rungenfelde/karina-rungenfel

Work

Professional
Member of Latvian Artist’s Union

Professional experience

2010 K●R painting and design studio
2008-2010 Course and seminar centre, lector
2007-2008 Turkish embassy , Riga
2006-2009 Riga Estonian school, Art teacher
2005-2006 Riga Culture school, Art teacher

Solo Exhibitions

2009 “January”, courses and seminars centre, Riga
2005 “Obstinate target”, gallery Ag7, Riga
2004 „Muse behind the corner”, gallery Ag 7, Riga
2002 „Simple”, Northern library, Riga

Exhibitions

2010 “Angels and daemons” gallery Slazds, Riga
“Sensual art”gallery Birkenfelds,Riga
Painting on wood, gallery Bastejs,Riga
“Parmija” Riga art space......
2004“New Realms”, New Realms gallery, London
Art Academy of Latvia, Art and Design University, Helsinki
Art Academy of Latvia paintings, opening event of the Latvian week in the European Commisions, Brussels
I fummi cotti omaggio della pittura lettone, San Ginesio, Italy
2003 Competition of grant named by Prof. I.Zariņs exhibition, gallery „Bastejs”, Riga
2001Figural painting master studios exhibition, Art Museum Arsenals, Riga
„Everybody on his own... and together” exhibition of art students of Latvian Academy of Arts, dedicated to Riga’s City’s 800th anniversary, gallery „Nellija”, Riga
2000 „Manchester Open Art Exhibition”, Manchester, England
1997„International Latvian Youth Art Exhibition”, Australia

Publications

“I love Latvia”, the project of M.Vulfson dedicated to Latvian independent X date

Prizes
“Latvia Unibank” award of yang artists competition

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Education

Education
2003-2005 Art Academy of Latvia, Master degree of Fine Arts, figural painting department
1998-2002 Art Academy of Latvia, BA degree of Fine Arts,
1990-1997 J.Rozental Riga Art School

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