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Lolita Timofeeva
About
Lolita Timofeeva was born in Riga (Latvia). She began her studies at Technical Institute of Riga (design path) and continued her training at the Academy of Fine Arts of Riga. She completed her studies at the Design Academy, first in St. Petersburg and then in Moscow. She has been living in Italy since 1991.
The artist participated in many solo and group exhibitions both in public spaces and private galleries throughout Europe. She was the main artist featured in museums such as the Museum het Paleis (The Hague, The Netherlands), the Museo Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca/Spain), the Foreign Art Museum (Riga, Latvia), the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (Faenza, Italy), etc.
In 1997 she was chosen to represent Latvia with a solo show at the 47th Venice Biennale.
The list of critics and intellectuals who have written about her work includes: Janus, Giorgio di Genova, Pierre Restany, Mario Luzi (whose collection of poems she illustrated), Antonio Paolucci, Bigas Luna, Marcel Paquet, Giorgio Celli, Lino Cavallari, Maurizio Vanni, Arturo Achwarz and many others.
Her works are on display in museums and private collections all over the world, such as at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection (Madrid), the Museo Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca), the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (Faenza), Foreign Art Museum (Riga/Latvia), Collezione Arturo Schwarz (Milan) etc.
Lolita Timofeeva investigates the metaphysical dimension of the world, her poetics draw from the area of symbols and archetypes. The artist uses different media to express herself, such as painting and sculpture, video and installation art. In 2000 she made the short “Kamajuandon”.
His works are in museums and collections:
- Museo alternativo “Remo Brindisi” (Lido di Spina/Ferrara)
- Forum Artis Museum (Montese/Modena)
- Young Museum (Revere/Mantova)
- Cà La Ghironda (Zola Predosa/Bologna)
- Collezione Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid)
- Museo Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca)
- Museo Internazionale di Ceramica (Faenza)
- Foreign Art Museum (Riga/Lettonia)
- Collezione Arturo Schwarz
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- Location
- Bologna, Italy
- Website
- http://www.lolitatimofeeva.it
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1995
- Artefiera (Bologna/Italy), collateral exhibit “Contemporary Latvian art”
- Forum Artis Museum, Montese (Modena/Italy), curated by Pierre Restany
1996
- Palazzo della Triennale (Milan/Italy), “Tactel Effect”
- Young Museum, Revere (Mantua/Italy), “Work in Progress 2”
1997
- Jacob Javitis Convention Center (New York/USA ), “Artexpo”
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Museum Het Paleis (The Hague/Holand), “The secret of Murano”
- Farsettiarte (Prato/Italy), Asta n. 77
1998
- Castello Carlo V° (Lecce/Italy), “C'era una volta l'URSS” (Once upon a time there was the USSR)
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Palazzo delle prigioni nuove (Venice/Italy),“Berengo Collection”
- Berengo Fine Arts (Venice/Italy), “Berengo Collection”
1999
- OPEN '999 (Lido of Venice/Italy)
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- LA FIAD (Beirut/Lebanon), “Berengo Collection”
2000
- Hotel de Ville (Bruxelles/Belgium), “Nietzsche et l'Art”, curated by Marcel Paquet
- Arco 2000 (Madrid/Spain), “Berengo Collection “
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
2001
- Röhsska Museum (Gothenborg/Sweden), “Made in Venice. Artists in Glass”
2002
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Courthous (Waterford/Ireland), “Artists in Glass”
2003
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (Faenza/Italy), “Form between continuity and innovation”
2004
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi (Florence/Italy), “Identity and diversity. Hats and creatività”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
- Villa Demidoff (Florence/Italy), “The guardian of dreams. Art in the Park of Wonders of Villa Demidoff”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
2005
- Biblioteca Nazionale centrale (Florence/Italy), “Art and solidarity. For research. Artists for FiorGen”
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- M’ARS Contemporary Art Museum (Moscow/Russia), “The Hat and Creativity” curated by Maurizio Vanni
- Museo internazionale della donna nell’arte, Scontrone (Aquila/Italy), “Rose’s choice”
2006
- M’ARS Contemporary Art Museum (Moscow/Russia), “The sun, the moon and the theory of opposites”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
- Palagio di Parte Guelfa (Florence/Italy), “The Artist, the Master and Margarita”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
- Foreign Art Museum (Riga/Latvia), “Dreaming”, curated by di Maurizio Vanni
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Galleria San Ludovico (Parma/Italy), “Mirabilia Fiunt”, curated by Boris Brollo
2007
- Berengo Studio, Murano (Venice/Italy), "13x17" in concomitance with the Venice Biennale, curated by Philippe Daverio and Jean Blanchaert
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Istanbul Fair (Istanbul/Turkey), “Border signs. To reconquer the human ego”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
2008
- Il Mitreo (Rome/Italy), “Signs of the Border. Reconquering the Human Ego”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
- Palazzo dell’Abbondanza Massa Marittima, (Grosseto/Italy), “Il Palio e l’Arte”
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- Castel Sant’Angelo (Rome/Italy), “Trespassings. From good painting to video art”
- Galeria Miejska Arsenal (Poznan/Poland), “FreschGlass” curated by Boris Brollo, Isabella Rudzka, Dariusz Glowacki
2009
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
2010
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
- L.U.C.C.A. museum (Lucca/Italy), "Art for Art sake. Art for solidarity”
2011
-Palazzo Fava (Bologna/Italy), “1000+1000+1000” curated by Philippe Daverio
- Premio Sulmona, Sulmona (Aquila/Italy)
SOLO EXHIBITS
1993
- Museo Alternativo “Remo Brindisi”, Lido di Spina (Ferrara/Italy)
1994
- Gallery “Il Patio” (Ravenna/Italy)
- Museo della Tappezzeria (Bologna/Italy)
1995
- Gallery Zozos, Cernusco S.N. (Milan/Italy)
- Giardini della Biennale (Venice/Italy)
- Libreria Feltrinelli International (Bologna/Italy)
- Diagonal Art Galleria (Barcellona/Spain)
1996
- Artefiera (Bologna/Italy), stand Diagonal Art/Barcellona, stand Academy of Fine Arts/Riga
- Miart (Milan/Italy), stand Galleria Rigas Vini/Riga
- EuropArt (Geneve/Switzerland), stand Galleria Rigas Vini/Riga
- Società Belle Arti (Verona/Italy)
- Galleria Rigas Vini (Riga/Latvia)
1997
- Artefiera (Bologna/Italy), stand Galleria Rigas Vini/Riga
- EuropArt (Geneve/Switzerland), stand Galleria Rigas Vini/Riga
- XLVII International Art Exhibit Biennale (Venezia/ Italy), Latvia Pavillion 15 /6 - 9 /11, “Lolita Timofeeva. The Mask and the Face”, curated by Janus
1998
- Artefiera (Bologna/Italy), stand San Gregorio Gallery/Venezia
- Museum Het Paleis (TheHague/Holland), “Art & Glass”
1999
- Artefiera (Bologna/Italy) stand Galleria “La Roggia”/Pieve di Soligo/Treviso
2000
- Museo Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca/Spain), “The forces of desire”, curated by Marcel Paquet
- Galleria Mackenbach Contemporary Art (Arnhem/Holland), “KAMA”
- Palazzo dei Notai (Bologna/Italy), “Timofeeva portrait gallery”, curated by Valerio Dehò
- Film “Kamajuandon” by Lolita Timofeeva, colour, 15 min, silent, Directed by Isabella De Felici,
Produced by Berengo Fine Arts
- Film “Timofeeva Portrait Gallery” col., 11 min, silent, shot with digital camera
2001
- Foreign Art Museum (Riga/Latvia), “Indoor game”, curated by Valerio Dehò
- Palagio di Parte Guelfa (Florence/Italy) “Accursed Tuscans-portraits”, presented by Mario Luzi, Antonio Paolucci, Eugenio Miccini, Lamberto Pignotti, Lucia Marcucci
2002
- European Parliament (Bruxelles/ Belgium), “Zarathustrae bestiarium”, curated by Giorgio Celli
2003
- Circolo degli Artisti (Faenza/Italy), “Zarathustrae bestiarium”
- Palagio di Parte Guelfa (Florence/Italy), “Anatomy of Florence”, curated by Giovanni Faccenda
- Giubbe Rosse with presentation in the Salone de’ Dugento at Palazzo Vecchio (Florence/Italy), “The adventure of duality”
- Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (Faenza/Italy), “The adventure of duality”
- Galleria “L’Ariete” (Bologna/ Italy), “The adventure of duality”
2004
-The Russian National Library of Foreign Literature M.I.Rudomino (Moscow/ Russia), “Anatomy of Florence”
2005
- Lions Club Firenze Michelangelo (Florence/Italy), “Capital vices”
- Contemporary Art Museum- Fortress of Peter and Paul (Saint Petersburg/Russia), “Anatomy of Florence and capital vices”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
2010
- Tifana Gallery, (Riga/Latvia), “Corpus Hermeticum”
- Mario Luzi Library, San Pietro in Casale (Bologna/ Italy), “The adventure of duality”
- Stage design and drawings for the theater piece based on Freud “The Wolf Man’s Case”, by Claudio Beghelli with Giulio Pizzirani and Nicola Bortolotti, Teatro Fantomas, Teatro Dehon (Bologna/ Italy)
2011
- Moscow Biennale (Moscow/Russia), “Opus Alchymicum” inside the special project “Behind the mirror”, curated by Maurizio Vanni
- Sala Giovanni di Giovanni, Biblioteca Comunale S. Agostino (Taormina), “Opus Alchymicum”
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Education:
1981-1984 Technical School in Riga;Academy of Fine Arts of Riga, preparatory course
1984-1988 Academy of Design of St. Petersburg
1988-1990 Academy of Design of Moscow
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