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Evelīna Deičmane

1978, Latvia

Evelīna Deičmane (1978) studied at the Department of Visual Communication at the Art Academy of Latvia (graduated 2007) and the Department of Experimental Media and the Department of Visual Communication at the Berlin University of the Arts (2004; 2007-2009). Her work employs mixed techniques, and she experiments with sound and visual elements. Her conceptual approach incorporates existential overtones and the human experience, creating an environment in which sadness and happiness touch upon one another and drama is dispelled by humor.

She was a participant in the 15th Sydney Biennale (2006), the 2nd Moscow Biennale (2007), the Manifesta 7 European Contemporary Art Biennale (2008), as well as the 12th Cairo International Art Biennale (2010). Deičmane represented Latvia at the 53rd Venice International Biennale with the multimedia work Season Sorrow (2009). Deičmane is the recipient of a number of important international art scholarships, including the DAAD scholarship in Berlin (2011). Her solo shows have been held in several galleries in Germany and the Czech Republic, and in 2010 her solo exhibition The Great Unrest was on show at the Kim? Contemporary Art Centre. Deičmane lives and works in Berlin and Rīga.