Kristaps Ancans
1990, Latvia
Kristaps Ancāns (1990, Latvia) is an interdisciplinary artist, who uses elements of sculpture, painting, text and installation. He has studied at the Art Academy of Latvia in the departments of Painting and Environmental Art. He has received the Master’s degree in the department of Visual Art at the Central Saint Martins college of the University of the Arts, London, and graduated it with distinction in 2016. He has received “Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship”, as well as the winner of “Helen Scott Lidgett Studio Award”. He has been nominated for “Clifford Chance and UAL Sculpture Prize” and “ Art Foundation Scholarship” (Great Britain), as well as other awards.
