PAULA ZVANE

she/her | based in London

Paula Zvane is a Latvian artist based in London. She has studied painting, performance and sculpture in Latvia, Iceland, United Kingdom, participated in numerous art projects, residencies, exhibitions worldwide. She is a recipient of Cecil Lewis sculpture scholarship 2021.

Zvane merges and transforms shapes and forms of nature to find connection and common ground between species and narratives foreign to one another. She works with a wide range mediums and materials turning her ideas into objects.

Education:
2023 - Fine Arts (M.A.), Central Saint Martins UAL, London, UK.
2021 - Fine Arts (B.A.), Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2020 - Fine Arts (B.A.), Erasmus exchange year, Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Courses:
2016 – 2019 - Fashion sewing and patternmaking course, Latvia.
2018 - Plein air, painting workshop and exhibition, Kyrgyzstan.
2019 - Workshop in anatomical drawing with Pascale Polier
2020 - Residency and printmaking course at Centre of visua art, Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.
2020 - KUNO Course: Workshop with Egon Van Herreweghe organized by Estonian Academy of Arts
2020 - Summer school by Royal Danish Academy
2022 - Making waves, residency artist collaboration with scientists from London and Japan, London, UK.

Awards:
2021 - Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship received from trustee Cathy Wills

Exhibitions:
2024 - INVISIBLE, The dream Room, LOOK! Gallery, Riga (Latvia)
2023 - Filthy Fox, fine art auction, London (UK)
2023 - NOW, Gerald Moore Gallery, London (UK)
2023 - (UN)DONE, Hypha Studios, London (UK)
2023 - Gut anecdotes, Filet Space, London (UK)
2023 - Transparent ritual, performance event, Lethaby Gallery, Kings Cross, London (UK)
2022- This Is Not A Party, MA Interim Show, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London(UK)
2022 - MERCH, group show at Koppel X, Piccadilly Circus, London (UK)
2021 - Home or shelter for an animal, Avotu 4, Riga (Latvia)
2021 - Savvaļa/Savage, fine art exhibition in Latvian wildlife and forests Drusti,(Latvia)
2021 - Seashells whispering at night, exhibition with sound artist "Leo Novus" and "Erica Synths", Gallery 2021 - DOM, Riga (Latvia)
2020 - Pressa/Pressure, exhibition in gallery Skaftfell: Centre for visual art, Seyðisfjörður (Iceland)
2020 - Performance Night: “Awkward Stage Labyrinth” in Icelandic Sculpture Society,Reykjavik(Iceland)
2020 - Itch, in art gallery “ISTABA”, Riga (Latvia)
2020 - Final show, SIM art Residency gallery, Reykjavik (Iceland)
2019 - NOBODY ASKED FOR IT, Ganību dambis 30, Riga (Latvia)
2019 - Academia, Latvian National Museum exhibition hall "Arsenāls", Riga (Latvia)

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