Elīna Vītola

Elīna Vītola (born in 1986) studied painting in Riga, where she currently lives and works.

Painting, the picturesque and the points where they connect with everyday triviality are central issues in the oeuvre of Vītola. Her works are cheerful, curious, funny, visually challenging and play with Painting in the most diverse situations. The artist approaches colours, painting and painted objects in a conceptual way, posing humorous questions about its subject matter, technique and material. So in the exhibition space she presents a series of similar paintings depicting floor lamps, a nostalgic coffee thermos design and a page from a children’s book published in the Soviet era, on the last two of which she has discovered a vague abstract painting.

In her CV, Vītola had chosen to point out that she is interested in art and canned fruits — this phrase could be taken as a key handed to the viewer to unlock her works.

Exhibitions at Kogo

Viewing and Reading Room

Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life: Crappstraction

Time to Dream or Fear?

Auction and exhibition

Press and Publications

In English

Ieva Kraule-Kūna & Elīna Vītola at P/////AKT
Art Viewer, 17.12.2020.

‘Sol LeWitt’s WD #719’ by Elīna Vītola and Amanda Ziemele at 427, Riga
TZVETNIK, 2020

‘Commission’ by Marta Trektere (Elīna Vītola, Amanda Ziemele) at Riga circus elephant stables, Riga
TZVETNIK, 2019

‘Artist Crisis Center’ by Ieva Kraule-Kūna and Elīna Vītola at Gallery LOW, Riga
TZVETNIK, 2019

“Common issues in painting and every-day life: crapstraction” by Elīna Vītola at Kogo Gallery
Echo Gone Wrong. 22.10.2018.

In Estonian

Balti- ja Põhjamaade noore kunsti auhind Elīna Vītolale
Egle Loor. Sirp, 09.11.2018.

Baltikumi noore kunstniku auhinna tänavune laureaat on lätlanna Elīna Vītola
Gerli Nõmm. ERR, 26.10.2018.

Tõejärgse ajastu tõejärgne kunst
Tanel Rander. Sirp, 17.03.2017.

Romantiline Ida–Euroopa Lääne moodi
Eva-Erle Lilleaed. Postimees, 21.03.2017.

CV

Elīna Vītola, born in 1986, lives and works in Riga, Latvia.

Education

2018	Art Academy of Latvia, Painting (MA)
2015	Art Academy of Latvia, Painting (BA)
2006	Janis Rozentals Riga Art High School, qualification Illustrator

Solo Exhibitions

2020	Artist Crisis Center II: Tact Gear, with Ieva Kraule- Kūna. P/////AKT, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2020	Artist Crisis Center. Nutritional Guide. Together with Ieva Kraule-Kūna and Daria Melnikova. ARS Factory, Tallinn, Estonia.
2020	Sol LeWitt’s WD #719, with Amanda Ziemele, 427, Riga, Latvia.
2019	Commission, with Amanda Ziemele and Marta Trektere. Elephant Stables at Riga Circus, Latvia.
2019	Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life – Solo Exhibition. ARSENĀLS Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia.
2019	Artist Crisis Center with Ieva Kraule- Kūna. LOW gallery, Riga, Latvia.
2019	Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life -The Booth. Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019	Monumental Café with Amanda Ziemele. Maboca Festival, Madona, Latvia.
2018	Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life: Content. Careva contemporary, Riga, Latvia.
2018	Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life: Crapstraction. Kogo gallery, Tartu, Estonia.
2017	Common Issues in Painting and Everyday Life 3 — Landscape. Kolekcionārs, Riga, Latvia.
2017	Dunno on the moon. 427 Gallery, Riga, Latvia.
2013	no/birches/inside/me Vol.2. Kuupmeetri Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia,

Group Exhibitions

2020	Black Market. Kim?, Riga, Latvia.
2020	Daria Melnikova’s Palette: Three-legged Evidence. Manifesta 13 Biennial / Les Parallèles du Sud, Marseille, France.
2020	Time to Dream or Fear? Kogo Gallery, Tartu, Estonia.
2019	Black Market.Kim?, Riga, Latvia.
2019	When the Hunger Starts. Project Space Festival, Berlin, Germany.
2018	Viewing and Reading Room. Curated by Liina Raus. Kogo Gallery, Tartu, Estonia.
2018	MA graduation exhibition, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
2017	Children of the New East. Curated by Siim Preiman. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia.
2017	Bikini Zona. Jūrmala City Museum, Jūrmala, Latvia.
2016	Too Far East is West. Alūksne, Latvia.
2015	Apzīmētājs. Tobacco factory, Riga, Latvia.
2013	Elīna+Madara 0123456789. Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
2012	Warning. Gallery L, Riga, Latvia.