CURATORS

Raivis Alksnis (1996) is currently finishing his MA studies in art history and curatorial studies at the Art Academy of Latvia. Before this, he graduated from the Asian Studies BA program at the University of Latvia. Since 2019, he is in charge of the exhibition program at LOOK! Gallery, of which he is one of the co-founders. 39 exhibitions have been held at the gallery since then.

Inga Brūvere (1963) is an artist based in Latvia. In 2001 she also began curating, and in the past 20 years she has organised several projects and exhibitions in Latvia and abroad. Brūvere is the author of the idea for Riga Photo Month and one of the festival’s founders (2012). She directed the first Riga Photo Month in 2014 and is also one of the founders and directors of the Riga Photography Biennial (2015). Brūvere’s work is included in several collections, including Latvian National Museum of Art, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Centre and Swedbank art collections.

Laima Daberte (1991) is currently enrolled in the Curatorial Studies MA program at the Latvian Academy of Arts. She holds a BA in Sculpture from the Academy as well as a BA in Architecture from the Riga Technical University. She has participated in metal casting and stone sculpture symposiums held in Latvia and created objects exhibited in the urban environment.

Evita Goze (1984) is an independent curator, writer, artist, and the Exhibition Project Manager at Kim? Contemporary Art Centre. Her practice is driven by her interest in intertwining photography with other media and constructing narratives that blur the boundaries between reality and fiction and makes the personal political. She has curated solo and group exhibitions at the ISSP Gallery, Belgrade Photomonth, PHmuseum’s online platform, and the Self Publish Riga photobook festival. Goze received a BA in photography from the University of Brighton, UK, and an MA in visual communication from the Art Academy of Latvia. She has worked on the juries of photography competitions, including Grand Prix Fotofestiwal Lodz, Art Fair Foto Tallinn, Belgrade Photo Month’s New Talents, Kassel Dummy Award, and Self Publish Riga photobook dummy competition. Her writing has appeared in the British Journal of Photography, Tjej Land, Kultūras Diena, IR, Arterritory and Foto Kvartāls.

Adam Mazur (1977) works as a curator and writer. Assistant professor at the University of Arts in Poznan. Published books Histories of Photography in Poland 1839-2009 (2010), New Phenomena in Polish Photography after 2000 (2012), After the End of Photography (2018), Mutilated World. Histories of Photography in Central Europe 1838-2018 (2019). Curated several group and solo shows in Poland and abroad. Among his recent exhibitions are Photobloc. Central Europe in Photobooks (2019-2021) and Photo-graphics. Art Photography in Poland 1927-1978 (2022-2023).

Antra Priede (1985) is an art historian and curator. She holds a BA and MA from the Art History and Theory Department of the Art Academy of Latvia (AAL). Following her studies, she started working at AAL and currently holds the position of vice-rector for Academic Affairs. In 2018, she initiated the Curatorial Studies program at the Art History and Theory Department, which she has been managing to this day. Antra has gained personally valuable professional experience while working as a project manager and curator at the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art. She created and managed the section on Latvian art in the Baltic contemporary art news portal Echo Gone Wrong. Her research activities are related to re-examining the history of exile and Soviet-era art, emphasizing key contemporary issues, including the role of the curator in the local and international art ecosystem, the role of women in the art environment and other sometimes uncomfortable issues.

Marie Sjøvold (1982) is a photographer and video artist who lives and works in Norway. She has published several photobooks and participated in exhibitions at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo; Liepaja Museum, Latvia; Centrum för fotografi, Stockholm; Deichtorhallen, Hamburg; Kristiansand kunsthall, Kristiansand; Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo; Fotografisk Centre, Copenhagen; Galleri F15, Jeloya; and Calouste Gulbenkian, Paris, among others. In 2012 she received the Fritt Ord European Photo Exhibition Award. Sjovold’s work is included in the collections of Fritt Ord, The Preus Museum, The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.