Vidvuds Zviedris (b. 1976)

Artist Biography/CV

1991—1995 BA Fine Arts, Center for Creative Studies, College of Art & Design, Detroit

1991—1995 Painting and Drawing, Arts and Crafts School, Riga, Latvia

1993—1995 Classical Drawing, Artists Guild, Riga, Latvia

2006—2008 Studied abroad in Sanaa, Yemen

2010—2011 Studied abroad in Bologna, Italy

Currently resides in Chicago

Solo Exhibitions

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Ella, 2003

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Visions Fugitives, 2004

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Espana, 2005

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, New Works, 2006

Alma Gallery, Riga, Latvia, Summer of the 26th of September, 2008

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, PC-4, 2008

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Marzano, 2012

Group Exhibitions

Creative Resource Fine Art Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, New Paintings by Vidvuds Zviedris

& Deborah Danelson, 2000

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, San Francisco International Art Expo, 2003

Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, Paint Junkies, 2003

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Art Chicago 2003, 2003

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Art Chicago 2004, 2004

Haley Martin Galleries, San Francisco, In the Summer, 2004

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Art Chicago in the Park, 2005

Chicago, Mendell Int/Ext, 2005

Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Art Chicago at the Mart, 2006

Spanierman Modern, New York, Gallery Selections, 2012

Studio Legale, Caserta, Italy, Art Verona, 2011

Studio Legale at Intragallery, Naples, Italy, ContemporartNOW!, 2011

Bibliography

Zane Onckule, “Vidvuds Zviedris: Pure Photography and a Divine Touch of the Brush,” Foto

Kvartals ( December 2008).

Kay McKinlay Ford, Review, Gazette, February 2005.

Margaret Hawkins, Review, ARTnews ( February 2003).

Joe Walentini, Review, Abstract-Art Online, ( January 2003).

Margaret Hawkins, Review, Chicago Sun Times, November 2002.

Latvia Riga and Kaspars Funts, “Artist in America,” Evening News, September 2000.

George Tysh, “Promise Keeping,” Metro Times, [ Detroit], July 1999. 

Public Collections

Detroit Chamber of Commerce

Detroit Receiving Hospital

Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, Detroit