Zalans

Ilgvars Zalans, a Latvian painter, has exhibited in the United States and Switzerland. He has also completed several residencies in Asia and South America. Since 2007, Zalans has crossed the globe with his action-painting performances, visiting over 33 countries. His compositions, whether an object,...

Ilgvars Zalans, a Latvian painter, has exhibited in the United States and Switzerland. He has also completed several residencies in Asia and South America. Since 2007, Zalans has crossed the globe with his action-painting performances, visiting over 33 countries. His compositions, whether an object, creature, or place, reflect fundamental aspects of the human experience. He creates using acrylic on canvas.
Education
2016-2018 University of Latvia
1988 -1992 Latvian Academy of Arts
1984 – 1987 Riga Applied Art College.
Events
2022 The 2nd Velazquez painting & sculpture Award, Best Abstract 2nd Prize, Shanghai, CHINA

2015 Artist in Residency, Orange Gallery, Bacolod, PHILIPPINES
2014 Artist in Residency grant, Perahu Art Center, Yogyakarta INDONESIA
2012 Artist in Residency grant, HOM Art Center, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2011 Artist in Residency grant, Highland Art Center, Chengdu, CHINA
2010 Artist in residency grant, Kamiyama Tokushima, JAPAN
Artist in Residency grant, Organhaus Art center Chongqing CHINA
2007 Artist in residency The Rodríguez-Amat Foundation, Girona, SPAIN
Exhibitions
2015 SCOPE Miami Beach 2015, Miami USA
2015 SCOPE Art Basel 2015, Basel, SWITZERLAND
2013 ArtexParte II, BuenosAires, ARGENTINA
Permanent collections
2019
Mark Rothko Art Center, Latvia
2016
Benetton Art Collection, Italy