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      Born  24.03.1973, Liepaja, Latvia.  
          
  
        1988-1992  studies at the Liepaja Art College, Leather craft.  
          1996 BA, Art  Academy of Latvia, Glass Department.  
          1997 The  Ebeltoft Prize, International Competition Young Glass'97 in Denmark.  
          1999 The  Jutta Cuny - Franz Memorial Award in Dusseldorf, Germany.  
          2005 MA, Art  Academy of Latvia, Glass Department.  
          2011  Nomination for The Art Academy of Latvia Prize.  
          2017 Jury  member at Stanislav Libensky Award 2017.  
          2017 Trainer  of the masterclass, European Center for researches and training  
              in the  glass-work CERFAV, France.  
          2018 Trainer  of the masterclass, Department of glass  
              at the  Estonian Academy of arts in Tallinn, Estonia.  
          2019 Yan  Zoritchak Prize at International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa in Japan.  
          2022 Melting  Borders, Curator&Producer of the Baltic Glass Art Event  
              at the  European Glass Festival in Poland.                    |