Annemarija Gulbe
Born in 1997, Saldus, Latvia
Works with photography, video and installation , based in Latvia
annemarijagulbe@gmail.com +371 26258118
Education
2021 – 2023 Art academy of Latvia, Visual Communication, MA
2017 – 2021 Art academy of Latvia, Visual Communication, BA
2020 Academy of Fine arts Vienna, Art and Photography, Erasmus+
2018 – 2019 Photo studio of Andrejs Grants “Annas2”, Riga, Latvia
2016 – 2018 ISSP school, contemporary photography studies, Riga, Latvia
2013 – 2017 Riga School of Design and art, Fashion design department
Work experience
2025 Ambassador of Europe Capital of culture 2027, Liepāja (LV)
2025 Graphic designer – International Residency “Studija”, Kuldīga (LV)
2024 – 2025 Social media manager, graphic designer – residency “Notes on the Margins” (LV)
2023 – 2024 Assistant – Gallery “High Art” Paris (FR)
2022 Curatorial assistant – “Komplot” Brussels (BE)
Solo Exhibitions
“Faith to Believe – Or Not” 19/01 – 25/02/2024, Kim? Contemporary Art Center, Rīga, Latvia
“Under Stone Vaults in Domed Structures” 29/10 – 29/11/2023, Alsunga Culture Center, Latvia
“Challengeable heritability” 02 – 25/02/2023, Gallery Look!, Rīga, Latvia
“LOVE RE – SEARCH” 16/07 – 29/08/2020, ISSP Gallery, Riga, Latvia
“Love Re – Search” Season 01 Episode Love, 30/11/2019 – 12/12/2019, Galerija Siva, Zagreb, Croatia
Curated exhibitions
2026 – 2027 Upcoming group exhibition Visur-gājējs, Romas dārzs Gallery, European capital of culture – Liepāja 2027, Latvia
2026 Within the Landscape / ainavā – a series of art installations in Saldus Municipality and Šķēde Manor Castle, Latvia, 31/ 05 – 26/07/2026
“Decentrality dispersed in one place” 01 – 30/04/2023, group show at Padure manor, Latvia
Participation in Group Exhibitions and other projects
2026
Within the Landscape / ainavā – a series of art installations in Saldus Municipality and Šķēde Manor Castle, Latvia, 31/ 05 – 26/07/2026
Emerging Artists 2026: The Baltics and Finland, Fotografiska Tallinn, 8/05 – 1/11/2026, Estonia
2025
2024
“THIRST”, Studija Space, 14 – 31/12/2024, Kuldīga, Latvia
“Padsmit minūtes / Formative Years” Kim? Contemporary Art Center, 12/06 – 7/08/2024 Rīga, Latvia
“In The Name of Desire” at Latvian National Museum of Art, 27/04 – 28/07/2024, Rīga, Latvia
Guest curator – Unexpected sources Audio gallery, Friday express, online radio tirkultura.net
2023
“Black Market’23” Kim? x Hanzas iela 22, 7 – 10/12/2023, Rīga, Latvija
“BDO prize 2023”, finalist show, Pilot Gallery, 9/11/2023 – 25/01/2024, Rīga, Latvia
Guest curator – Unexpected sources Audio gallery, online radio tirkultura.net
“Panoptiks” Brīvības iela 40, 6/06 – 16/06/2023, Rīga, Latvia
“Decentrality dispersed in one place” 01 – 30/04/2023, Padure manor, Latvia
2022
“Saki ko man darīt, nesaki ko man darīt” exhibition by Krišjanis Elviks as part of the programme “Artefact reconstructions” culture space “Tu jau zini kur” 16 – 21/05/2022, Rīga, Latvija
“Transition” Art Hall of the Academy of Fine Arts Dresden (HfBK) “Oktogon”, 6/05 – 19/06/2022, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
“Utopias” Rīga Photography biennale, Culture space “Smilga” 29/04 – 21/05/2022, Rīga, Latvia.
2021
Guest curator – Unexpected sources Audio gallery, online radio tirkultura.net
“Hanseatic New Gold” Riga Art Space 19/08 –19/09/2021, Rīga, Latvia
JCE Biennale 2019 – 2021, Museum of the Emporda, 29/05 – 08/08/2021 Figueres, Spain,
“Wrap in her lap” Kuldīga Artist residency gallery 23/04 – 13/05/2021, Kuldīga, Latvia.
2020
“ArtVilnius’20” 2/10 – 4/10/2020, Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo series “Love Re-Search”
“Are We There Yet” 29/09 – 1/11/2020, Art Academy of Latvia Art space Pilot, Riga, Latvia.
“Stop making sense” – Contemporary Art Biennale “Jeune creation europeenne” – JCE biennale 2019 – 2021, 07/08 – 27/09/2020, Science and Art center “Brewery”, Cēsis, Latvia. Photo series “Love Re-Search”
JCE Biennale 2019 – 2021, Kunstbygningen i Vrå, 2/06 – 19/07/2020, Hjørring, Denmark.
“Falling” online exhibition www.phmuseum.com. Photo series “Love Re-Search”
2019
ISSPPP X + X ISSP Poster Project ISSP Gallery 6/12 – 28/12/2019, Rīga, Latvija
Contemporary art biennale “Jeune creation europeenne” – JCE biennale
2019, 12/10 – 3/11/2019, Beffroi de Montrouge, 2 Plece Emile Cresp, Mountrouge, France.
“Hospitality”, Kuldīga Artist residency gallery 6/07 – 11/08/2019, Kuldīga, Latvia.
2018
RE – BECOMING. ISSP school graduation exhibition, 30/05 – 22/06/2018, Rīga, Latvia. Photo series “Love Re-Search”
2015 ISSP International Summer school of Photography exhibition 2015, Kuldiga Art house, Kuldīga, Latvia
2014 ISSP International Summer school of Photography exhibition 2014, Kuldiga Art house, Kuldīga, Latvia
Prizes, awards and nominations
2026 Fotografiska Tallinn, Baltics and Finland Emerging Artists
2025 Linstow Art Award – Shortlisted
2024 13th Photo festival Organ Vida Open call prize
– shortlisted for nomination —— “Purvīša balva 2025” – “Thirst” by Annemarija Gulbe, Anna Ansone, Krišjānis Elviks from group show “In The Name of Desire” Latvian National Museum of Art
2023 BDO prize 2023 – finalist
Kim? Contemporary art center Open call prize
2021 Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Newcomer category – nomination
2019 Grand Prix award in Contemporary Art Biennale “Jeune Creation Europeenne”
– JCE biennale, Mountrouge, France
2019 Belgrad Photomonth New Talent contest – finalist
2018 FK portfolio prize – Grand Prix
2018 Riga Photography Biennale & ISSP Gallery Award “Seeking the Latest in Photography” – finalist
2017 Latvian Fashion Week – Fashion manifestation contest “Young Talent” – finalist
2017 FK portfolio prize – finalist
Works in Collections
Private collections in Latvia, Finland and UK
Residencies
2025 Kai residency, Talinn, Estonia
2023 Kuldiga Artist residency, Alsunga, Latvia
2021 JCE biennale residency, Paris, France
Publications
2025 ISSP Agenda 2026, (LV)
2022 ISSP Agenda 2023, (LV)
Latvian Photography 2022, (LV)
2021 Did you notice me?, photo series “Tīna” (LV)
Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2021 publication (LV)
2019 Latvian Photography 2019, (LV)
GRAIN special release – New Talents, Belgrad photomonth 2019, (SRB)
Jezga mag No 2, (LV/UK)
2018 Veto No 43. Publication, photo series “Love Re – Search”, (LV)
Jezga mag No 1. Publication, photo series “White Goat”, (LV/UK)
2016 ISSP planner, (LV)
2015 ISSP planner, (LV)
Photography for movie posters
2022 “Sisters” / “Māsas “ Director – Linda Olte, producers – Una Celma, Matīss Kaža, Dace Siatkovska
2022 “Neon spring” / “Neona pavasaris” Director – Matīss Kaža, producers – Una Celma, Matīss Kaža, Dace Siatkovska
Participation in workshops and masterclasses
2022 ISSP “Summer School of Socially Engaged art” 23 – 30/07/2022, Rucka, Cēsis, Latvia
2020 International scientific conference “The time of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia – unique period in the history of the world” 17 – 18/09/2020, Kuldīga, Latvia
2020 The Summer School of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art – “Negotiating Gender in the Baltics and Eastern Europe”, 31 July – 5 August 2020, in Kuldīga Artists’ Residence Gallery, Kuldīga, Latvia
2019 International Summer Schol of Photography, “The Cool Couple”(IT) workshop “Astronauts vs. Poets: Utopia, Dystopia and Visual Ecology”, Zaļenieki, Latvia
2018 Photobook workshop, “Akina books” (IT), ISSP, Rīga Latvia, 28/04/2018 – 3/05/2018
2018 Erik Kessels (NL) workshop Fabulous Failures 26 – 27/04/2018, RiBOCA1
2015 International Summer Schol of Photography, Pelči, Latvia
2014 International Summer Schol of Photography, Pelči, Latvia
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