Valdis Brože
Born on 6 June , 1974 in Riga, Latvia



Education

2000 - 2002   Master of ArtsLatvian Art Academy, Department of Visual Communication
1996 - 2000   Bachelor of ArtsLatvian Art Academy, Department of Visual Communication
1995 -1996    Latvian Art Academy, Department of Metal Design
1990 -1995    Riga’s School of Applied Arts, Department of Metal Design


Exhibitions

2023     CONTEMPORANIA, Barcelona, Spain

2022    Solo show XXX, Universus gallery, Athens., Greece

2022    4th  Latvian Jewellery Art Association exhibibition, “ Imagine Peace”,  Agenskalns, Riga, Latvia

2022      Autor Fair , Bucharest, Rumania

2021       New York City Jewelry week, Charon Kransen Arts, New York , U S A

2021      Zeughausmesse, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

2021      3rd  Latvian Jewellery Art Association exhibibition “Dienasgramata”, Valmiera’s Museum, Valmiera, Latvia

2020     5th International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art “METALLOphone”, Vilnius, Lithuania

2020     Friedrich Becker Preis 2020, Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf, Germany

2020     Friedrich Becker Preis 2020, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany

2020     “Jewellery in not only Jewellery”, gallery “Putti”, Riga, Latvia

2020     Latvian Art Jewellery association group show, “MARK”, Mark Rhotko center, Daugavpils, Latvia

2019     New York City Jewelry week, Charon Kransen Arts, New York, USA

2019     “SOFA”, Chicago, USA

2019   “JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery and Objects‘ , Barcelona, Spain

2019     Group show “A PRIORI”, first Latvian Association of Contemporary jewelry, Cesis , Latvia

2018     Solo show “Imprints, gallery “Putti’, Riga Latvia

2018    “Synergy. Contemporary trends in metal art and design” , Museum of Decorative Arts and  Design, Riga,                       Latvia.

2018     "Short stories. Contemporary And Conceptual Jewellery", gallery “Putti”, Riga, Latvia. 
2018     Group show, Schlos Landestrost “Schloshandel”, Hannover, Germany 
2017     Group show " Inappropriate offer", gallery “Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2016     Group show "Winter's breath", gallery “Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2015     One man show „White pate”, gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia.  (exhibition inspired by a cartoon  "It`s about time", which was created by Valdis Broze together with  the  director Ivo Briedis. Awarded by National Film Academy- "Best artist in cartoon" 2015.)
2015      " Latvia Design Week” in gallery "Athalie" in Tokyo, Japan
2015      “Amber:The Baltic Jewel”, Goldsmith’s Centre in London, United Kingdom
2015      “What Else Does Amber Have in Mind?” Palais des Nations, Salle des Pas Perdus, Geneve,Switzerland
2015      “Amber in Latvian Contemporary Jewellery” Amber Museum in Kainingran,
2014      Group show “fridge Art fair”, New York, USA
2013      Group show “Summer session”, gallery “putti”, Riga, Latvia
2012      One man show “Thin, Thin”, gallery “Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2011      Group show “ Seven”, gallery “One Tventyeight”, New York, USA
2011      Group show , gallery “ Freiraum 117” , Munich, Germany
2011      Group show  gallery ”Putti” , Oslo, Norway
2010      Group show ”Sniega sajuta”, gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2010      Scope, Basel
2010      Group show “Gornij hrustal” , st . Petersburg
2009      Group show “Kalnu kristals”, gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2009      Art Expo, New York
2009      Group show gallery Freiraum117, Munich, Germany
2008      Group show  “ More”,st . Petersburg
2008      One man show  „Ekstra”, gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2007      Group show gallery Freiraum117, Munich, Germany
2007      Art International Zurich
2007      One man show „Transformācija”, gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2006      International Art Fair “Art Bodensee”, Austria;
2006      One man show , gallery “Putti”, “Personalizstade Nr 3”, Riga, Latvija
2005      One man show , gallery „Karousell”, Riga , Latvia
2005      International Art Fair “Antiques Fair Hasselt” in Hasselt, Belgium
2005      Exhibition of Latvian artists „ Pret straumi”, St.Petesburg, Russia
2004      Holland art fair ,Hague ,Belgium
2004      One man show , gallery „Putti”, Riga , Latvia
2003      International art fair „Lineart” , Belgium
2003      One man show , gallery „Putti” , Riga ,Latvia
2002      Holland art fair ,Hague ,Belgium
2002      „Kunst Zurich” , Switzerland
2002      Latvian EXPO ,Moscow, Russia
2002      One man show , gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2002      Exhibition of Latvian artists „Zīmejumi uz koka”, St.Petersburg,      Russia
2001      Alumni exhibition of Department of Metal Design, School of Aplied Arts, Riga, Latvia
2001      Group exhibition, gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2001      Group exhibition, „Uzaicinajums pilī” gallery „Putti”, Riga, Latvia
2000      „Renesanse” gallery Bastejs, Riga, Latvia
1998      International art fair „Lineart”, Belgium
1998      Exhibition dedicated to Latvia’s Independence Day, Falkland Islands, Great Britain
1998      International art fair „Lineart”, Belgium
1997     „Art Frankfurt” Die Messe zum thema Kunst , Germany
1997       Wernissage of multiplie in Dusseldorf, Germany
1997      International art fair „Lineart”, Belgium
1996      Wernisage of art multiplie in Dusseldorf, Germany
1996      One man show, Gallery ”Centrs”, Riga, Latvia
1996      Group exhibition, gallery „Kolonna”, Riga, Latvia