CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: VELTA RAUDZEPA, born November 25, 1951, Riga, Latvia

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Since 2006 working on Doctoral Theses „ Textile

Art in Latvia in the context of the Baltic and Nordic countries”(the end of 19th – beg. of 21st

c.), Master of Arts (1997), Thesis: Nordic Textile Art. Traditions and Development.

Graduated Art Scientist (1976), Latvian Academy of Art, Department of Art History and

Theory. Secondary School No 50 (specialized English Language School, 1959-1970).

Courses: Lestraden (the Netherlands) Museum Consultancy course - Museum Management.

Public Relations. Exhibition Design. Conservation Management. Registration and

Documentation (with Certificate, 1996), Computer courses (the State Latvian University,

2003); Pedagogics course (the Daugavpils Pedagogics University, 1993), for study reasons

has visited museums in several European countries (Sweden, Danmark, Norwey, Finland,

Croatia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK ) and the USA (New

York).

Studied Swedish language (Courses organized by the Society Latvia-Sweden, 1989-1997).

Studied Swedish culture in Sweden, Mariefred (courses, 1992, Swedish Institute’s

scholarship). French language courses (the French Cultural centre, since 2002).

APPOINTMENTS Chief Collection Manager, Latvian National Museum of Art – Museum

of Decorative Arts and Design (since 2010), Deputy director, Museum of Decorative Applied

Arts (since 2001); Head of Collections Management, Museum of Decorative Applied Arts

(since 1989), Head of Decorative Arts and Design Department, collections manager and

curator - United Board of Art Museums and exhibitions (1976-1989), Museum of Latvian

History (Department of Ethnography, 1970-1971).

Lecturer at the Latvian Art Academy, Textile Art Department (since 1993). Lectures about

Textile History and Contemporary Textile Development in different countries. Reviewer for

students’ diploma works at the Latvian Art Academy, Textile Art Department (since 1992).

PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE in newspapers and magazines (since 1976): articles about

artists, their biographies, creative career; catalogues for Latvian art exhibitions in Latvia and

abroad - Denmark, France, Sweden, Greece, Spain, Russia, etc.; articles for Latvian

Encyclopedia (1981-84), Encyclopedia Art and Architecture in Biographies (1994-1996,

2001), book Latvian Textile Art (1998); articles about exhibitions, problems in art (e.g.

decorative arts and design, cultural heritage) - for newspapers and magazines (Textilforum,

etc.). Articles for books, several video films about Latvian artists; catalogues & leaflets – 1st,

2nd, 3rd, 4th European Textile and Fibre Art Triennial Tradition and Innovation (2001, 2004,

2007, 2010), catalogue the 90-ies, E.Rozenbergs. Living by the Sea, Textile and Fibre Art

from Latvia, etc., Collection Catalogue of the Decorative Arts and Design Museum in 2

volumes; materials on Latvia Route in the European Textile Routes project (brochure, CD,

leaflet, articles), Catalogue for the exhibition „Latvia in Paris. 1925., 1937.” (2012), „Latvian

Art Porcelain. 1925-1940” (2012), etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Member of the International Design Conference Nord

Form ’90 (Sweden, 1990). Has been curator for many decorative art and design exhibitions at

the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design from Latvia and abroad (Norway, Finland,

Sweden, Nordic countries (Scandinavian design Beyond the Myth), France (Jean Lurcat.

Tapestries), Russia (Latvian Art Porcelain. 1925-1940), etc.

Organizer (and lecturer) of the International Conference The Role of Rūdolfs Heimrāts in the

Formation of Latvian National Textile Art School. Textile Art Today, Development and

Directions (Riga, 1997), International Conference Swedish and Baltic Textile Art Meets

(Riga, 1999), International Conference Tradition and Innovation with the 11th ETN General

Assembly (Riga, 2001), the Conference of Baltic and Nordic Countries “Facing the Future:

Museums of Decorative Art and Design” (2005), „Global Intrigue” (2007), „” On the World’s

Stage. Paris. 1925., 1937”, etc. Project leader for the International project Tradition &

Innovation – (European Exhibition and Symposium, Riga, Latvia, 1999- 2001).

Speaker at the 10th ETN (European Textile Network) General Assembly in St.Truiden

(Belgium, 2000), ETN Conference in Prato (Italy, 2003), ICOM/ICDAD Conferences - in

New York (USA, 2000), Barcelona (Spain, 2001), Stockholm (Sweden, 2002), Genoa (Italy,

2003), Berlin (Germany, 2004), Oslo (Norway, 2005), Helsinki (2006), Zagreb (2007), EU

Conference on Cultural Heritage (Manchester, UK-2004), EU Conference “Museums.

Collections on the Move” (Hague, the Netherlands, 2004), Conference „Cloth & Culture””

(Manchester, UK, 2008), „European Contemporary Tapestry and Textile Art” (Paris, France,

2008), 1st International tapestry Triennial Conference in Russsia, Moscow (2011),

International Conference „On the World’s Stage. Paris. 1925., 1937.” Riga (2012).

Delegate for ICOM General Assembly in Barcelona (Spain, 2001), Vienna (Austria, 2007).

International Jury member for the European Textile and Fibre art Triennials in Riga (2001,

2004, 2007, 2010), Kaunas Textile Art Biennial (2003), International Lace Biennial (2006,

Brussels, Belgium), European Quilt Triennial (2009, Heidelberg, Germany), Lodz

International Tapestry Triennial (2010, Poland). Participant of the Séminaire européen des

conservateurs Courants Paris, France (2010).

EXHIBITIONS Has organized two solo photo exhibitions: „Me and My Experience” (2001)

and „Photo Dialogues. Paris...Angers...Paris...” (2007) at the Museum of Decorative Arts and

Design, Riga, Latvia. Has participated at the exhibition „Common Threads” (2008, Museum

of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga).

WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS Has been in charge of the project Artists

help artists (Aalborg - Riga, 1992-1996), involved in the Scandinavian and Baltic project/

exhibition From Dreams to Reality;, exhibition curator for Latvian art exhibitions in Sweden

(1986-1987), textile art and fibre art exhibitions in Warsaw (Poland, !996), Athens (Greece,

1999), Moscow (Russia, 2002), Gothenburg (Sweden, 2002), Sevilla (Spain, 2004), Istanbul

(Turkey, 2007), etc. and curator for many exhibitions from abroad (Sweden, Norway,

Finland, France, etc) in Latvia. Project leader for the 1st , 2nd , 3rd, 4th European Textile and

Fibre Art Triennials (open also for non-European countries)l, Riga – 2001, 2004, 2007,

2010). Associated partner in the EU project European Textile Routes (Program Culture 2000,

2002-2003) - www.ETN-net.org/routes, EU Project MORITZ (2006-2007), EU Project

ECTTA (European Contemporary Tapestry and Textile Art) 2007-2008.

The winner of the 2001 Year’s Award for the contribution in the international cooperation;

Recognition diploma for preservation of cultural heritage (2002).

MEMBERSHIP ICOM/ICDAD (since 1995; since 2002 - board member of the ICOM

Latvian National Committee), Latvian Artists’ Union (since 1990), Latvian Textile Art

Association (since 1994), ETN; ZONTA INTERNATIONAL (since 1993; President of the

Zonta Club of Riga 2001-2003, Area Director for 2010-2012), Society Latvia - Sweden.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Latvian - mother tongue, English - fluent, Russian - fluent, Swedish –

quite fluent, French – basic level.

SPECIAL SKILLS Good computer literacy / WORD, WINDOWS.

OFFICE ADDRESS 10/20 Skārņu St., Riga, Latvia, LV-1050, TEL: (+371) 67830901,

FAX: (+371)67830916; E-mail: dlmm.velta@ml.lv, velta.raudzepa@lnmm.lv

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