AGATE LIELPETERE
/1995, born Riga, Latvia living and working in Ljubljana, Slovenia/
BIO:
Education
Art Academy of Latvia Bachelor of Arts Degree in Humanities (Graphic Art) Riga, Latvia 2015 – 2019
Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal 2017 – 2018 ERSASMUS+ mobility program
Scholarships
Baltic-American Freedom Foundation 2019
Inara Tetereva scholarship in art 2016
Peteris Avens charitable foundation “Generation” Scholarship of excellence 2014
Residencies, Exchanges, Internships
tipoRenesansa, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2020 – Exchange
Poligon Creative Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2019 – 2020 – Artist residency
Overpriced Design, Riga, Latvia 2018 / Summer Internship – Graphic design intern
Most notable projects
Cover illustration and publication in Stripburger #78 comic magazine;
Illustrations for the Satori bilingual winter newspaper “Aiz kauna/За стыдом”;
Illustrations for Latvian Radio 2 children’s radio show “Hedgehogs dreams”;
Illustrations and design for “Klik-klik” children’s book by Daila Ozola, Publisher – Zvaigzne ABC;
Illustrations for the Latvian poetry anthology “Netikumīgie”, Publisher – Liels un Mazs;
Publications in “KUSH!” comic magazine issue #35 “BONKERS!, #40 “The Very End” and #42 “Scientific Facts”;
Illustrations and design for children’s book ”Pagalma Enciklopēdija” by Agnese Vanaga, Publisher – Zvaigzne ABC;
Illustrations for Latvian literature magazine “Domuzīme”;
Illustrations for “So Young Magazine” online magazine (UK);
Comic reports for 3 exhibition openings in the KIM? Contemporary art centre