Agate Lielpētere (b. 1995, Latvia) is a visual artist living and working in Ljubljana. She holds a BA in Arts and Humanities (graphic art) from the Art Academy of Latvia. She has held six solo exhibitions in Riga and Ljubljana, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions both locally and abroad, including Ljubljana, London, Riga and Tokyo, exhibiting, e.g., in Moderna galerija in Slovenia and Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, and the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art in Latvia. Her work is included in the Zuzāns private collection of contemporary art. Lielpētere’s artistic work can be described as subtly humorous, focusing on social narratives and questions of identity.
CV:
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, ERSASMUS+ mobility program, Porto, Portugal, 2017 – 2018
Scholarships
Baltic-American Freedom Foundation 2019
Inara Tetereva scholarship in art 2016
Residencies, Exchanges, Internships
Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, “Drawing Your Mind” by Adriana Bustos, Salzburg, Austria, 2025
tipoRenesansa, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2020 – Exchange
Poligon Creative Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2019 – 2020 – Artist residency
Overpriced Design, Riga, Latvia, 2018 – Summer Internship – Graphic design intern
Solo exhibitions
“Latvian Grey/Latviešu pelēkais” – DUM project space, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2025);
“Who Will Feed the Cat While We’re Gone?”, Tam-Tam Street Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2023);
“Take a Ride With Me / Limouzine” – DobraVaga, Zine Vitrine, Tinta Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia, (2021)
“The Only Italian Word I Know is Fumare” – Poligon Creative Center, The Former Tobacco Factory, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2019)
“Bruised and Confused” – Riga Circus Elephant Stables, Riga, Latvia (2019)
“A.K.A./As Good as Aladdin” – Gallery Low, Riga, Latvia (2017)
Selection of recent group exhibitions
“Zemlja”, Agate Lielpetēre, Luize Rukšane; Galerija Kresija, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2025);
“Matrix Ost”, Museum, Kesselhaus Herzberge, Berlin, Germany (2025);
“Biennale l’Art actuel”, Pyramide des métiers d’art, Saint-Amand-Montrond, France (2025);
“6. Triennial of Young Artists – PREMIERE 2025. Fields of intimacy, transitions and potentials of the medium”, Center for Contemporary Arts, Celje, Slovenia (2025);
“Formative Years”, Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia (2024);
“For your pleasure. Feminist positions in visual art from Slovenia, selection”, Civic Gallery Piran, Piran, Slovenia (2024);
“For Your Pleasure. Feminist positions in visual art from Slovenia”, Moderna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2023/24);
“The Third Place”, Cook House Gallery, London, UK (2024);
“A Visionary Drawing Riddle”, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Valmiera, Latvia (2023);
“Back to Nature”, DobraVaga Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2022);
“The Glass Ceiling”, Gallery Kos – Extended Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2021);
“Latvia – Japan, Mini Print Exhibition”, Gallery Next Curve, Tokyo, Japan (2021);
“appointMENT 4.0 – Commercial Exhibition of Music Art Prints”, Kino Šiška and DobraVaga Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2020);
“ISSPPP X+X”, ISSP Gallery, Riga, Latvia (2019);
Participation and first place in the “Nike x Benji Knewman x Zuzeum” competition, Zuzeum “The Ear”, Riga, Latvia (2019);
“Fresh meat for critique” Art Academy of Latvia qualification work exhibition, Former Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia (2019).
Most notable projects
“How Did That Happen?”, commissioned by European Hemophealia Consorcium, Brussles, Belgium;
Illustrations for “Lasis Stasis un Atlasijas okeāns” children’s book by Daina Tabūna, Publisher – Liels un Mazs;
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”, #42 “Scientific Facts”, #46 “What’s Next?”;
Illustrations and design for children’s book ”Pagalma Enciklopēdija” by Agnese Vanaga, Publisher – Zvaigzne ABC;
Illustrations for Latvian literature magazine “Domuzīme”;
Comic reports for 3 exhibition openings in the KIM? Contemporary art centre
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