Born in 1929 in Slampe, Latvia Since 1947 lives and works in the United Kingdom
Education:
1960 – 1964 painting at Leeds College of Art,
Leeds, United Kingdom 1964 – 1965 Teaching of art - Goldsmith's College of Art,
London, United Kingdom
Solo exhibitions:
1958 Civic Playhouse, Bradford /United Kingdom 1960 College of Further Education, Shipley /United Kingdom 1966 Lane Gallery, Bradford /United Kingdom 1967 Bergdon Gallery, Toronto /Canada Sonneck Gallery, Kitchener /United Kingdom Goosewell Gallery, Menston /United Kingdom 1968 Lane Gallery, Bradford /United Kingdom 1969 University, Leeds /United Kingdom 1970 Compendium 2, London /United Kingdom 1971 Cartwright Hall, Bradford /United Kingdom 1973 Drian Gallery, London /United Kingdom 1975 University Gallery, Leeds /United Kingdom 1976 Adult Education Centre, Bradford /United Kingdom Court Gallery, Skipton /United Kingdom Vision Gallery, Sheffield /United Kingdom 1977 Northern Artists Gallery, Harrogate /United Kingdom 1978 Ferens Art Gallery, Hull /United Kingdom 1980 University of York /United Kingdom 1982 Cartwright Hall, Bradford /United Kingdom 1986 Art Gallery and Museum, Bury /United Kingdom 1987 Hawksworth Gallery, Ilkley /United Kingdom Elizabethan Exhibition Gallery, Wakefield /United Kingdom 1989 Smith Art Gallery, Brighouse /United Kingdom 1991 Yorkshire Television, Leeds /United Kingdom 1995 State Museum of Fine Art, Riga, Latvia Cartwright Hall, Bradford /United Kingdom Barbican Centre, London /United Kingdom 1998 Curwen Gallery, London /United Kingdom 2000 Curwen Gallery, London /United Kingdom Catthorpe Manor /United Kingdom 2001 Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia 2003 Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia 2005 Riga Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Works in collections:
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal /United Kingdom Arsenal Art Museum, Riga Art Gallery, Huddersfield /United Kingdom Art Gallery and Museum, Bury /United Kingdom Bankfield Museum, Halifax /United Kingdom Bradford and Ilkley Community College /United Kingdom Cartwright Hall, Bradford /United Kingdom Celebrity Cruises /United Kingdom College of Further Education, Shipley /United Kingdom Education Authority, Barnsley /United Kingdom Education Authority, Sheffield /United Kingdom Education Authority, Wakefield /United Kingdom Embassy of Latvia, London /United Kingdom Ferens Art Gallery, Hull /United Kingdom Klavs Sipolins Foundation, Ottawa / Canada Latvian Council in Great Britain /United Kingdom Latvian Welfare Fund /United Kingdom Manor House Museum and Art Gallery, Ilkley /United Kingdom Maras Linija, Felixstowe /United Kingdom President of Latvia Collection /Latvia Provident Financial plc, Bradford /United Kingdom School Loan Service, Leeds /United Kingdom University Art Collection, Leeds /United Kingdom University Art Collection, York /United Kingdom Yorkshire and Humberside Arts /United Kingdom
Private collections in Australia, Canada, France, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, the UK and the USA.
