In July 2016, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will hold the 1st edition of the Latvia International Ceramics Biennale. More than 10 contemporary ceramics exhibitions, as well as master-classes and performances by National and International artists will be organized during the event. The 9th International Scientific Conference PERSON.COLOR.NATURE.MUSIC, as well as International Ceramic Art Symposium and the International Festival of Experimental Firing Techniques will be held in the framework of the Biennale.
The ‘MARTINSONS AWARD’ contest exhibition, one of the Biennale’s main events, will be opened at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre on July 15, 2016. 298 outstanding applications from artists form 44 countries had been received for the ‘MARTINSONS AWARD’ exhibition. The International Jury represented by Elaine O. Henry (USA), Bernd Pfannkuche (Germany), Sirin Kocak Ozeskici (Turkey), Jane Jermyn (Ireland), Simcha Even-Chen (Israel), Ilona Romule (Latvia), and Valentins Petjko (Latvia) has selected 110 artworks by International artists and 26 artworks by National artists to participate in the exhibitions.
SELECTED INTERANTIONAL ARTISTS FOR MARTINSONS AWARD EXHIBITION:
Beatrijs van Rheeden / Netherlands Agata Marcinkowska / Poland A.Cuneyt Er / Turkey Amalia Valdes / Chile Ana Hanzel / Slovenia Anastasia Charina / Russia Andrzej Bero / Poland Anja Sijben / Netherlands Annakatrin Kraus / Germany Anne Turn / Estonia Annette Defoort / Belgium Annika Berglund / Ireland Anthony Stellacio / USA Ashwini Bhat - India / USA Audrius Janusonis / Lithuania Beate Pfefferkort / Germany Brahma Swaroop/ India Buket Acarturk / Turkey Catherine Schmid-Maybach / USA Cecil Kemperink / Netherlands Christa Steinmetz / Germany Cindem Oner Er / Turkey Dalia Lauckaite-Jakimaviciene / Lithuania Devon Sullivan / USA Dicle Oney / Turkey Dori Schechtel Zanger / Israel Edita Rydhag / Sweden Egle Einikite-Karkeviciene / Lithuania Elena Krasnova / Russia Elif Aydogdu Agatekin / Turkey Elzbieta Grosseova / Czech Republic Emet Egemen Aslan / Turkey Eniko Kontor / Hungary Enver Guner / Turkey Eser Sensilay / Turkey Fabienne Withofs / Belgium Fadliye Yilmaz / Turkey Fatih Karagul / Turkey Gamze Boz Sulusoglu / Turkey Giorgi Pachkoria / Georgia Greg Daly / Australia Gregory Kapelyan / USA Gudrun Kainz / Austria Haroula Koropouli / Greece Hasan Sahbaz / Turkey Helmie Brugman / Netherlands Hyu Jin Jo / South Korea Ihor Kovalevych / Ukraine Inna Rogova / Russia Irina Razumovskaya / Russia Ismet Yuksel / Turkey Jacob Meudt / USA Jakomijn Steen / Netherlands Janina Myronova / Poland Jenifer Hansen Gard /USA So i Jeong / South Korea Joan Lurie / USA Joseph Paushel / USA Julia Saffer / Germany Jurgita Jasinskaite / Lithuania Kadir Erturk / Turkey Karin Putsch-Grassi / Italy Lana Tikvesa / Serbia Leman Kalay / Korea Ludmila Krutikova / Russia Madhavi Kolte / India Maged Zaky Hassan / Turkey Makoto Hatori / Japan Mandy Parslow / Ireland Marek Jacisin / USA Maria Baumgartner / Austria Maria Rammu / Ireland Maria ten Kortenaar / Netherlands Marie-Josee Comello / Germany Marion Delarue / France Michael Moore / Northern Ireland Min Kyeong Kang / Korea Miray Unal / Turkey Natalia Khlebtsevich / Russia Natalya Korchemkina / Russia Nicola Boccini / Italy Nusa Lapajne / Slovenia Omer Gorkem / Turkey Omur Tokgoz / Turkey Oya Asan Yuksel / Turkey Ozgu Gundeslioglu Demir / Turkey Palma Babos / Hungary Perihan Sah Aslan / Turkey Peter Hoogeboom / Netherlands Petra Bittl / Germany Pille Kaleviste / Estonia Pinar Baklan Onal / Turkey Pinar Caliskan / Turkey Pinar Guzelgun / Turkey Rosana Bartolin / Brazil Rodney Harris / United Kingdom Roman Sedina / Czech Republic Shamai Gibsh / Israel Shitanshu Maurya / India Somogyi Sandor / Hungary Stephanie Marie Roos / Germany Tatiana Eroshenko / Russia Vineet Kacker / India Wayne Mcara / Australia Monika J. And Werner B. / Germany Weronika Lucinska / Poland Xavier Monsalvatje / Spain Yesim Bayrak Avinal / Turkey Yoko Sekino-Bove / USA Maxim Delia / Romania
SELECTED NATIONAL ARTISTS:
Juta Rindina / Latvia Līga Skariņa / Latvia Lilija Zeila / Latvia Māris Grosbahs / Latvia Maruta Raude / Latvia Olga Melehina / Latvia Rudīte Jēkabsone /Latvia Sanita Ābelīte / Latvia Valda Podkalne / Latvia Ainārs Rimicāns / Latvia Dainis Pundurs / Latvia Diāna Vernera / Latvia Eleonora Pastare / Latvia Elīna Titāne / Latvia Elita Taube / Latvia Eugenia Loginova / Latvia Ieva Bartašute Grosbaha / Latvia Ilona Šauša / Latvia Ilze Emse Grinberga / Latvia Inese Līne / Latvia Inita Reimandova /Latvia Sanri / Latvia Skuja Braden / Latvia Una Gura / Latvia Vita Viksna / Latvia Žanete Žvīgure / Latvia
