Līga Spunde

Līga Spunde

BornNationalityBased In
1990N/ARiga
Biography

Līga Spunde (1990) is an artist from Riga, Latvia. She makes multimedia installations where personal narratives are closely intertwined with carefully constructed fictions. The interpretation and use of recognizable characters serves as an extension of her personal experiences, while tapping into general truths and accepted tropes. Usually, the content of the work determines the physical form of the conception, so she uses variety of media, techniques and materials in her unique installations. She completed her postgraduate studies in the Department of Visual Communication at the Art Academy of Latvia. in 2016, her graduation project, The Hike, was named one of the three best projects by graduates of European art academies. Her recent residencies include MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) Changdong residency, Seoul, KOR (2024) and ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program), New York, USA (2023). Spunde’s work is present in collections of Latvian National Museum of Art, VV Foundation (LV), Signet Bank collection (LV), SEB Bank collection (LV), Zuzāns collection (LV), and private collections around Europe. Līga Spunde’s recent solo exhibitions include Episodes About Not Knowing, Curated by Maija Rudovska, SLU Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, LA, USA (2024); Lummutaja Lonny, Līga Spunde and Sigrid Viir, Curated by The ArCo3, Taevaskoda, EE (2024); Magic Happens, Līga Spunde and David Attwood, Curated by David Ashley Kerr, KINGS, Melbourne, AUS (2024); Surprise, Surprise, Līga Spunde, Curated by Romuald Demidenko, Apiece Gallery, Vilnius, LT (2024); a panic attack on a sunny day, Līga Spunde, Tuesday to Friday Gallery, Valencia, ES (2023); Episodes About Not Knowing How It Will Be as a part of the project A Structure Envisioned For Changing Circumstances, Līga Spunde, curated by Maija Rudovska, an online exhibition (2022); Cybervikings of Mars, Līga Spunde, curated Kaspars Groševs, 427 Gallery, Riga, LV (2021); When Hell Is Full, the Dead Will Walk the Earth, Līga Spunde, Curated by Kaspars Groševs, Kim? Contemporary Art Center, Riga, LV (2019); What’s a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This / PART I, Līga Spunde, Fotopub, Novo Mesto, SL (2017); Free French Fries, Līga Spunde, Komplot, Brussels, BE (2017). ...

Selected Artworks
The Sims. A Very Boring Game
Līga Spunde
The Sims. A Very Boring Game, 2019
110 x 155cm
Informalities
Līga Spunde
Informalities, 2020
100 x 100cm
Clubhouse
Līga Spunde
Clubhouse, 2021
80 x 100cm
The Kitchen
Līga Spunde
The Kitchen, 2017
21 x 29.7cm
There‘s No Harm In Any Blessings
Līga Spunde
There‘s No Harm In Any Blessings, 2021
38 x 57cm
Lilies of the Valley Tribute to a Tired Girl
Līga Spunde
Lilies of the Valley Tribute to a Tired Girl, 2022
65 x 48cm
Lilies of the Valley Tribute to a Tired Girl
Līga Spunde
Lilies of the Valley Tribute to a Tired Girl, 2022
65 x 48cm
Lilies of the Valley Tribute to a Tired Girl
Līga Spunde
Lilies of the Valley Tribute to a Tired Girl, 2022
65 x 48cm
Gallery Representation
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