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). ...
Kogo is a contemporary art gallery that opened in Apaaraditehas in Tartu in the spring of 2018, and is aimed at improving the international visibility of artists and introducing their art practice more broadly.
At the centre of Kogo’s diverse exhibition programme are artists’ solo projects and exhibitions created in collaboration with artists and curators. Kogo is committed to supporting free creative expression, interdisciplinarity, imagination and innovative ideas in art, as well as initiating and maintaining creative relationships and uniting the community of artists and art enthusiasts.
The name of Kogo Gallery comes from the Võru language and means “all of”, “together” or “collection”. For us, Kogo means collecting, experiencing and coming together as a community. ...
