ARTIS BUTE 6 Strelnieku Str., Riga, LV-1010 Latvia, ph.: +371 29264646, e-mail: artisbute@hotmail.com Born: March 30, 1958, Riga, Latvia Work: Painting, stage design, exhibition design, posters, monumental painting Education: 1970-1977 Janis Rozentals Riga Secondary Art School 1977-1984 State Academy of Art, Diploma—stage designer Prizes: 1987 Theatre Show Prize in the Republic for the year's best stage sets for the State Liepaja Theatre production of A. Chekhov's «The Seagull» 1988 Baltic Theatre Show prize in Kaliningrad for the State Liepaja Theatre production of A. Chekhov's «The Seagull» Most important exhibitions, theatre productions: 1981 Art Day exhibition, Riga 1982 Art Day exhibition, Riga «Gesta Berling» by S. Lagerief, State Liepaja Theatre 1983 «I'm 40 already, but still looking young» by V. Slavkin, State Liepaja Theatre «The Wizard of the Emerald City» by V. Slavfein, State Liepaja Theatre Art Day exhibition, Riga Baltic States Poster Show, Vilnius 1984 «The Eighteenth Camel» by S. Aloshin, State Liepaja Theatre Art Day exhibition, Riga «The Zitari CIan» by V. Lacis, State Liepaja Theatre Personal show, Museum of Art, Tukums Branch 1985 «Dot and Anton» by E. Kestner, State Liepaja Theatre Art Day exhibition, Riga One man show, Latvian and Foreign Relations and Cultural Society Personal show, Cinematographer Amateur Society Club Design of S. Smidbena's ceramics show, Riga Wall paintings, Tume village kindergarten, Tukums Region 1986 Latvian Stage Design exhibition, Budapest «Schveik» by J. Hashek, State Liepaja Theatre «Aija» by J. Jaunsudrabins, State Liepaja Theatre «King Lear» by W. Shakespeare, State Liepaja Theatre 1987 «The SeaguII» by A, Chekhov, State Liepaja Theatre Design of documentary show ((Witnesses of Fate», Theatre Museum Personal show, Valmiera hospital «Going to Church with a Shack by P. Putnins, State Drama Theatre 1988 «One Upon a Time There was a Rider» by A. Geikins, State Drama Theatre Personal show, Art Museum, Tukums «The Builder Soulness» by H. Ibsen, State Drama Theatre «The Jofeen by M. Ziverts, State Liepaja Theatre Group show, Gallery Majakowski, Citadelle, West Berlin Stage designer group show «School» (students of A. Freibergs) Exhibition Autumn-88, Riga 1989 «The Priestess» by Aspazija, State Drama Theatre Personal show. Gallery «Transit», Spandau, West Berlin, catalogue «In Fire» by J. Kalnins, Opera Theatre Art Day exhibition, Riga 1990 «Earthward with God» by P. Putnins, State Drama Theatre «Aesop» by J. Jurkans, State Liepaja Theatre Group show, Canberra, Australia (together with I. Blumbergs, B. DeIIe,. A. Bauskenieks and others), catalogue 1992 «A Midsummer Night's Dream» by W. Shakespeare, State Liepaja Theatre Group show, Penta Hotel, Salzburg, Austria, catalogue Group show, Gallery «Centre», Bradford, England Group show «Eroticism in Art», Gustavs Skilters Memorial Museum, Riga Personal show, Latvian Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden Show together with D. Gudovskis (glass), Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania Show together with wife L. Skarina (ceramics), Gallery M-6, Riga 1993 Mmabana Culture Centre, Taung Cultural Centre, Thabanchu Sun Hotel International, Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana (this exhibition was promoted by the government of the Republic of Bophuthatswana) Show «A Tribute to French Culture», State Art Museum 1994 Personal show, Gallery "Gila", Riga, brochure 1995 Personal show, Mayfair Society Gallery, London, catalog, publication 1997 Personal show, Slovyanskiy Dom, Moskow, brochure 1997 Personal show, Hotel Radison SAS "Slovyanskaya", Moskow 2001 Personal show, Baku. Gift for Geidar Aliev. 2001 Personal show, Gallery "Chiris", Riga 2005 Personal show, Gallery "Bonhanss", Riga 2006 Personal show, Estapona, Albayt Country Club, Spania 2008 Personal show, Gallery "Bonhanss", Riga 2011 Personal show, Museum, Pskov Techique - acrylic on paperboard Member of the Latvian Artist Union Publications: Avots, V (Penetrating the essentials of life» («Rigas Balss», 1987, Dec 28) Krumins, J. «Expressinterview with A. Bute» («Liesma», 1988, Nr. 12) «Artis Bute: Ein Lob der Farbe - ein Lob der Frau» («Spandauer Volklatt», 1989, Dec 10) Conrad A. «Visitenkarte A. Bute» («Der Tagesspiegel, Berliner Teil», 1989, Dec 15) M.K. «Paintings from Latvia» («Australijas Latvietis», 1990, Sep 21) Avots, V. «A taik with A. Bute» («Latvijas Jaunatne», 1990, Nov 15) Desmond, M. «Side by Side» («Art Monthly», 1990) Guste D. «Latvian painters side by side» («Australijas Latvietis», 1991, March 15) Depkaite, A. «Tokia simones jega» («Menodienos», 1992, geguzes 15) Steimane, I. «Civilized paintings in galery M-6» («Literatura un Maksla», 1992, Dec 12) Bankovskis P. «Is he satisfied with life?» («Liesma», Dec 1995) Jukons D. «Taking another image» («Dzentelmenis», Nr. 12) Buzinska, I, «Composition with two painters» («Labrit», 1994, July 5) Buzinska I. «A. Bute's art» («Maksla», 1995, Nr. l)