CV Valentinaki

 

Education

2026: Intensive Program in Art Markets and Finance, SDA Bocconi  – Milan, Italy
2006 – 2008: Choreography, Latvian Culture College – Riga, Latvia
2003 – 2006: Management, Riga Technical University – Riga, Latvia

Art Courses
2012: Oil painting courses, Brera – Milan, Italy
2009 – 2014: Private oil painting lessons with Giusy Boncinelli – Milan, Italy
2001 – 2002: Private pastel lessons with Valeria Shuvalova – Riga, Latvia
2000 – 2001: Drawing courses – Riga, Latvia
1998 – 1999: Watercolor courses – Riga, Latvia

Artworks in Public Collections
2022 Post-Plastic Fauna, sculpture, 20x30x5 cm – Latvian Embassy, Rome, Italy
2020 Post-Plastic Fauna, sculpture, 18x30x5 cm – Art Collection of Tuscany Region, Florence, Italy
2017 White Sand IV, painting, 100x100 cm – Art Collection of Municipality of Milan, Milan, Italy
2016 XXV, painting, 80x80 cm – General Honorary Consulate of Latvia in Milan, Milan, Italy

Solo Exhibitions

2026 VETRA FLUX. Form Becoming Vibration – Vetra Building, Milan, Italy
2025 Algae Unveiled – Vetra Building, Milan, Italy
2025 Site-specific outdoor installation Black Algae – Fuorisalone, Milan, Italy
2024 Deep Waters – Spazio De Bezzi, Como, Italy
2023 Liquid Blue Installation – Castello Sforzesco, Vigevano, Italy
2023 Liquid Blue – Espinasse31 Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2022 Tree of Life – Capitol 55, Rho, Italy
2018 Liquid Blue – Sanctuary of Santa Maria dei Miracoli at San Celso, Milan, Italy
2017 Into The White – Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
2016 Untitled – Gallery Statuto 13, Milan, Italy
2015 Antichi Sguardi su Valentinaki – Gallery Ars Antiqua, Milan, Italy
2015 Black Sand – EOTW Gallery, Lodi, Italy
2014 Black Sand – Spazio Manuzio, Milan, Italy

Main Group Exhibitions

2026 White Dune — Palazzo Touring, Milano, Italia
2025 Naturalia – Arc Gallery, Monza, Italy
2024 Who am I? with Installation Liquid Blue – Nhow Milano, Milan, Italy
2023/2024 Aqua – Meridien Plaza with Espinasse31 Art Gallery, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2023 Amber Road. Reloading – Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, Latvia
2023 Terra Cielo – On House Milano, Milan, Italy
2022 Art & Design II – Espinasse31 Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2021 Green Gold – Villa Camperio, Villasanta, Italy
2020/2021 The Amber Way. Reloading – Palazzo del Pegaso, Florence, Italy
2019 Aurum – Arc Gallery, Monza, Italy
2019 Sacrum Pictura – Museum of A. Volta, Lazzate, Italy
2019 Aquarius – Arc Gallery, Monza, Italy
2019 Leonardo da Vinci from Ancient to Modern – Museum of A. Volta, Lazzate, Italy
2018 My Latvia – Palazzina Liberty, Milan, Italy
2018 Leonardo da Vinci from Ancient to Modern – Castello Sforzesco, Vigevano, Italy
2018 Dialogue between Generations – Castel dell’Ovo, Naples, Italy
2017 Shade of White – Hernandez Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2017 Virtual Art meets Ocean – Espinasse31 Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2017 Contemporary Art in Villa – Villa Mazzucchelli, Brescia, Italy
2016 Small is Beautiful – Zoia Gallery, Milan, Italy
2016 Elusive Amusement – WE Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2015 Grottesco – University of Parma, Parma, Italy
2015 Who Art You? – Fabrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy
2015 Terra – Porta Venezia Bastions, Milan, Italy
2015 Lumière – Rosso Tiziano Gallery, Piacenza, Italy

Major Art Fairs & Conferences
2025 AlgaEurope Conference (speaker) — Riga, Latvia
2023 Post Plastic Fauna (Lecture & Conference) — National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary — Palm Beach, USA (with Espinasse31 Art Gallery)
2022 CONTEXT Art Miami — Miami, USA (with Espinasse31 Art Gallery)