Andris Eglitis was born in Riga in 1981. He studied at Janis Rozentals Riga Art High school (1992-1999), then received a degree in Fine Art from Art Academy of Lativa (1999-2005), also studied at Manchester Metropolitan University (2002), Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts (2004), and Higher Institute of Fine Arts (Gent, Belgium, 2012-2013). He was awarded a Purvitis Prize (2013) and an Autumn Exhibition prize (2002, 2007). In 2015 Eglitis together with Katrina Neiburga were commissioned to work on the Latvian National pavilion at 56th Venice Biennale. His first solo show in Russia took place at pop/off/art gallery in 2016. In 2019 pop/off/art gallery presented his solo booth at Art Brussels contemporary art fair.
Andris Eglitis’ works are in the collections of:
Latvian National Museum of Art. Riga. Latvia
Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art. Riga. Latvia
Kiasma. Museum of Contemporary Art. Helsinki. Finland
Private collections in Latvia and worldwide
