Lolita Timofeeva

Lolita Timofeeva was born in Riga (Latvia). She began her studies at Technical Institute of Riga (design path) and continued her training at the Academy of Fine Arts of Riga. She completed her studies at the Design Academy, first in St. Petersburg and then in Moscow. She has been living in Italy since 1991.
The artist participated in many solo and group exhibitions both in public spaces and private galleries throughout Europe. She was the main artist featured in museums such as the Museum het Paleis (The Hague, The Netherlands), the Museo Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca/Spain), the Foreign Art Museum (Riga, Latvia), the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche (Faenza, Italy), etc.
In 1997 she was chosen to represent Latvia with a solo show at the 47th Venice Biennale.
The list of critics and intellectuals who have written about her work includes: Janus, Giorgio di Genova, Pierre Restany, Mario Luzi (whose collection of poems she illustrated), Antonio Paolucci, Bigas Luna, Marcel Paquet, Giorgio Celli, Lino Cavallari, Maurizio Vanni, Arturo Achwarz and many others.
Her works are on display in museums and private collections all over the world, such as at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection (Madrid), the Museo Casal Solleric (Pal...

Education:
1981-1984 Technical School in Riga;Academy of Fine Arts of Riga, preparatory course
1984-1988 Academy of Design of St. Petersburg
1988-1990 Academy of Design of Moscow

RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017
– Castel Dell’Ovo (Napoli/Italia), “Opus Alchymicum”, presentazione critica di Giorgio Agnisola
2016
– LT Studio (Bologna/Italia), Work in progress per “Il Paradiso di Dante”, Giornata del contemporaneo promossa da AMACI (associazione musei d’arte italiana)
2015
– LT Studio (Bologna/Italia), “La Commedia di Dante attraverso i simboli”, Giornata del contemporaneo promossa da AMACI (associazione musei d’arte italiana)
2014
- Blu Gallery (Bologna/Italia), “Meta” a cura di Valerio Dehò
2013
- Galleria B4, “Metamorfosi” (Bologna/Italia) con la presentazione di Carlo Monaco
2011
- Sala Giovanni di Giovanni, Biblioteca Comunale S. Agostino (Taormina), “Opus Alchymicum”
- Biennale di Mosca (Mosca/Russia), “Opus Alchymicum” all’interno del progetto speciale “Behind the mirror”, curatore Maurizio Vanni
2010
- Tifana Gallery (Riga/Lettonia), “Corpus Hermeticum”

RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019
– Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci (Milano), "MEDITERRANEO. OLTRE I MURI NELLA MENTE". Asta d’arte contemporanea in collaborazione con Sotheby’s
2018
– Palazzo Reale (Milano), "Mediterraneo. Lo Specchio dell’Altro". Asta d’arte contemporanea in collaborazione con Sotheby’s
201...