Reinis Pētersons

Born 1981. Lives and works in Riga, Latvia.

Fine Arts Professional, Illustrator.  
Specialties: Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Art Direction.
Taking part in group shows since 2000. Currently working in illustration and animation. 

Social profiles:  Linkedin  Twitter

Activities:

2012
Clermont-Ferrand 34th International Short Film Festival. Clermont-Ferrand, France. 2012.


2011
Is That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence? Exhibition. Riga Art Space. Riga. Latvia. 2011.
Healja. Illustrated poetry book. Reinis Runcis. Neputns. Riga. Latvia. 2011.
How Shammies Teeter-Tottered. 2 min. Animation short. AtomArt, Edmunds Jansons, Inese Zandere. Riga, Latvia. 2011.

How Shammies Swapped. illustrated book, Inese Zandere, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2011.

My Friend Percy, Buffalo Bill and I. illustrated book, Ulf Stark, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2011.

URSUS. Charcoal on paper animation. 10 min. AtomArt. Riga, Latvia. 2011.

Arsenals. International film festival. Riga, Latvia. 2011.

Cold Soup. group show, Sarjakuvakeskus, Helsinki, Finland. 2011.

Mufa. illustrated book, Juris Zvirgzdins, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2011.


2010
Office Art. Exhibition. Office Gallery of Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art. Riga. Latvia. 2010
How Shammies Bathed. Animation short. Studio AtomArt, Dir. Edmunds Jansons, Script: Inese Zandere. Riga, Latvia. 2010.
Bialystok 25th DAYS OF MODERN ART FESTIVAL. Bialystok, Poland. 2010.
The Last Match project. Exhibition. 2010
>Gallery Artside, Lisbon, Portugal
>Next Comic Festival, Linz, Austria
>Fumetto Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
>Comics Days, Haarlem, the Netherlands
>Comicstage, Erlangen, Germany
>Gallery MZIN, Leipzig, Germany
>Contemporary Art Festival Artisterium, Tbilisi, Georgia
>KomiksFest!, Prague, Czech Republic.


2009
Springtime In Varnu Street. Animation film. (digital compositioning, animation and  color correction).
Studio AtomArt, Dir. Edmunds Jansons, Artist: Ilva Kļaviņa. Riga, Latvia. 2009.
BOOMFEST. International Festival for Drawn Stories, St. Petersbourg, Russia, 2009.
The Hunt for Bear Bruno. Illustrated book, Juris Zvirgzdins, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2009. 


2008
A Bite Taken Out of the Moon, Illustrated book, Ojars Vacietis, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2008. 
Take Your Time, Exhibition, Riga, Latvia, August - July. 2008.


2007
The Crock Of Gold, Illustrated book, James Stephens, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2007.
STILL HERE, Video Exhibition, Art Gallery “ARTSPACE”, Sydney, Australia, 23.11.2007. 
Candy Bomber, Exhibition, National Art Museum exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga, Latvia, 17.11.2007.
The Myth About, Exhibition, Art Gallery “Bastejs”, Riga, Latvia, 2007.
British and Latvian Contemporary Illustration, Exhibition, RDMV, Riga, Latvia. 2007.
Patiess stasts par Cingo Babu, Illustrated book, ISBN 9984672, Vizma Belsevica, Liels un Mazs, Riga, Latvia, 2007.



2006
Hamburg Meets Riga, Exhibition, Haus 73, Hamburg, Germany, 2006.
Videokunst aus dem Baltikum, Exhibition, Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Atelier am Eck, Duesseldorf, Germany, 2006.
Blinks, Projected Visions – Latvia, video art exhibition, Greek - American Association, Athens, Greece, 2006.
SMS.tag, Screening, Riga, Latvia, 2006.
Heart’s Full 2, Exhibition, European Parliament Building & Art Gallery “La Ferme Rose”, Brussels, Belgium, 2006.



2005
Surelis Varshkes, Exhibition, Klaipeda concert hall, Klaipeda, Lithuania, 2005.
Heart’s Full, Exhibition, Kunstverein Kunst im Turm Lippstadt, Lippstadt, Germany, 2005.
Dots & Lines, Online Exhibition for BBC Online & Sonic Arts Network, London, United Kingdom, 2005.
JUKAS, Exhibition, National Art Museum exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Riga, Latvia, 2005.



2004 - 2000
Live Spirit, Exhibition, Art Gallery “Rigas Galerija”, Riga, Latvia, 2004.
Heart’s Full, Exhibition, Art Gallery “Bastejs”, Riga, Latvia, 2004.
Word in Motion, Festival of Poetic Video, Riga New Theatre, Riga, Latvia, , 2003.
Water pieces, Exhibition, Art Gallery “Noass”, Riga, Latvia, 2003.
Autumn 2001, Exhibition, National Art Museum exhibition hall “Arsenals”, Latvia, 2001.
pHonic, International multimedia festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2001.
Interferences, International multimedia festival, Paris, France, 2000.
ArtGenda 2000, International multimedia festival, Helsinki, Finland, 2000.



**Awards & nominees**
Nominee for The Best Illustrations for a Book, Jana Baltvilka Balva (Baltic IBBY). Riga. Latvia. 2011.
Nominee for Dienas Annual Award of Arts. Riga. Latvia. 2011.
Grand Prix for The Best Illustrations for a Childrens Book, Zelta Abele 2009 . Riga. Latvia. 2010.
Nominee for The Best Illustrations for a Book, Jana Baltvilka Balva (Baltic IBBY). Riga. Latvia. 2009.
Grand Prix forThe Best Illustrations for a Childrens Book, Zelta Abele 2008. Riga. Latvia. 2009.
Grand Prix for The Best Illustrations for a Book, Jana Baltvilka Balva (Baltic IBBY). Riga. Latvia. 2008.
Nominee for The Best Illustrations for a Childrens Book, Zelta Abele 2007 . Riga. Latvia. 2008.
Nominee for The Best Illustrations for a Book, Jana Baltvilka Balva (Baltic IBBY). Riga. Latvia. 2007.
“Artist-in-residence-stay” Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Germany, April, May and June. 2006.