L’ARTE DI KARINA RUNGENFELDE

Biografia

Professional Profile
Karina Rungenfelde is an established Latvian contemporary painter working within the realms of simbolic realism. Holding a Master`s degree in Fine Art, she translates philosophical and emotional narrative oil works. Her art explores the threshold between conscious reality and dreams, memory and roots. With a robust international career spanning nearly three decades, her artworks reside in private and institutional collections across Europe, Australia, Japan.

Education

• 2003 – 2005 | Master of Fine Arts (MFA). Figurative Painting Department, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga.
• 1998 – 2002 | Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). Figurative Painting Department, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga.
• 1990 – 1997 | J.Rozentals Riga Art School, Latvia.

Professional Memberships

• Since 2006 | Official Member of the Artists Union of Latvia

Awards & Honors

• 2004 | Latvijas Unibanka Awards for Young Artists, Riga, Latvia.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2018 | “Aesop fables” Liza’s gallery, Mon, Denmark
• 2015 | “Time for breakfast” Liza’s gallery, Denmark •
• 2005 | “Obstinate target” gallery Ag7, Riga, Latvia •
• 2004 | “Muse behind a corner”, gallery Ag7, Riga, Latvia

Selected Group Exhibitions (Out of 100+)

• 2026 | Arte Padova International Art Fair, Padua, Italy
• 2023 | Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Schweiz
• 2019 | “Alice in Wonderland” Liza’s gallery, Mon, Denmark
• 2016 – 2017 | ” The Affordable Art Adventure”, Liza’s gallery, Mon, Denmark
• 2013 – 2014 | Happy Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
• 2012 | “The art of Spain”, 19Karen gallery, Golden coast, Australia
• 2004 | “New Realms” New Realms gallery, London, England
• 1997 | International Latvian Youth Exhibition, Australia (Debut)