BORN:

Latvia, 1939.
1949 Immigrated with family to Australia

1963

Started showing work at the annual Advertiseropen air art exhibition

1964

Joined Adelaide's Citizen Art Groupand showed worked in annual exhibitions

1966

Participated in the annual exhibitons of the Miller Andersons Migrant Artistsshows until the early 70's

60's-70's

Exhibited at the Don Pedro and Old Mill Gallery in the Adelaide hills during the mid 60's and early 70's having several small mixed shows at these galleries. Exhibited with a number of Melbourne galleries early in his career.

1972

While studying and painting in the UK, exhibited some of his work at the Madden Galleries, Duke Street, London.

1977

Newton Gallery Unley, SA

1977

David Sumner Galleries, SA

1977

Strawberry Hill Gallery, Sydney NSW

1977

2 man show at Young Masters Gallery, Melbourne, Vic

1978

Australian Watercolour Institute, Sydney, NSW

1979

Mixed Christmas exhibition, Newton Gallery, Adelaide, SA
During mid to late 70's also exhibitied with Artarmon Galleries, Sydney

1980

Festival of Arts, Bugle Galleries, SA

1980

Newton Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1981

Newton Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1982

Festival of Arts, Bugle Galleries & Kingston House Galleries, Adelaide, SA

1982

Newton Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1982

Anniversary Exhibition , Kingston House Gallery, Adelaide

1982

Christmas Shows Newton Gallery & Kingston House Gallery, SA

1983

Christmas Shows Newton Gallery & Kingston House Gallery, SA

1984

Festival of Arts "split exhibitions" at Bugle Galleries & Kingston House Galleries, SA

1984

"Four Artists" Newton Gallery, SA

1984

Anniversary Show Kingston House Gallery, SA

1984

Christmas Shows Newton Gallery & Kingston House Gallery, SA

1985

Exhibiton of Watercolours, Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1985

Manyung Gallery, Victoria

1985

Kew Gallery, Victoria

1986

Exhibiton of Watercolours, Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1986

Christmas Show, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1987

Manyung Gallery, Victoria

1987

Kew Gallery, Victoria

1987

15th Anniversary Exhibition , Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1987

Watercolour exhibition, Barry Newton gallery, SA

1987

Christmas Show, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1989

Kew Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria

1989

Manyung Gallery, Victoria

1989

Omell Galleries, London- introducing artist's work to the UK

1990

Kingston House Gallery, SA

1991

10 paintings in mixed show -Salon De Marie, Tokyo- Japan

1992

Christmas Show, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1993

Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1993

Bell Galleries, NSW

1993

Christmas Show, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1994

Ric's Studio, Perth WA

1994

Christmas Shows at Kingston House Gallery & Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1995

Ric's Studio, Perth WA

Christmas Show, Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1967

First solo exhibition in Melbourne with Green Glades Gallery in Sassafras

1973

A Welcome Homeexhibition of his UK works shon at Old Mill Gallery, Bridgewater- South Australia

1973

Green Glades Gallery, Sassafras, Victoria

1975

First solo in Adelaide- David Sumner galleries, Goodwood SA

1976

Kingston House Gallery, Glenelg SA

1978

Adelaide Festival of Arts, David Sumner Galleries, Adelaide

1978

Rainsford Gallery, Sydney, NSW

1979

Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria

1979

Young Masters Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria

1981

Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria

1982

Manyung Gallery, Melbourne Victoria

1983

Barry Newton Gallery

1984

One of three Australian artists to show work in exhibition at The Hague, Netherlands

1985

Manyung at the Hilton- Victoria's Sesqui Celebrations Exhibition - all 52 paintings sold

1986

Festival of Arts, Barry Newton Gallery, Adelaide, SA

1988

Festival of Arts and book launch, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1988

Exhibiton and book launch, Manyung Gallery, Victoria

1989

Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1989

Omell Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria

1990

Omell Galleries , London, UK

1991

Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1992

Festival of Arts, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1992

Omell Manyung Galleries Melbourne, Victoria

1992

Omell Galleries, London, UK

1993

Omell Manyung , Victoria

1994

Festival of Arts, Kingston House Gallery, SA

1994

Omell Galleries, London, UK

1995

Omell Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Vic.

1995

Barry Newton gallery, SA

1996

Arica Gallery, Perth WA

1996

Omell Galleries, London, UK

1997

Omell Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza, Vic.

1998

Festival of Arts, Barry Newton Gallery, SA

1998

Watercolours - Arica Gallery, Perth WA

1999

Omell Galleries, London, UK

2000

Festival of Arts, Barry Newton Gallery, SA

2000

Stafford Studios of Fine Art, Perth, WA

Benalla Art Gallery
South Australian Institute of Teaching
A.M.P. Society
City Of Marion Fine Art Collection
A.N.Z. Banking Group
State Bank
National Australia Bank
Adelaide Steamship Company
Inchcape Collection- London
Various Other Municipal and Private Collections of note in Australia and Overseas

"Art And Artists of South Australia" Nancy Benko.
"Artists And Galleries of Australia and New Zealand" Max Germaine.
"Latvian Artists In Australia" Society of Latvian Artists In Australia.
"South Australian Biographies, 1980" V.C.D. Barnes.