Valerijs Baida brings together the professionalism of a staging artist and academic painting, the tradition of outstanding realism school with exciting, peculiar composition and imaginary. The strength of artist’s experience, passion and sincerity characterizes his distinctive handwriting. Valerijs paints landscapes, still life, portraits, interiors, figural compositions, works with oil paint, watercolors, and works in graphic technique.
Valerijs Baida is born in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow Oblast, on the 15th November, 1958.
In 1989 he graduated from the All-Union Institute of Cinematography’s /VGIK/ art faculty (painting). From 1991 he lives in Latvia.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2008 – at The House of the Blackheads (Melngalvju nams), Riga
2007 – “De visu. With one’s own eyes”, at Art Gallery “Anna”, Riga
2007 – “The Dance with Brushes”, at Exhibition Hall of Madona Museum of Local History and Art, Madona
2005 – at Moscow culture and business center “Moscow House”, Riga
2005 – at Reitern House, Riga
2003 – “Hours”, at Exhibition Hall of Cesis History and Art Museum, Cesis
1998 – at gallery “Arka”, Riga
1997 – at Cinema-gallery, Riga
1997 – at Exhibition Hall of Madona Museum of Local History and Art, Madona
1996 – at gallery “Saules banka”, Riga
1995 – at salon “Ezerciems”, Riga
1995 – “Moods”, at gallery “Vecrīga”, Riga.
AWARDS:
1997 – The medal “850 yers of Moscow” for his works at the exhibition “Russian artists for Moscow”
1997 – The diploma for works that were shown in Moscow, in VIII Exhibition of Artists of the Central Regions of Russia.
