Biography
Dina Abele was born in 1969 in Riga, Latvia. She has studied in the Textile Department in Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts. In 1989 she enrolled in the Art Academy of Latvia, completing the Graphic Art Department. In 1997 she acquired an art master’s degree at the Art Academy of Latvia.
Abele is an associate professor at the Latvian Academy of Arts since 2016 and has been teaching drawing lessons for over 20 years - for students from graphic art, sculpture and painting departments. Earlier in life, she had worked in the graphic design field in various advertising agencies and book-publishing.
Dina Abele participates in exhibitions since 1991. She has participated in both local and international group exhibitions in many parts of Europe and elsewhere – Florence, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia and France. Until now there have been 32 Dina Abele’s personal exhibitions – both in Riga and elsewhere in Latvia, also in Poland and Finland.
She has received many important awards for her creative work. In 2017 she took third place in the International Art and Design contest in the Accademia Riaci, in Florence. In 2002, she was awarded the prize “For the creative performance in book art”.
Artistic description
Dina Abele paints on canvas and small wooden planks, often adding different elements that highlight the texture and dimensions of the painting. As with textural elements, Abele plays with coloring in her artworks, creating lightweight and colorful compositions with blurry shapes that “float” over a monochromatic background.
Dina Abele's laconic form of expression in paintings emits vibrations, which silently indicate to a personal experience of an artist or an emotion-saturated discovery. Her vibrant colors, pure shapes, and clear compositions interact greatly, thus bringing the total image to quiver in lively but peaceful frequency. Titles of each painting are important as they bring the viewer closer to the hidden meaning of the work.
Interesting facts
Abele is fascinated by the charm of the moment and the depth of the abstract thought. The laconic works encourage the viewer to become associated and go deep into their feelings and make dialogue with themselves.
While working with colors and teaching drawing to students, she has also raised four children.
