Zane Mellupe

Zane Mellupe
Born 11 April 1981
Riga, Latvia
Nationality Latvian Latvia
Education University of the Arts London, Shanghai Theatre Academy, University of Latvia
Known for Conceptual art, installation art, photography
Patron(s) ifa gallery

Zane Mellupe (born 1981) is a Latvian artist and independent curator, working and living in Shanghai (China).

Early life and career

After extending experience and studies about photography in Europe and China, Mellupe dedicated her energy in an artists collective Liu Dao, she co-founded at island6 arts center in Shanghai, where she was also the creative director (2007–2010). During these years, Mellupe developed new techniques and created a large number of mixed-media works with the collective and under the name of created fictitious artists.

Early 2010, Zane Mellupe started to collaborate with Alexis Kouzmine-Karavaïeff to curate exhibitions at ifa gallery in Shanghai.

At the mean time, Mellupe created Yongkang Lu Art,[1] a community contemporary art concept, located on the east side of Yongkang street in Shanghai. Five spontaneous experimental spaces were opened on this former vegetable market street, including the gallery YK art space and ifa²gallery, with more 30 exhibitions and performances, and 50 artists shown in one year.

Early 2011, after exhibiting a series of her personal signed works and some of her created fictitious artists, ifa gallery started to represent Zane Mellupe.
Summer 2011, Mellupe had a significative personal exhibition, "in memory of the perfect wife",[2] where she opens her memories with a touch of fiction to the viewers, through installations and mixed-media artworks.

Exhibitions as an artist

Solo Exhibitions

2011 - "in memory of the perfect wife", ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - "Shanghai Lights", Photography Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2005 - "Also in China", House of United Nations, Riga, Latvia

Group Exhibitions

2014 - Art Paris Art Fair, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France
2014 - “Uncovered China”, ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2013 - “Investigation no.3: Mr & Mrs Zhang”, Art Paris, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France
2013 - “Drawing and what”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2012 - “Secret 7”, Chris Gill studio, Shanghai, China
2012 - “My country”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2012 - “St-Art Fair”, Galerie Libre Cours booth, Strasbourg, France
2012 - “Secret 7”, YY bar, Shanghai, China
2012 - “Red land, yellow stars”, Galerie Libre Cours & ifa gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2012 - “Cells”, SH Contemporary 12, Shanghai, China
2012 - “The left leg of a cat”, Art: Gwangju:12, Gwangju, Korea
2012 - “Closet”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2012 - “Something in Common”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2012 - “Investigation no.2: facing distance”, Art Paris, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France
2012 - “Trace, line, shadow”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2011 - “Ruby, Roxy and the flaming Lamborghini”, Studio Rouge, Shanghai, China
2011 - “Je suis Chinois. Et toi ?”, Galerie Nathalie Gas & Bernard Guillon, Paris, France
2011 - “The hell. the heaven. on the way. in between”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2011 - “15 days without You”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2011 - “Enquête n°1”, Art Paris+guests, ifa gallery booth, Paris, France
2011 - “The Birth of a myth - part II - Art in a state of Alertness”, YK Art Space, Shanghai, China
2010 - “The birth of a myth - part I”, YK Art Space, Shanghai, China
2010 - “Come, take a walk with me”, Yongkang Lu Art, Shanghai, China
2010 - “Police and Her”, ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2010 - "Asphalte Concrete", YK Art Space, Shanghai, China
2010 - “Absolute 0:00”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2010 - “Fakirs”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2009 - “Placebo”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2009 - “30 Degrees”, Island 6 arts center & Studio Rouge, Shanghai, China
2009 - “Synesthesia”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2009 - “Individual: New Art from Beyond Beijing”, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
2009 - “LEDs animés”, Gallery Twenty-One, Paris, France
2009 - “ArtParis 09” (Art Fair), Gallery Loft & Gallery Twenty-One Paris, France
2009 - “The Artist Died Yesterday”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Shanghai Lights” Solo Exhibition, Photography Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2008 - “Automata”, Island 6 &ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Urban Lust”, Island 6 &ifa gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Fernelmont Contemporary Art, second edition” Festival Fernelmont, Castle of Fenelmont, Belgium
2008 - “QuadrareilCerchio” (Squaring the Circle), Allegra Ravizza Art Project, Milano, Italy
2008 - “Clouds of Crowds”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2008 - “Roma Contemporary Art Fair”, Manaart Roma, Italy
2008 - “Zero Gravity”, Sun Gallery, Shanghai, China
2008 - “PlugIT”, Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong-Kong
2007 - “Made in Shanghai”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2007 - “Festival Art Continu”, Morocco
2007 - “Made in China”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2007 - “PlugIT”, Island 6 arts center, Shanghai, China
2006 - “Life Circle”, LCC, London, UK
2006 - “Cable Street& the art pavilion (70th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable St)”, London, UK
2005 - “Also in China”, Solo Exhibition, House of United Nations, Riga, Latvia

References

  1. ↑ Hunter Braithwaite, 1 July 2010. "The new Shanghai art street: Yongkang Lu", cnngo.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  2. ↑ Berwin Song, 7 September 2011. "Review: In Memory of the Perfect Wife - The debut exhibition from Latvian-born artist Zane Mellupe", Time Out Shanghai & timeoutshanghai.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.

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