About
The blurry dialogue between “nature” and the artifice has always been at the core of my design interest; I collect the evidence
of human world-making peculiarities and transform it into authentic narratives,
both present and fictional.
Gundega's work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions in museums across Europe, such as the Museum of World Cultures in Amsterdam, VanAbbe Museum, Milan Salone del Mobile, and most recently CentroCentro in Madrid. She also curates themed exhibitions at Yksi Expo in Eindhoven and de Heuvel Gallerie, highlighting the work of young creatives and design school graduates.
Contact
@gundegastrauberga
+371 27197127
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Exhibitions
2022 Tomorrow's Materials | Brightlands Chemelot Campus / Geleen, NL
Plastic Crush | Tropenmuseum / Amsterdam, NL
Dulce Agua - Ideas for a future of scarcity | CentroCentro / Madrid, ES
Young Talents | Yksi Expo / Eindhoven, NL
2021 Geo Design - Budget Airlines | Van Abbe Museum / Eindhoven, NL
Missed Your Call - DAE Graduation Show | Milan Salone del Mobile / Milan, IT
Romanian Design Week | Combinatul Fondului Plastic / Bucharest, RO
Art & New Materials : Design for a Better Future | Museum De Domijnen / Sittard, NL
2020 Rethinking Plastic | Yksi Expo / Eindhoven, NL
DAE Graduation Show | Dutch Design Week / Online event
Rossana Orlandi Guiltless Plastic Prize | Museo Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci | Milano Design City / Milan, IT
2019 Benji Knewman x Nike Design Challenge | Zuzeum Art Centre / Riga, LV
Reframing Textiles | Textile Museum Tilburg / Tilburg, NL
2018 A Glimpse Of Riga | Quartair Contemporary Art Initiatives / Den Haag, NL
Manifestations | Dutch Design Week / Eindhoven, NL
Biomimicry | Sigulda Castle Complex / Sigulda, LV
Frankenstein, I Think Therefore I Am | Museum TwentseWelle / Enschede, NL
2016 Where Are My Flip-Flops? | Solo exhibition / Riga, LV
Work experience
2022 Envisions Agency | Design Research, exhibition production (In de Volle Grond @DDW) / Eindhoven, NL
The New Coastline | Collaboration with Rubén Dario Kleimeer / Rotterdam, NL
Tributes To Craftocene | Exhibition curating for Yksi Expo / Eindhoven, NL
2021 The New Fashion | Exhibition curating at De Heuvel Gallerie / Eindhoven, NL
Made in Eindhoven | Exhibition curating at De Heuvel Gallerie / Eindhoven, NL
Coaching student projects from MBO educational institution Koning Willem 1 College
Dutch Invertuals | Design Research & curating / Eindhoven, NL
Yksi Expo | Exhibition planning & curating / Eindhoven, NL
2020 Sophie Rowley | Intern / Berlin, DE
2019 Benji Knewman | Visual Content / Riga, LV
2016 Ivars Drulle | Sculptor assistant / Riga, LV
2014-16 Karlis Alainis (SIA 'Aveido') | Sculptor assistant / Riga, LV
2015 Aigars Bikse | Sculptor assistant / Jaunpils, LV
2015-now freelance collage artist on various commissions
Education
2016-2020 Design Academy Eindhoven | Bachelor of Arts and Design (BA)
2018 August International Summer School of Design (MAD)
2012-2016 Riga School of Art and Design (RDMV) / Specialty in the field of sculpture and design