Born in 1955, Latvia.
Since 1979, Andrejs Grants has been an independent photographer. He teaches the art of photography to young people at the “House of Young Creative Spirits” in Riga in order to help the new generation in comprehending the importance and the possibilities of photography, thus following the path of his own professor, Egons Spuris. It is thanks to Andrejs Grants that many young photographers and cameramen had their successful debuts during the second half of the 1990s. During his photographic career, Andrejs Grants has participated in numerous international photographic projects. He travels frequently.
EXHIBITIONS
1988
The Museum of Photography in Helsinki, Finland
1993
Tallinn Museum of Photography, Estonia
1993
Museum of Photography of Latvia in Riga, Latvia
1994
Studio of Photography 1 in Boston, United States
1996
Galerie Brotfabrik in Berlin, Germany
2000“Latvia. Changing and Unchanging Reality” (with Inta Ruka), Gallery of the Union of Latvian Artists in Riga, Latvia“Latvia. Changing and Unchanging Reality,” Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France
200117th Festival of Photography of Higasikava in Higasikava, Japan
Giedre Bartelt Galerie in Berlin, Germany
2002
University of Lugano, Switzerland
2003
Gallery Prospekto in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania
2004
Exhibition Room of the House Mencendorf in Riga, Latvia
GRANTS AND PRIZES
1999
The stipend of the Fondation Hasselblad, Sweden
2001
The prize for the best foreign photographer at the 17th Festival of Photography of Higasikava (2001)2001
The Grand Prize of the Union of Latvian Artists for his contribution to the art of photography (2001)