Born 1982 in Riga, Latvia
Education
2022 MA Design & Craft, Textile Design, EKA, Estonian Academy of Arts
2013 Textile culture internship, Art Academy of Bologna, Italy
2007 Professional post-diploma – Fashion textile designer, Afol Moda Milano, Italy
2006 BA Textile Arts, Art Academy of Latvia
2005 Socrates-Erasmus program – Interior textile design EVTEK Art and Design Institute, Finland
Latest group exhibitions
2024 Essere Italiani, contemporary Art competition, exhibition, Spazio Isola Set, Palazzo Lombardia, Milan, Italy
https://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/milano/mostra-essere-italiani-96027#:~:text=Si%20inaugura%20sabato%2017%20febbraio,del%20concorso%20%E2%80%9CEssere%20Italiani%E2%80%9D
2023 The Australian Latvian Arts Festival – ALKDs Art exhibition “Visi kopā zem vienas saules” / “All together under one sun”, Melbourne, Australia
https://www.facebook.com/australijaslatviesu.kulturasdienas
2023 ETTE/VAATLIK Annual Exhibition of the Estonian Textile Artists` Association, ARS Kunstilinnak Project Room Galery, Tallinn, Estonia
https://www.eaa.ee/en/node/5433
2023 Competition exhibition “Cik vērts?”/ “How much is it worth?” Bulduri exhibition house, Jurmala, Latvia
https://www.facebook.com/events/1450557025490088/?ref=newsfeed
2023 Virtual exhibition Then & Now, curated by Kate Enters, ArtCan, United Kingdom
https://www.artcan.org.uk/virtual-gallery/
2023 “MINIARTEXTIL ’32” “DENUDARE FEMINAS VESTIS”, contemporary textile Art exhibition, Church of San Pietro in Atrio, Como, Italy https://www.artemorbida.com/denudare-feminas-vestis-miniartextil-32/?lang=en https://www.juliet-artmagazine.com/en/denudare-feminas-vestis-international-exhibition-of-contemporary-textile-art-in-como/
2023 “Unveiling for Nightbirds”, Collaborative exhibition with Velta Emilija Platupe and Arta Skuja, Tallinas Street Quarter, Riga, Latvia https://www.facebook.com/events/1458692978304816?ref=newsfeed
2023 The 3rd International Micro Textile and Fibre Art Exhibition “Scythia” Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine http://www.scythiatextile.com/
2023 Robert Mūks 100. “Imagination is reality”, Exhibition of Latvian textile artists association, Robert Mūk's Museum in Galeni and Rezekne Art and Design secondary school, Latvia https://www.facebook.com/mukamuzejs
2022 ELUOLULINE (What is important for life?) Annual Exhibition of the Estonian Textile Artists` Association, Gallery Pallas, Tartu, Estonia https://www.eaa.ee/eluoluline-etekl-aastanaitus-ja-aastapreemiate-laureaadid-2021
2022 “TASE´22”, Estonian Academy of Arts Grad Show, Tallinn, Estonia https://tase22.artun.ee/en/graduate/zane-shumeiko/
2022 The 21st World Art Print Annual – Mini Print 2022, Lessedra Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria https://www.lessedra.com/Catalogue-Mini-Print-2022.pdf
2022 “Soft Negotiations”, Vilnius Academy of Arts Textile gallery “Artifex”, Textile department exhibition, Estonian Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 “Soft Negotiations”, Textile department exhibition, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/textile-design-department-soft-negotiations-16-10-14-11-at-eka-gallery/
2021 “Visiting Card”, XII International Biennial of Textile Miniatures, Vilnius, Lithuania https://www.arkagalerija.lt/visos/parodos/xii-tarptautine-tekstiles-miniatiuru-bienale-vizitine-kortele
2021 “Surface and Depth”, Society for embroidered work exhibition, Rome Art Week, Italy https://www.societyforembroideredwork.com/the-main-room-wall-hung-work.html
2019 “Aspects of the Goddess”, Counterweave Arts' exhibition, Rome Art Week, Italy https://issuu.com/arts-counterweave/docs/counterweave_arts_aspects_of_the_goddess_raw_catal
Latest solo exhibitions
2023/2024 “Mälestuste lõngad” / “Thread Of Memories”, solo exhibition, Kunstiruum Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
https://kunstiruum.ee/collections/zane-shumeiko
2023 “Senču upes II” / “Ancestral rivers II”, solo exhibition, Apsida Gallery, Riga, Latvia
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultura/maksla/06.10.2023-saaust-laikus-stastus-un-vietas-zanes-sumeiko-personalizstade-sencu-upes.a526706/
2023 “Ancestral rivers”, solo exhibition, in Viktors Ķirps Ate Museum “Vidzeme country farm”, Latvia
2021 “Kiirtest/Rapid test”, Kullo children art Gallery, in collaboration with Kadri Kangilaski and Toomas Tõnissoo, Tallinn, Estonia https://www.facebook.com/media/set/vanity=Lastegalerii&set=a.310665287518743
2019 “Aqua.Terra.Aer”, Saaremaa Castle Gallery, Kuressaare, Estonia http://www.saaremaamuuseum.ee/en/2019/07/01/dear-art-friends/
2018 “The Journey”, Kihnu community centre, Estonia https://www.visitestonia.com/en/exhibition-gallery-of-kihnu-community-centre
2014 “Endless stories”, Invitational exhibition, Sala Liberamente, Maniago, Italy https://www.studiofabbro.com/portfolio/zane-kokina/
and organising and leading creative embroidery workshop “Endless story, write yours”! http://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/pordenone/mostra-fiberart-premio-valcellina-7747
Residencies
2022 Artist Residency for fiber and textile artist, Stuudio Labus, Tallinn, Estonia https://www.maryliisteinfeldt.ee/overview
2022 Artist-in residence program ANALOG+DIGITAL+SENSORIAL, Estonian Academy of Arts and OCAD University, Toronto, Canada www.ocadu.ca Tallinn, Estonia https://www.facebook.com/EKAtextiledesign/
Memberships
2023 Member of Estonian Textile Artists' Association (ETAA) https://www.tekstiilikunst.ee/association
2023 Member of Association of Latvian Textile Art https://www.ltm.lv/about/Zane%20Shumeiko/
2023 Member of ETN European Textile Network https://member.etn-net.org/member/show/890
2022 Member of the Estonian Art Schools union, Eesti Kunstikoolide Liit https://kunstikoolid.ee/
2021 Member of Stitch Club https://www.textileartist.org/
2019 Member of Society for embroidered work S.E.W. https://www.societyforembroideredwork.com/
Publications
2022 Dedication to the punching needle, Newsletter of the Estonian Textile Artists' Association (ETAA) https://issuu.com/kadipuu/docs/koiliblikas_62 p.14
2022 21st World Art print annual Mini print, Catalogue, p.11, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria https://www.lessedra.com/Catalogue-Mini-Print-2022.pdf
2014 Endless stories by Zane Kokina, Artist’s notebook nr.6, Publication produced and curated by Fabbro Studio, Italy https://www.studiofabbro.com/portfolio/taccuini-dartista/
Awards received
2012 2nd prize, “Premio Valcellina”, International Contemporary Textile/Fiber Art competition 8th edition, Maniago, Italy
2011 1st prize, “Mimosa d’oro”, International painting competition, Arte-Barocco, Milan, Italy
2010 1st prize, “Nature and art”, Lidia Conca Art prize 4th edition , Novate Milanese, Milan, Italy
2010 The best young artist prize, “Il Segno”, Contemporary Art competition, Zamenhof Gallery, Milan, Italy