Anna Gabo. Artist, designer, and writer/journalist
1994 – 1998
Riga Pushkin lyceum
1998 – 2001
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Formal and informal professional education
2022
Course “Film direction” by Valery Todorovsky. Successfully completed
30 June 2022
Weareshifta by ELISAVA
Webinar “5 aplicaciones prácticas de la visualización de datos
21 April 2022
Weareshifta by ELISAVA
Webinar “Cómo gestionar clientes en agencia de publicidad”
21 April 2022
Webinar “Data Tracking: Privacy and you” by Scandiweb
Weareshifta by ELISAVA
Webinar “Diseño editorial: Dos libros y medio” by Albert Romagosa
3 February 2021
IE School of Architecture and Design
Webinar “The Importance of Interior Design in 2021”
3 February 2021
IE Europe
Webinar “Artistic Mindset for the Business Professional”
20 January 2020
Weareshifta by ELISAVA
Webinar “El proceso creativo dentro de una agencia”
23 November 2020
FAD, Barcelona, Spain
FAD Fòrum “El gènere del disseny”
23 November 2020
Barcelona centre de Disseny, Barcelona, Spain
Webinar “DIÁLOGOS PARA EL ACTIVISMO BDW 2020
LA ARTESANÍA COMO FORMA DE ACTIVISMO”
24 November 2020
Weareshifta by ELISAVA
Webinar “EL DISEÑO COMO ESTRATEGIA”
19 november 2020 – present
Domestika
Architectural Sketching with Watercolor and Ink
Alex Hillkurtz by 19 November 2020
ELISAVA, Barcelona, Spain
Weareshifta webinar “Crear sin restricciones digitales”
19 November 2020
Barcelona centre de Disseny, Barcelona, Spain
Online presentation and discussion “Educació emergent en situació de pandèmia”
18 November 2020
ELISAVA, Barcelona, Spain
Online conference “Crafts Now”
2012
Photography workshop in Corbi, Romania
1997 – 1998
Riga art school
1987 – 1988
Private drawing lessons
Music videos
Clouds, clouds for Andrei Oid track, released in 2010, published on Modyfier on 22 May 2012
Energy for Andrei Oid remix on Alexandroid track Energy, released in 2012
Commissioned video works
2017
A special cut of The Fourth Phase video by RedBull for TEIKUMS opening party
2017
Riga taxi operators video review. Riga, Latvia
2015
Video for Socintegra NGO. Riga, Latvia
January, 2010
Trailer for Vladislavs Nastavshevs theatrical performance Mitya’s Love. Riga, Latvia
2009
Promotional video for Hey Day event at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. Riga, Latvia
As a photographer
June, 2022
Poster for Oleg Bombey DJ performance at Tabu tea-room
September, 2020
Laska bar Spotify list cover photo
September, 2020
Photo reportage from Laska bar
Photograph featured at the bar’s social media account
25-27 May 2018
Homeradio DJ union performance @Under festival. Riga, Latvia
May, 2018
Non-touristy Amsterdam series for RU-Amsterdam Private Tours
April, 2018
Series of photographs with Amsterdam views for Luba private tours. Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 August 2017
Photograph from Piena svētki festival published @ Piens cafe official Instagram page, Riga, Latvia
November, 2016
Image photo session for the jewellery brand Azar Kani, including digital promotion campaign and look book. Riga, Latvia
July, 2016
Reportage form Nadia Bokovikova exhibition @Dali cafe
18 June 2016
Poster photograph for Gosh DJ-set @Walters & Grapa. Riga, Latvia
27 February 2016
Photograph “Clown” published @ Walters & Grapa official Instagram page. Riga, Latvia
November, 2015
Portrait for Socintegra poster “Feel It Now” promoting a photo exhibition “Pieskāriens” for blind and partially blind people
7 June 2015
Misha Luzin portrait for concert @Fiesta. Riga, Latvia
August, 2014
Photographing the Apofeoz orchestra poster for performance promotion
2004
Photographing the video advertisement’s filming by Vilks Studio, directed by Viktor VIlks (Documentary photography)
As designer
March – April 2019
Penthouse (500 sq.m.) interior design and improvement of functioning – co-work on design and coordination of implementation. Moscow, Russia.
2010’s
50+ sq.m. apartment renovation in Riga suburb. Interior design and implementation.
Ink and watercolour drawings and sketches
Starting from 2016 in private collections in Riga, Latvia; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Moscow and Tula, Russia; Mansfield, UK; Wells, UK.
One of Old Riga sketches is exposed in the guest house The Second House from the River and other, “The Pergola”, in Riga Pushkin Lyceum
As a lecturer
January, 2017
Lecture on documentary photography for the students of NGO Young Folks
Publications
July, 2022
Publication of artwork “River bank” (Love is priceless until it is changed. Then it costs a penny.) in Alumni Insider newsletter of Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
2022
Publication of ink as well as ink and watercolour sketches in Literature and Art Almanac Ars of Pushkin lyceum
December, 2016
Publication of a photograph in the article about exhibition of Nadia Bokovikova at LSM.LV. Riga, Latvia
2016 – present
Author of articles for Wikipedia. Topics covered: Viktor Vilks, Scattered hotels (Russian version)
2014
Freelance journalist. Articles on cultural life in Riga in afisha.eu, kulter.lv
1998
Publication of texts and a graphic work in a literature and art almanac ARS. Riga, Latvia
Languages spoken
Russian – native, fluent
English, Latvian – fluent, C2
Spanish, German, French, Italian – communication with a dictionary
Arabic, Tamazight, Hebrew – started to study