CreArt ARTISTS MONIKA TRYPUZ AND KRISTAPS PRIEDE SELECTED FOR THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM IN LUBLIN
We are glad to announce the two CreArt artists selected for the Residence Program in Lublin by the curating committee:
- Monika Trypuz from Lublin
- Kristaps Priede from Liepaja
Monika Trypuz (born 1981, Chełm) is a visual artist and graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, the Faculty of Arts at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, and Mathematics at the Catholic University of Lublin. She combines Polish folk culture and craftsmanship with modern digital techniques, focusing on the weaving tradition of eastern Poland. Perebor—a traditional weaving ornament typical for this region—has become her artistic language of expression, present in her projects “Atencja,” “Axis of the World,” and “Flashback.” She is the author of the art book Village Yearbook and the study Lublin Perebory: Past and Present. She created the project Perebor Spaces: Reflections of Tradition, Rhythm of the Future, prepared for the Lublin Open Air Village Museum, which represented the Lublin region at Expo Osaka 2025.
Kristaps Priede (b. 1990, Latvia) is an award-winning artist whose works have been exhibited in Latvia, Switzerland, Germany, China, and the United Kingdom. His practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and land art, focusing on themes of human spiritual freedom and the relationship between the individual and the environment. Priede holds three master’s degrees in art from the Art Academy of Latvia and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. His works are included in museum and private collections in Latvia and abroad. Through his art, he explores the balance between creation and destruction, transforming space and material into a contemplative experience.
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