Below you can find some more info about me

Professional education 

2012-2014  – the Art Academy of Latvia, Painting department, Master program

2008-2012  – the Art Academy of Latvia, Painting department, Bachelor program

2007-2009  – professional painting courses in Alexander Pahomov's painting studio

2004-2008  – professional drawing courses in Ludmila Perec's art studio (using teaching method invented by Pavel Petrovich Chystiakov)

Personal exhibitions

2019. Rietumu Bank art gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2019. 'Riga and Latvia through the eyes of a young artist", Classic art gallery ANTONIJA, Riga / Latvia

2016. Art Studio №1, Riga / Latvia

2015. Riga Library Daugava, Riga / Latvia

2014. The Art School of Ogre, Ogre / Latvia

2014. Riga Library, Riga / Latvia

2013. Riga Central Library, Riga / Latvia

2013. "Riga People", Happy Art Museum gallery, Riga / Latvia

Awards

2022. "ALL WOMEN ARTIST"  Competition Winners, PAINTINGS And DRAWING CATEGORY, JUDGES CHOICE : Vera Bondare for "Flamenko

Additional education

2014 – "Balss akadēmija" basic speech technique mastering.

2013 – "Youth in action" non-formal education program for people with disabilities in Hungary, Budapest.

2011 – 2012. g. movie directing and producing courses with film director Armands Ekshtets in youth center Kanieris.

2011 – "Youth in Action" program for the acquisition of non-formal education, Ukraine, Alushta.

2010 – "Youth in action" non-formal education program for people with disabilities in Uzbekistan, Samarkand.

Group Exhibitions 

2022,  International Artist Grand Prize Competition 2022, Taipei, Taiwan

2018, "The fascination of winter days", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

2018, "ART OF SCULPTURE. NEW ROMANTICISM", the Museum of A. Burganov, Moscow / Russia 

2018, "In the space of sunlight", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

2017, "Dance of colours", Art Studion N1 gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2017, "Jāzepa Pīgožņa Latvijas ainavu glezniecības balva", Riga / Latvia 

2017, "Mežģīnes balle", Figaro ART gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2016,  Art Riga Fair, Latvian railway Museum, Riga / Latvia 

2016, "Art of realism", the Moscow House gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2016, "Mood of spring", Pop Up gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2016, "Pa De De", the Mentzendorff's House, Riga / Latvia

2016, "Latvian Landscape" in honor of the Latvian landscape Jazepa Pigozhnisa, Church St. Peter, Riga / Latvia 

2016, "Seasons", Pop Up gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2016, "Constellation of spring", "Koka Rīga" ("Wooden Riga"), Riga / Latvia 

2016, "ChristmasVernissage 2016" , the Riga City Council, Riga / Latvia

2015, "AutumnVernissage 2015" , the Moscow House gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2015, "Boldin Autumn", the exhibition hall in the community ANKOL, Riga / Latvia 

2015, "EasterVernissage 2015" , the Moscow House gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2015, Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pakhomov art studio pupil's group exhibition "with love!..", art gallery Antonija, Riga / Latvia 

2014, Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pakhomov art studio pupil's group exhibition, N. Zadornov's library, Riga / Latvia 

2014, Duet exhibition with Margarita Zaitseva, the Center of Scandinavian languages "Nordisk", Riga / Latvia 

2013, Group exhibition "Woman is artist", the Moscow House gallery, Riga / Latvia 

2012, The third Lyudmila Perets art studio students' group exhibition, Riga / Latvia 

2010, The second Lyudmila Perets art studio students' group exhibition, Riga / Latvia 

2009, The first Lyudmila Perets art studio students' group exhibition, Riga / Latvia 

Participation in professional societies

2017.  Member  of the Creative Union of Russian Artists (CURA)

2017.  Member of the International Federation of Artists (IFA) 

Successful projects as freelance book illustrator

2020.  Forbes.lv Nr.10 Aprilis 2020 Ilustracija Vera Bondare

2016. Illustrator of the collection of poems by Igor Narovsky "Devil's".

2012 – 2015. Illustrator of the series of Russian-German books “Magic feather, or why a peacock has such a tail”, “Forest talisman, or Why deer shed their antlers”, “Hedgehog's Tale or why a hedgehog needs thorns” for the publishing house of children's educational literature SIA "Retorika".

2014. Illustrator of the children's book "Tales about Giraffe Galya".

2012. Illustrator of the children's book "Mysteries of the Planet Ciliakia".

2011. Illustrator of the 4th grade Russian language textbook for the publishing house of children's educational literature "Retorika".

Interviews  and other References 

2020.  Jelena Osmolovska - Chat with Latvian painter Vera Bondare

2020.  Artist Vera Bondare celebrates the beginning of summer with trips around Latvia,  #kultura1kb

2017.  Alexey Romanov  "Multi-colored seven"

2016.  L'Œil de la photographie - Jelena Osmolovska - Portrait de la peintre Vera Bondare

2016. The Artbo - Portrait of Painter Vera Bondare by Jelena Osmolovska 

2015.  The Artbo - Jelena Osmolovska  -  Peace and Harmony in Paintings by Latvian Artist Vera Bondare"

2014.  ŠODIEN OTV - "Ziņu viesis: māksliniece Vera Bondare"

Other personal, professional and social networking websites where my artworks are presented