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
VeraBondareArt.com - another personal website
FineArtAmerica (FAA) - art marketplace and print-on-demand technology company
Flickr - photo gallery
Artavita - online art gallery
Youtube-channel : Three paintings Bus stop Kolka, sea and a boat