Kristaps Ancāns (1990) holds a BA in Painting from the Art Academy of Latvia (2014) and an MA from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (2016). Since 2017, he has exhibited at Tate Modern and Peer Gallery in London, and has worked with gallery domobaal since 2021. His public art project “Polar Rainbow”, launched by Times Square Arts in New York (2022), is an augmented reality sculpture — a virtual rainbow stretching from the North to the South Pole. His installation “How much you would be willing to pay for a mystery of dark matter right now?” was on view on the facade of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet, Rīga (2021). Kristaps Ancāns first solo exhibition “Great Memories (sizewise)” in 2018 was produced by Art Station Dubulti. Ancāns has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including “Flora Fantastic” at Apex Art, New York (2022). He currently shares his time between London and Latvia, maintaining studios in both locations. He is also one of the co-founders of the interdisciplinary master’s programme POST at the Art Academy of Latvia.