Andris Vītoliņš is a Latvian painter, professor, and Vice-Rector at the Art Academy of Latvia. Since 1996, the artist has been actively participating in exhibitions both in Latvia and other European countries – Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria. Vītoliņš has long been interested in the industrial theme: machines, various vehicles, mechanisms, factories and their parts – pipes, screws, taps, connections. He has a master’s degree in painting from the Art Academy of Latvia, a bachelor’s degree in visual communication, he studied at the Faculty of Design for 3 years. In 2004, Andris Vītoliņš won the annual award of the “Latvijas Architektūra” magazine for Best Debut.
Andris Vītoliņš is also known to Lithuanian art visitors from the art fair ArtVilnius, where he participated both as an artist and as the chairman of the international jury for selecting the best participants.