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"V.S. is a young freelance artist who is currently studying towards a BA in Visual Arts at Salford University in Manchester. Artist was born TO A {in} Russian-speaking family near THE Baltic Sea in Riga, Latvia where she successfully completed high school. SHE ALSO COMPLETED COURSES TOWARDS A [it's better to show positives, not negatives] {but unfortunately has never finished her} Chemical Tech DEGREE [if this was a degree, and not a single class, as "course" implies] {course} in Riga Technical University. She IS {was} looking for creativity and freedom, AND IS [; she was] looking for a special place {in her life} where an idea might become an extremely explosive substance. Eventually, [comma inserted] she has found her own place in Manchester, which literally changed her life. She is specializing in oil painting, photography and post production, [comma inserted] as well as in installationS and sculpture. Her technique is strong and dramatic, especially when she is painting figures or portraits using A palette knife and thick layerS of oil paint. However, [comma inserted] the artist is interested not only in extraordinary portraits, [comma inserted] but in abstract landscapes and seascapes AS WELL {too}. V. has exhibited her artwork{s} along with other artists from her art course at the Bankley Gallery & Studios in Manchester, [comma inserted] and has also held an anonymous 'street art' exhibition 'The Unexpected Art Exhibition' in Riga Old Town, Latvia. Historic buildings, spacious squares, narrow and romantic streets have been decorated with 6 OF HER abstract seascapes. The purpose of this act was to prove that oil painting could be considered as part of street art. It was fun FOR V, and {. It was} unforgettable."