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Nele Zirnite (born May 27, 1959 in Lithuania) is a graphic artist, painter and founder of the Etching Guild in Latvia.

She studied graphic arts at the Vilnius Academy of Arts (previously State Art Institute of Lithuania) specializing in printmaking, but in 1982 she came to study in the Art Academy of Latvia based in Riga (in 1984 she obtained Bachelor in Fine Art in Art Academy of Latvia). Nele Zirnite has acquired a qualification in Graphic arts, Printmaking techniques and Pedagogy. In 2000 she attained her degree of Master of Fine Arts in Art Academy of Latvia. She has been giving a great impact of the development of etching techniques not only by making experiments in this field, but also working as pedagogue. Since 2003 Nele Zirnite is an Associate Professor at Art Department, (Latvian Christian Academy) and performing in Chamber of Graphic Art (she was a member of the board) and leading the Etching studio in the Union of Latvian Artists (member since 1988). 1995 – 2003 − Lecturer at Graphic Arts Department, Latvian Art Academy and leading the Etching studio in the Union of Latvian Artists. Since 2010 she is leading the association Etching Guild (initiator and author of concept for this organization) and she is managing a lot of graphic art projects, for example an international project Strong Water, involving a high range of artists from all over the world.