Liga Kalnina
Allies 2022. Paper/pencil, 14.3x25.9 cm
2022

About the Item

Allies 2022. Paper/pencil, 14.3x25.9 cm Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscapes, architecture, portraits, still life's, collages, assemblages with decorative features like gold or silver leaves, hot glue textures and experiments with painting possibilities. Her artist ideas interact with my experience and time. Artist Liga Kalnina is interested in depth and clarity of expression and exploration of monumental shape, space, scale, and speed. Her goal in art is to create her own story of this time, capturing timeless emotions and passions. Recent years artist is working on long time project capturing her hometown Kemeri. Since 2022 there is made drawings and paintings of different brand Perfume bottles combined with artistic self made frames. Her painter career begin with early childhood watercolor exercise. Professional education was gained graduating Art school of Jurmala(2009), Art teachers bachelor(2013) and Pedagogy master(2015) in University of Latvia, and Art science master in Art Academy of Latvia(2017). Exhibition experience since 2005, personal show in 2009, more than 35 group exhibitions participant in 2022. Have written scientific article in early children artistic education (2016), gained art pedagogy practice in Austria 2015. Member of Artist Union of Latvia since 2018. Her work is in collection of Latvia Artist Union museum collection. Winner of Art competitions and exhibition viewer prices (Art Day's 2018, Marina Biennial 2019). Had art residency in Zvartava castle 2019. Participant of online residency in India in Art for change project supporting mental health on autumn 2020. Participant of postcard art project “Postcard perspectives” in Oklahoma, USA (2020, 2021). Finalist of Young Painter prize 2020. Regular participant of Grata prize charity exhibition in Museum LV gallery in Riga, Latvia (since 2019) Regular participant of landscape painting exhibitions in Old Riga St. Peters cathedral dedicated to Latvian landscape artist Jazeps Pigoznis. Regular participant of MARINA Biennial (since 2019) and Doncaster art fair(2020, 2022). Regular participant of Autumn and Art days exhibitions in Artist Union of Latvia (since 2017) Participant of Latvia independence exhibitions YES/ Independence in Bulduri exhibition house and online. Now living in small Latvian city Kemeri and capital city Riga.

Creator:

Liga Kalnina (1990, Latvian)

Creation Year:

2022

Dimensions:

Height: 5.63 in (14.3 cm)Width: 10.2 in (25.9 cm)

Medium:

Paper,Pencil

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

2010-