Ingrīda Kadaka (born 29 July 1967, in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

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) is an artist and book designer and illustrator,Jānis Baltvilks, ''Izmazgātās debesis: dzejoļi bērniem,'' Rasa ABC, 2000. best known for her work in the media of oil painting and etching. She matriculated at the

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(1989), from which she received her BA (1993) and MA (1995). She has been a member of the Artists' Union of Latvia since 1997, and has exhibited frequently in solo and group shows in her native country; she was awarded grants by the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia in 2003 and 2005. Her work is noteworthy for its exploitation of folklore motifs, brilliant color, simple and striking forms, and humor; in these respects, a comparison with the art of

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would strike some viewers as apropos.

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Gallery website.
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