This is a list of women artists who were born in
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
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Aina Apse (1926–2015), potter
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Lidija Auza (1914–1989), painter and decorator
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Aleksandra Belcova (1892–1981), painter
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Biruta Baumane (1922–2017), painter
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Inta Celmiņa (born 1946), painter
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Daina Dagnija (1937–2019), painter and textile artist
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Lea Davidova-Medene
Lea Davidova-Medene ( lv, Lea Davidova-Medene); (31 March 1921 – 31 July 1986) was a Latvian sculptor who worked within the portrait genre in Latvian sculpture during the second half of the 20th century.
Biography
Lea Davidova-Medene gradua ...
(1921–1986), sculptor
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Biruta Delle (born 1944), painter
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Lilija Dinere (born 1955), painter, illustrator
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Inta Dobrāja (1940–2020), painter
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Maija Dragūne (born 1945), graphic artist
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Līze Dzeguze (1908–1992), sculptor
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Līvija Endzelīna (1927–2008), painter
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Emīlija Gruzīte (1873–1945), painter
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Ingrīda Kadaka
Ingrīda Kadaka (born 29 July 1967, in Riga, Latvia) 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. S ...
(born 1967), book designer, illustrator
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Aina Karlsone
Aina Karlsone (13 November 1935 – 17 December 2012) was a Latvian artist and author.
Karlsone gained prominence as an exlibriste, producing approximately 3100 works in her lifetime. Her works were featured in exhibitions both internationally a ...
(1935–2012), artist, writer
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Frančeska Kirke (born 1953), painter
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Katrīna Neiburga (born 1978), video artist
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Simona Orinska
Simona Orinska (born 18 August 1978 in Ērgļi, Latvia) is a Latvian butoh artist and a contemporary dancer, poet, director and choreographer. She is also a Dance Therapy and Dance Movement Therapy practitioner.
Early life and education
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(born 1978), contemporary artist
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Felicita Pauļuka (1925-2014), painter
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Tatyana Palchuk (born 1954), painter
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Lucia Peka
Lucia Peka (March 30, 1912 – August 13, 1991) was a Latvian-American artist. Born in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire, she became part of the diaspora of artists who fled Latvia during World War II, and eventually settl ...
(1912–1991), Latvian-American painter
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Līga Purmale
Līga Purmale (born 4 October 1948 in Dundaga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian painter. At a young age she moved to Riga from the Latvian countryside to study painting, first at the Jānis Rozentāls Art High School and then at the Latvian Academy of ...
(born 1948), painter
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Džemma Skulme (1925–2019), painter
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Marta Skulme
Marta Skulme ( lv, Marta Skulme); (13 May 1890 – 3 January 1962) was the first professional Latvian woman sculptor. She was a member of the Riga Artists Group.
Biography
Marta Skulme was born on 13 May 1890, in Mālpils Municipality in a fa ...
(1890–1962), sculptor
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Roze Stiebra
Roze Stiebra (born Rozālija Stiebra on 17 March 1942) is a Latvian animator.
Biography
Roze Stiebra was born on 17 March 1942 in Riga. She graduated from the Faculty of Puppetry at the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy in 1964, and ...
(born 1942), animator
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Ēvī Upeniece
Ēvī Upeniece (born 22 August 1925) is a Latvian sculptor who works within the portrait genre. She received the Republic of Latvia Order of the Three Stars (2021) for her creative work and professional achievements.
Biography
Ēvī Upeniece w ...
(1925–2024), sculptor
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