About me

I’m a textile artist based in Liepaja, Latvia. I graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia and studied at Falmouth University, England.

I am from a small town next to the Baltic Sea – Pavilosta. I lived there with my two brothers and parents. My dad was a border guard, and my mom worked in a kindergarten. I am an ordinary country girl who loves nature and rejoices about small things. Doing art has always been my dream.

I explore topics that worry, scare, and shock me. Art without feeling and experience is just a decorative element. An artist must feel pain. You cannot create something unique and genuine if you stay only in the environment of wealthy, elegantly dressed, and intellectual people. It is a very small part of society, a small, narrow strip. If you only take your inspiration from it, you will only stay there. An artist must be wise in all aspects of life.

As an artist, I work with Latvian traditions and their influence today, bringing them to life in contemporary textile art. I search for the causes of the misery of Latvians and other European countries. I’m working with problems that I’m facing in my daily life, in my family, and in my surroundings, such as demographics and alcoholism, which deeply affect our culture and economy.

Art is a way to tell your story. Nothing big or eccentric, just honesty and a desire to be creative.

CV

EXHIBITIONS

ARTIST’S ENCOUNTER IN AVEIRO, 21/03/25 – 23/03/25
Aveiro museum, Aveiro, Portugal

BIENNALE “CITY CHOICE”, 03/10/24 – 10/11/24
Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia

“GRADUATE DAYS 2024”, 14/06/24 – 14/07/24
Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

“CORRELATION”, 08/03/24 – 05/05/24
Liepaja Museum, Liepaja, Latvia

“PAVEDIENS”, 11/01/24 – 27/01/24
“LOOK” Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia

“CROWNING”, 20/06/23 – 30/11/23
National History Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

“WHAT’S IN/ON YOUR HEAD?”, 18/04/23 – 23/04/23
Salone del Mobile international design fair, Milan, Italy

SOLO EXHIBITION “POZITIVE MUZZLE”, 30/04/21 – 30/06/21
ZEIT Ligatne, Latvia

SOLO EXHIBITION “IN THE BEAST SKIN”, 11/07/20 – 30/09/20
Pavilosta Museum, Latvia

“GAMES WITH MATERIALS”, 11/04/19 – 19/05/19
Cesis Exhibition House, Cesis

“PROCESS”, 2018
Vitebsk University, Belarus

“CENTURY”, 29/06/18 – 22/07/18
St. Peter’s Church, Riga

SOLO EXHIBITION “EXPRESSION”, 14/05/16 – 30/06/16
Pavilosta Exhibition Hall, Latvia

EDUCATION

TEXTILE ART, 01/09/22 – 01/07/24
Art academy of Latvia, Master of Arts

BASICS OF PEDAGOGY, 01/08/19 – 31/11/19
University of Latvia

TEXTILE ART, 01/09/15 – 31/06/19
Art academy of Latvia, Bachelor of Arts

NEW DESIGN RULES, 16/04/18 – 20/04/18
Art Academy of Vilnius, Klaipeda Faculty, Seminar led by Bass Konning (Art University of Netherlands)

TEXTILE DESIGN, 01/09/17 – 31/01/18
Falmouth University, England (Erasmus)

ADVERTISING DESIGN, 01/09/11 – 31/06/15
Liepaja Secondary School of Music, Arts and Design

ACHIEVEMENTS

LIEPAJA VISUAL ART EXHIBITION “THE ROAD” AWARD, 2019
Museum of Liepaja,
Painting Award – “In the beast skin”

BRADFORD TEXTILE SOCIETY DESIGN COMPETITION COMMENDATION, 2018
England
Commendation for fabric design- “Cornwall”

LIEPAJA VISUAL ART EXHIBITION
VISITOR SYMPATHY AWARD, 2017
Museum of Liepaja,
Award for painting “Peace”

WORK EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL GUARD, 27/05/21 – NOW
Liepaja, Latvia

Laura Dzerve studio, 01/02/22 – 01/06/24
Liepaja, Klaipedas street 19/21

DRAWING AND PAINTING TEACHER, 01/09/19 – NOW
Liepaja Secondary School of Music, Arts and Design

FASHION DESIGNER, DESIGNER ASSISTANT, 10/09/18 – 18/01/19
Baltika Group, Monton brand, Tallinn, Estonia