ART+ART Gallery
Ieva Iltnere
Ieva Iltnere was born in 1957. Lives and works in Riga, Latvia. Graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia (1982). Participates in exhibitions in Latvia and abroad since 1977. Arranged 22 solo exhibitions; participated more 90 group exhibitions.

Ieva Iltnere's painting is associated with very fine and laconic depiction, pronounced aestheticism and colouring, sensitivity, delicate attitude towards each nuances of painting, the artistic quality. It is her special way of thinking - how to paint, instead of what to paint. The depicted plots, if they are presented at all, appear only in the process of work, they deal with painting as such - the association of colours, their closeness and contrasts, the light and the form. Things encountered in reality, handled with the mediation of Biblical and mythological characters, are created in the exquisite colour scheme of an aesthetic metaphor.
Sea Breeze
1991
Oil on canvas
90x100 cm
Day & Night
1991
Oil on canvas
50x100 cm
School
1994
Oil on canvas
140x190 cm
Landscape with Still Life
1994
Oil on canvas
90x133 cm
Dialogue
2001
Oil on canvas
120x195 cm
Solo exhibitions:

1989
Gallery Baltasar,
Gothenburg / Sweden
(together with Ivars Poikāns)

1992

Works.
Art Museum Arsenāls,Riga / Latvia
(together with Jānis Mitrēvics)

Four New Paintings.
Gallery Kolonna, Riga / Latvia

1993

Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
Gallery G&G, Riga / Latvia

1994

School. Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia

1997

Oil. Gallery Bastejs, Riga / Latvia

1998
Paintings of Paris.
Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia

1999
Papers and Canvases.
Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia

2001

Ieva Iltnere's United Images.
Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia

2002

Stories. Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2003
Ieva's Painting. Gallery NoMi,
St. Petersburg / Russia

My Room
Gallery Centrs, Riga / Latvia

2004

The Happy ChildhoodI
Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2007

Eight Rooms.
Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2008

Beautiful fragile nature.
Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2010

Collection of emotions.
Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2011

Obsession.
Riga Gallery, Riga/Latvia

2014

Every Day. Malpils Cultural Centre Exhibition Hall, Malpils / Latvia
Not only, but also. Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2015

Babel.
Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2017

Implant.
Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2018

Sum.
Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia


Selected Awards:

1986
Medal and Diploma from Latvia Artists` Union

2003
For solo exhibition Stories (Riga Gallery) – 'Latvia Artists` Union Award of the Year' in the nomination 'For the best solo exhibition at galleries in Latvia'

2017
Order of the Three Stars – an order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia


Works in Public collections:

Latvian National Museum of Art
(previous title – State Museum of Art), Riga / Latvia

Artists' Union of Latvia Museum
Riga / Latvia

The future Latvian Contemporary Art Museum
Riga / Latvia

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
New Jersey / USA

Ludwig Museum
Aachen / Germany

ECB's Art Collection
Germany

State Tretyakov Gallery
Moscow / Russia

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1988
Riga – Lettische Avantgarde.
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin / Germany

Post-Traditionalism.
Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

1989
Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga.
Ed. Nakhamkin Fine Arts Gallery, New York /USA

Riga – Lettische Avantgarde.
Stadtgalerie im Sophienhof, Kiel; Exhibition Hall Weserburg, Bremen / Germany

Paintings. I. Iltnere, S. Krastiņa, J. Mitrēvics, Ģ. Muižnieks, E. Vērpe, A. Zariņa. Art

Kunst fra Lettland. Birkerod Kunstforening, Copenhagen / Denmark

1990
Action Gentle Fluctuations. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia

Latvia –20th Century Somersault. 1940–1990. Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia

The 1st World-wide Latvian Art Exhibition. The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

1991
My Time – Pilot. Art Hall Den Fries, Copenhagen / Denmark

Fiatal Müveszek Rigaból. Contemporary Art Museum Mücsarnok, Budapest / Hungary

1992
Baltiske Billeder. Herning Art Museum, Sollenrod Museum, Sollenrod / Denmark

Karyatiden. Frauen Museum, Bonn / Germany

1993
Sensation No. 30. The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Peintures Lettonnes du XXeme Siecle. Paris, Bordeaux, Strasbourg / France

1994
State. The 2nd Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Les Artistes Lettons – Riga. Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Chamallieres / France

Rauma Biennale Balticum '94. Rauma Art Museum, Rauma / Finland

Latvia is Europe – Five Artists from Riga. Galerie im Margarethenhof, Bonn / Germany

1995
Monument. The 3rd Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Photography Museum of

Crossing Over Consortium Exhibition: America-bound Exchange II. Embassy of Finland

1996
Another Picture. Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

Women Painting Women. Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / USA

Geo-Geo. The 4th Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Pedvāle Open Air Art Museum,

Art After a Century. Within the framework of the International Conference Art Nouveau

Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Exhibition Hall of the Estonian National Library,

23 Artistas de Letonia. Sala Millares, Madride / Spānija (organised by Gallery Daugava)

1997
Latvian Contemporary Art. Grande Salle de l'Aubette, Strasbourg; Maison du Danemark, Paris / France

Celebrating the Still Life.
Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / USA

Ballet.
Riga Stock Exchange Building, Riga / Latvia

John, Julio, Juris and Willy.
Club Slepenais Eksperiments, Riga / Latvia

1998
The 2nd World-wide Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition, the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Ventspils Transit Terminal. The 6th Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Art Propaganda Train, Regional Museum of History and Art, Ventspils / Latvia

Latvian Art Exhibition, Architects Hall, Town Hall, Prague / Czech Republic (organised by Gallery Daugava)

Spike Island '98. Spike Island, Bristol / UK

1999
Past-Present-Future. Gallery Egelund, Copenhagen / Denmark

The Joy of Being. Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Art Days in the Berga Bazārs, Riga / Latvia (organized by Riga Gallery)

2000
Baltic Art.
Contemporary Paintings and Sculptures. National Arts Club, New York; Gallery of the International Monetary Fund, Washington / USA

The Social and the Private. 1984–2000.
The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

The Naked Artist. Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2001
Colour. Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia

Interim. Exhibition Hall Arsenāls of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Metropolis. Riga. Stock Exchange Building, Riga / Latvia

Painting Biennial, Väsby Konsthall, Stockholm / Sweden

2002
Nichts Persönliches. Städtische Galerie im Buntentor, Bremen / Germany

Latvia. Surprising Art from the 20th Century. Zvolle City Museum, Zvolle / The Netherlands

Gentle Fluctuations. Exhibition Hall Arsenāls of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Witnesses of an Age. Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Small Picture. Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / USA

2003
Labyrinth. Gallery Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania

Abstractionism in Latvian Painting. The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

2004
8th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists,

The Rape of Europe. Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna / Sweden

2005
9th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

2006
10th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

2007
11th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists, Moscow/Russia

2008
12th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists,

Rauma Biennale Balticum 08 Flower Power. Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma Art Museum/ Finland

Views 6" Belarus Museum of Contemporary Art Minsk, Belarus

2009
13th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

Vilhems Purvitis' Award. the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Icons of nowadays. Gallery Alma. (curator Artemy Troitsky), Riga / Latvia

2010
14th International Contemporary Art Exhibition Art Moscow. Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

Territory of Art. Volkhonka Fine Art Centre, Moscow / Russia

Golden works. The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

2011
7th International Contemporary Art fair VIENNAFAIR, Vienna / Austria

Dense Space. the Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Is It That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence?. Riga Art Space, Riga / Latvia

2012
Nine Artists From Latvia NewYork-Washington-Chicago-Riga. Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Changing Perspectives" 15 years of the ECB's art collection, European Central Bank, Frankfurt / Germany

The Magic of Light. Museum Of Decorative Arts And Design, Riga / Latvia

2013
The Private Process. Exhibition of Latvian Art Academy painting department professors, Hall of the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga / Latvia

Roza / Pink. Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

2014
Perspective of the Solar System. The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

ART FAIR. Maksla XO Gallery, Cologne / Germany

The Amber Era.Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga / Latvia

POSITIONS BERLIN 2014, Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany*

2015
POSITIONS BERLIN 2015, Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany*

My Heart is a Tiger" - Art Station Dubulti, Dubulti, Jurmala / Latvia

Captive Beauty in Miniature. Maksla XO Gellery, Riga / Latvia

2016
The Coordinates of Myths. the Mūkusala Art Salon, Riga / Latvia

POSITIONS BERLIN 2016. Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany*

Inconvenient Gender.
The Art Academy of Latvia, Riga / Latvia

2017
Generation. Liepaja Museum, Liepaja / Latvia

New Acquisitions of the LNMA. The 21st Century. The Exhibition Hall Arsenals of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

Jewellery by Artists: From Picasso to Koons. Diane Venet's Collection. Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia

TOP in formation. Exhibition of Zuzāns Collection. Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia*

Experimental sidestep.
Gallery Putti, Riga / Latvia

Hyperrealism. Movement Manifestations in Latvia. Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga / Latvia

ART MADRID '17. Maksla XO Gallery, Madrid / Spain*

Abundance and Ephemerality. Still Lifes from Finnish and Baltic Collections. Kadriorg Art Museum, Tallinn / Estonia

2018
PORTRAIT IN LATVIA. 20th CENTURY. Facial Expressions. Latvian National Museum of Art, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga, Latvia*

VIENNA CONTEMPORARY 2018. Maksla XO gallery, Vienna / Austria

Art Doesn't Separate, Art Unites! Global Center for Latvian Art (PLMS), Cesis / Latvia

ART VILNIUS 2018. Maksla XO gallery, Vilnius / Lithuania

Yard. The Hall of the Art Academy of Latvia, Riga / Latvia

2019
Humans. Maksla XO Gallery, Riga / Latvia

POSITIONS BERLIN 2019.
Maksla XO Gallery, Berlin / Germany*

Without Fetish.
Rumene Manor, Kandava / Latvia

Indulis Zarins / Ieva Iltnere / Envija Medne - from the cycle LMA100.
MVT Summerhouse gallery - Esplanade Rainis Monument, Riga / Latvia

ART VILNIUS 2019. Maksla XO gallery, Vilnius / Lithuania
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