Ilze Laizane obtained a master’s degree in both painting (2011) and graphics (2014) at the Latvian Academy of Arts. She has been a member of the Artists’ Union of Latvia since 2018 and a member of the Jūrmala Artists’ Association since 2016.
Since 2011, the artist has held more than 16 solo exhibitions in Latvia and one solo exhibition in France, Kabūra. Over ten years there have been more than 40 exhibitions, symposia and art projects.
The artist is actively involved in creative processes both in Latvia and beyond its borders – in Italy, Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, Germany, France, Belarus and elsewhere. In July 2018, the GRATA audience appreciation award created by the cultural center GrataJJ gallery MuseumLV was presented for the work “Enchanted Forest”.
She was a candidate for the Jūrmala Gada award in culture (2014), won the jury’s recognition at the competition exhibition “Yes, Independence” dedicated to Latvia’s 95th birthday for the work “Struggle, independence, freedom” (2013). SEB nomination for scholarship in painting at the LMA hall exhibition, for the work “Latvians” (2012).
Information about the artist is contained in the book – Latvia, wow! : contemporary artists from Latvia, Luciano Benetton, Vilnis Vejs, Anna Iltnere, 1st ed.
Would appreciate your interest in her artwork. Look at the long and carefully created paintings!
