Ieva Caruka

I am influenced by the ancient Dogon culture in Africa and the spirit of Latvian Suiti, I am inspired by the image of a black woman in the contemporary art. I write my big world stories with lines, colors and collages from personal clothes. My own story about the little white woman the bearer of the Eastern European genetic code. She knows what the KGB interrogation was and what the diamonds are, she has no pragmatism. She can clean the potatoes and dream of love at the same time. The question is – what the world is now? Everything is changing. Traditions are collapsing and the big role of a woman – to be a mother, wife- is losing its relevance. There are already so many people on this planet. My heroines, like birds – Phoenix – shrink to ashes, unfulfilled sexuality to be reborn in a new image, in new Goddesses.

Latvian Art Academy, Masters in Graphics (Riga, Latvia)
Ukrainian Academy of Printing, Department of Graphics (Lvov, Ukraine )
Member of the Latvian Artists' Union.

Personal shows:
2021 - “Black storks, cigs and amulets”, Liepaja art museum, Latvia;
2020 - „Black Meets White” , Mark Rothko Art Center;
2019 - “Touch of salt” gallery “Museum LV”, Riga;
2018 - “Moisture” Talsi city museum, Talsi;
2017 - “Kill me softly “Valmiera Culture Center, Valmiera;
“Kvintesence””-artgallery Laipa .Valmiera;
Aspekts-Gallery”M māksla” , Riga;
“Tales of Bastej-hill” , Gallery “Pegazs”Riga, Latvia;
2015 - “Cuts” – Etching Guild gallery, LMS, Riga;
2014 - “FEMME” in collaboration with Ilgvars Zalans, Laiptu gallery, Lithuania;
“From Collection” – “Wooden Riga” gallery,Latvia;
“Imaginary flowers” – Reitern House - Music and Art salon,Riga European Commissions;
“Lino” – Gallery “Māksla XO”, Riga;
“Drawing” – Ivonnas Veihertes gallery, Riga;
“More sun IV” – art musseum of Tukums, Gallery „Durvis”, Latvia;
More Sun IV” – gallery „Bastejs” in Riga, Latvia;
"Kidnapping of Europe", Representation of the European Union Commission in Latvia,Riga.;
„More Sun III” –„Lantidote” gallery in Geneva, Switzerland;
„Fish” (with sculptor Aigars Zemītis) –„Māksla XO” gallery in Riga, Latvia;
„More sun II” – Theater gallery in Valmiera, Latvia; „More sun I” –„Asūna” gallery in Riga, Latvia;
„City birds – wom...