Zoja Golubeva

Hi,
I am Zoja Golubeva —
multidisciplinary artist with a passion for nature and human bodies

I am captivated by the beauty of nature, finding it in the most ordinary of things.

Through my paintings, I strive to capture emotions—landscapes and still lifes reflect my soul. I am endlessly fascinated by the faces, movements, and characters of people, and so I paint portraits and figurative compositions with true passion. I am always eager to discover new forms of artistic expression, methods, and techniques, experimenting with various materials—paper, wood, metal, elements from nature, and plastic.

My works are born as reflections on the world around me; they mirror my inner world, bearing witness to my feelings and experiences. At times, I feel a profound solitude, sharpened by the ambient sounds that surround me, amplifying this sense to its deepest core. Art, for me, is a dialogue—both with the world and with myself. It draws me in to create, to express, and to savor this creative journey. In both the present and the future, it is essential to continue this conversation, stirring the deepest emotions through expressive form and relevant themes, preserving a fuller, more profound emotional life.

2014 – 2020, Latvian Academy of Art, Visual Arts, Painting, bachelor`s Riga, Latvia

2017, The Academy of Fine Arts (ERASMUS+), painting, textile, public space objects, Krakow, Poland

2001 – 2007, Latvian University, Master's degree in Management and Marketing, Riga, Latvia

1996 – 1999, Riga Technical University, Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Management, Riga, Latvia

2016 X International plenair “Domas lidojums”, Rezekne, Latvia
2016 Oslo National Academy of Arts professor`s Tiril Schroder and lecturer`s Duchenne Karen drawing workshops. Riga, Latvia
2015 Creative Summer School Art & Response, Kuldiga, Latvia
2015 Watercolour technique workshops, the artist Valeriy Makovoy, Riga, Latvia
2015 Watercolour technique workshop, the artist Alexander Ņeberkutin, Riga, Latvia
2010 - 2015 Ludmila Perec and Alexander Pahomov`s drawing and painting studio, Riga, Latvia
2010 - 2011 The interior decoration, the Baltic International Academy of Design School, Riga, Latvia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2025, “Unveiled nude”, Art Gallery in Nosaints hidden bar, Riga, Latvia
2016, "Impressions", Art Gallery Art Studio No1, Riga, Latvia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
(more than 40 exhibitions since 2012):
2025, “Europe Culture Season”, CCAA, Chengdu, China
2025, The Golden Age, Museum LV un Grata JJ, Riga, Latvia
2024-2025, The art salon "Perspective“, Galleria “Masa studija”, Riga, Latvia
2024, Art Riga Fair 2024, participation, Riga, Latvia
2021, "The Other Side of Art", 8th European Professional Puppet Art Festival, Latvian Railway History Museum, Riga, Latvia
2019, International painting competition exhibition "Marina 2019" "Storm", Jurmala City Museum, Jurmala, Latvia
2019, Photo exhibition of public space objects "The Story of Riga Fir Tree", European Parliament building, Brussels, Belgium
2018, exhibition in memory of Holocaust victims, Riga Synagogue, Riga, Latvia
2017, Heterotopia, ASP Painting gallery, The Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland
2017, “100 Years after Revolution”, The Artists ‘Union of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2017, Drawing studio Nr4 exhibition, Drugie Pietro gallery, Krakow, Poland
2016, X International pleinair`s Exhibition “Flight of thought”, Rezekne, Latvia
2016, “Art Days 2016. Self-Portrai...