Ingrida Rutka

Ingrida Rutka was born and live in Riga. Participant of the painting studio "Ģilde" under the direction of the artist Ausma Danemane from 1992-1995. Bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the University of Latvia in Visual Art. The year 2010 was very impressive in the life of the artist, when life took her to the Republic of South Africa, where she spent six months. During this half year at the other side of the globe became acquainted with many other cultures, habits and lifestyles. Black wood carvings and beautifully printed fabrics at every step, various recycled everyday materials in art and design, this period laid the foundation for further creative activity, it was the genesis of the way forward.
In 2018, she obtained a Master's degree in Art at the Department of Textile Art at the Latvian Academy of Arts. Since 2016, she has been actively participating in joint exhibitions of artists in Latvia, Estonia, Italy and Belgium. During 2017-2018 the Erasmus programm she studied at the Lecce Academy of Arts in Italy in the Master's programm. After spending a long time away from Latvia, she discovered Italy from a completely different side. This time opened up other horizons and visions of things. The ide...

Master's degree in Visual Art , sub-branch Textile art
Art Accademia of Latvia
Accademia di Belle Arti di Lecce

22.03.-31.03. 2019. International textile art biennial 2019-4th Edition. Haacht- Belgium
23.05-23.06.2019. Exibition of textile Association ”Age networks” in The Kuressaare Castle, Saaremaa, Estonia
06.06.- 29.07.2019. Exibition „Games with materials”, Ģ.Eliasa Jelgava Art Museum,
2018.08.09. Contemporary Culture Forum "White Night",
Synthesis of values
06.07-9.09.2018. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, in the exhibition "100 in Latvian Art".
29.06.-22.07.2018. Latvian Textile Art Exhibition Riga St. Peter's Century at St. Peter's Church
23.03 - 25.03.2018 Ex Conservatorio di Sant'Anna, Lecce, Italy, Non posso che sorridere di me stessa.
14.09. - 30.10.2017 Kekava Art School, exhibition
15.06. - 17.07.2017 National Botanical Garden Salaspils, Textile and plants and Fiber Addicts
3.02. - 5.03.2017 Ģ.Eliasa Jelgava Art Museum, Exhibition Creative Handwriting, Latvian textile art association
6.01. - 5.02.2017 Cēsis Exhibition House, Exhibition “Look” LMA