Ieva Alberton

Ieva Alberton (art name Ieva Aqua’relle) is a Latvian contemporary watercolour artist based in London.

Professionally trained in fine arts and theatre, her artistic career is richly varied, crossing over into multiple artistic disciplines including performance and dance.
She recently collaborated with Latvian pianist and composer Ieva Dubova to create the artwork for her experimental post-classical album, ‘Reverie’ (2020).
Ieva Alberton’s watercolours depict abstract, evocative female figures termed ‘Madonnas’ by the artist.
Fascinated by images of the mighty Mother-Goddess figure throughout art and history, she first began painting female figures after the birth of her own daughter.
The artist explains: “The ‘Madonnas' were born from my own personal limitations of being a woman, mother and artist at the same time. There’s no religious meaning, at least in a literal sense of the word. Careful observers can find many references to ancient myths, fairy tales, biblical stories and medieval imagery in my work.”
Creatively inspired by classical antiquity, as well as ancient, medieval, Byzantine and Islamic art, Ieva Alberton seeks to bring a deeper emotional meaning to observers through her paintings.
She explains: “I am moved ...

Originally from Latvia, Ieva Alberton studied fine art specifically, classical drawing, watercolour and oil painting at Janis Rozentals Arts College in Riga. She later studied theatre at Aix-Marseille University in France, and holds an MA in Performance Design and Practice from Central Saint Martins in London.
Prior to the emergence of her watercolour-focused art career, Ieva Alberton worked as a director, writer, performer and stage and costume designer at arts productions across Europe, specifically in France, Germany, Italy and the UK, where she now resides.