Marta Gotliba

I am a Latvian artist specializing in detailed coloured pencil illustrations and oil paintings of birds, pets, and botanical subjects in a multi-layer technique. My work blends scientific observation with emotional depth to reveal the soul of nature.

• Apprenticeship with Anita Arbidāne (private mentorship, Riga, Latvia (since 2023 - present)
• Oil painting course with Kristīne Kligina, 2022 - 2023
• Botanical watercolour course with Ieva Kampe-Krumholca 2021 - 2022
• Riga School of Design and Art (graduated in 2004)

• International group exhibition: Art Riga Fair (Latvian Railway Museum), 2025
• Solo exhibition "Our own" (Ulbroka School of Music and Art), 2025
• Solo exhibition "Birds at the feeders" (Rauna Public Library), 2025
• Solo exhibition "Co-Existents" (Dobele Crafts House), 2025
• Solo exhibition "Birds at the feeders" (Latvian National Museum of Nature), 2024
• Solo exhibition "Birds and no-birds" (Katlakalns Community Centre), 2024
• International solo exhibition "Flight" (Art gallery Kunstiruum Estonia), 2023
• Solo exhibition “They are near us” (Art place No 6, Sigulda), 2023