Exhibitions and Creative practice
2026 – Adatu Fabrika, Kuldīga, group exhibition "Laika jautājums"
The group exhibition "Laika jautājums" ("A Matter of Time") runs from August 31, 2026, to January 9, 2027, at the Kuldīgas Adatu Fabrika in Kuldīga, Latvia.
"The exhibition 'A Matter of Time' brings together the perspectives of four artists on timet -its flow, waiting, memories, changes, and presence. Each of us experiences time differently, sometimes a brief moment can change everything, while at other times the waiting feels endless. The exhibition invites you to pause and reflect on how time silently shapes our lives and experiences."
https://kalendars.kuldigasnovads.lv/event/izstade-laika-jautajums/
2026 – Mala Art Space, Cēsis, solo exhibition "Mēs katru dienu gājām peldēties"
"This is a dedication to slow time, to days that are endless and where a small event can become an adventure. Visual epiphanies where seemingly nothing happens, but in reality, a lot is going on—an attempt to approach lost time, which does not shrink but is infinite."
The exhibition is being created as part of the Mala Art Space 2026 exhibition cycle "Process. School."
Curator: Līva Graudiņa (@liva.graudina)
2025 – Kuldīga Town Hall, performative exhibition "Priekos un bēdās"
The audiovisual and interactive exhibition "Priekos un bēdās" (In Joy and Sorrow) took place on July 18 and 19, 2025, inside the main hall of the Kuldīga Town Hall on Baznīcas iela 1 in Kuldīga, Latvia.
The performative showcase was created by Art Academy of Latvia students Ina Kantiķe, Elīna Vagre, and Stīna Skulme. Staged as a featured event during Kuldīga's annual Old Town Festival, the multimedia project temporarily transformed the town hall's official wedding and reception hall into a symbolic meeting ground for visitors. The presentation combined video projections, audio works, and photo installations to disrupt the official protocol of the space, turning it into a living environment focused on human interaction, shared memories, and personal connections.
2024 – Masa Gallery, group exhibition "Mūžības nasta"
The group exhibition "Mūžības nasta" (The Burden of Forever) opened at the MASA Gallery (MASA Art & Jazz Club) on Elizabetes iela 67 in Riga, Latvia.
The exhibition featured works by five painters who are graduates or master's students of the Art Academy of Latvia (LMA): Ina Kantiķe, Roberts Brastiņš, Alise Builevica, Dārta Madara Cielava, and Ligita Grigorjeva. Curated by Ksenija Afanasjeva, the show was inspired by the existentialist philosophy movement. The participating artists used their art to explore how the awareness of human mortality and the finality of life give existence its meaning, examining how technological progress, cultural memory, and preservation acts shape our collective and individual identities. Artist Ina Kantiķe integrated her oil-on-canvas paintings, titled "Burvju nūjiņa" (Magic Wand) and "Nospiedumi" (Imprints), directly into the gallery's interior to represent abstracted memories of fleeting moments.
2024 – Adatu Fabrika, Kuldīga, group exhibition "Gatavi mēs nebūsim nekad"
The group painting exhibition "Gatavi mēs nebūsim nekad" (We Will Never Be Ready) took place in July 2024 at the Adatu Fabrika arts and technology complex in Kuldīga, Latvia. Through their canvases, the painters explored the highly personal and subjective concept of readiness, questioning whether anyone is ever truly prepared for major life shifts like new relationships or career changes. The show opened as a featured cultural event during Kuldīga's annual Old Town Festival and was staged in the historic courtyard alongside live art creation and performances.
https://kuldigasnovads.lv/adatu-fabrikas-pagalms-vecpilsetas-svetkos-aicina-uz-makslas-performancem/
2024 – Art Academy of Latvia, graduate exhibition "Cilvēks funkcija"
The Art Academy of Latvia (LMA) annual graduate exhibition "Cilvēks funkcija" (Human Function) took place in 2024. This major showcase served as the final degree presentation for graduating Bachelor's and Master's students. The conceptual theme prompted the young artists to explore the modern societal pressure on individuals to act merely as functional units or mechanical cogs within economic and social systems. Their resulting works spanned multiple creative disciplines and were displayed throughout the rooms and halls of the academy's historic Neo-Gothic building in Riga.
2023 – Kalnciema Quarter Gallery, group exhibition "Iekšup"
The group art exhibition "Iekšup" (meaning "Inward") opened on June 12, 2023, at the Kalnciema Quarter Gallery in Riga, Latvia. It featured works by student painters from the Art Academy of Latvia. The exhibition focused on introspection and personal self-reflection, presenting these emotional themes inside the gallery's historic wooden architectural complex.
2023 – RSU Anatomy Museum, group exhibition "Corpora Diversa"
The group art exhibition "Corpora Diversa" was held at the RSU Anatomy Museum in Riga, Latvia, from July 4 to July 25, 2023.
The artwork was displayed on the second floor of the museum, directly overlooking historical and scientific anatomical specimens. This placement created a direct dialogue between contemporary visual art and science, exploring the diverse forms, visual boundaries, and textures of the human body.
https://am.rsu.lv/pasakumi/lma-glezniecibas-nodalas-studentu-darbu-izstade-corpora-diversa
2022 – Kalnciema Quarter Gallery, group exhibition "Visā visumā"
Kalnciema Quarter Gallery hosted the exhibition "Visā visumā" .
The inspiration for the exhibition was a shared summer open-air workshop, which not only created a new research experience but also allowed them to realize the power of human and nature interaction. The endless variations of light, the mutability and impermanence of forms, the capture of a moment and feeling, cyclicality, and the endless beginning and end were questions that the authors addressed, each in her own technique and way. Together, they depicted an endless kaleidoscope of possibilities sparked by being in nature and the realization that the universe could truly exist in a single drop, a bird's song, or a breath of air.
https://www.kalnciemaiela.lv/en/highlights/exhibition-visa-visuma-at-kalnciema-quarter/
2022 – M Gallery, group exhibition "Becoming"
The contemporary group exhibition "BECOMING" was held at M/Gallery in Riga from June 30 to July 16, 2022. It served as a professional platform for rising local talents, showcasing the creative development of second-year BA Fine Art students from the Art Academy of Latvia. The exhibition featured original works by young contemporary Latvian painters, including Ina Kantiķe, Alise Ķiampo, Beatrise Estere Kaminska, Diāna Stopiņa etc. True to its name, "BECOMING" focused on the idea of artistic evolution, transition, and the process of defining one's unique visual voice. The collection primarily highlighted emerging styles in contemporary painting, experimental imagery, and personal narrative forms. M/Gallery curated the show as part of its core mission to support young Baltic artists by providing a space to bridge academic studies with the public art market.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhJz7FM2u0/?img_index=1
2021 – Art Academy of Latvia, photography exhibition "Millennials"
The "Millennials" student photography exhibition at the Art Academy of Latvia (LMA) showcased 33 portraits, representing the culmination of a four-year, artist-led practical photography course. The exhibition emphasized improvised, non-commercial techniques to capture the psychological mood of the digital-age generation.
https://www.lma.lv/aktuali/lma-studentu-fotoizstade-millennials
