Dagne Ventiņa
Dagne Ventiņa (b. 1986) graduated from the Painting Department of the Art Academy of Latvia in 2015. Since 2011, she has held ten solo exhibitions and participated in more than thirty group exhibitions in Latvia and internationally.
Among her most significant solo exhibitions are And I Am Ready for the Moment (2022, Jūrmala Museum), In the Meadow (2020, Talsi Regional Museum), I Enter the Landscape (2020, Trīs Krāsas Contemporary Art Education Centre, Riga), and Everyday Life Through Colours (2019, Talsi Regional Museum).
Notable group exhibitions include Ajavaim (2023, Kadriorg Plaza, Tallinn, Estonia), the annual Talsi Artists' Art Days exhibitions, the Marina Biennale at Jūrmala Museum, and exhibitions organised by the Latvian Artists' Union.
Nature, its changing moods, and the poetry of everyday moments are central themes in Ventiņa's painting practice. Her works express emotions and sensory experiences through a colour palette that ranges from subtle, harmonious tones to vivid and contrasting hues.
Going into the Sea, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
60 × 50 cm
Painting
Walking into the Sea depicts a summer morning at Cape Kolka. Entering the sea in a quiet, luminous moment where time seems to stand still, the work is deeply connected to memories shared with the artist’s sister. The light blue waters, shimmering with sunlight, evoke the Italian coastline, a places and emotions into a single landscape. It is a space between seas and identities, where water both separates and unites.