Kristīne Kvitka
Kristīne Kvitka is a Latvian painter born in Riga in 1983, currently living and working in Tricase, Italy. Her artistic education began in 1994 at the Riga Elementary School of Applied Arts and continued at the Janis Rozentāls Riga Art High School (1995–2003).
She later graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia, where she studied Painting from 2003 to 2010. During her studies, she attended the Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce, Italy, on two occasions, in 2006 and 2008.
Throughout her career, Kvitka has held numerous solo exhibitions, including exhibitions in Italy, and has participated in a wide range of artistic events such as group exhibitions, international plein-air projects, art festivals, and symposia across Europe.
Her works are included in museum collections, including the MAGMMA – Marchionni Museum of Mediterranean Graphic Art and the Kuldīga City Museum, as well as in private collections in Latvia, Italy, Austria, Australia, Iceland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and other countries.
Baltic Sea, 2023
Night Falls, 2023
Oil on canvas
80 × 80 cm (both)
Painting
In these works, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea are not depicted as separate realities, but as two presences meeting on the same pictorial surface. Clouds, light, and reflections on the water become elements of connection between two worlds, where the sea emerges as a symbol of belonging, journey, and transformation. These paintings portray a personal geography in which North and South mirror one another, demonstrating that, beyond their differences, every sea possesses the same power to unite places, memories, and cultures beneath a shared horizon.