Marta Gotlība is a Latvian artist specializing in detailed illustrations and oil paintings, with a focus on birds, wildlife, and botanical subjects. Using coloured pencils in a multi-layering technique and oils in the classical painting tradition, she captures the essence and character of her subjects with precision and depth. Marta’s work emphasizes realism while preserving the emotional presence of nature’s inhabitants.
Solo exhibitions
To be here and now, Pavāru māja Līgatnē, Latvia (2026)
Co-Existents, Dobele Crafts House, Latvia (2025)
Birds at the feeders, Latvian National Museum of Natural History (2024)
Birds and no-birds, Katlakalns Community Center, Latvia (2024)
Flight, Art gallery Kunstiruum Tallinn, Estonia (2023)
They are near us, Art place No 6, Sigulda, Latvia (2023)
Group exhibitions
A Dialogue with apprentices in the manner of the Renaissance, The European Union House, Riga (2026)
Art Riga Fair, Railway Museum, Riga (2025)
Between heaven and earth, Bazar’t Art Gallery, Riga (2025)
Education
Private studies in oil painting with Anita Arbidāne, since 2023
Riga School of Design and Art, graduated in 2004
Projects & Collaborations
Scratching poster “Birds at the feeders” in cooperation with the Latvian Ornithological Society and publishing house Jāņa Sēta (2024)
Illustrations for postage stamps EUROPA series theme Underwater flora and fauna for Eesti Post (2024)
Illustrations for a botanical wallpaper in cooperation with Given by Grenardi (2018)
Regular cooperation with the Latvian Ornithological Society on various projects since (since 2021)
