Marta Gotliba 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, Katlakalna Community Center, Latvia (2024)
Flight, Art gallery Kunstiruum Tallinn, Estonia (2023)
They are near us, Art place No 6, Sigulda, Latvia (2023)
Education
Riga School of Design and Art, graduated in 2004
Private studies in oil painting with Anita Arbidāne, since 2023
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 since (since 2021)
