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.
The artist has been collaborating with the Latvian Ornithological Society for many years, creating bird illustrations for the organization’s needs and using art to help foster public interest in birds and bird conservation.
Solo exhibitions
Observations with pencils and brushes, Old Vecumnieku civil parish Library, Vecumnieki (2026)
Observing the living. Fragments of nature, Art school Ķekava (2026)
To be here and now,Pavāru māja Līgatnē, Līgatne (2026)
Our own, Ulbroka School of Music and Art, Ulbroka (2025)
Co-existents, Dobele Crafts House, Dobele (2025)
Birds at the feeders, Latvian National Museum of Natural History, Rīga (2024)
Birds and no-birds, Katlakalns Community Center, Katlakalns (2024)
Flight, Art gallery Kunstiruum Tallinn (2023)
They are near us, Art place No 6, Sigulda (2023)
Group exhibitions
In a forest, Siguldas Devons, Sigulda (2026)
A Dialogue with apprentices in the manner of the Renaissance, The European Union House, Rīga (2026)
Art Riga Fair, Railway Museum, Rīga (2025)
Between heaven and earth, Bazar’t Art Gallery, Rīga (2025)
Education
Private studies in oil painting with Anita Arbidāne, since 2023
Riga School of Design and Art, graduated in 2004
Projects & Collaborations
Illustrations for the publication “My First Owl Guide”, a short guide to getting to know owl species in Latvia. Published by the Latvian Ornithological Society (2026)
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)
