em Gaa (Maruta Gredzena) 1987

riga 2008-2011 Barcelona 2011-2013 Riga 2013-2014 Barcelona 2014-2017 Granada 2017-2018 Toroella de Montgri 2018-2020 Riga 2020 – currently based

Maruta Gredzena belongs to the youngest generation of Latvian artists. She primarily works with ceramic sculptures and graphic techniques but is not afraid to experiment with various materials and also works with paper sculptures, plastic, silver and in her last personal exhibition also represented satiric installation inspired by German minimalism concepts. The author’s most prominent technique involves underglaze and overglaze drawings on crafted figurative porcelain sculptures. Motivation for the proportions of the sculpture portraits are found in unattainable ideal of combining child’s and an elderly person’s traits. It serves as a constant reminder of the necessity of joy in daily life. The artist’s works also feature several main themes, delving deeply into the side effects of migration, communication, and social issues in the fast-paced contemporary era.

Artist completed her studies in the Ceramics Department of the Art Academy of Latvia in 2014. After completing her master’s studies in Latvia until 2020, she continued her creative activities in Spain, participating in various exhibitions and competitions. In 2020, she returned to Latvia and began her studies in the Master’s program in Graphic Arts at the Art Academy of Latvia. The artist has participated in several group exhibitions and organized six solo exhibitions.