Born on 1957 in Riga / Latvia
1982 graduated from Art Academy of Latvia, Department of Painting.
Fields of activity: painting.

Selected Awards:

2003
For solo exhibition  “Stories” (Riga Gallery) - “ Latvia Artists` Union Award of the Year” in the nomination “For the best solo exhibition at galleries in Latvia”.
1986
Medal and Diplom from Latvia Artists` Union

Selected solo exhibitions: 

2011
"Obsession", Riga Gallery, Riga/Latvia
2010
"Collection of emotions", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2008
"Beautiful fragile nature", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2007
"Eight Rooms", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2004
"The Happy Childhood", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2003
"Ieva's Painting", Gallery NoMi, St. Petersburg / Russia
"My Room", Gallery Centrs, Riga / Latvia
2002
"Stories", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
2001
"Ieva Iltnere's United Images", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia
1999
"Papers and Canvases", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia
1998
"Paintings of Paris", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia
1997
"Oil", Gallery Bastejs, Riga / Latvia
1994
"School", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
1993
Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
Gallery G&G, Riga / Latvia
1992
"Works", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia (together with Jānis Mitrēvics)
"Four New Paintings", Gallery Kolonna, Riga / Latvia
1989
Gallery Baltasar, Gothenburg / Sweden (together with Ivars Poikāns)

Selected group exhibitions:
2012

"Nine Artists From Latvia NewYork-Washington-Chicago-Riga", Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga/Latvia

"Changing Perspectives" 15 years of the ECB’s art collection, European Central Bank, Frankfurt/Germany

"The Magic of Light", Museum Of Decorative Arts And Design, Riga/Latvia
2011

"Danse Space", State Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"Is It That He Does Not Seek The Truth, But Does Want To Influence?", Riga Art Space, Riga/Latvia 

2010                                                                                                                 
14th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia
''Territory of Art'', Volkhonka Fine Art Centre, Moscow / Russia 

''Golden works'', State Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
2009                                                                                                                
13th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia
"Vilhems Purvitis' Award", State Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"Icons of  nowadays”, gallery "Alma",(curator Artemy Troitsky), Riga/Latvia
2008                                                                                                                  
12th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia
Rauma Biennale Balticum 08 "Flower Power", Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma Art Museum/ Finland
"Views 6" Belarus Museum of Contemporary Art Minsk, Belarus
2007
11th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia                                                                                  
2006
10th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia                                                                                 
2005
9th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia
2004
8th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia
"The Rape of Europe", Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna / Sweden
2003
"Labyrinth", Gallery Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania
"Abstractionism in Latvian Painting", State Museum of Art Exhibition Hall Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
2002
"Nichts Persönliches", Städtische Galerie im Buntentor, Bremen / Germany
"Latvia. Surprising Art from the 20th Century", Zvolle City Museum, Zvolle / The Netherlands
"Gentle Fluctuations", Exhibition Hall Arsenāls of the State Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
"Witnesses of an Age", State Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
"Small Picture", Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / USA
2001
"Colour", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
"Interim", Exhibition Hall Arsenāls of the State Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
"Metropolis. Riga", Stock Exchange Building, Riga / Latvia
Painting Biennial, Väsby Konsthall, Stockholm / Sweden
2000
"Baltic Art. Contemporary Paintings and Sculptures", National Arts Club, New York; Gallery of the International Monetary Fund, Washington / USA
"The Social and the Private. 1984–2000", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"The Naked Artist", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
1999
"Past-Present-Future", Gallery Egelund, Copenhagen / Denmark
"The Joy of Being", State Museum of Art, Riga / Latvia
Art Days in the Berga Bazārs, Riga / Latvia (organized by Riga Gallery)
1998
The 2nd World-wide Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"Ventspils Transit Terminal", the 6th Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Art Propaganda Train, Regional Museum of History and Art, Ventspils / Latvia
Latvian Art Exhibition, Architects Hall, Town Hall, Prague / Czech Republic (organised by Gallery Daugava)
"Spike Island '98", Spike Island, Bristol / UK
1997
"Latvian Contemporary Art", Grande Salle de l'Aubette, Strasbourg; Maison du Danemark, Paris / France
"Celebrating the Still Life", Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / USA
"Ballet", Riga Stock Exchange Building, Riga / Latvia
"John, Julio, Juris and Willy", Club Slepenais Eksperiments, Riga / Latvia
1996
"Another Picture", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
"Women Painting Women", Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / USA
"Geo-Geo", the 4th Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Pedvāle Open Air Art Museum, Sabile / Latvia
"Art After a Century", within the framework of the International Conference "Art Nouveau in the Baltic Area. Time and Space", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia
Latvian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Exhibition Hall of the Estonian National Library, Tallin / Estonia
"23 Artistas de Letonia", Sala Millares, Madride / Spānija (organised by Gallery Daugava)
1995
"Monument", the 3rd Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Photography Museum of Latvia, Riga / Latvia
"Crossing Over Consortium Exhibition: America-bound Exchange II", Embassy of Finland in USA, Washington / USA
1994
"State", the 2nd Annual Exhibition of the SCCA–Riga, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"Les Artistes Lettons – Riga", Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Chamallieres / France
"Rauma Biennale Balticum '94", Rauma Art Museum, Rauma / Finland
"Latvia is Europe – Five Artists from Riga", Galerie im Margarethenhof, Bonn / Germany
1993
"Sensation No. 30", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"Peintures Lettonnes du XXeme Siecle", Paris, Bordeaux, Strasbourg / France
1992
"Baltiske Billeder", Herning Art Museum, Sollenrod Museum, Sollenrod / Denmark
"Karyatiden", Frauen Museum, Bonn / Germany
1991
"My Time – Pilot", Art Hall Den Fries, Copenhagen / Denmark
"Fiatal Müveszek Rigaból", Contemporary Art Museum Mücsarnok, Budapest / Hungary
1990
Action "Gentle Fluctuations", Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
"Latvia –20th Century Somersault. 1940–1990", Exhibition Hall Latvija, Riga / Latvia
The 1st World-wide Latvian Art Exhibition, State Museum of Art, Museum of Foreign Art, Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
1989
"Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga", Ed. Nakhamkin Fine Arts Gallery, New York / USA
"Riga – Lettische Avantgarde", Stadtgalerie im Sophienhof, Kiel; Exhibition Hall Weserburg, Bremen / Germany
"Paintings. I. Iltnere, S. Krastiņa, J. Mitrēvics, Ģ. Muižnieks, E. Vērpe, A. Zariņa", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia
"Kunst fra Lettland", Birkerod Kunstforening, Copenhagen / Denmark
1988
"Riga – Lettische Avantgarde", Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin / Germany
"Post-Traditionalism", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia

Works in Public collections:

Latvian National Museum of Art (previous title - State Museum of Art), Riga / Latvia
Artists' Union of Latvia Museum, Riga / Latvia
The future Latvian Contemporary Art Museum, Riga/Latvia

Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey / USA
Ludwig Museum, Aachen / Germany

ECB’s Art Collection / Germany
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russia

EXHIBITIONS

BEAUTIFUL FRAGILE NATURE
EIGHT ROOMS
THE HAPPY CHILDHOOD
COLLECTION OF EMOTIONS
OBSESSION