Ilze Egle is a contemporary artist based in Latvia. MA of Fine Arts, Member of the Latvian Union of Artists, she works in oil and mixed media with artwork ranging from small illustrations and landscapes to large scale paintings and drawings focusing on nature, light, female form and abstract marks. She teaches visual art, and is an advocate of art making process. Ilze grew up in the art world, in a family of two artists, studied fine arts, art management and theology, and spent a year living with nuns. After working as an art curator for many years, she returned to art making and her studio practice has since become her main focus. Ilze’s paintings have been exhibited internationally and are held in number of private collections. 

“I capture moments and details, which show beautiful fragility of the world. I invite observers to pause, contemplate and be in the given moment. To the unhurried eye, the more detailed, intricate levels of my work are revealed. My art is between abstract and representational, color and black and white, inspired by life, nature, and light.”