My work exists between the surreal and the real. I am an artist and educator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, originally from Latvia. Through mixed media, I create dreamlike imagery rooted in the natural world. My practice explores the convergence of figure and nature.
Shows and Galleries
2023
War and Chaos, Group Show, Jelgava, Latvia
War and Chaos, Group Show, Jelgava, Latvia
2022
Art Rush, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, IAIA, Santa Fe, NM
Art Rush, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, IAIA, Santa Fe, NM
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
2021
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
2020
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
2019
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
2018
Art Rush, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, IAIA, Santa Fe, NM
Art Rush, Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, IAIA, Santa Fe, NM
Shidoni Gallery, Representation, Santa Fe, NM
2015
Palagi 2: Solo Show, City Cultural Center Gallery, Jelgava, Latvia I
V International Pleinair Exhibition, Invited, Latvia Artists Society, Vilce Library, Vilce, Latvia
Participatory Mural, University Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
2014
Artistic Types: Text in Visual Art, Invited, The Kinsey Institute Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Artistic Types: Text in Visual Art, Invited, The Kinsey Institute Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Sacred | Profane, Juried, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
2013
Pordenonelegge Literaturas Festival, Invited, Pordenone, Italy
Pordenonelegge Literaturas Festival, Invited, Pordenone, Italy
JUKAS, Two-Person Show, Asuna Gallery, Riga, Latvia
Palagi, Two-Person Show, City Cultural Center Gallery, Jelgava, Latvia
International Pleinair Exhibition, Invited, Latvia Artists Society, Scientific Library, Jelgava, Latvia
II International Pleinair Exhibition, Invited, Latvia Artists Society, School of Art, Jelgava, Latvia
Crossroads: Book Arts on the Border, Juried, Unsettled Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
2012
MFA Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
MFA Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Works on Paper, Invited, Unsettled Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
War and Peace, Juried, Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN
Red Eye, Juried, Upstairs Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2011
Bloomington Katmandu, Juried, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, Bloomington, IN
Bloomington Katmandu, Juried, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, Bloomington, IN
College Book Arts Association Juried Exhibition, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Blue Light Poetry Broadsides, Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN
White Space, Group Show of Interactive Artist Books, Fuller Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2010
IU@HWT, Invited, Letterpress Group Show at Hamilton Wood Type Museum, Two Rivers, WI
IU@HWT, Invited, Letterpress Group Show at Hamilton Wood Type Museum, Two Rivers, WI
Book Club, Juried, Harrison Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Canvas Creative Arts Exhibit, Bloomington, IN
2009
Fructus Solo Show, Fuller Art Projects, Bloomington, IN
Fructus Solo Show, Fuller Art Projects, Bloomington, IN
Serpent Book, Artist Book Show, Lilly Library, Indiana University Bloomington, IN
2008
Post Mural and Installation, Post Club, Jelgava, Latvia
Post Mural and Installation, Post Club, Jelgava, Latvia
2005
Shapes, Solo Show, Jelgava, Latvia
Shapes, Solo Show, Jelgava, Latvia
Gatis is a Latvian name of disputed origin. It may be related to the Latvian word "gatavs" ("ready") or "gātis" ("gates" or "river source").