“Agata Muze’s sense of harmony lies between the well-known and the notion. She can paint the sea in a way that the depth of the water and the glowing surface can be perceived at the same time. In her works, she gives more open or covered hints of other layers of reality that exist, or yet promise to be.
The artist is able to paint motion in stillness - living matter, and this evokes a miraculous notion, which is hard to comment on logically. ”
Agata Muze. CV
Agata Muze was born in Riga in 1970. She has studied in the Jānis Rozentāls Art High school. From 1988 to 1996 she studies in the Department of Painting of the Art Academy of Latvia. The thesis was named “Flyover”. In 1996 she gained her Master of Arts degree. The theme of the Master's thesis was “The Self-portrait of Women in Latvian painting”. In 2000 she joined the Latvian Artists’ Union.
From 1994 Agata worked on the graphic design and illustrations of books, catalogues, booklets and advertising materials in various publishing houses. From 2008 she has been working as a lecturer in the bachelor study programme “Art” of the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art of the University of Latvia.
Agata Muze has participated in exhibitions since 1994. She has had 16 solo exhibitions. She has participated in more than 60 group exhibitions and creative projects in Latvia and abroad. The artist actively attends plenary sessions. The works of Agata Muze are located in private properties in Latvia, France, Italy, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Norway. One of Agatas paintings – “Mauricio” is located in the House of the Blackheads, in Riga, the other one - the Riga City Council ordered portrait “Martin Chemnitz” is included in the independent exposition of Riga St. Peter's Church.