About herself and the exhibition, the artist says the following: "For a long, long time, people  seem to me to be the most interesting and emotional content of paintings. My painting style is classical. The oil technique with all its wide possibilities is an absolute pleasure. On the other hand, abstractionism or objectless art does not seem compelling to me. When I put color against color, line against area, light against shadow, I always do it by concretizing what is depicted. I paint a little still life, often landscapes, but figurative painting fascinates me the most. I am especially drawn to the portraits of people. The most often I paint my own experiences. When I paint portraits, I really like to reproduce the deepest layers of the person being painted, not the outer ones that we show to others. So my paintings are not 'glossy'. Sad emotions are also beautiful. Age is also beautiful.

Technically, whilst painting I'm interested in color, light and line. I paint layer by layer and on top of that - glaze. Characteristic for me is to use coal. I draw lines with charcoal, shapes with paint. I developed this "personal technique" of mine over the years. I am fascinated by these two ancient materials - oil and coal. I love colors that are bright but subtle. I like to enjoy life, but I do it slowly and quietly. My paintings are like that too. Enjoy!”

Artist Andra Otto – Hvoinska has been participating in exhibitions since 1994, graduated from the Jānis Rozentāls Riga Art High School, the painting department of the Latvian Academy of Arts, obtained a master's degree in 1996 and finished the workshop of Vilis Ozols and Imants Vecozols. Until now, the artist has had eleven personal exhibitions.

The exhibition is free for visitors every day from 10.00 to 20.00

The exhibition is implemented by the Culture and Leisure Center "Imanta" of the Association of Culture Institutions of Riga Municipality.