ilze vanaga photography

Born in 1979 , Latvia
Lives and works between London and Latvia

2003 Graduated from Latvias Academy of Arts
2004 Moved to London where she has assisted both various Production Designers and Fashion Photographers
Over the last two years ilze has been working on a project " Childhood is like a loaded gun" which is about a journey to her past via presence of her niece Katrina..



Group Exhibitions
2011 AMV BBDO, London
2011 ISSP Gala exhibition, Goethe Institute Riga, Latvia
2011 " Bernibas atminu parskats " Latvias Museum of Photography
2010 "Please excuse the mess " The Bay Salone, Los Angeles, US
2010 "Urban Poetry" VEF Factory Riga, Latvia
2010 "I'm dying - I'm living" VEF Factory Riga, Latvia
2010 Foto8 Summershow 2010, Host Gallery, London
2009 "Wonderful trip" VEF Factory Riga, Latvia
2009 "All Photographers Now!", NYPH'09, New York
2009 Ctrl+Alt+Shift / VICE magazine, AOP Gallery, London
2007 "Nights of Photography, Kaunas photo'07 , Lithuania

Solo Exhibitions
2007 " Different worlds " AG7 Gallery, Riga, Latvia

Art /Fashion Projects
2010 Capluse Collection in collaboration with Fashion designer Keta Gutmane
2009 ASVOFF Award winning Fashion Short Film "Lust Lust" directed by Martins Grauds, costume design Keta, photography ilze vanaga & kaspars lielgalvis

work published
2011 Veto Magazine, issue #18, Latvia
2011 Blu Magazine, US
2010 Some ways to disappear, UK
2010 Telegraph Magazine, UK
2010 Poncz Magazine, Poland
2010 Wall Done Magazine
2010 Libertarianmag, Argentina
2009 Kulturas Forums, Latvia
2008 VICE magazine, UK
2007 "Foto kvartals" No.1,2,3,4 Latvia