| Her fine arts training in Riga, Latvia culminated in a Master of Fine Arts degree awarded by the Art Academy of Latvia in 1996, and Sipolins Foundation the best graduate of the year grant in 1997, which sponsored her first trip to Florida in 1998 for a one-man show at the Latvian Cultural Center in Saint Petersburg, Florisda. The appreciation of her paintings led to Viktorija Bulava’s introduction to the galleries in United States. The quality of her work is attested by its inclusion in the collections of noted collectors in Canada, Europe and United States: Citadelle Foundation museum in Texas, Les Masson De Art collection in Sarasota. |