BIO
Iveta Lazdina is a Latvian fine art photographer working between figuration and abstraction. She uses intentional camera movement (ICM), multiple exposure, and mix media processes, including collage with photographs and Polaroid prints, layering, and overpainting.
Lazdina studied at the Photo Academy in Riga and has continued to develop her practice through international workshops and mentorships. Her first photograph presented to a wider audience was shown at the Latvian Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hannover.
Her work has been featured in Lenscratch (2023), Dodho (2022), ICM Photography Magazine (2021–2022), and LeMag (2021). She has participated in international group exhibitions in the United States and Europe, including exhibitions at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California; PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont; SE Center for Photography in Greenville, South Carolina; PH21 galleries in Budapest and Barcelona; and The Horsebridge Arts Centre in Whitstable, Kent, UK.
Her work has received several awards and recognitions, including the Juror’s Award selected by Susan Burnstine at ASmith Gallery for “Where Certainty Ends” (2026), Bronze Awards from Camelback Gallery for “Inevitability” and “Resilience” (2025), as well as several Honorable Mentions in period from 2022 to 2024.
Lazdina lives and works in Latvia.
Iveta Lazdiņa ir mix medis fotogrāfe, kas strādā starp figurālo un abstrakto fotogrāfiju. Savos darbos viņa izmanto apzinātu kameras kustību (ICM), daudzkārtēju ekspozīciju un mix media procesus, tostarp kolāžas ar fotogrāfijām un Polaroid izdrukām, slāņošanu un gleznošanu uz fotogrāfijām.
Lazdiņa ir studējusi Rīgas Fotoakadēmijā un turpinājusi attīstīt savu praksi starptautiskās meistarklasēs un mentoringa programmās. Viņas pirmā fotogrāfija, kas tika parādīta plašākai auditorijai, bija eksponēta Latvijas paviljonā Expo 2000 Hannoverē.
Viņas darbi ir publicēti Lenscratch (2023), Dodho (2022), ICM Photography Magazine (2021–2022) un LeMag (2021). Lazdiņa ir piedalījusies starptautiskās grupu izstādēs ASV un Eiropā, tostarp Center for Photographic Art Karmelā, Kalifornijā; PhotoPlace Gallery Midlberijā, Vērmontā; SE Center for Photography Grīnvilā, Dienvidkarolīnā; PH21 galerijās Budapeštā un Barselonā; kā arī The Horsebridge Arts Centre Vitstablā, Kentā, Apvienotajā Karalistē.
Viņas darbi ir saņēmuši vairākus apbalvojumus un atzinības, tostarp Susan Burnstine piešķirto Juror’s Award ASmith Gallery par darbu “Where Certainty Ends” (2026), Camelback Gallery Bronze Awards par darbiem “Inevitability” un “Resilience” (2025), kā arī vairākus Honorable Mentions no 2022. līdz 2024. gadam.
Iveta Lazdiņa dzīvo un strādā Latvijā.
Her first photograph presented to a wider audience appeared at the Latvian Pavilion during Expo 2000 in Hannover. The image reflected an early interest in environmental change and responsibility, aligning with a period of growing ecological awareness within Latvia’s cultural landscape. This early public presentation became an important point of departure in the development of her photographic practice.
