Andas Sīmanes-Gudrinieces personālizstāde

On 19 September at 13.00, the Valka Local History Museum invites you to the opening of the artist Anda Sīmane-Gudriniece's exhibition "Saknes. Ragi. Spārni." - in the museum's exhibition hall, Rīgas iela 64, Valka.

Admission to the event is free of charge. Photography and filming will take place during the event. The obtained photo and video materials may be used for publicity purposes of the event and the museum.

From 19 September 2026 to 31 October (inclusive), the retrospective exhibition "Saknes. Ragi. Spārni." by the artist Anda Sīmane-Gudriniece can be viewed in the exhibition hall of the Valka Local History Museum.

The exhibited works were created from 1996 to 2026. The works created in different periods of life reveal changing moods, experiences and searches.

The exhibition "Saknes. Ragi. Spārni." is the author's visual story about human nature, in which three primary elements collide and coexist - stability, strength and transformation. In her works, Anda Sīmane-Gudriniece explores the boundary between the rational and the intuitive, creating a technically multi-layered and materially diverse language of expression. The artist paints, draws and sculpts using various materials. The exhibition displays paintings, collages and Steampunk-style objects.

Anda Sīmane-Gudriniece's first contact with the art world took place in Carnikava - in the workshop of her parents, Jānis and Gunda. Since 1984, the Sīmaņi family has lived in Valka. Anda perfected her drawing and painting skills in the studio of the Valka Art School under Maruta Stabulniece. Later followed studies in Rīga, where she acquired the profession of leather designer, as well as visual arts and cultural history teacher.

A. Sīmane-Gudriniece has worked as an art teacher in several educational institutions in Rīga and Valka. Currently she is a museum pedagogue at the Valka Local History Museum.

A. Sīmane-Gudriniece has participated in exhibitions since 1996. Her solo exhibitions have taken place in Limbaži, Rīga, Valka and Ropaži. The artist has also exhibited her works in group exhibitions in various places in Latvia.

The exhibition "Saknes. Ragi. Spārni." is an invitation to look into your own personal trinity of archetypes.

How firmly do we stand on the ground?

How do we defend our space?

And - how high are we able to rise?

The exhibition is open: 19.09. - 31.10. 2026.

Mondays-Fridays at 10:00 - 17:00;

Saturdays at 10:00 - 16:00.

Admission fee for the exhibition: 1,00 € ;

for pensioners, students and schoolchildren 0,50 €.

For schoolchildren of Valka municipality, admission is free of charge.