Elita and the creation process are one. Regardless of the medium – be it clothing, painting, drawing, an object, or a space – Elita inhabits a constant process of discovering herself and the world; through her work she creates new realities and expands the boundaries of our previous experiences of feelings, colours, lines and forms.
Elita is a fashion designer who paints and a painter who designs clothes. Her clothing designs merge and overlap with the paintings as they mutually complement and inspire each other. At times, Elita’s clothing designs are paintings; at times, her paintings are clothes. There is no existing framework for what Elita does – the images, things and objects she creates are teeming with life energy; in this otherwise rational world, they are impulsive wanderings of fantasy that encourage us to not lose the ability to marvel and see the amazing in everything. Even with a seemingly simple line, she is inexplicably able to pull us into galaxies of incredible thoughts, dreams and completely different realities. At first, you disappear into it much like Alice going down the rabbit hole, but as you follow the spiraling and twisting line, you pop through to the surface – and closer to your true being.

CV

1998 –2000
Master of Arts degree (diploma thesis – “Interaction of fashion and art”)
Art Academy of Latvia
1998 –2000
Aleksejs Naumovs and Kristaps Zariņš painting workshop, Artist’s qualification in the painting department
Art Academy of Latvia
1994 –1998
Bachelor of Arts degree, Fashion Design department
Art Academy of Latvia
1979 –1983
Diploma of professionalism in clothing modelling specialty
Riga Light Industry Technical school, clothing modelling department
2023
JOURNEY BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS, Art gallery Putti
Riga, Latvia

2023
ONLY NOW EXISTS, Art gellery Putti
Riga, Latvia

2023
ELITA IN NATURE AND CITY, Blīdenes kultūras nams,
Blīdene, Latvia

2020
SKETCHES OF CONSCIOUSNESS, Art gallery Putti
Riga, Latvia
2020
BON BON, paintings and fashion outfits
Riga, Latvia
2020
WAKING DREAMS, Liepāja Museum with master classes
Liepāja, Latvia
2019
GET CLOSER, Representation of Latvia in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
2019
ĀRIJĀ, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, new A1 building
Rīga Latvia

2018
GET CLOSER – large format abstract paintings, Vīna Studija
Riga, Latvia
2016
LEVITATION, Art gallery Putti
Riga, Latvia
2016
WINDOW CASE, gallery Istaba
Riga, Latvia
2016
THE ONE AND ONLY. ELITA,
Daile Theater Art Space “Brīvības 75”
Riga, Latvia
2016
SOLO EXHIBITION BY ELITA PATMALNIECE, Alūksne Museum
Alūksne, Latvia
2016
ROOTS IN LATGALE, Latgale Arts and Crafts Center
Līvāni, Latvia
2014
JOY, Jurmala Culture Center
Jūrmala, Latvia

2014
ELITA’S WORLD, Valmiera Museum Exhibition House
Valmiera, Latvia

2015
JOY, culture and art space Sigulda Tower
Sigulda, Latvia

2013
JOY, Vīna Studija
Riga, Latvia

2012
ROOM, gallery Istaba
Riga, Latvia

2012
ELITA’S GOLD SELECTION, J. Rozentāls Saldus History and Art Museum
Saldus, Latvia

2010
GOLD FUND, UPB office
Liepāja, Latvia
2009
ELITA’S WORKS, Vīna Studija
Riga, Latvia
2008
COLORFUL LIFE, Māksla XO gallery
Riga, Latvia

2006
SOLO EXHIBITION, Hotel Latgola
Daugavpils, Latvia

2006
SUMMER NOTES, gallery Pedants
Riga, Latvia

2005
JUNGLE-POP, gallery Pedants
Riga, Latvia

2002
ELITA-OGRE, Ogre History Museum
Ogre, Latvia

2002
WARM – KNITTING EXHIBITION, Art gallery Putti
Riga, Latvia

2001
ELITA’S WINDOW CASE, gallery Bastejs
Riga, Latvia

2000
ME & PARIS, gallery Bastejs
Riga, Latvia

1994
ELITA STYLE, gallery Kolonna
Riga, Latvia

1993
ELITA’S SPRING, gallery Kolonna
Riga, Latvia
2017
EXPERIMENTAL SIDESTEP, Art gallery Putti
Riga, Latvia
2013
Artist group exhibition, Art gallery Putti
Riga, Latvia
2007
A GARDEN OF WORLDLY PLEASURES. EXHIBITION CARNIVAL, Māksla XO gallery
Riga, Latvia
STILL LIFE. NATURE OF THINGS. V, Māksla XO gallery
Riga, Latvia
2006
STILL LIFE. NATURE OF THINGS. IV, Māksla XO gallery
Riga, Latvia
PAPER WORKS, Riga gallery
Rīga, Latvia
GOIA’S CARNIVAL, Māksla XO gallery
Riga, Latvia
1994–1998
LMA Fashion department shows –
collections FRIENDS, ROCK SUMMER, BRAINSTORM and TOGETHER WITH PICASSO
Rīga, Latvia
1993
DEFILE (in tandem with I.Līdere), gallery Kolonna
Rīga, Latvia
1992
III Untamed Fashion Assembly
Jūrmala, Latvia
Avant-garde fashion fair OFFLINE
Vienna, Austria
International fashion fair IGEDO
Düsseldorf, Germany
1991
II Untamed Fashion Assembly
Jūrmala, Latvia
Baltic fashion artists’ parade
Rundāle, Latvia
Fashion festival
Vilnius, Lithuania
1990
I Untamed Fashion Assembly
Jūrmala, Latvia
C/a RĪGAS MODES fashion artists group project FASHION KISS –
collections IN COLOR and ELITA’S BATHROBES
Rīga, Latvia
1989
All-Union Fashion Festival
Tallinn, Estonia
1983–1990
C/a RIGAS MODES fashion shows – collections WHITE, RED, FOR CITY, GYMNASIUM, EVENING DRESS, etc.
Rīga, Latvia
Costume designer for countless major concerts, theater performances, operas, shows and performing artists
Member of the Latvian Artists’ Union since 1998
1983 –1992 C/a “Rīgas Modes”.
Fashion designer
2019-2020
Multimedia outdoor lighting show with exhibition of paintings SAPNIS in Sigulda and Rēzekne
Sigulda and Rēzekne, Latvia
2019
Wall paintings in cooperation with Balvi Gymnasium students, Balvi Gymnasium
Balvi, Latvia
ELITA’S STUDIO – tours all over Latvia, meeting and drawing together with the artist
Installation design CHAIR AS AN ART OBJECT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA. 13 chairs for each faculty
Wall painting together with cardiologists, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital
Riga, Latvia
Costume design for ALISE IN WONDERLAND, Illusionist Theater
Multimedia outdoor light show DREAM, created from paintings by Elita Patmalniece
Sigulda, Latvia
Multimedia light show DREAM on the walls of the Latvian Ministry of Culture building, within STARO RIGA
Riga, Latvia
Collection of decorative scarves in cooperation with Ventspils choir
2018
Advertising campaign and interior design in cooperation with OPTIKA store
Radiant object at the Latvian National Museum of Art, within STARO RIGA
Riga, Latvia
Large format painting, RIGA FESTIVAL
Riga, Latvia
Creation of festive concert costumes, style and design, RIGA FESTIVAL
Riga, Latvia
CD design – Mārcis Auziņš AZRAUTĪBA
Parcel design in cooperation with OMNIVA
Liepāja, Rēzekne, Valmiera, Jelgava, Rīga, Latvia
Costume design for the TV show SONG DUEL
Costumes for the show COPE, in collaboration with Mārtiņš Vilsons and Arnis Līcītis
Printed fabrics, in cooperation with the printing company ABI 2
Candle design collection, in collaboration with SVEČU ISTABA
2016
Painted bench
Valmiera, Latvia
Tattoo collection in collaboration with WINK tattoo
Clothing collection in collaboration with Zaza Couture
2015
MOVE, Foundation Art Needs Space – based art campaign with painted snails
Riga, Latvia
Candle collection
2014
Dish collection in cooperation with ARKOLAT
2013
T-Shirt and napkin collection in cooperation with Vīna Studiju
2012
Cow parade Ventspils 2012
Ventspils, Latvia
2003
Art project 24 FRAMES PER SECOND – painting MOULIN ROUGE, Opening of Forum Cinemas
Riga, Latvia
2002
Cow parade Ventspils 2002
Ventspils, Latvia
2014
Patmalniece, Elita. JOY 🙂 from A to Z.
– Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2014. – 96 lpp.
2005
Award for non-traditional work solution in the exhibition MINIATURES in Riga gallery
1999
Scholarship of the Latvian Ministry of Culture for creative work in Paris
1999
Commercial bank award for creative activity in a painting workshop. 1998 V.Purvītis award for the best bachelor’s thesis at the Latvian Academy of Art
1992
III Laureate of the Unbeaten Fashion Assembly
1991
II Laureate of the Unbeaten Fashion Assembly
1991
1st place in the fashion artists’ competition in Vilnius
1990
I Laureate of the Unbeaten Fashion Assembly
1989
1st place in the All-Union Young Fashion Artists Competition in Tallinn