Sabīne Vernere
Sabīne Vernere (b. 1990, Kuldīga, Latvia) is a Latvian artist living in Riga. She is known for her expressive Indian ink paintings depicting anthropomorphic, gender-fluid beings. There is a strong presence of beauty, sensuality and emotion in the artist’s works, but also disturbance and violence, a juxtaposition that correlates with the complexities of the dynamics between humans and nature.
She holds a doctorate in Visual Art and Design from the Art Academy of Latvia (2025), as well as a Master’s (2018) and a Bachelor’s degree (2016) from the Painting Department of the same institution. She has furthered her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
Her recent solo exhibitions include BESTIARIES at the Lithuanian Artists’ Union Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania (2025), FEMALE MONSTERS at ASNI Gallery, Riga, Latvia (2025), Dealing Temptations. Sirēnas at MABOCA Gallery, Visuma Center 2, Madona, Latvia (2024); ANGLES MORTS at the Artists’ Union of Latvia Gallery, Riga, Latvia (2023); Sirens, Medusa and the Isle of Lotus-Eaters at Kuldīga Artists’ Residence, Kuldīga, Latvia (2022).
Recent group exhibitions include To Collapse or to Collaborate at the New Garden Gallery, Paris, France (2024), In the Name of Desire at the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia (2024); Don’t Cry! Feminist Perspectives in Latvian Art: 1965–2023 at the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia (2023); Triquetra at Kogo Gallery, Tartu, Estonia (2023).
Kogo Gallery has presented Vernere’s works at contemporary art fairs ArtVilnius’25 and viennacontemporary 2024, she was chosen as the Best Young Artist of ArtVilnius’25.
Her works are a part of the collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art, VV Foundation, the Zuzāns Collection, Signet Bank and SEB, as well as private collections in Estonia, Latvia and elsewhere in Europe.
Exhibitions at Kogo
Press and Publications
Selection of press coverage in English
interview
Echo Gone Wrong, 29.4.2024
The Woman Monster. A conversation with the artist Sabīne Vernere
photo reportage
Echo Gone Wrong, 4.9.2023
Solo exhibition Blind Zone (Angles Morts)
Gallery of the Artists’ Union of Latvia
Jaanus Samma