Margarita Frančeska Ieva Loze (b. 1997, Latvia) is an experimental multidisciplinary artist working across textile, sculpture, drawing, and hand-drawn stop-motion. Currently based in London, she holds an MFA in Fine Art from Kingston School of Art (2023) and a BA(Hons) in Fine Art: Painting from Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL (2021). Her recent solo exhibition, Sapnis par parītdienas atmiņām, was presented at LOOK! gallery (2024, Latvia). She has previously taken part in The Muse Residency (2024, London) and the Frenkiel Ponti Art Foundation (2024, Italy). Her research project was selected for the Venice Biennale Fellowship Programme (2022, Italy).
My work is a celebration of the poetics of the ordinary and my research focuses on experimental phenomenology, movement, and various forms of memory such as déjà vu and nostalgia. In my latest work, through repetitive, meditative hand-embroidery, I investigate themes of roots, birds, and familiar landscapes, combining these with impressions of nature's richness and sense of incorrectness of distraction or uncertainty. My colour palette reference patterns seen on flora and fauna, and I often incorporate leaves, fruits, and flowers, which evolve over time - transforming from fresh to muted and aged tones. I play with organic forms and cut-outs as motifs of the Lunar phrase, to highlight The Sun and the cyclical rhythm of Day and Night. I also seek objects with defined functions, such as photo albums and frames, or peculiar objects with odd forms and holes. Through the wonder and subtle touch of theatricality, I seek to highlight life's fragile qualities and objects we leave behind, inviting a deeper contemplation of their transient nature and our human role within it.
forthcoming
2025 Beyond Covers, The Muse Gallery, London, UK opening February 13, 6-9pm
2025 International Artist Residency Programme in Taiwan by SUP in collaboration with UK (March - May)
2025 Duo Show, The Changhua Arts Hall, Changhua, Taiwan (opening May 19)
2025 Group exhibition, Blanco Gallery, London, UK (September)
education
2023 MFA Fine Art, Kingston School of Art, London, UK
2021 BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London, London, UK
2017 Riga School of Design and art: Form Textile design, Riga, Latvia
awards & residencies
2024 The Frenkiel Ponti Foundation, Artist Residency, Montenero Val Cocchiara, Italy (July)
2024 The Muse Residency, London, UK (January - July)
2023 Project fund by Stanley Picker Trust, Stanley Picker gallery, Kingston, UK
2022 Venice Fellowships Programme, British Council, Venice, Italy
2021 Moving image included in Video Art Archive of Latvian artists & NOASS art centre Video Art Archive, Riga, Latvia
solo shows
2024 Sapnis par parītdienas atmiņām, LOOK! gallery, Riga, Latvia
selected exhibitions & performances
2024 Artist in Residence Final Group Show, The Muse Gallery, London, UK
2024 St Elmo’s Fire, Toynbee Studios, Conch Collective, London UK
2024 Working Space: One-Third of a Slice, Hypha Studios, London, UK
2023 Inside Jobs, Athens, U.S. state of Georgia
2023 Open Call 2023, Mepaintsme, United States
2023 The Banquet, The Amersham Arms, Conch Collective, London UK
2023 The Band quit, hARTSlane gallery, Conch Collective, London UK
2023 Down The Garden Path, Safehouse 1, London, UK
2023 Metamorphosis, MFA Fine Art Degree show, Stanley Picker Gallery, London, UK
2023 Red in Tooth and Claw, FILET, London, UK
2022 Reflections, Blanco Gallery, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK
2021 Four Hands Meet / Concert Dessiné, hARTSlane gallery, London, UK
2020 Penultimatum, The Copeland Gallery, London, UK
2020 29th Istanbul Art Fair, iksvy art, TUYAP Fair Grounds, Istanbul, Turkey
selected screenings
2024 LEG ROOM, The Art House by Acrylicize, London, UK
2023 ROOD TakeOver Dalston, Dalston Den, rood collective, London, UK
2023 'G Spot O Zone', The Ivy House, London UK
2023 Natural Proximity, MADATAC XII with NOASS art centre, Madrid, Spain
2023 Natural Proximity, ExIS Experimental Film & Video Festival in Seoul with NOASS art centre, Seoul Art Space Mullae, Korea, Seoul
2023 Latvian Video Art Archive, NOASS art centre, Riga, Latvia (curator and participating artist)
2022 Natural Proximity, VAFT – Video Art Festival Turku with NOASS art centre, Turku, Finland
2021 MOVING HARTS, hARTSlane gallery, London, UK
2021 Natural Proximity, International Festival of Contemporary and Video Art 'WATERPIECES21', NOASS art centre, Riga, Latvia
set design
2024 Creative Director: Valentina Schwendinger, London, UK
2024 Creative Director: Anais Stupka, PhotoVogue, London, UK
2020 Creative Director: Scarlett Woolfe, Tanzlar Theatre, White Bear Theatre, London, UK
2018 Creative Director: Johana Kasalicka, Vogue Manifesto, London, UK
selected press / features
2024 Artist of the Month, Artultra
https://www.artultra.net/artist-profile/margarita-fran%C4%8Deska-loze
2023 Global Talent Art Prize interview
https://globaltalentprize.art/interview-margarita-franceska-loze/
2023 MFA Fine Art Degree Show'23 catalogue, Kingston School of Art
2023 Venice Fellowship Programme 2022 Yearbook
2023 Studio visit by Blanco Gallery
https://www.blancogallery.com/margaritaievaloze
2021 Moving Harts Interview with Margarita Ieva Loze By Rachel Lonsdale
https://www.hartslane.org/index.php/2021/08/17/moving-harts-interview-margarita-ieva-loze/