This is a list of sculptors who were born or whose creative production is associated with Latvia:
A Naoum Aronson (1872–1943) was a born in Krāslava, known for his busts of Louis Pasteur, Leo Tolstoy, Grigori Rasputin, Vladimir Lenin and others.
B Kārlis Baumanis (sculptor) (1916–2011), one of creators of the Rainis Grave Memorial.Mūžībā aizgājis tēlnieks Kārlis Baumanis Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm (1859–1939), gained fame in the early 1880s by creating over three hundred sculptural portraits of Russian and French personalities.Latvian Sculptors: Edward Leedskalnin, Janis Tilbergs, Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm, Karlis Zale General Books LLC, 2010 , Aigars Bikše (born 1969) known for his large scale sculptures as well as medalist works.Aigars Bikše. Aigars Bikše. Mākslinieka monētas. Laimonis Blumbergs (1919–2014) renown for his stone sculptures in granite, marble, labradorite, limestone and boulder.Laimonis Blumbergs Aleksandra Briede (1901–1992) worked on small-scale figurative compositions and portraits. Together with her husband sculptor Jānis Briedis worked on monuments and busts of Soviet leaders. In the 1960s her busts of Lenin were visible in many locations in Latvian SSR.Soviet Mythology in Latvian Art Bildmuseet - en del av Konstnärligt campus vid Umeå universitet. Jānis Briedis (sculptor) (1902–1953) worked on monuments and memorials. Together with his wife sculptor Aleksandra Briede won state competition to create enormous Stalin monument in Riga. Project was never implemented.Rita Laima Skylarks and Rebels: A Memoir about the Soviet Russian Occupation of Latvia, Life in a Totalitarian State, and Freedom. Columbia University Press, 2017 , Leo Janis-Briedītis (1922–2007) known for using polished stainless steel as sculptural material.Briedītis Leo Jānis Leo Bukovsky (1910–1984) known for his World War II memorials.Leo Bukovsky One of creators of the Salaspils Memorial.The Salaspils Memorial Ensemble and Monument to Prisoners Of War
C Vija Celmins (born 1938), known for her visual art and pop art sculptures. Valdis Celms (born 1943), known for his kinetic art.Valdis Celms The Dialectic of Motion and Stasis in Kinetic ArtLeonardo Vol. 27, No. 5, Prometheus: Art, Science and Technology in the Former Soviet Union: Special Issue (1994), pp. 387-390 The MIT Press
D Lea Davidova-Medene (1921–1986) known for her sculptural portraits.Davidova-Medene, Lea Igors Dobičins (born 1958), known for works in public spaces.Vincent Hunt Blood in the Forest: The End of the Second World War in the Courland Pocket page 74, Helion and Company, 2017, 272 pages , Monument of the Christmas Battles in Džūkste Arta Dumpe (born 1933), known for Brothers' Cemetery memorial in Lestene.Vincent Hunt Blood in the Forest: The End of the Second World War in the Courland Pocket page 105, Helion and Company, 2017, 272 pages Burkards Dzenis (1879–1966), was sculptor and designer, director of the Latvian National Museum of Art in 1920–1944.Gundega Cēbere; Burkards Dzenis Burkards Dzenis Rīga, Latvijas Enciklopēdija, 1997.
F Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs (born 1947), provisional winner of a contest for a monument to commemorate the centenary of Latvian independence. Rūdolfs Feldbergs, created Monument to the Army Regiment of the 1st Armored Division in Art Deco style in Riga in cooperation with architect Verners Vitands. Rīga. Piemineklis Auto tanku pulka kritušajiem karavīriem Europeana Ervīns Jākobsons Uz ežiņas galvu liku… Brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas vietas - 1.daļa Laikmeta zīmes November 7, 2016 Piemineklis 1.bruņotā diviziona Autotanku pulka karavīriem (Autotanku pulka piemineklis) Spārītis O. Rīgas pieminekļi un dekoratīvā tēlniecība. (Monuments and Decorative Sculpture in Riga), 2007, Riga: Nacionālais apgāds, 194 p. (in Latvian and English). Indulis Folkmanis (born 1939), known for public monuments in Daugavpils.Daugavpils. Monument to the defenders of the city. War Memorial 1919.
G Willy Gordon (1918–2003), prominent Swedish-Jewish sculptor born in Latvia, created a monument in honour of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.T. Schult A Hero’s Many Faces: Raoul Wallenberg in Contemporary Monuments pp. 348-350 Springer 2009 , Kristaps Gulbis (born 1967), known for numerous contemporary art projects in more than 25 countries.
J Voldemārs Jākobsons (1899–1974) known for his park sculptures.Sculptor Voldemārs Jākobsons historic house. Karlis Johansons (1890–1929), developed "self-stabilizing constructions" considered to be the prototypes of the tensegrity structures.Karl Ioganson: From Construction to Technology and Invention. p. 70.
L Marta Lange (1903–1985) known for her sculptural portraits for installation in public places.Rasma Lāce Marta Lange Rīga, Zinātne, 1981 Edward Leedskalnin (1887–1951), built the Coral Castle in Florida.
M Emīls Melderis (1889–1979) known for his generalized heads and years of teaching sculpture in Latvia.Tēlniekam Emīlam Melderim – 130 Latvijas Nacionālais mākslas muzejs. Youri Messen-Jaschin (born 1941) known for kinetic glass and acrylic sculptures.René Neuenschwander Youri Messenjaschin – the installations, sculptures, oil paintings. Arnold Mikelson (1922–1984) known for his wood carvings.Arnold Mikelson. A History. Mind and Matter Gallery. Vera Mukhina (1889–1953), prominent Soviet sculptor, known for Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture, an example of both the socialist realism and Art Deco styles.Richard Overy, The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia, p. 260
R Indulis Ranka (1934–2017), known for granite sculptures in the outdoor sculpture gardens the Dainas Hill and the Song Garden located in the Turaida Castle Museum Reserve.Tēnieks Indulis Ranka Turaidas Dainu kalnā
S Oļegs Skarainis (1923–2017) one of creators of the Salaspils Memorial. Gustavs Šķilters (1874–1954), worked with variety of materials and several styles, notably impressionism, symbolism and realism. Māksla un arhitektūra biogrāfijās / [atb. red. Andris Vilsons, Anita Vanaga; zin. red.: Velta Holcmane … [u.c.]; fotogr.: Aivars Lode, Mārtiņš Salna]. 3. sēj. A-Kal. — Rīga : Latvijas enciklopēdija, 1995 : (Latvijas karte). — 255 lpp. : il.; 24 cm. — (Latvija un latvieši). Grāmata Skata formas Eksemplāri Marta Skulme (1890–1962), the first professional Latvian woman sculptor. In 1924 she shared the 1st prize with Kārlis Zāle in the competition for the Freedom Monument. Jānis Strupulis (born 1949), sculptor and graphical designer, designed a number of modern Latvian coins.Jānis Strupulis The Council of the Creative Unions of Latvia (CCUL)
T Jānis Tilbergs (1880–1972), painter and sculptor, most renowned as a highly accomplished portraitist. The Latvian lats coins struck in 1924–1926 carried the palm branch design by Tilbergs.Latvian Money , at the Bank of Latvia web-site . Vilnis Titāns (1944–2006) known for stones with carved marks and inscriptions on Latvian cultural-historical sites.Piemin tēlnieku Vilni Titānu 75. jubilejā Vilhelms Treijs (1892–unknown) created sculptural decor of the Court Hall of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia, but mostly worked in memorial sculpture. He was the first chairman of the Latvian Association of the Deaf.Vilhelms Vilis Jānis Treijs
V August Volz (1851–1926), known for sculptures decorating the House of the Blackheads.
Z Kārlis Zāle (1888–1942), known for gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga."Renovated Charles Lawn «Mother Latvian» Mets" Latvian Public Media. Retrieved 2017-02-07. Teodors Zaļkalns (1876–1972), one of the first professional Latvian sculptors.Teodors Zaļkalns page 73 in Pēteris Apinis, Jānis Stradiņš 100 Latvijas personību Rīgā, Nacionālais apgāds: Lauku Avīze, 2006, , Jānis Zariņš (sculptor) (1913–2000) one of creators of the Salaspils Memorial. Valentina Zeïlé (born 1937) sculptor and medalist renown in Latvia and France.Maître sculpteur et médailleur letton, Valentina Zeïlé 1er juin 2006, par Pays-baltes.com
See also List of Latvian architects List of Latvian artists Culture of Latvia
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