Ivars Heinrihsons is one of the most remarkable representatives of neo-expressionism in the contemporary Latvian art. His works are mainly prevailed by the achromatic color palette, and the most common objects in there are horses, pianos and ballet dancers, which are born from expressive black strokes on a light background. The lines seem to be chaotic, and the uncertainty between them makes you think about the vortex of creativity, but with the help of the main lines and order that Heinrihsons establishes, unique works of art are created, and the master's talent and experience are noted.
Heinrihsons graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia, studied painting at the Faculty of Education and received a Master's degree in art history in 1992. Further, he studied at the Repin's State Academic Institute of Painting, Vilnius Academy of Arts and the Latvian State University. He has been working at the Art Academy of Latvia since 1974, and has been an assistant professor since 1994, as well as has run a conceptual painting workshop.
Heinrihsons has been participating in exhibitions since 1973. His works are in many state collections: the Latvian National Museum of Art and the Museum of the Union of Artists of Latvia in Riga, Latvia; The Friedmann Stockarta Collection in Munich, Germany; Hus Graphic Collection in Mariefred, Sweden; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London, UK; National Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia; Zimmerly Art Museum - Norton and Nancy Dome Collection in New Jersey, USA.
Laureate of the triennial of painting in Vilnius (1981), awarded with a medal and a diploma of the Union of Artists of Latvia (1987). In 2013, at the Le Cheval et de Chevaux Heinrihsons was nominated for a Purvitis award.
