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This section features coins whose design was created by the artist – from the initial concept to the final visual solution.
Inta Sarkane is a trained architect, but she now reflects on this choice from her youth as a mistake. She has successfully transitioned to another career and is now one of the most sought-after designers of art publications, including catalogues, books, and magazines. For an extended period (1998–2005), Inta Sarkane served as the artistic editor of the art magazine Studija, where she made significant contributions.
The designer approaches her work with imagination, skill, and reliability, using computer technology to create exceptional designs and ensuring that the customer, the author, and the purchaser can confidently expect outstanding results from her work. Her best performance in book art includes 365 Dienas filmas (365 films of Diena) by Dita Rietuma and Normunds Naumanis (2005), Leo Kokle by Ilze Konstante (2005), Plakāts Latvijā (Posters in Latvia) by Ramona Umblija (together with Laimonis Šēnbergs, 2008), Rīgas dendijs un autsaiders. Kārlis Padegs (Dandy and outsider of Riga. Kārlis Padegs) by Jānis Kalnačs (2011), the albums Jūlijs Feders (Julius Fedders, 2012), Sandra Krastiņa (2016), Edgars Vērpe (2017), Rolanda Kalniņa telpa (The space of Rolands Kalniņš, 2018), and the fundamental multi-annual art history research series Sakrālās arhitektūras un mākslas mantojums (The inheritance of sacral architecture and art, 2006–2021, ongoing). The best art catalogues include Laimonis Šēnbergs (together with Laimonis Šēnbergs, 2008), Uz lielās dzīves trases. 20. gadsimta 60. gadu grafiskā valoda Latvijā (On the Track of Great Life. Graphic Language of the 1960s in Latvia, 2016), etc.
Inta Sarkane was born on 26 July 1956 in Riga.
She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Riga Technical University in 1979, but after only a few years in an architecture firm, she realised this was not her path. Her brief research into Latvian ethnographic architecture was more engaging; however, from 1991 onwards, Inta Sarkane fully dedicated herself to graphic design, focusing primarily on art publications. She cooperates with publishing houses Neputns, Dienas Grāmata, and Zinātne, as well as with the Latvian National Opera, etc. For many years (1993–2021), she also collaborated with Latvijas Banka, digitising images of coins and banknotes for publication, designing advertisements, and creating layouts for booklets, catalogues, annual reports, and other publications.
Inta Sarkane has been nominated for the Golden Apple Tree Award several times. She has received the award in the category Art Publications for the album Julius Fedders (2013).
The biography was prepared by Rūta Muižniece,
Master of Arts
