Pēteris Martinsons

Pēteris Martinsons (28 January 1931 – 2 August 2013 ) was a Latvian ceramist, illustrator, and art teacher. He created dishes and other objects from various materials and illustrated books. Member of the International Academy of Ceramics. He participated in the films "Puika" and "" (2006).

Biography He was born in 1931 in Daugavpils to store salesman Pēteris Martinsons and his wife Aleksandra, née Pīpe, in a family with three children. In 1938, he began his studies at Daugavpils 2nd City Primary School. During World War II, after the Red Army offensive on Daugavpils in the summer of 1944, the family moved to Mazsalaca, and later to Alūksne, where he graduated from Alūksne Secondary School in 1950.

He studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Architecture, of the University of Latvia (1951–1957). ). P. Martinsons' works have been exhibited at numerous international ceramic exhibitions in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Italy, France, Poland, Germany, and the USA. Solo exhibitions of his works have been held in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Finland, the US, Sweden, Hungary, and other countries.

He designed sets for several productions by Mara Ķimele at the Valmiera Drama Theatre (1976, 1979). As an actor, he appeared in the feature film "Puika" directed by Aivars Freimanis and in Viestur Kairish film "Tumšie brieži".

Awards Merited Figure of Arts of Latvian SSR (1988) Order of the Three Stars (2001)