About

^{Emils Kocers (b.1999) is an Artist based in Riga, Latvia. In his creative process considering everything as practise Emils sees art as neverending experiments of his own choice. Known for expression and portrait painting Emils dives in different aspects of human identity that he then combinies with his deeper interests of unconscious mind and views of spectacle in surrounding World. While using oil paints Emils in his paintings materializes different states of human emotion shown through interpretation of people and their identities. The Expressive psychological portraits are mixture of reality and abstact where reality manifests from social conandrums but abstract from inner clarity.

In 2025 Emils Kocers graduated with BA in painting from Art Acadamy of Latvia. Till then he put focus on learning more about what it means for him be a painter. Emils has particapated in sevral group shows and residencies.

His paintings are in collection of VV Foundation.}

Group Shows

Inheritance, Šūna, Rīga - Latvia, June 2024.
Surprize V - Dove sono? / Where am I?, Torre delle Milizie, Gallery
Bramante, Ex Mattatoio, Fermignano - Italy, November 2024.
Now upon your permission, gallery Istaba, Riga - Latvia, November 2023.

Residencies

Optižūns, Happyness for the confused, Ērgļi - Latvia, July 2024.
Optižūns, Labels small print, Ērgļi - Latvia, July 2023.
Optižūns, If obstacle goes aside again, Ērgļi - Latvia, July 2022.