Natalija Cernecova [Cernetsova] was born in 1969, in Riga, Latvia, and studied Economics & Banking at Latvia University, in Riga, Latvia, graduating in 1992, before studying Art at the Academy of Arts, in Riga, Latvia, from 1993–96. She has created over 250 bookplates and graphics since 1988, and considers etching her favorite technique. She actively participates in graphic exhibitions around the world, and has been a winner of different competitions in the fields of Ex-libris and Small Graphics, while her work is included in several museums, libraries, and private collections, around the world.

Education
Riga Art Academy [1993-1996]
Graduated Latvia University, Economics and Banking [1992]

2009
‘Premio Santa Croce Ex Libris, Piccola Grafica’, Biblioteca Comunale, Fondazione Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy

2008
‘Premio Santa Croce Ex Libris, Piccola Grafica’, Biblioteca Comunale, Centro ‘Villa Pacchiani’, Comune di Santa Croce sull’Arno, Italy
1st Yunnan International Print Exhibition, Yunnan, China
1st International Printmaking Biennial, Isik University & Istanbul Museum
of Graphic Arts [IMOGA], Istanbul, Turkey
‘l‘Libre IV: Contratalla’, IV Biennal Internacional del Gravat, Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain
2nd International Ex-libris Competition, Ankara Ex-libris Society, Ankara, Turkey [Honorable Mention], Exhibiting at: Istanbul Üsküdar, Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts [IMOGA], Istanbul, Turkey; İzmir Isbank Art Gallery, İzmir, Turkey
‘XXXII FISAE Beijing 2008’, 32nd International Exlibris Biennial Exhibition, Beijing, China [Nomination Prize]

2007
VIIIe Grafica ed Ex Libris Biennale Internazionale, Grupo Arte Casale, S.Marco-S.Bartolomeo Hall, Palazzo Sannazzaro, Via Mameli, Casale Monferrato, Italy
Guanlan International Prints Biennale, Shenzhen University and Guanlan Culture & Art Center, Guanlan, Shenzhen, China
XIIIe Biennale Internationale de la Gravure et des Nouvelles Images de Sarcelles, Espace Champ de Foire, Sarcelles, France
The Iowa Biennial Exhibition, Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2nd International Ex-libris Competition, Ankara Ex-libris Society, Ankara, Turkey [Honorable Mention], Exhibiting at: Ankara Hacettepe Art Museum, Ankara, Turkey; Konya Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey;
Malatya Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey; & Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey