Niklāvs Kadiķis (b. 2000) works with photography, video and installation. He studied contemporary photography at ISSP School (2023–2025) and is currently enrolled in the interdisciplinary master’s  programme POST at the Art Academy of Latvia. His practice engages with questions of queer representation, alternative archives and expanded photographic forms beyond the static image. Since 2024 he has participated in group exhibitions in Latvia and the United Kingdom. In 2025 he was selected for the ISSP Open Call 2026 programme, which includes a solo exhibition at ISSP Gallery in Riga.

Art Academy of Latvia, Faculty of Visual Arts, POST (art in context). Riga, Latvia

ISSP School, Developing the language of photography. Riga, Latvia

University of Latvia, Bachelor’s degree in computer science. Riga, Latvia

Shouldna | Couldna | Wouldna. On Bad Ideas and Other Decisions. Curated by Kristaps Ancāns, Marc Hulson. London, United Kingdom

Pārnese. Curated by Iveta Gabaliņa, Aleksejs Beļeckis. Riga, Latvia

Apvienības Kurss fotogrāfiju izstāde. Cēsis, Latvia

Brīvība. Curated by Marija Timofejeva. Riga, Latvia

Nākošā nākotne. Curated by Ieva Epnere. Riga, Latvia

Pielaiko laulību. Curated by Iveta Gabaliņa. Riga, Latvia

The Queer Purification Ritual. Performed in Riga, Latvia with Madara Grāpe

Deciphering the scripts: Ludza - Summer School of Community Art, led by Vincen Beeckman. Ludza, Latvia

ISSP and MYPH joint summer photography residency for Latvian and Ukrainian photographers. Valdemārpils, Latvia

Grey trees in an orange garden: the present-day remnants of Soviet Sigulda

ISSP Open Call 2026 prize

FK Magazine, Conversation with Džūlija Rodenkirhena (In Latvian)