Born 1941, Riga, Latvia
Ojars Lasmanis was born on 6 April, 1941, in Riga, Latvia, into a prosperous merchant family. His father, Janis A. Lasmanis, was age 32; his mother, Zinaida Lasmanis, was age 28 and his brother, Raymond Lasmanis, was age 3. Besides being a respected family in Riga, the family members were involved in the arts. His father was an artist and as a young man, painted and sold his works throughout Riga. His mother was a master pianist. His uncle was a concert violinist in Riga and performed throughout Europe. Near the end of WW II, Ojars and family retreated south to the central part of Europe during the German retreat from Russia. Traveling south by any means possible, with little food and only the clothing and possessions that could be carried. At the end of WW II, Ojars and his family were placed in housing by the Americans in the town of Esslingen, Germany.

On April 6, 1950, Ojars Lasmanis and his family arrived in New York to start a new life. During his adolescent life, he demonstrated his ability to excel in art, science, and mathematics. He won first prize in every science competition. Mathematics was logical and easy to understand. His oil paintings reflected realism and modern interpretation of personal experiences. After graduation from High School, he utilized his artistic talents by working as a draftsman to produce complex 3D images of architectural concepts. After completing his service obligations, he worked in the computer industry as a hardware & software developer. In his later years, he was instrumental in the development of innovative strategic mathematical predictive models that can forecast consumer and business behaviors.

In his later years he completed his Bachelors of Science and a Master of Art degrees. For the past nine years, Ojars has persuaded his love for the arts with passion. He studies every aspect, technique, style, color, etc. of some of his favorite masters; Degas, Cezanne, Monet, Renoir, G. Harvey and even Rubens. He has a passion to observe and immerse himself in all aspects of people, nature, form, color, etc. in order to capture the moment and provide his interpretation on canvas. Ojars works receive excellent reviews both from his followers and professional art critics. His friends and enthusiasts provide the inspiration to paint and create his wonderful works on canvas for all to enjoy.

As an artist, Ojars is passionate to reflecting his life experiences through art. He does not believe in creating art for the sake of fashion or money, but does believe in utilizing color, dimension and composition in his paintings. He is always searching for new interpretations and color palates that enrich ones thoughts and emotions. His goal is to move his audience to higher dimension of solitude, love, happiness or even outrage jet maintaining sense of reality.

2001 "New Paintings", Ward-Nasse Gallery, SOHO, January - December, 2001, 178 Prince St., New York, NY 10012
2001 "Chelsea Center Muttontown Lane", October 25, - January 19, 2001, Artists Reception Saturday, December 2, 2PM to 4PM East Norwich, NY 11732 (516-571-8550)

2000 "New Paintings", Beacon Fine Arts, Inc., 68 White Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
2000 "Chelsea Center Muttontown Lane", Oct 11, - Nov 4, 2000, East Norwich, NY 11732
2000 "New Paintings", Ward-Nasse Gallery, SOHO, March 23, - December, 2000, 178 Prince St., New York, NY 10012
2000 "The Floral Park Fall Show", September 30 & October 1, 2000, Memorial Park, Floral Park, NY 11001
2000 "Blauvelt Art Museum", July 14 - August 12, 2000, 705 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649
2000 "Sayville's Summer Festival", August 14, 2000, Mains Street, Sayville, New York, NY 11782
2000 "Spring: The Beautiful Flower Show", March 25 - April 25, 2000, Gallery ONE Main, High Bridge, NJ 08829
2000 "The Floral Park Spring Show", May 6 & 7, 2000, Memorial Park, Floral Park, NY 11001
2000 "Open Juried Art Exhibition", April 1, - April 30, 2000, IAS 24th Annual Art Exhibit
Hicksville Library, Hicksville, NY 11801
2000 "Juried Show", December 17, - January 3, 2000, Hicksville Library, Hicksville, NY 11801

1999 "New Paintings", November 6-7, 1999, Coucil of Cultural Affairs, Floral Park, NY 11001
1999 "Moments In Time", September 26, - October 5, 1999, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530

Ojars Lasmanis