Valdis Celms

Valdis Celms (born 24 October 1943) is a Latvian artist, graphic designer and neopagan leader.

Some of the more ambitious kinetic sculptures he designed in the 1970s were not realized at the time, but have been built and exhibited after the fall of the Soviet Union.

[4] In 1980 he designed the large "Rīga" signs that welcome people as they enter the Latvian capital through its main roads.

[5] A large retrospective of Celms' artworks was held at the Latvian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in 2013 to celebrate his 70th birthday.

In this capacity he led the team that created the Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi on an island in the Daugava river, inaugurated in 2017.