Latvian painter and glass artist Voldemārs Vimba trained at the Central School of Technical Drawing (Stieglitz Academy) in St. Petersburg, Russia. After his return to Latvia in the wake of the October Revolution, he studied at the Latvian Art Academy in Rīga. He mostly produced landscapes, still lifes and stained glass art, but became best-known for his historical paintings, often produced in dark colors. Vimba also worked as a decorator of the Opera and Ballet Theatre and as a lecturer at various colleges. His painting entered in the 1936 art competitions is mentioned in catalog of the Academy of Arts.