Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collections in Latvia, USA, Sweden, Australia and Germany. He is a member of the Artists' Union since 1995. In 2001 he participated in the 2nd International Biennale "Neues AQUARELL" exhibition in Germany and in 2010 won 1st prize in the competition "Landscape 2010" organized by the art gallery "Laipa".