It is important to me to be here and now, to let myself feel. The environment in which I live in, whatever that would be – nature or city – shrinks to match capabilities of my senses and becomes the background for happenings of consciousness. I merge with that environment: I connect from within with the world, it‘s bodies, I am not beside them, I am with them. I create the opportunity for myself to know the Self and the being in general. The knowing starts even before verbalizing peace, letting to feel it physiologically through observing, touching, and listening. This very real involvement with the world becomes something that I need to know and conceptualize the most. It is sensual perception – the base strategy for all creation. For me creativity is observation of any regular day playgrounds.
Like in the sandbox I glue images and visions which are born from analysis of relations with me and others. In my paintings I create portraits of a person’s psychological condition which is embodied to objects that are turned into metaphors. Melancholic contemplations, open nerve, playground. Through emotional differences I analyze the constant collisions of noise and silence, seeking the possibilities of understanding in the unknown truth.
Born 1994
Lives and works in Vilnius/Kaunas, Lithuania
Since 2023 lecturer, Vilniaus dailės akademija Kaunas fakulty. Kaunas
Since 2021 member of Lithuanian artists’ association. Vilnius
Since 2019 Status of Art Creator by Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Since 2019 owner and art teacher at Art studio ”Mėnulis”. Vilnius
2019 CO-FOUNDER of Tapytoju Studijos (eng. Painters’ Studios) artists’ contemporary art project space in Lukiškių 9, Vilnius, Lithuania
Since 2018 lecturer, Kauno kolegija. Kaunas
Artist CV
Education:
2017 – 2019 Vilnius Academy of Arts, Painting Master‘s degree, Vilnius Fakulty
2013 – 2017 Vilnius Academy of Arts, Painting Bachelor‘s degree Kaunas Fakulty
Solo shows:
2023 ”ONE MORE DAY”, Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. Vilnius. Lithuania
2022 ”ONE MORE DAY”, Artists’ Association Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2020-2021 ”NOTES”, ”Owl hill gallery”, Kaunas, Lithuania
2020 ”NOTES”, Gallery ”Ramybė”, Palanga, Lithuania
2018 ”OBSERVATORija”, Gallery ”Akademija”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 ”Out of there’’, Contemporary art gallery ”12-14’’, Vienna, Austria
Group exhibitions:
2023 Group exhibition ,,Menas be stogo‘‘. Vilnius
2023 Group portraits exhibition ,,TAPAU TAVE‘‘. LDS gallery ,,Drobė‘‘. Kaunas
2022 Young painter prize (YPP) exhibition of the finalists’ artworks. Vilnius picture gallery. Vilnius
2022 Art exhibition for Ukraine. Skalvija cinema centre. Vilnius
2022 Art exhibition for Ukraine. Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania. Vilnius
2021 Art exhibition on outdoor advertising stands ,,Menas be stogo” (,,Art needs no roof”). Vilnius
2021 Exhibition of Lithuanian artists’ association new members. Lithuanian artists’ association gallery. Vilnius
2020 Art exhibition on outdoor advertising stands ,,Menas be stogo” (,,Art needs no roof”). Vilnius
2020 Painting exhibition ”The city clock”. Molėtai art gallery. Molėtai
2020 Painting thumbnail exhibition ”Pasport of artist”. Trakų Vokė Manor. Trakų Vokė
2020 Paintings exhibition ”HOT”. Gallery ”Academy”. Vilnius
2019 Art fest ,,EmEm”. Trakų Vokė Manor. Trakų Vokė
2019 „Nr. 4“, ”Loftas”. Vilnius
2019 The 4rd Quadrennial of contemporary Lithuanian art. Gallery ”XX”. Panevėžys
2019 Women painting exhibition ”Laisva”. Business center K29. Vilnius
2018 ”KOSMO Look” with Rūta Matulevičiūtė. Jonava art gallery. Jonava
2018 ”MMM‘‘ Textile gallery ”Artifex’’. Vilnius
2018 Paintings exhibition ”Playing classes.” Gallery ”555’’. Vilnius
2018 International group painting exhibition ”Young painting of Kaunas and Ryga’’ in Kaunas painting gallery. Kaunas
2017 VI international Algimantas Švėgžda drawing competition exhibition in the gallery “Titanikas”. Vilnius
2017 ‘‘Art Cells 2017” Ministry of Culture. Vilnius
2017 VDA and Štiglic art lectors and students group exhibition ”Two Academies‘‘ St. Petersburg. Russia
2017 Drawing exhibition ‘’Selfie for art’’ with Milda Sadauskienė. Gallery ‘’Meno parkas’’. Kaunas
2017 Best of the year work competition exhibition in Kaunas painting gallery. Kaunas
2016 XVI international Vilnius Painting Triennial ‘’Contemporary paintings of Lithuania’’ in Kaunas painting gallery. Kaunas
2016 International young artist Biennial in Alytus exhibition spaces. Alytus
2016 19 authors exhibition WUNDERKAMERAden. Gallery “Meno forma”. Kaunas
Projects:
Awards and grants:
2022 Luminor prize for youth empowerment – International painting contest ,,Young painter prize XIV (YPP)”
2022 State Grant for Culture and Art Creators by the Lithuanian Council of culture (5 months)
2020 State Grant for Culture and Art Creators by the Lithuanian Council of culture (6 months)
2017 1st prize – The 6th international A.Švėgžda drawing contest exhibition ”Drawing – 2017”
2017 laureate – The best 2016 painting public choise award
Artfairs:
2023 ArtVilnius