Lithuanian photographer based in Kaunas whose photographic practise explores the human condition and relationship to public spaces through the documentation of the urban landscape. Public space in the work is treated as a studio for unpremeditated situations and juxtapositions, reflecting the liminal nature of the urban environment.
Education
Royal College of Art - MA Photography, London, 2017 - 2019
School of Visual Arts - artist in residence, New York, 2018
Middlesex University - BA - Photography, London, 2011 - 2014
Kaunas High School of Arts - Fine Art, Kaunas, 2008 - 2011
Awards / Grants
Travers Smith CSR Art Programme, London, 2019 - 2020
Leverhulme Art Scholarship, London, 2017 - 2019
Royal Photographic Society 159th International Print Competition - Shortlisted, London, 2016
Lucie Awards - Shortlisted/ Honourable Mention, New York, 2015
International Photography Awards - Winner in Moving Image Category, New York, 2015
Kaunas Photo - Portfolio review, Kaunas, 2015
Signature Art Prize - winner in Photography and Film category, London, 2015
Debut - Lithuanian National Photography Competition, Winner, Vilnius, 2010
Exhibitions
Graduate Exhibition - Royal College of Art, 2019
Circulations / Festival of Young European Photography - Passengers projection, Paris, 2016
Kaunas Photo Festival - group exhibition, F Gallery, Kaunas, 2015
Mixed Media Exhibition - Candid Arts Trust, London, 2015
Noise Festival Art Fair, Old Granada Studios, Manchester, 2014
Noise Festival - group exhibition, London Southbank Better Bankside & More London, 2014
Futures - group exhibition, The Old Truman Brewery, London, 2014
For the Past - group exhibition, J. Vienožinskis Faculty of Arts, Kaunas, 2013
Žvilgsniai / Sights - solo exhibition, Photography Gallery, Vilnius, 2011
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