Artists and Writers in Lithuania

Gallery Terra Recognita

Terra recognita is the gallery of one artist only, Saulius Vaitiekūnas, who has a special style, and is therefore easy to recognise, and at the same time completely unpredictable. His career inherently combines seemingly completely different forms of expression: small stone and metal forms, jewellery, monumental sculpture and conceptual installations.

1 to 10 staff

Galerija Vartai

Founded in 1991 by Nida Rutkiene, Galerija VARTAI started as an exhibition space in Vilnius. It quickly transformed into a prominent cultural hub, hosting exhibitions, music concerts, book presentations, and readings. The gallery has showcased works by leading Lithuanian artists and hosted notable international events. In 1998, the gallery was honored by Prince Charles of Wales. Following Lithuania's resurgence 30 years ago, Galerija VARTAI became a cultural epicenter. Today, Galerija VARTAI is the leading contemporary art gallery in the Baltics. Led by Nida Rutkiene's daughters, Laura Rutkute and Agne Savaraukiene, along with Toma Mongine, the gallery continues to thrive on the global stage. It hosts exhibitions by world-renowned artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Ignasi Aballí, Hans Op de Beeck, Keren Cytter, Dag Erik Elgin, Jesper Just, Maria Lassnig, Atelier Van Lieshout, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Luc Tuymans, Franz West, and Erwin Wurm. The Galerija VARTAI team has made it a center of cultural interchange, and it became the first private institution to represent Lithuania at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009 and the 6th Liverpool Biennial in 2010. Galerija VARTAI expanded its activities to include contemporary design, responding to the growing demand for professional presentations of original design in Lithuania and abroad. In 2021, the gallery opened SHOWROOM, the first professional platform in Lithuania for showcasing contemporary art and original design, featuring dynamic exhibitions and collaborative projects. Now the leading contemporary art gallery in the Baltics, it represents emerging and established artists from Lithuania and abroad. Notably, it represented Lithuania at the 2009 Venice Biennale and the 2010 Liverpool Biennial. In 2009, coinciding with Vilnius as European Capital of Culture, Galerija VARTAI started Artscape, an international project featuring renowned artists like Knut Åsdam and Hans Op de Beeck, known for its educational impact.

1 to 10 staff

Nerius Vaitkus Art

Art, Modern art, Abstract, Contemporay art, Collage, Painting…

1 to 10 staff

Artvilnius

ArtVilnius is the only and the largest art fair in Baltics. ArtVilnius, which had its start in 2009, was one of the most important events in the Vilnius – European Capital of Culture project. Over the last eight years the art fair has expanded and become firmly established on the local and international art scene, as well as on the list of must-visit events for art lovers. This is also confirmed by the statistics. Every year ArtVilnius has over visitors, with about 60 art galleries from a dozen or so countries participating (Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, the Netherlands, Russia, Italy, and France). The applications of galleries wishing to participate in the art fair are reviewed and selected by a jury made up of art critics and art market experts, thereby ensuring the professionalism of the galleries at the fair. As the only art fair of its type in the region, it aims to be universally democratic. For this reason, the main objectives of ArtVilnius are not limited to stimulating the art market in the Eastern and Northern Europe region, as well as the presentation of a representative panorama of contemporary art galleries. The fair’s organisers have integrated Vilnius into the system of the most significant centres of contemporary art in Europe and have helped it become a bridge between East and West.

1 to 10 staff

Faktura Studio

We are faktura, a group of artists based in Vilnius. Faktura Studio is an independent multimedia art studio based on cooperative principles and works with different art and design We never know what we are doing when we start. It begins as an impulse. We get excited about the material or an idea when it slowly - too slowly - develops over time. It's all very spontaneous and confusing until it's over We love underground culture and doing some street arts in our home country. Always willing to find new projects or people with crazy ideas.

1 to 10 staff

Meno Nisa Gallery

Meno Niša is a leading contemporary art gallery in Lithuania, based in the old town of Vilnius. Meno Niša exhibits works of professional contemporary art, organizes international artistic projects in co-operation with foreign galleries, cultural institutions and individual artists. Besides the well-known and recognized creators, the gallery also welcomes young gifted artists and their projects with a strong focus on promoting new media, installation and performance. Meno Niša has been a regular participant in art fairs, such as viennacontemporaty, Positions Berlin, ArtVilnius, YIA Brussels/Paris and others, since 2009.

1 to 10 staff

Vmu Arts Gallery 101

Vytautas Magnus University Arts Gallery 101 is a space located in-between-academic context, with a goal to induce connecting practices of contemporary art by using different strategies: educational, visual, performative, experiential, research… The gallery presents creative work of Lithuanian and foreign artists in solo and group shows, as well as in other contemporaneity accumulative formats. Every autumn the gallery issues an open call for exhibitions, and accepts proposals for events throughout the season. The gallery is closed in July, August and January. Also, volunteers and interns are always invited to contribute. VMU Arts Gallery 101 was established in 2008 and till 2014 operated in Laisves av. Now it is located in VMU Arts Faculty Muitines st. 7 in Kaunas. From Autumn season 2017 a curator, art manager and mediator Vaida Stepanovaitė took the position of the gallery’s Director.

1 to 10 staff

Samira Sabulis Art

As an artist, I am inspired by human strength, resilience, and diversity. I am inspired by the human form, its function, and its objective beauty. My art strives to break boundaries, to reject constraints, and to rebel against imposed stigmas and stereotypes. My approach is a tribute to my collective life experiences. It has been shaped by a strict upbringing; by growing up in Bulgaria, at the break of communism; and it is a reaction to the cultural norms imposed upon me. My approach is both an embrace and a rejection of it all. At a young age, I entered the world of performance arts and modeling. It proved to be the creative outlet I needed. In it, I shed stigma and insecurities. I flourished. I embraced the physical and sexual “differences” around me. I gained invaluable perspective of what it means to be loved and how society defined beauty. I also found a path forward. In 2002, I moved to the United States. After completing a degree in international business in The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, I realized my calling continued to be to art but from the other side of the camera. I have since devoted my talents to the study and practice of fine art photography in both directing and creating. My style is influenced by the Old Masters and by the works of classic painters such as Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer, Hals, and Steen, among others. My projects aim to break the boundaries of commercial beauty and transcend societal stigmas. My goal is to provide a powerful representation of our collective beauty as humans and as individuals. I dedicate my art to those who are trying to find themselves. My wish is that they could see they are enough, without make up, and without complication. They are my inspiration. About The Workshops: Samira believes that there is an artist in each one of us, so her workshops are uniquely designed to awaken your creativity and teach you the process of organizing and managing your own productions and teams.

11 to 50 staff

Drifts Gallery

Contemporary art gallery

1 to 10 staff

Taad Foundation

The Noewe Foundation was established in 2013 by art patron, collector and chairman of the Board of the Foundation Vilius Kavaliauskas and his wife Rita Kavaliauskienė with the aim of making the constantly growing collection of 1,500 pieces of artwork representing more than 300 artists available to the public. The collection of the Foundation includes artwork of various media, starting with painting, sculpture, photography, graphics and also includes video works, installations and documented performances; it covers the period from the 20th century Lithuanian modernism to Lithuanian and international contemporary art. By creating and initiating various modern and contemporary art projects and by contributing to them, the Noewe Foundation promotes interest in visual arts. The Foundation has already held several dozen exhibitions, published a number of art albums and monographs about artists. The Noewe Foundation has plans to establish its own exhibition spaces in the future, but for the time being, the Foundation cooperates with professional visual art institutions in Lithuania and abroad.

1 to 10 staff

Birute Studio

Birute Studio is a contemporary abstract art studio based in Vilnius, offering original handmade canvas artworks for interior designers, collectors, and private clients. Each piece is thoughtfully crafted to bring depth, emotion, and a sense of calm into interior spaces. The studio’s works are part of private collections across Europe, including France, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Lithuania.

1 to 10 staff

Simulationography

AI visual and sound artist from Vilnius, Lithuania

1 to 10 staff

Bularra

Bularra - prekių ženklas, stipriai orientuotas į meno ir kultūros industriją. Naudojant netradicinius formatus Bularra teikia paslaugas, kurių pagalba siekia atkreipti žmonių dėmesį į eksperimentinius, grafinius menus bei madą. Siekiant kurti išskirtinį turinį, Bularra didelį dėmesį skiria rašomiems tekstams, kurie kūrėjus ir jų šedevrus paverčia dėmesio centru, atsidavimas vizualams suteikia vaizduotės kiekvienam skaitytojui, o organizuojami renginiai žiūrovus įveda į kupiną netikėtumų pasaulį. Nuo pat pirmos akimirkos Bularra siekia meną perteikti moderniau bei lengviau jaunam žmogui suprantama kalba, o paslaugas teikti prisitaikant prie kiekvieno kūrėjo individualiai ir jo projektą pradedant nuo nulio. Taip kuriant dar neišgyventus reiškinius ir suteikiant išskirtines patirtis.

1 to 10 staff

Sapnuose

1 to 10 staff

Craftella Creations, Mb

1 to 10 staff

Medūza

1 to 10 staff