Vaiva Kovieraite’s portfolio
STUDIES: 2011-2013 MA in Graphic arts in Šiauliai University (Lithuania) 2004-2008 BA in Graphic arts in Šiauliai University (Lithuania) 2007 spring semester - Graphic arts in Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz (Poland) ART PROJECTS, MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS: 2013 July 1 - September 1 - Educational National Grant 2013 July 10-20 18th LindArt International Young Artists’ Fine Arts Colony Lendava 2013 (SI) 2013 3rd Prize in Annual Graphic Exhibition „Graphics from Drawing to Shadow“, Vilnius (LT) 2012 Young Artist Grant for 2013 from municipal government of Šiauliai (LT) Since 2012 member of Printmaking Artist Association ,,Graphic i Vast” Gothenburg (SE) 2012 January 18-February 25 International Art Project “Wonderous Stories: From Xenophobia to Amazement”, Olde Vechte Foundation, Ommen, (Netherlands). 2009 February-December European Voluntary Service “Promotion of Young Local Artists “ (“Promotion des jeunes artistes locaux”), Biarritz (FR) Since 2006 member of International Mail Artist Group (I-MAG) Malaysia. PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS: 2013 December-January (2014) Metamorphoses in Siauliai University Art Gallery (LT) September-October “...I remember not more”, Art gallery of Kursenai Art School”, Kursenai (LT) May „Does smell has a shape?“, 17th International Interdisciplinary Conference „The Smell in Culture“, Siauliai University library (LT) 2012 August-September La Castel, Dinan (FR) July “Pseudoamnesia”, festival ,,Level B“, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius (LT) May Visual project “Fairy-tale”, festival ,,Garsas dėl vaizdo“, Šiauliai (LT) April–May “Natūralių istorijų papildymas”, Žemaitijos dailininkų sajungos parodų galerija, Klaipėda (LT) March–April “Žmonės fraktaluose”, Šiauliai University Art Gallery (LT) Latest Group Exhibitions 2013 December 4Th Tokyo International Screen Printing Biennial, Gallery of the Japan Artists Association, Tokyo (JP) November-December “Allegory: Beyond depiction, banalities & cultural statements”, Vargas Gallery, Florida (USA) September-October 8th International triennial of small graphics, gallery “Kairė dešinė”, Vilnius (LT) July-August 18th LindArt International Young Artists’ Fine Arts Colony Lendava, Lendava Castle (SI) May-June European Contemporary Print Triennial, Médiathèque de Tournefeuille (France) March-April BA and MA Art graduate students exhibition, exhibition hall of Telšiai art faculty (LT) January-February “They already know...” of MA Art Graduate students, Šiauliai Art Gallery (LT) January “Graphics from Drawing to Shadow” gallery „Kairė–dešinė“ (LT) 2012 August-September exhibition of new members of association “Grafik i Vast”, Grafik i Vast Art Gallery, Gothenburg (SE) February “Second Shift”, Šiauliai Art Gallery (LT)
2011 September–October “Croque la pomme”, Argentan (FR) May-June “Wings”, Lower Saxony (DE) April-May Mayworks festival, Zocalo Gallery, Courtenay (CA), Artfitterz Gallery, Nanaimo (CA), Winnipeg Public Library, Parksville (CA) 2010 June–July Rochester Contemporary Art Center, NY (USA) 2009 December “L’enfance Mailartee, etc…”, l’Espace Lelievre, Valenciennes (FR) July–August Art & Nature Festival of Roc-Castel, Le Caylar (FR) June-September “EMANcipation”, General Steinhoff Kaserne, Berlin (DE), Burgerhalie im Rathaus Minden (DE), Luftwaffenmuseum, Berlin (DE) June “Los Animales Exoticos en el arte”, Plaza de armas, Durango (MX) May “Culture”, Crabe Gallery, Jodoigne (BE) March “Miniatura d’autore”, presso l’Assoaciazione Teatrale i Senza Quite, Olbia (IT) January “The last Show of the Shopping Troley Gallery”, London (UK) 2008 April-January, “Identification Document”, Museum of Arts and Crafts-ITAMI (JP), ZAIM, Yokohama (JP), 2 B Gallery, Budapest (HU), Galerie Kurt im Hirsch, Berlin (DE), Galeria Z, Bratislava (SK), Galeria Ajolote Arte Contemporaneo, Guadalajara (MX) June “Artist Workshops”, Santiago de Compostela (ES) June “From A to Z”, Gradignan (FR) May “Bake a Book a Day”, Café de l’Opera, Minden (DE) May “Work Work Work”, Arrowsmith Gallery, Parksville, (CA) April Hellenic Pagan Festival “Olympieia”, Athens (GR) March Dimensionist Worldwide Meeting, Budapest Spring Festival, Artpool P60 (HU) 2007 “The Snowman”, Sangiorzu-Nou School, Jud. Bistrita-Nasaud (RO) November-December “What About Croxhapox”, Croxhapox art centre, Gent (BE) September “Global Warming: a Hot Time in the Old Town”, Asylum Gallery (IT) August–October “Doctor Mail Art Recommends”, gallery “Mailart-Mekka”, Minden (DE) June Animation exhibition, Humanities and Economics Academy in Lodz (PL) April “Reading rats”, public library, Berlin (DE) March–April “The Bicycle” festival, Gallery “Atrebates”, Dozza (IT), Bologna (IT) February ŠU gallery (LT) 2006 “Without papers” in Gallery Art Correo (Spain) October Monotypes exhibition, during Antipop’s Art festival in Club “Amerika pirtyje”,Kaunas (LT) September–October “Dream city” festival in Elasona (GR), in Larisa (GR) September–October “In the Course of the Water” in Argentan (FR) September–October Mail art in Galeri Seni, Shah Alam (Malaysia)
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 18” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 1” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 9” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 7” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 3” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 10” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 11” silk-screen, 2012
“Pseudoamnesia, or Fairy-tale after Sleep, No. 14” silk-screen, 2012
“Crying Eternity” mixed media, 2012
“Smelling Holidays” mixed media, 2012
Collection “People in explored, empty forms” mixed media, 2012
Collection “People in explored, empty forms” mixed media, 2012