Details

First Name	Edvinas
Last Name	Batulis
Username	edvinasb
Bio	Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, 1993. In 2023 was granted MA of Fine art at Vilnius Academy of Arts, Edvinas is now living and working in New York after receiving a CIEE BAFF fellowship for the year 2023. Mostly focusing on easel painting, oil on canvas, the artist is versed in a variety of creative fields. As an emerging artist, Edvinas has participated in a few collective and solo exhibitions of note. His work mostly focuses on a philosophical approach to visual art. Creating concepts and researching principles is a strong diver for the search of captivation. In his art, Edvinas plays with the ideas of structure, hidden meaning, conceptualization and its fulfilment. Quoting professor Petras Lincevicius, he is “a thinking artist” and as such, is preparing for enrolment to a PhD in Fine arts graduate program. CIEE BAFF fellowship recipient. Lithuanian Council for Culture – Emerging Artist grant recipient. Erasmus+ Research scholarship recipient @ Listaháskóli, Iceland. Currently working as a program intern at Artists Alliance Inc. Currently based in Brooklyn
Website	http://www.edvinasbatulis.com
Country of residence	United States (US)

Exhibitions

Education:
2023 Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania

Selected exhibitions:
2023     Luminary Split, VAA KF Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
2022     Thought Taking Form, Gallery PA, Lithuania
2021     WIRED, Owexx billboards, Kaunas, Lithuania
2019     Tarot: Repeating stories, TEMPO space, Kaunas, Lithuania

Selected group exhibitions:
2023     IN TO, SIM Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2022     Jauna Kauno Tapyba’22, Gallery DROBĖ, Kaunas, Lithuania
2022     BORDER AS A PLACE 2022, City Museum Gallery, Druskininkai, Lithuania
2021     Graduate Show, Meno Parkas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
2020     Physical Spaces: Virtual Connections, Virtual Exhibition, Greece/Lithuania
2018     3 Artist Collective “ALE”, VAA KF Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
2016     Rebirth, Zabolis Art Project, Umiastovski Manor, Vilnius, Lithuania

Selected awards, residencies & grants:
2024     ILAP, Uncool Artist, New York City, NY, USA
2024     Emerging Artist Grant, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuania
2023     Professional Fellowship Grant, Baltic-American Freedom Foundation, New York, USA
2023     SIM Residency, Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, Reykjavik, Iceland
2022     Art Research Internship Grant, Listahaskoli Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland
2022     Mizarai Practice and Recreation Centre, Nordplus/KUNO, Mizarai, Lithuania

Professional contributions:
2024      Program Intern, Artists Alliance Inc., New York City, NY, USA
2022      Independent Researcher under Bjarki Bragason, Listahaskoli Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland
2022      Artist’s Assistant to William Kentridge, Nacional M.K. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2022      Project Assistant, Kaunas2022 Opening Ceremony, Kaunas, Lithuania
2020      Visual Designer, Chalk Roots Theatre, London, UK
2020      Curator, TEMPO space, Kaunas, Lithuania
2020      r/Radiohead Album Art Contest, Winner, Music Publisher Bandcamp
2019–21 pro bono Album Art for low-income independent musicians

Interests and medias

Interests	Drawing, Filmmaking / Video art, Painting, Printmaking, Sound art
Painting medias	Ink, Ink wash (sumi-e), Oil, Watercolor
Drawing medias	Chalk, Charcoal, Graphite, Ink, Watercolor
Filmmaking / video art medias	Single-channel video
Printmaking medias	Computer printing, Etching, Lithography, Mezzotint, Monotype, Printing press
Sound intermedias	Sound installation

Edvinas Batulis