curriculum vitae:
education
2021 09 - 2023 07 Graphic Arts (BA) studies at
Vilnius Academy of Arts.
2023 07 - 2025 06 Photography and Media Art (BA) at Vilnius Academy of Arts.
2025 09 - ... Photography and Media Art (MA) at Vilnius Academy of Arts.
2026 01 - 2026 06 Fine Arts (MA) exchange studies at University of the Arts Helsinki, Time and Space specialisation.
2021
experience in workshops / residencies / volunteering / etc… 2025
Since 2024 autumn, I was contributing as facilitator as well as curatorial assistant to
x-disciplinary festival Ūmėdė in SODAS2123 cultural space, Vilnius, Lithuania. Third edition of umede.lt festival happened on 2025 October
16-18th at SODAS 2123.
https://umede.lt/about/
On Nov 3-10, I participated in the KUNO workshop-course The Anatomy of Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ Vol. 5 (Mizarai edition), led by Dr. Vygintas Orlovas at the VAA Mizarai Practice and Recreation Base.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2025/11/3/the-anatomy-of-vol-5-mizarai-edition
On Sep 10-22 I participated in intensive KUNO course “Artist work in the post-rural context: Everything you want was already here” at Rejmyre, Sweden.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/ongoing-past-intensive-courses/2025/9/10/artist-work-in-the-post-rural-context-everything-you-want-was-already-here
On May 19-25 I participated in Ung Nordisk Musik (UNM) festival residency at Villa Vikan in Uusimaa, Finland.
https://unmfestival.fi/program
On Feb 17-21 I participated in Erasmus+ BIP workshop Sonic Greenhouse, led by Sasha Pas at ARS Art Factory, Tallinn, Estonia.
https://www.artun.ee/en/bip-sonic-greenhouse-workshop/
From the middle of October 2023 until February of 2025, I was volunteering in Vilnius Academy of Arts gallery ”Artifex”.
On Jan 22 - 28 I participated in the KUNO workshop-course Basics of Interactive Art and the Environment of Pure Data, led by Dr. Vygintas Orlovas at the VDA Mizarai Practice and Recreation Base.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2025/1/22/basics-of-interactive-art-and-the-environment-of-pure-data
2024
On Sep 17-27 I participated in the KUNO workshop-course "On Walking and Being Together" led by Dr. Vitalij Červiakov and Gailė Cijūnaitytė at Nida Art Colony.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2024/9/17/about-walking-and-being-together
On Sep 3-8 I participated in Prof. Žilvinas Lilas at the KUNO workshop-course „Small Realities-Reconstructing Reality“ at the Nida Art Colony.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2024/9/3/small-realities-reconstructing-reality
On Jul 21-28 I participated in the intensive KUNO course „Imagined Site: Rural Contextual Practice“ at Kilpisjärvi Biological Research Station in northern Finland.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/ongoing-past-intensive-courses/2024/7/18/imagined-site-rural-contextual-practice
On Apr 22-27 I took part in the Sound Days Liepaja workshops in Liepaja, Latvia.
https://aste.gallery/en/sound-days-2024/
On Mar 6-8 I participated in the workshop „Being a Unicellular Organism“, by Mindaugas Gapševičius at AltLab, SODAS2123.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3111683862297463
On Jan 11-13 I participated in the workshop „Love letters to my fellow human“, led by Mindaugas Gapševičius at AltLab, SODAS2123.
https://www.o-o.lt/workshop-love-letters-to-my-fellow-human/
2023
From the middle of October until February of 2025, I was volunteering in Vilnius Academy of Arts gallery ”Artifex”.
On Oct 26, I participated in Tata Frenkel's performative lecture-workshop "How to Become an Antenna" at the "JCDecaux Prize 2023: Exchange for the Ages" exhibition at the National Art Gallery.
https://www.jcdecauxpremija.lt/en/parodos/jcdecaux-premija-2023-mainais-i-amzius
Vilnius Academy of Arts.
2023 07 - 2025 06 Photography and Media Art (BA) at Vilnius Academy of Arts.
2025 09 - ... Photography and Media Art (MA) at Vilnius Academy of Arts.
2026 01 - 2026 06 Fine Arts (MA) exchange studies at University of the Arts Helsinki, Time and Space specialisation.
2021
experience in workshops / residencies / volunteering / etc… 2025
Since 2024 autumn, I was contributing as facilitator as well as curatorial assistant to
x-disciplinary festival Ūmėdė in SODAS2123 cultural space, Vilnius, Lithuania. Third edition of umede.lt festival happened on 2025 October
16-18th at SODAS 2123.
https://umede.lt/about/
On Nov 3-10, I participated in the KUNO workshop-course The Anatomy of Ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ Vol. 5 (Mizarai edition), led by Dr. Vygintas Orlovas at the VAA Mizarai Practice and Recreation Base.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2025/11/3/the-anatomy-of-vol-5-mizarai-edition
On Sep 10-22 I participated in intensive KUNO course “Artist work in the post-rural context: Everything you want was already here” at Rejmyre, Sweden.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/ongoing-past-intensive-courses/2025/9/10/artist-work-in-the-post-rural-context-everything-you-want-was-already-here
On May 19-25 I participated in Ung Nordisk Musik (UNM) festival residency at Villa Vikan in Uusimaa, Finland.
https://unmfestival.fi/program
On Feb 17-21 I participated in Erasmus+ BIP workshop Sonic Greenhouse, led by Sasha Pas at ARS Art Factory, Tallinn, Estonia.
https://www.artun.ee/en/bip-sonic-greenhouse-workshop/
From the middle of October 2023 until February of 2025, I was volunteering in Vilnius Academy of Arts gallery ”Artifex”.
On Jan 22 - 28 I participated in the KUNO workshop-course Basics of Interactive Art and the Environment of Pure Data, led by Dr. Vygintas Orlovas at the VDA Mizarai Practice and Recreation Base.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2025/1/22/basics-of-interactive-art-and-the-environment-of-pure-data
2024
On Sep 17-27 I participated in the KUNO workshop-course "On Walking and Being Together" led by Dr. Vitalij Červiakov and Gailė Cijūnaitytė at Nida Art Colony.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2024/9/17/about-walking-and-being-together
On Sep 3-8 I participated in Prof. Žilvinas Lilas at the KUNO workshop-course „Small Realities-Reconstructing Reality“ at the Nida Art Colony.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/available-courses/2024/9/3/small-realities-reconstructing-reality
On Jul 21-28 I participated in the intensive KUNO course „Imagined Site: Rural Contextual Practice“ at Kilpisjärvi Biological Research Station in northern Finland.
https://www.kunonetwork.org/ongoing-past-intensive-courses/2024/7/18/imagined-site-rural-contextual-practice
On Apr 22-27 I took part in the Sound Days Liepaja workshops in Liepaja, Latvia.
https://aste.gallery/en/sound-days-2024/
On Mar 6-8 I participated in the workshop „Being a Unicellular Organism“, by Mindaugas Gapševičius at AltLab, SODAS2123.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3111683862297463
On Jan 11-13 I participated in the workshop „Love letters to my fellow human“, led by Mindaugas Gapševičius at AltLab, SODAS2123.
https://www.o-o.lt/workshop-love-letters-to-my-fellow-human/
2023
From the middle of October until February of 2025, I was volunteering in Vilnius Academy of Arts gallery ”Artifex”.
On Oct 26, I participated in Tata Frenkel's performative lecture-workshop "How to Become an Antenna" at the "JCDecaux Prize 2023: Exchange for the Ages" exhibition at the National Art Gallery.
https://www.jcdecauxpremija.lt/en/parodos/jcdecaux-premija-2023-mainais-i-amzius
On August, I volunteered in Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists` Union cultural space SODAS2123, as well as in their gallery “Atletika”.
On some weekends of August and September, I volunteered at Queer Art gallery ”InTheCloset” in Vilnius.
On Oct 5-7th, 2023, I was volunteering in symposium “Walking is still honest*: about being and moving together” at Sodas 2123, Vilnius.
On Nov 8-11th, I was a volunteer at artistic research symposium “Not Quite King, Not Quite Fish” at SODAS2123, Vilnius.
On Jan 17-28 I participated in the KUNO course "The Uncertainty Principle" at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) and the University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts).
2022
On November 24th-27th, I organised VAA Ukraine support / Christmas Art fair.
On August, I volunteered in Panemunė Castle, I worked as a guide as well as I contributed to making new installations and leading several educations.
On May, I volunteered in open architecture event Open House Vilnius and was working as a guide in Vilnius Old Theater.
On March 1-5, I contributed to the organisation of VAA support Ukraine Art fair.
... and exhibitions
2025 10 30 - 11 28 (my curated) group exhibition “Changes: Relations” in VAA gallery “Muitinė”, Kaunas, Lithuania.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-kismas-santykiai-at-the-muitine-gallery-in-kaunas/
2025 08 25 - 31 Soundwork “Windward notes” in Ung Nordisk Musik (UNM) festival "Preparty" in Helsinki, Finland.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNgJaT_tlkP/
2025 08 22 - 09 14 (my curated) group exhibition “means of travel” in Railway Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-means-of-travel-at-the-railway-park-hangar/
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-kismas-santykiai-at-the-muitine-gallery-in-kaunas/
2025 08 25 - 31 Soundwork “Windward notes” in Ung Nordisk Musik (UNM) festival "Preparty" in Helsinki, Finland.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNgJaT_tlkP/
2025 08 22 - 09 14 (my curated) group exhibition “means of travel” in Railway Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-means-of-travel-at-the-railway-park-hangar/
2025 05 30 - 06 27 VAA FAMM alumni group exhibition „#FAMM.BA.2025 / Transmit“ in galleries „Atletika“, „Entity“ and Vilnius Academy of Arts spaces, Vilnius, Lithuania.
https://www.atletikaprojects.lt/en/2025-05-30-06-27-famm-ba-2025-pernasa/
2025 01 21 - 2025 02 07 solo exhibition "Travels and Wanders" at the VDA Gallery "Artifex", Vilnius, Lithuania.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-travels-and-wanders-by-emilija-zakarauskaite-at-vaa-gallery-artifex/
2024 06 20 one day group pop-up exhibition „ICamp`as“ at the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy Sluškų Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 04 18 - 05 25 solo exhibition "Strategies of Slowing Down Time", VDA Telšiai Gallery, Telšiai, Lithuania.
https://artnews.lt/emilijos-zakarauskaites-paroda-laiko-letinimo-strategijos-vda-telsiu-galerijoje-108526
2024 04 05 one day pop-up group exhibition - open studio "Full Foot" in Dr. Vitalij Červiakov's studio, during the event OPEN SODAS: Nature, in culture centre SODAS2123, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 03 22 one-day group pop-up exhibition - open studio "Full Foot" at Nida Art Colony, Lithuania as a part of the installation and performativity course taught by Dr. Vitalij Červiakov at the VDA Department of Photography, Animation and Media Art
.https://www.atletikaprojects.lt/en/2025-05-30-06-27-famm-ba-2025-pernasa/
2025 01 21 - 2025 02 07 solo exhibition "Travels and Wanders" at the VDA Gallery "Artifex", Vilnius, Lithuania.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-travels-and-wanders-by-emilija-zakarauskaite-at-vaa-gallery-artifex/
2024 06 20 one day group pop-up exhibition „ICamp`as“ at the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy Sluškų Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 04 18 - 05 25 solo exhibition "Strategies of Slowing Down Time", VDA Telšiai Gallery, Telšiai, Lithuania.
https://artnews.lt/emilijos-zakarauskaites-paroda-laiko-letinimo-strategijos-vda-telsiu-galerijoje-108526
2024 04 05 one day pop-up group exhibition - open studio "Full Foot" in Dr. Vitalij Červiakov's studio, during the event OPEN SODAS: Nature, in culture centre SODAS2123, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 03 22 one-day group pop-up exhibition - open studio "Full Foot" at Nida Art Colony, Lithuania as a part of the installation and performativity course taught by Dr. Vitalij Červiakov at the VDA Department of Photography, Animation and Media Art
2024 03 13 - 30 solo exhibition "Streets of Vilnius", Kreatoriumas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-streets-of-vilnius-by-emilija-zakarauskaite-at-vaa-exposition-space-kreatoriumas/
interview on national TV (in Lithuanian): https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000328199/vilniaus-gatviu-istorijas-iamzinanti-menininke-emilija-zakarauskaite-man-svarbus-ir-labiausiai-vertingas-atrodo-ejimas
2024 03 08 one-day group pop-up exhibition - open studio in the workshop "Being a Unicellular Organism" by Mindaugas Gapševičius at AltLab, culture centre SODAS2123.
2024 01 13 one-day group pop-up exhibition - open studio in the workshop "Love letters to my fellow human", led by Mindaugas Gapševičius, Sara Reichert and others at AltLab, culture centre SODAS2123.
https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-streets-of-vilnius-by-emilija-zakarauskaite-at-vaa-exposition-space-kreatoriumas/
interview on national TV (in Lithuanian): https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000328199/vilniaus-gatviu-istorijas-iamzinanti-menininke-emilija-zakarauskaite-man-svarbus-ir-labiausiai-vertingas-atrodo-ejimas
2024 03 08 one-day group pop-up exhibition - open studio in the workshop "Being a Unicellular Organism" by Mindaugas Gapševičius at AltLab, culture centre SODAS2123.
2024 01 13 one-day group pop-up exhibition - open studio in the workshop "Love letters to my fellow human", led by Mindaugas Gapševičius, Sara Reichert and others at AltLab, culture centre SODAS2123.