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Growing Out? Growing Up? Contemporary Art Collecting in the Baltics

Group exhibition at Zuzeum Art Centre in Riga June 15, 2022 “Growing Out? Growing Up? Contemporary Art Collecting in the Baltics” exhibition at Zuzeum Art Centre in Riga introduces vibrant contemporary... Read more

Charity auction Stand With Ukraine

May 2, 2022 On May 5, Galerija Vartai and National volunteer support coordination center 'Strong Together' will hold a charity auction of contemporary... Read more

A work of art for your donation

We stand with Ukraine! March 7, 2022 Meno kūrinys už paramą ( look below for English) Galerija VARTAI vienijasi su savo pristatomais autoriais ir pradeda iniciatyvą, kurios... Read more

Julijonas Urbonas "Planet of People" was gifted to the Lithuanian National Museum of Art

After 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale Planet of People stays in Vilnius January 7, 2022 Last year, Julijonas Urbonas was representing Lithuania at the prestigious 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture with the futuristic thought experiment... Read more

Žilvinas Kempinas "Light and Gravity" exhibition at Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival

This year Festival adopts the theme of “Gradate” as a reference concept and a guide to formulating creative works December 15, 2021 We are pleased to announce that Žilvinas Kempinas exhibition 'Light and Gravity' is opened at Islamic Arts Festival! The annual... Read more

Dominykas Sidorovas - this year’s best painter in the Baltic countries

Winner of Young Painter Prize November 19, 2021 We are very excited that our represented artist Dominykas Sidorovas was selected as this year's best young painter of all... Read more

Žilvinas Kempinas in "Calder Now" exhibition at Kunsthal Rotterdam

"Calder Now" presents over twenty sculptures by Alexander Calder alongside works by ten prominent contemporary artists November 19, 2021 We are happy to annouced that Žilvinas Kempinas is part of group exhibition 'Calder Now' at Kunsthal Rotterdam. 'Calder Now'... Read more

Geistė Kinčinaitytė and Laura Garbštienė in The Museum of Photography in Seoul, South Korea

Group exhibition "Uncoverings. The Search for Identity in Lithuanian Photography" October 1, 2021 We are very happy to announce that two of the artists represented by gallery VARTAI Geistė Kinčinaitytė and Laura Garbštienė... Read more

Robertas Narkus and Julijonas Urbonas at Art Encounters 2021

Contemporary Art Biennial at Romania 1.10 - 7.11.2021 September 30, 2021 We are pleased to announce that Robert Narkus and Julijonas Urbonas are participating in Art Encounters Biennial in Romania! Art... Read more

Žilvinas Kempinas's solo at Bitforms gallery, New York

September 2 - October 9, 2021 September 8, 2021 bitforms gallery 131 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002 Read more

Gabrielė Adomaitytė at Tilde Gallery, Amsterdam

Group exhibition "Titele" April 21, 2021 Gabrielė Adomaitytė Rezi van Lankveld W. Rossen 17th March 2021 - 25th April 2021 One of the basic pieces of... Read more

Marija Puipaitė & Vytautas Gečas in "Architectural Digest" India

Dresser from series "Romance & Gravity" April 7, 2021 We are very happy to share the news that a dresser from series 'Romance & Gravity', 2019 by emerging Lithuanian... Read more

Julijonas Urbonas at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale

Space Agency's laboratory by Julijonas Urbonas at the Biennale Architettura 2021, Venice April 1, 2021 Vartai gallery is thrilled to announce that artist Julijonas Urbonas is representing Lithuania at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale 2021.... Read more

echo gone wrong features Dominykas Sidorovas' exhibition "Firewall"

Photodocumentation March 15, 2021 Read more

Dominykas Sidorovas solo exhibition "Firewall"

at Vilnius Graphic Art Centre February 26, 2021 Dominykas Sidorovas’s main artistic media is painting, however, he collects and often creates various art objects, drawings on paper as... Read more

GALERIJA VARTAI CELEBRATING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

Celebrating Online February 25, 2021 On the 17th of February we celebrated the 30th anniversary of Galerija VARTAI . From the rebirth of Lithuania in... Read more

Interview with Robertas Narkus

on abstract stylist February 17, 2021 Artist Robertas Narkus: I Love Creating Conflicts 'It's not like you could put Robertas Narkus creative work into one discipline... Read more

OUTDOOR VERSION / ORIENTATION GAME

OF THE EXHIBITION "An Unfinished Project" & the outdoor installation "Lost Baggage" by Mykola Ridnyi January 13, 2021 'An Unfinished Project ' Curator Ory Dessau Artists Willem Boel Konstantinas Bogdanas Andreas Golinski Yeal Hersonski Ariel Schlesinger Peter... Read more

Marija Puipaitė & Vytautas Gečas in "Elle Decor" India

December 7, 2020 Galerija VARTAI would like to congratulate two emerging Lithuanian designers Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas who were presented in the... Read more

Arturas Bumšteinas wins Carapelli for Art Prize

Congratulations !! November 20, 2020 Carapelli supports the award as a contribution to culture: artists are precious for our society and our life, from them... Read more

Vytenis Jankūnas - 1st Place / Book/Self Published by

International Photography Awards October 27, 2020 My book is called “Dance With Me.” It is about my journey trough NYC during Covid19 epidemic. To me it... Read more

GRASSIMESSE 2020 INTERNATIONAL FORUM AND A FAIR FOR APPLIED ARTS AND DESIGN

Leipzig, Germany October 20, 2020 23 - 25 OCTOBER 2020 GRASSI MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS Gallery VARTAI on 23rd - 25th of October will be... Read more

Dominykas Sidorovas's solo exhibition

Sep 30 - Oct 24, 2020 October 8, 2020 Dominykas Sidorovas “Deer’s Forehead” 2020 09 30 – 2020 10 24 Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery invites you to Dominykas Sidorovas’... Read more

Interview with Robertas Narkus

on artnews.lt September 29, 2020 Read more

Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas at London Design Festival

Virtual Design Destination by Adorno September 15, 2020 London Design Festival, 12-20 September 2020 Lithuanian designers Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas represented at Virtual Design Destination by Adorno.... Read more

Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas on The Guardian and ELLE

Envisioned Comfort September 15, 2020 Gallery VARTAI is excited to share the media coverage of Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas on The Guardian and ELLE.... Read more

Žilvinas Kempinas at The Brno House of Arts

The Art of Diminished Differentia August 28, 2020 11 09 2020 – 15 11 2020 New York-based Lithuanian artist Žilvinas Kempinas is going to participate in a group... Read more

Ieva Medioda participating in 10001 Undercurrent NYC group exhibition

Virtual Exhibition August 26, 2020 05 08 2020 - 12 09 2020 Lithuanian New York-based artist Ieva Medioda participates in a virtual group exhibition 10001... Read more

Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas at Paris Design week

with COLLECTIBLE Curates August 26, 2020 We are very happy to announce that Vartai gallery will participate at this year's Paris Design Week representing designers Marija... Read more

Viltė Bražiūnaitė & Tomas Sinkevičius and Gabrielė Adomaitytė at the Swallow Contemporary Art Space Opening

Group exhibition: Palydos August 18, 2020 06 08 2020 – 17 09 2020 Artists Viltė Bražiūnaitė & Tomas Sinkevičius and Gabrielė Adomaitytė participated in a group... Read more

Gabrielė Adomaitytė Wins Buning Bronger Prize 2020

De Ateliers July 7, 2020 7 July 2020 Vartai gallery congratulates artist Gabrielė Adomaitytė for winning Buning Bronger Prize 2020! ' De Ateliers congratulates Gabriele... Read more

Marija Puipaitė and Vytautas Gečas on dezeen

Dezeen: Envisioned Comfort furniture collection pairs velvet seats with wooden frameworks July 5, 2020 Article by Natashah Hitti 'Plush, tufted velvet seats are drooped over complex frameworks of interlocking wooden poles in this furniture... Read more

Gabrielė Adomaitytė at Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam

26 Jun - 22 Aug 2020 June 26, 2020 26 Jun - 22 Aug 2020 ' Annet Gelink Gallery is pleased to present Gabrielė Adomaitytė’s first solo show in... Read more

Gabrielė Adomaitytė On SundayS

Sunday-S Gallery Copenhagen May 1, 2020 'My work responds to the informational and visual overload and circulation of imagery, especially in cyberspace. Through painting I take... Read more

What artists are doing now. Linas Jusionis in Vilnius

Arterritory.com: What is your recipe for survival in the time of almost only bad news? April 28, 2020 'I wouldn’t say that we are experiencing an increased amount of bad news. There was an overwhelming amount of disasters... Read more

Q&A Gabrielė Adomaitytė - Amsterdam, April 2020

Copenhagen Contemporary April 27, 2020 Q&A at contemporary art blog 'Copenhagen Contemporary' with Lithuanian artist Gabrielė Adomaitytė! Visit her studio and learn more about the... Read more

What artists are doing now. Aidas Bareikis in New York

From his studio in New York, Lithuanian artist Aidas Bareikis writes to Arterritory.com the following: April 24, 2020 'Every morning I throw a few cards up into the air and slowly watch them fall. Scattering is an essential... Read more

IDEAT features

Galerja Vartai presentation at Collectible Design Fair as one the the most interesting stands March 6, 2020 Thanks to the autor Guy-Claude Agboton Read more

Julijonas Urbonas: solo show at Collective, Edinburgh, Scotland

Planet of People February 29, 2020 29 Feb 2020 — 8 May 2020 'Collective is delighted to present an exhibition by Julijonas Urbonas, a Lithuanian artist... Read more

Gabrielė Adomaitytė on the Wall Street International Magazine

Gabrielė Adomaitytė at the Galerija Vartai in Vilnius, Lithuania September 17, 2019 5 Sep — 11 Oct 2019 ‘As a painter you have to consider first of all what is really important about images.... Read more

Linas Jusionis "Stacks, plants and plains"

Zebrastraat gallery, Ghent (Belgium) March 28, 2019 Linas Jusionis STACKS, PLANTS AND PLAINS On March 28 th , “ Zebrastraat ” opens a new solo exhibition by... Read more