Aistė Marija Stankevičiūtė, based in Vilnius, Lithuania, intertwines her roles as a visual artist and writer to delve into the multifaceted portrayal of the 'villain.' Drawing inspiration from the antagonistic figures found in film, literature, fashion, and art history, Aistė Marija creates sculptures, texts and drawings with trickster identities.
Her works have been shown at the Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius, Lithuania), the Rupert Residency (Vilnius, Lithuania), the Podium project space (Oslo, Norway), and the International Exhibition of Contemporary and Modern Art (EXPO Chicago, Chicago, USA), among others.
Aistė Marija currently writes essays and exhibition reviews for contemporary art newspapers and works in the field of cultural communication.
2023 Member of Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association
Communication
2024 communications manager at Rupert, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 communications coordinator at Videograms'23, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 – present communications coordinator at Architektūros fondas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2022 – 2023 communications coordinator at SODAS 2123, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Curatorial
2023 Minčių skaitytojai / Mind Readers: Anton Karyuk, George Finlay Ramsay, Ieva Rižė, Jogintas Čepulis, Marija Šnipaitė, Sophie Durand, Atletika gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Education
2021 Rupert's Alternative Education Programme.
2017 - 2021 BA Photography and Media Arts, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania.
Solo shows
2023 Palaidi galai / Loose Tails, Atletika gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania. artnews.lt
2020 Ausys Laižo Lūpas / Ears Lick Lips, ARTIFEX Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania. echogonewrong.com, artnews.lt
Scenography & costume design
2023 Scenography for L. yra S., State Small Theatre of Vilnius, Lithuania.
2022 Scenography and costumes for Fountain, performance (directed by Greta Štiormer, performed by Jūra Elena Šedytė, Dainora Aleksaitė, Ieva Haja Parnarauskaitė), Muzika erdvėje festival, Washington Square, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2020 Scenography for The Ringing of the Plains (Jaan Kruusvall), The Fount festival, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Selected group shows
2022 How Heat Slides Across Surfaces, Hawerkamp 31, Münster, Germany.
2022 I am Sitting in a Room, EXPO CHICAGO, Navy Pier, Chicago. rupert.lt
2021 Heavy Centre, Podium, Oslo, Norway. osloartguide.no
2021 Heavy Centre, Gallery Tech Arts, Rupert, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021 Songs from the 4th floor, Akademija Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021 Whirlpools, Titanikas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania. artnews.lt, echogonewrong.com
2020 JCDecaux Prize 2020: The Words I Have, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania. artnews.lt
Other work
2021 – 2022 teacher, Contemporary workshops, youth club Šatrija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2020 – present writing for Echogonewrong.com
2019 – present writing for Artnews.lt
Grants
2024 Lithuanian Council for Culture
2022 Lithuanian Council for Culture
2021 Lithuanian Council for Culture
2020 Lithuanian Council for Culture