Edvinas Batulis
Born in 1993 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Lives and works in New York City, NY, USA
Edvinas Batulis, a Master of Fine Arts graduate from Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA) in 2023, currently lives and works in New York City. In 2023, he was awarded the prestigious CIEE BAFF fellowship for the year 2024, enabling him to further his artistic endeavors in the United States.
Primarily focusing on easel painting with oil on canvas, Edvinas is also versed in various creative fields, ranging from music and short film to poetry and printmaking. As an emerging artist, he has taken part in several notable collective and solo exhibitions, steadily advancing his career as a professional artist.
Edvinas’s work is characterized by a philosophical approach to visual art, driven by the creation and realization of concepts alongside academic research into the principles of visual art. His art delves into themes of structure, meaning, authentic experiences, and overarching, interlacing ideas. Professor and Mentor Petras Lincevicius describes him as “a thinking artist,” while prof. Bjarki Bragason commended him on his project, stating, “he proved he has the resilience required of artists,” Preparing for enrollment in a PhD program in Fine Arts to further his artistic and academic pursuits, Edvinas is currently working on a project, developing works based on his experiences visiting the Unites States.
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 solo 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, pro-bono work for low-income independent musicians