Textile | Undergraduate | Vilnius

Dėstytojai | Tekstilės menas ir dizainas | Bakalauro studijos | Vilnius | Vilniaus dailės akademija

Prof. Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė (b. 1977) – artist, exhibition and project curator, and editor of publications. She graduated  BA and MA in Textile in the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) and acquired a Licentiate of Arts degree from VDA. In her creative practice, she employs ready-made strategies, transforming discarded mass-produced objects into art pieces that merge material and verbal references of the era, intertwining history with the present. Her work has been awarded the Lithuanian Government Award for Culture and Arts (2020) and is part of significant art and design museum collections, as well as private collections. Since 2005, S. Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė has been teaching at the VDA Textile Department and, since 2020, has been the Head of the Textile Art and Design Department. She teaches Contemporary Textile Design Fundamentals (BA) and Creative Recycling Strategies (MA) and supervises final theses at all academic levels, including BA, MA, and PhD students.

Doc. Laura Pavilonytė-Ežerskienė (1976 )  - a multidisciplinary artist, exhibition and project curator, working in both contemporary art and textile design. She studied photography at VPVPMC and completed all three levels of study at the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) Textile Department, earning a Licentiate of Arts degree in 2009. Since 1998, she has been creating both individually and as part of the "Baltos kandys" artist group. In 2013, she initiated the founding of the sustainable textile design brand "baltabalta" and continues to work as part of its design team. Her work in textile design is guided by sustainability principles, which manifest through her ability to create multifunctional home textiles and clothing, employ eco-friendly plant-based dyeing processes, and develop textile waste upcycling strategies. In the field of contemporary art, L. Pavilonytė-Ežerskienė bases her creative approach on the concept of primal communalism, drawing from her own ethnographic traditions and the cultural heritage of other civilizations that preserve an archaic worldview. She brings these traditions into the present through ritualistic practices, translating them into the language of contemporary performative art, which she documents in video and photography. These materials are later integrated into installations, combining them with sculptural and flat textile artifacts. Since 2005, L. Pavilonytė-Ežerskienė has been teaching at the VDA Textile Art and Design Department. From 2011 to 2020, she served as Head of the Department. She currently teaches experimental textile technologies, artistic embroidery, felting, and plant-based dyeing techniques (BA), as well as sustainability concepts (MA). She also supervises final theses at both BA and MA levels and serves as the Head of the Textile Art and Design Bachelor's Program.

Doc. Danutė Jonkaitytė (g. 1951) –  a professional graphic artist, an exceptional draftswoman, an experimenter, an organizer of student exhibitions. Since 1991, she has been teaching graphic arts, drawing, and supervising student diploma projects at the Textile Art and Design Department (appointed Associate Professor in 1995). Her work is deeply connected to the classical lithography tradition and its flourishing in Lithuanian graphic arts during the 1970s and 1980s. Since 1978, she has participated in exhibitions not only in Lithuania but also in Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, the USA, Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia. Today, Danutė Jonkaitytė’s works are held in prestigious collections, including the Lithuanian National Museum of Art, the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, the MO Museum, the Lithuanian Artists’ Association Fund, as well as internationally renowned institutions such as the Ludwig Museum (Cologne, Germany), the Catania Institute of Culture and Art (Italy), the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (Poland), the Čiurlionis Gallery in Chicago (USA), the Estonian Museum of Art (Tallinn, Estonia), and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow, Russia). Her works are also found in private collections in Lithuania and abroad. 

Prof. Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė (1962 m.) -  an artist, exhibition and project curator, editor, professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA), and head of the Lithuanian Artists' Association. Since 1990, she has been working at the VDA Textile Department; from 2002 to 2010, she served as the head of the department, and from 2011 to 2019, she was the Vice-Rector for Studies at VDA. She was awarded the academic titles of Associate Professor in 2005 and Professor in 2011. Prof. Eglė Ganda Bogdanienė is one of the pioneers of conceptual textile art in Lithuania. Through her innovative work, she has eliminated the boundaries between applied and visual arts, introduced and popularized new materials and technologies, and uniquely combined art and science in both her artistic and educational activities. As an artist, she has not only created memorable works that have become part of Lithuanian art history but has also passed on her vast experience to multiple generations of artists, shaping new approaches to the perception, exhibition, and evaluation of artworks. At the VDA Textile Art and Design Department, she teaches methods for creating textile art in a broad contemporary art context, strategies for art and science collaboration, and practices in social art projects. She also supervises bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students in their final projects. (Photograph by Vaiva Abromaitytė)

Vyr. lekt. dr. Jelena Škulis  – an artist, researcher, and member of the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists' Association, whose work is based on connections with material and community. After completing her studies in social sciences (psychology) at Vilnius University, she earned a Doctor of Arts degree at the Vilnius Academy of Arts with the dissertation “Material and Community: A Relationship-Based Artistic Practice”. Jelena develops an artistic practice centered around handcraft, slow weaving, everyday language, material reinterpretation, and performative actions, often engaging in community-driven projects. She is one of the initiators of the artist duo and workshop "Handwork" (Dileta Deikė, Jelena Škulis, cultural complex SODAS2123, Vitebsko St. 23, Vilnius). The initiative focuses on experiencing handcraft practices in creative processes, rethinking handmade activities in historical, philosophical, and everyday life contexts, and actively involving the community in these explorations. Her research and creative keywords include: matter, material, community, feminism, processuality, slowness, weaving, and textuality.

Doc. Paulina Eglė Pukytė (g. 1966 Vilniuje) – an artist, writer, curator, critic, and cultural commentator. She graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts and earned a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in London. Her artistic practice includes installations, moving and still images, public space interventions, conceptual projects, and performances. She writes experimental literature, dramaturgy, poetry, as well as critical and satirical articles on cultural topics. In 2017, she curated the 11th Kaunas Biennial, an international project exploring monuments and site-specific installations in public spaces, titled "There and Not There: The (Im)possibility of a Monument". She taught at VDA Kaunas Faculty in 2001–2002 and 2006, and since 2022, she has been teaching at VDA Vilnius Faculty. (Photograph by Daiva Kairevičiūtė)

Lekt. Dovilė Gudačiauskaitė  (1979) she is a professional textile artist and fashion designer. She graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) with a BA and MA in Textile. Her creative work explores themes of memory, time, impermanence, and home. Clothing is often reinterpreted as a metaphor or symbol in her artistic practice. Since 2013, she has been designing theater costumes, collaborating with various Lithuanian theaters. Since 2015 (with breaks), she has been teaching at the VDA Textile Department, specializing in spatial construction, sewing fundamentals, and material studies. (Photograph by Vaiva Abromaitytė)

Doc. Dainius Liškevičius (1970) - a member of the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists' Association since 1998, he represents the "Breakthrough Generation" of Lithuanian artists who significantly contributed to the renewal of artistic expression after the country regained independence. In his creative work, he continuously explores installation, photography, performance, and other disciplines, blurring genre boundaries and seeking new forms in contemporary art. His work is characterized by social engagement, contextuality, irony, and critique of society. Responding to the topography of specific locations, he examines human behaviors and experiences, identity and cultural values, as well as the intersections of public and private spaces, collective and personal memory. In 2015, he represented Lithuania at the 56th Venice Biennale, presenting the project "Museum". At the VDA Textile Art and Design Department, he teaches contemporary art articulation, actualization, and impact, analyzing space and exhibition-related topics. He also supervises undergraduate and graduate thesis projects.

Doc. dr. Rūta Būtėnaitė (1974) –  a textile designer and founder of "Rūta Būtėnaitė Carpet Design Studio", she holds a BA and MA in Textile Art from VDA and has earned a Licentiate of Arts degree. In 2005, she defended her doctoral project in design, "The Carpet: Between Art and Design Object," obtaining a Doctor of Arts degree. Since 2000, Rūta Būtėnaitė has been working in carpet design, collaborating with architects and interior designers to create unique, handcrafted carpets for both private and public interiors in Lithuania and abroad. Her design style ranges from classical to contemporary, reflecting both modern trends and her own artistic approach. Her original carpets have been recognized with "Good Design" awards. Since 1994, she has participated in textile art and design exhibitions, fairs, and symposiums in Lithuania and internationally. She also writes for the press on topics related to textile design history, contemporary trends, and industry developments, contributing to publications such as "Centras" and "interjeras.lt". A member of the Lithuanian Design Forum and the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, she has been teaching at the VDA Textile Art and Design Department since 2000, covering Textile Design History, Carpet History and Design Principles, and Strategies for Creating, Presenting, and Realizing Textile Design Objects. She also supervises undergraduate and graduate thesis projects.  www.kilimudizainas.lt

Doc. dr. Miglė Lebednykaitė (1976 m.) – a textile artist, art historian, museum specialist, exhibition and project curator, and a member of the artist collective "Baltos kandys." She studied Textile Art (BA, MA) at VDA from 1995 to 2001 and pursued doctoral studies in art history from 2008 to 2012, earning a PhD in Humanities in 2013. M. Lebednykaitė received government scholarships, studying at China Textile University in Shanghai (2000–2001) and deepening her knowledge of Japanese textile history, shibori dyeing, indigo techniques, and kimono design in Japan during postgraduate textile studies (2004–2006). She has also undertaken research fellowships in Poland, France, Switzerland, China, Japan, and South Korea. She actively creates and exhibits her work in Lithuania and abroad, participates in academic and expert activities, and publishes scientific articles. She has also compiled museum collection catalogs. Her research interests include art history and ethnology, Lithuanian folk art and ethnographic textiles, studies of Lithuanian collections in national and international museums, as well as East Asian art and Oriental art heritage in Lithuania. Since 2009, she has been teaching at the VDA Textile Art and Design Department. Since 2013, she has been a lecturer at Vilnius University's Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies, teaching an East Asian Art course. Since 2020, she has been the Head of the Ethnic Culture and Anthropology Collections Department at the Lithuanian National Museum. She teaches courses in the VDA undergraduate program, including the History of Textiles and Lithuanian Ethnographic Textiles.

Doc. Eglė Ridikaitė  (g.1966) – a painter and a member of the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Union, Eglė Ridikaitė holds a BA and MA in Painting from the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA). She stands out for her distinctive painting concept and monumental poetics of everyday life. By transferring seemingly insignificant personal discoveries onto canvas, she revives shared experiences as a code for communication. Her 18-piece series Palikimas (babutas skarialas) earned her the title of Best Artist at the Art Vilnius fair in 2014. In 2018, her 25-piece series Kultūringos grindys was awarded the Government Culture and Art Prize. In 2020, she received the National Culture and Art Prize "for the actualization of cultural heritage in contemporary painting"—not only Lithuanian but also Jewish, not only historical but also present-day. Since 2021, she has been teaching visual expression (painting) at the VDA Textile Art and Design Department.

Prof. Žydrė Ridulytė – an artist, exhibition and project curator, and editor, she graduated with a BA and MA in Textiles from the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) and has been working at the VDA Textile Department since 1984. Her artistic practice explores the expressive possibilities of handloom weaving. She is deeply inspired by Lithuanian textile traditions and draws from folk weaving heritage while simultaneously expanding the boundaries of textile perception. Her copper stories take fabric as their main source of inspiration. She teaches textile printing and artistic weaving fundamentals (BA) and supervises master's students’ final projects. As an author, she has published books on textile printing, including Rišk ir dažyk (2008) and Marginimas. Iš tekstilės istorijos (2012), which invite readers into the world of textile decoration. Since 2004, she has organized and curated the Lithuanian Textile Art Biennial, and since 2005, the International Textile Miniature Biennial in Vilnius.

Lekt. Vladas Daškevičius  - a textile artist and head of the hand-weaving studio Auskim, he has been a lecturer at the Textile Art and Design Department since 2006 and serves as the head of the VDA Textile Laboratory. His teaching focuses on the integration of weaving technologies into artistic practice, covering both classical and computerized looms as well as tufting techniques. He also supervises bachelor's and master's final projects. "Vladas Daškevičius knows everything about weaving—he says he has been wrapped in threads since childhood. His grandmother and mother were weavers, from whom he learned the craft’s intricacies before studying textile art at the Vilnius Academy of Arts. Now, he continues the family tradition, weaving in his small studio in Vilnius Old Town, creating intricately designed sashes, patterned rugs, and other textile accessories. He also teaches at the VDA Textile Department, passing on his weaving secrets to students of textile art. Participating in textile biennials and exhibitions, he perceives weaving patterns as a coded language, embedding deeply hidden emotions that can be read like acronyms—each pattern holds meaning, yet deciphering them is not always easy. For Vladas Daškevičius, weaving is a way to connect ancient traditions with contemporary life." (Text by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurgita Ludavičienė)