Winners of 8th International Biennial of Enamel Art Vilnius 2020 have been announced
Šarūnė Žygienė brooch Autumn, 2020. Enamel, gold, silver, copper. 3,8 x 3,7 cm
Goldsmiths’ Guild Gallery Meno niša is celebrating 18th years anniversary and is proud to host The Seventh International Biennial of Enamel Art Vilnius 2020.
The theme of the VIII International Enamel Biennial Vilnius 2020 is left to the authors’ interpretation – ‘Gorgeous. Interesting. Unrepeatable.’ The main goal of the biennial is the dissemination of enamel art, the expansion of new artistic ideas and technical possibilities.
This year we have 30 participants from 6 countries – Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Germany, Georgia and United Kingdom!
Participants: Artūras Alekna (Lithuania), Natalia Araya (Spain), Leta Balčiūnaitė (Lithuania), Saulius Bertulis (Lithuania), Rebecca Brook (United Kingdom), Ugnė Burvytė (Lithuania), Edvinas Busarovas (Lithuania), Tadas Deksnys (Lithuania), Marytė Dominaitė (Lithuania), Dina Dubina (Latvia), Nikoloz Gamkhitashvili (Georgia), Virginija Giniotytė (Lithuania), Jurgis Gurevičius (Lithuania), Aušra Jasiukevičiūtė (Lithuania), Rasuolė Jautakytė (Lithuania), Ramunė Jundaitė-Misevičienė (Lithuania), Deimantė Kiesutė (Lithuania), Eszter Kruppa (Germany), Mantvydas Lasinskas (Lithuania), Aistė Navasaitienė (Lithuania), Neringa Poškutė-Jukumienė (Lithuania), Vita Pukštaitė-Bružė (Lithuania), Dalius Razauskas (Lithuania), Aivars Riekstinš (Latvia), Joana Žana Serdiuk (Lithuania), Kęstutis Stanapėdis (Lithuania), Rasa Taluntytė (Lithuania), Indulis Urbans (Latvia), Dovilė Žydelienė (Lithuania), Šarūnė Žygienė (Lithuania).
WINNERS:
Gallery MENO NIŠA awards:
For the new ideas in enamel: Šarūnė Žygienė (Lithuania)
For the Conceptual Enamel Art Work : Neringa Poškutė-Jukumienė (Lithuania)
For The Traditional Use of Enamel Technique: Mantvydas Lasinskas (Lithuania)
Official letter of thanks by the Mayor of Vilnius City awarded to:
For mastering the enamel technique: Dovilė Žydelienė (Lithuania)
For the relevance of idea: Marytė Dominaitė (Lithuania)
For the brightest debut: Nikoloz Gamkhitashvili (Georgia)
Jury:
Chairlady of the jury Dr. Jurgita Ludavičienė (Lithuania), art critic
Dr. Pillė Veljataga (Lithuania), art critic
Dr. Irina Perfileva (Russia), art critic
The organiser of the Biennial of Enamel Arts is the Meno Niša Gallery, working within the framework of the Vilnius Fine Crafts and Fairs Programme.
The project is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture
Meno Niša Gallery is sponsored by the Vilnius City Municipality