Ausra Kleizaite

Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, I am contemporary visual artist, working in the field of drawing, textile and sculpture. Initially, trained as a printmaker and textile artist, I do create works on paper that explore the intersections of Western and Eastern aesthetics and cultures. Sometimes, these drawings grow into three-dimensional objects and can become part of installations. Life and practise provide me with new perspectives on human experience, culture, relationships and everyday life. The body of my work reflects my interest in human condition and various states of being: spiritual and social. My creative process is based on four main principles – story, aesthetic, light and emotion.
I use simple materials, such as paper, charcoal, pastel – to tell complex stories. Artistic practice for me - is an endless process of exploration in the drawing’s ability to express and reflect a full range of ideas and emotions: war and peace, death and life, hate and love, failure and belief.

Master’s degree in Arts. (Vilnius Academy of Arts).

Personal exhibitions
August 27-September 8th, 2002. The Plastic Objects, “Kaire-desine” Gallery of Vilnius Union of the Artists;
February 5th –April 9th, Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art, Jurbarkas regional museum, Jurbarkas, Lithuania;
April 9th -25th, 2004, “RELAX”, Exhibition of Textile Objects, Sanskriti Pratishthan, New Delhi, India;
May 17th –June 5th, 2004, “RELAX”, Exhibition of Textile Objects, “Rūtos galerija”, Vilnius, Lithuania.
June 20th – 18th July, 2006, “Arrow of flowers”, Exhibition of Drawings and Textile Objects, Textile Gallery “Aukso Avis”, Vilnius, Lithuania.
September 5th -19th, 2006, “Arrow of flowers”, gallery “Soviart”, Kiev, Ukraine
September 6th - October 12, 2012, “Drawings”, “Companys”, Vilnius, Lithuania,
November 16th - December 5th, 2012, “Drawings”, Gallery “Baroti”, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
February 23rd - March 16th, 2013, “Drawings”, “Mažoji” Gallery, Druskininkai,
Lithuania.
September 14th - October 2nd, 2013, “..some things are closer than they appear..”,
Kaunas Artist’s House, Kaunas, Lithuania.
September 20th - October 20th, 2016, exhibition of drawings “INTRO”, Traku Vokes Dvaro Sodyba, Vilnius, Lithuania;
May 18th - June 18th, 2017, “Anthology of Apologies”, Creative Ind...