Kamilė Česnavičiūtė

Exhibition Territorium
19-09-2026 -30-11-2026

Kamilė Česnavičiūtė – Schilderijen

Kamilė Česnavičiūtė creates paintings that draw the viewer into a speculative, timeless world. Her work explores the boundaries of the self and the relationships between humans, non-human beings and their often strange, ambiguous environments. With an intuitive colour palette, she constructs scenes poised between familiarity and alienation.In Spells and Rituals, a bluish figure lies on its side in an icy green field, caught between a bowl on the ground and a dark element at the upper edge. The pose evokes a quiet inner ritual: a moment of rest, recovery or seclusion.The painting Sustain our own bodies shows a shimmering, warm-red environment occupied by robust bowls and vessels. A slender blue arm reaches from nowhere towards the opening of the largest bowl. The vessels act as extensions of the human body—repositories for what nourishes and sustains it. Two works, two opposing palettes, yet the same logic: colour, rather than form, determines the temperature of the scene.Česnavičiūtė visualises the tangible boundary between our physical existence and the objects or rituals through which we sustain ourselves.

Biography Kamilė Česnavičiūtė | Vilnius, Lithouwen, 1996

Kamilė Česnavičiūtė is a Lithuanian visual artist living and working in Groningen. Her practice comprises expressive figurative paintings, large-scale two-dimensional installations and artists’ books in which she investigates social structures, isolation and the relationship between humans and nature.After completing her Bachelor of Fine Art at Academie Minerva in 2019, she graduated with a Master of Painting from the Frank Mohr Institute in 2026. In 2020 she received the prestigious Sluijters Prize for emerging talent in painting. Her practice has been supported by the Mondriaan Fund, Stichting Stockroos and Culture Moves Europe.Her work is held in collections including that of UMCG, and she created the major commission Making connections for the University of Groningen. Alongside her independent practice, she is highly active in Groningen’s art scene as chair of studio foundation Stichting HUL, through her work for Noorderlicht and ARTisBOOK, and as initiator of the online platform @homescreen._ during the pandemic. Recent Exhibitions (2026)

In 2026 her work is presented at UNFAIR with Het Resort in Amsterdam, the Ongekend Young Masters auction with Kersgallery, and a trio exhibition at Kunstpunt Groningen.

SHORTLIST OF HIGHLIGHTS

UNFAIR – Het Resort, Amsterdam

Ongekend Young Masters – Kersgallery, Amsterdam

Prospects – Art Rotterdam, Mondriaan Fonds Rotterdam

ART NOORD – Kunstbeurs, Museum Belverdere Heereveen

KunstRAI SOLO – Overzichtstentoonstelling Sluijtersprijs

Best of Graduates – Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

I Love Money – Moshpit of Creation, Groningen

Making connections – Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Convention – AFSLAG BLV, Heerenveen

Nine Seas Away – Galerie Block C, Groningen

SHORTLIST GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Trio-expositie - Kunstpunt, Groningen

Young Worlds – Campis, Assen

That one time the landscape changed– Kunstcentrum de Ploeg, Groningen

BIG SLEEP / Unlocked/Reconnected – Project Space SIGN, Groningen

AWARDS

Stichting Stockroos 'Seed Grant' - Subsidie ontwikkeling schilderproject - 2024

Culture Moves Europe - mobiliteitsbeurs artist-in-residence CoTranspose in Griekenland. - 2024

Kunstenaar Start - Workbijdrage Mondriaan Fonds - 2021 - 2022

Lucht - Projectsubsidie Kunstpunt Groningen - 2021

Sluijters Prijs - Kunst aan de Dijk Kortenhoef - 2020

ART COLLECTIONS

UMCG Kunstcollectie - Groningen

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen - Groningen

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