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Justė Bernotaitė

Justė Bernotaitė is an award-winning emerging artist. She graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Following her graduation, this university purchased her art for its permanent collection, and offered her a residency in recognition of her exceptional talent. Her work has been showcased at high profile exhibitions including at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin and at the Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast. Bernotaitė creates textured abstract paintings through which she explores the complex history of Lithuania, her homeland, and navigates her relationship to its landscapes. History and personal memories are brought to the present, reflected in textured surfaces, heavy layers of paint, and fluid, chaotic brushstrokes. ‘Painting acts as a...

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