AGNĖ ŠEMBERAITĖ
Born in Vilnius, Lithuania
EDUCATION
1996-1998 Vilnius Academy of Arts, Department of Ceramics. Master of Fine Arts Degree. Lithuania.
1992-1996 Vilnius Academy of Arts, Department of Ceramics. Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Lithuania.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
From 2020 until now Chairwoman of Vilnius Ceramics Section of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association.
From 2023 member of AIC (International Academy of Ceramics).
From 2021 member of community Homo Faber Guide, presented by the Michelangelo Foundation.
2024 Art director of VIII-th Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennial TARP. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 Co-curator of the exhibition Baltic Connections. Teatro Masini, Faenza, Italy.
2023, 2020, 2018, 2017 Co-curator of the international small form ceramics exhibition PUODUKAS. Lithuania.
2023 Co-curator of the exhibition The Baltic current. Aveiro XVI International Artistic Ceramics Biennial. Aveiro, Portugal.
2023 Jury member of MARTINSONS AWARD 2023 international contemporary ceramics art competition.
2022 Art director of VII-th Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennial (AL)CHEMIJA. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2022 Co-curator of the exhibition Safe Horizons: Baltic Modern Ceramics. Gyeonggi Ceramic and Design museum (GMCD), Yeoju, South Korea.
2022 Curator (with Rita Mikučionytė) of the exhibition Chambers of Tales. Lithuanian Ceramic Art of the 21st Century. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2021 Curator of the exhibition Archyvas. Gallery Šv. Jono gatvės galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2020, 2018, 2017 Co-curator of the international small form ceramics exhibition PUODUKAS, Lithuania.
2016 IV-th Vilnius Ceramic Art Biennial Jury member, Lithuania.
2012 Curator of the exhibition The Thing. Green. Lithuanian Artist Association gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2010 I-st. Vilnius Ceramic Art Biennial Jury member. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
From 1999 Member of Lithuanian Artists‘ Association(LDS).
AWARDS
2025 Mobility Scholarship for Art Creators from Lithuanian Council for Creators.
2023 Individual State Scholarship for Art Creators from Lithuanian Council for Creators.
2022 Diploma of VII-th Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennial (AL)CHEMIJA.
2021 Gold Prize. Latvia Ceramics Biennale Martinsons Award 2021. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2021 Individual State Scholarship for art creators from Lithuanian Council for Creators.
2020 Diploma for high professional excellence. VI-th Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennale.
2020 Individual State Scholarship for art creators from Lithuanian Council for Creators.
2019 II prize. XIII-th Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics of the Baltic Countries Spring 2019.
2018 Educational State Scholarship for art creators, the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Lithuania.
2015 Individual State Scholarship for art creators, the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Lithuania.
2012 II prize. The Thing. Green. Lithuanian Artist Association gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 I prize. Jeweler exhibition Amber teardrop. Gallery Akis, Šiauliai, Lithuania.
2006 I prize. Ceramics exhibition-competition Elephant of a year. Gallery Kvadratas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Whispers. Kretinga Museum Winter garden gallery, Kretinga, Lithuania.
2024 Fear whispering. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 Fear whispering. Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2023 Year of Animal Welfare. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2020 Virtual exhibition Mimicry. Lithuanian Artists’ Association website.
2019 Two men‘s exhibition with Milena Piršteliene REM sleeping phase. Artist Association Gallery Vokiečių 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2016 Suspended time. Gallery Akademija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015 Once upon a time...Gallery Loretos, Alytus, Lithuania.
2013 Children of Mushrooms. Gallery Aukso pjūvis, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2006 Stories. Gallery Kvadratas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2000 Two men‘s exhibition with Jurga Kurtinaitiene The Shine of Dragon’s Eyes. Gallery Kairė - Dešinė, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1998 The Road. Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
2025 63 Premio Faenza International Competition. International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy.
2025 Ceramic Art Andenne international triennial PERSPECTIVES, thematic competition TALISMAN. Andenne Cultural Center, Andenne, Belgium.
2022 Manises international ceramics biennale. Manises, Spain.
2021 CERCO 2021. XVII INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS AWARD. Centro de Artesania de Aragon Zaragoza, Spain.
2021 The 10th China Changchun International Ceramics Symposium and Lotus Mountain Ceramics Tour Exhibition. Changchun Museum and Changchun International Ceramics Gallery, China.
2021 MARTINSONS AWARD 2021 International Ceramics Competition within the 3rd Latvia Ceramics Biennale. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Latvia. (Gold Prize).
2020 International COFFEE CUP Competition, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan.
2020 40 CICA. L‘Alcora Ceramics Museum, L‘Alcora, Spain.
2019 International Cluj Ceramics Biennale. Cluj-Napoca , Romania.
2019 BASICS. Baltic Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics. Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2019 Brain fitness. International Exhibition of Small Forms Porcelain, Riga Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia.
2018 European Ceramics Contest 2018. Open Call. Bornholm, Denmark.
2011 International Exhibition of Small Forms Porcelain, Riga Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia.
2009 International Exhibition of Small Forms Porcelain, Riga Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia.
2009 CERAMICA MULTIPLEX 2009. City Museum of Varazdin, Croatia.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Baltic Connections. Teatro Masini, Faenza, Italy.
2024 PUODUKAS 2023. Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 THE BALTIC CURRENT. BALTIC CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS. Aveiro City Museum, Portugal.
2023 ART VILNIUS 23. Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 XXIV Panevėžys international ceramics symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery, Lithuania.
2023 LTQ’23: bendruomenės. 5th Quadrennial of Lithuanian Contemporary Art. Showrooms Titanikas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2023 Safe Horizons: Baltic Modern Ceramics. Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, South Korea.
2023 THREE YEARS OF A MAN. Gallery AP, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2022 VII-th Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennial (AL)CEMIJA. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2022 Safe Horizons: Baltic Modern Ceramics. Gyeonggi Ceramic and Design museum (GMCD). Yeoju, South Korea.
2022 Chambers of Tales. Lithuanian Ceramic Art of the 21st Century. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2021 Keturios. Gallery AP, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021 Archyvas. Gallery Šv. Jono street gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021 9 dešimt keramikai. Showroom Titanikas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021 CREO ERGO SUM. Baltic Contemporary Art. Latvia Ceramics Biennale. Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Ryga, Latvia.
2021 ART Compensa Art Event. Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021 PUODUKAS 2020 (co-curator, participant). Gallery Vokiečių street 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2020 VI-th Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennial. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2020 Ceramic Laboratory. Exhibition of the VIII International Ceramic Art Symposium. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2020-21 ANAGAMA-LT 2020. Houvalto Manor, Maišiagala, Lithuania. V. Valiušio Ceramic Museum, Leliūnai, Lithuania. Panevėžys City Art Gallery.
2020 The City Clock. Molėtai Art Gallery, Moletai, Lithuania.
2020-2019 Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics of the Baltic Countries Spring. Gallery Šv. Jonų galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019 IV-th. Quadrennial of Contemporary Art Memorabilia. Save to Memory. Gallery Pamenkalnio, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019, 2018 Christmas miniature exhibition. Gallery RA, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2018 PUODUKAS 2018 (co-curator ,participant).Gallery Vokiečių street 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2018 V-th Vilnius Ceramic Art Biennial. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2018 Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics of the Baltic Countries Spring. Gallery Meno parkas, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2017 PUODUKAS 2017. Co-curator. Gallery Vokiečių street 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2016 V-th Vilnius Ceramic Art Biennial. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015 Exhibition of international ceramics symposium Navigacija VII. Amatu maja, Ventspils, Latvia.
2015 Redukcija. XIII-th international ceramics symposium Mes. Pamėnkalnio gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015 Enchanted by Fire. Tallinna Kunstihoone, Tallinn, Estonia.
2015 Terre di Kaunas e Vilnius. Mondovi Town Ceramics museum, Mondovi, Italy.
2015 Terre di Kaunas e Vilnius. Ascoli Piceno ceramics museum, Italy.
2015-2011 Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics of the Baltic Spring. Kaunas Ceramic Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2014 III Vilnius Ceramic Art Biennial. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2014 Lithuanian ceramics exhibition in 54th ceramics exhibition of Castellamonte, Castellamonte Castle Gallery, Italy.
2014 Lithuanian ceramics exhibition in Pinakothek of Turin Academy of Fine Arts Turin, Italy.
2013 International exhibition Ceramics without limits. Pamėnkalnio gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2013 LAA collection Synchrony. Galerie bij de Boeken, Ulf, Netherlands.
2013 International exhibition Paper - tradition and experiment, gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2013 Amžinas ratas, LAA gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2013 Exhibition of Kohila ceramics symposium 2013 works, Kohila, Estonia.
2013 Mes-Redukcija 2013. Ceramics museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2012 II-nd Vilnius Ceramic Art Biennial. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2012 MENAS NAMAMS. Furniture and interior center Domus gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2012 Lithuanian Art 2012: ceramic, textile, metal. XX gallery, Panevėžys, Lithuania. Ramybės gallery, Palanga, Lithuania.
2012 The Thing. Green. Exhibition curator. Lithuanian Artist Association gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2011 IV Paper Art Symposium and exhibition. Šv. Jono street gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2011 Lithuanian Art 2011: ceramic, textile, metal. Energetics Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2011 XI international symposium of ceramics Mes exhibition Redukcija, Ceramics museum, Kaunas, Lithuania. Daugavpils, Latvia.
2011 Druzba narodov. Applied Art and Design museum, Tallinn, Estonia.
2010 Druzba narodov. Artist‘s House, Tartu, Estonia.
2010 Grybai village planers, MMC, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2010 Mobile exhibition of Applied Art, Poland, Italy.
2010 I-st. Vilnius Ceramics Art Biennial. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2010 International exhibition Sign. Warsaw, Poland.
2009 Redukcija II. Ceramics museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2009 Project Symposiums of Grybai countryside exhibition. Gallery Kairė-desinė, Vilnius ,Lithuania.
2008-2010 Spring. Ceramics museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2006 Ceramics exhibition-competition Elefant of a year. Winer of nomination Elefant of a year. Gallery Kvadratas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2006 Anagama. Museum of Energetics, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2006 Juried National Ceramics Exhibition devoted to the 42 IAC meeting in Baltic States. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2005 Applied Art 2005. Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2005 One ocean-divers skies. Gallery ARTima, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2004 Lithuanian Ceramics and China. K Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
2003 Paraphrase. Art Gallery of Hacettepe University, Turkey.
2002 Applied Art 2002. Gallery Medalių galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1997 Expozicija. Ethnography Museum of Alytus, Lithuania.
1997 Pictures. Gallery Akademija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1996 Applied Art 96. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1996 100 Cups. Gallery Skliautai, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1995 VISKO. Gallery Langas, Kaunas, Lithuania.
SYMPOSIUMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS
2023 XXIV Panevėžys international ceramics symposium. Lithuania.
2020 VIII International symposium Ceramic Laboratory. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2020 Symposium ANAGAMA LT 2020, Lithuania.
2015 International ceramic symposium Navigacija VII, Ventspils, Latvia.
2015 International conference The art of ceramic and glass in the modern world. St. Petersburg, Russia.
2013 Kohila ceramic symposium 2013, Kohila, Estonia.
2011 IV-th. Paper-art symposium, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2011 Land Art, Grybai village, Lithuania.
2010 Daugavpils 735. Experimental kiln burning, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2010 Grybai village symposium, Lithuania.
2009 X international ceramic symposium Redukcija, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2009 Symposium Object. Subject. Grybai village, Lithuania.
2009 Participant in project Literatu street. Vilnius, Lithuania.
2008 Participant in project Literatu street. Vilnius, Lithuania.
2008 International workshop Mola tinkskiesona Berkenele. J. Rainis Haus-museum, Berkenele, Latvia.
2008 Symposium Image and Sound. Grybai village, Lithuania.
2007 Fifth international symposium and workshop Person. Color. Nature. Music. Daugavpils, Latvia.
2006 International symposium Anagama. Gojus village, Lithuania.
2004 With Ceramic through Ages. International Summer Workshop and Exhibition. Wegorzewo Ethnography Museum, Poland.
2000 The 1st International Paper-art Symposium Pop menas 2000. Dusėtos, Lithuania.
1999 Summer Ceramics Workshop 99, International Symposium and Exhibition. Prague's Art Academy, Prague, Czech Republic.
1999 Solstice 2000. International Ceramic Symposium and Exhibition, Zvartawa, Latvia.
1997 VAA 1st International Students’ Seminar-Workshop and Exhibition . Gallery Akademija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1996 5th international IRIS Biennial . Joint exhibition and report Short overview of Lithuanian Ceramic. Porvoo-Borga, Finland.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2023 Panevėžys international ceramics symposium collection. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery, Lithuania.
2020 Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2020 Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, Daugavpils, Latvia.
2020 Vytauto Valiušio Ceramics Museum, Leliūnai, Lithuania.
2019 Cluy Ceramics Biennale collection, Cluy-Napoca, Romania.
2019 Riga Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia.
2015 The Castle of the Livonian Order Museum art collection, Ventspils, Latvia.
2013 Kohila ceramics symposiums collection, Estonia.
2009 The City Museum Varazdin, Croatia.
2008 J. Rainis House-museum, Berkenele, Latvia.
2004 Museum Kultury Ludowej, Wergozewo, Poland.
1998 Vilnius Art Academy Museum, Lithuania.
1996 Porvoo-Borga town museum. ,,IRI‘‘ collection, Finland.
