Dovilė Bernadišiūtė, 1990 is a Lithuanian jewellery artist living and working in Stockholm. In her work, Dovile poetically reflects upon the amalgam of technology, temporality and materiality. In an almost calculated manner, she explores notions on time and (digital) space through tactile expressions that offer a more bodily experience of these abstract concepts. She combines conventional materials with unconventional methods and tools to symbolize the philosophical paradoxes that modern life has presented to us. Paradoxes such as the fluidity of time versus the solidity of matter, or the lasting impacts of our actions versus the fleetingness of our lifetimes. Dovile expresses such conflicts in her practice through objects that convey an ephemeral state of being and that are able to capture that very ungraspable present.
written by Joannette van der Veer
All inquiries are welcome via matter@dovilebernadisiute.com
Education
2017 – 2018 Research Lab, Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, prof. Matt Smith
2013 – 2015 MFA Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Jewellery and Corpus, Stockholm, Sweden, prof Karen Pontoppidan
2009 2013 BFA Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Jewellery Design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, prof. Suska Mackert
Group Exhibitions
Upcoming 2021 12 Cluster Jewellery Festival, London, United Kingdom
Upcoming 2021 10 Het Neuwe Instituut, GEM Z: The Farthest from Earth We’ve Ever Been by Current Obsession, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2021 10 Direktorenhaus, RADICAL CRAFT 3, Berlin, Germany
2021 03 BKV-Prize 2020 for Young Applied Arts, Gallery for Applied Arts, Munich, Germany
2021 01 92nd Street Y, UNCUT GEMS, curated by Current Obesession, virtual exhibition, NYC, USA
2020 05 Direktorenhaus, RADICAL CRAFT, Berlin, Germany
2019 03 Schmuckismus, Die Pinakotheken Der Moderne, Munich, Germany
2019 03 Non-Stick Nostalgia: Y2K Retrofuturism in Contemporary Jewelry, Museum Of Arts and Design, NYC, USA
2018 Best Laid Plans III, Arkivet för Temporär Konst, Stockholm, Sweden
2018 Best Laid Plans, BodyBuilding Collective, Konsthall, Årstaberg and Gustavsberg Konsthall, Sweden
2018 Bijou Lumiere, WCC-BF Gallery, Mons, Belgium
2018 The Language Of Things, The Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand
2017 The Apple Of My Eye, Kammaren Gallery, Lund, Sweden, Vida Museum, Öland, Sweden and Gallery Platina, Sweden.
2017 Steinbesser Experimental Gastronomy 5th Anniversary, Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017 Group show Stralen & Reflecteren, Atelier Néerlandais, Paris, France
2017 Built In, exhibition with Elwy Schutten, Margaritifera, Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, Germany
2016 The 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art, Gallery AV17, Vilnius, Lithuania
2016 Mari Funaki Award Exhibition, Gallery Mari Funaki, Melbourne, Australia
2016 Identity Transfer gallery Sebastian Schildt, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Talente International Trade Fair for the Skilled Trades, Munich, Germany
2015 Konstfack Degree exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
2014 International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art : Metallophone: personally, gallery AV17, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 Delft op zicht, Kadmium art center, Delft, NL
2013 Elle Decoration Design Fair, de Kijkkaasten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Selected, Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 On Fresh Soil, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Gerrit Rietveld Academie Graduation Show, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2012 Extreme Crafts, Schmuck2, Freies Museum, Berlin, Germany
Professional Practice
2016 07 Studio Assistant at a glass blowing studio, Olustvere, Estonia
2015 01-15/11 Residency at Glass Factory, Boda, Sweden
2014 Studio assistant “Studio Anton Alvarez”, Stockholm
2013 08-10 Residency Delft op Zicht, Id11, Delft, The Netherlands
2012 Presentation of my work to 1 and 2nd st year students at Pratt Institute, NY, USA
2012 Internship with Iris Eichenberg, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2011 Assistant Lucy Mcrea project “Prickly Lamps”, Amsterdam
Awards and Scholarships
2020 Nominated for the BKV–PREIS 2021 FÜR JUNGES KUNSTHANDWERK, Munich, Germany
2016 Nominated for the Mari Funaki Award for emerging artists, Melbourne, Australia
2016 Talente prize for design in Handerwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
2015 Glass Factory’s working stipendium, Kosta Boda, Sweden
2015 Ulla Fröberg Cramers Stipendiestiftelse, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Grant from Mary B.Bishop/ Francis S. Merritt Scholarship Fund, USA ( Haystack School of Craft )
2013 Nominated for Gerrit Rietveld Awards in design category, Amsterdam, The Netherlands