URTĖ JANUS
Urtė Janus is an artist and Junior Fellow at the Centre for Art and Ecology, where she supports administration, communications and events of the Centre, as well as the management of the Art and Ecology Laboratory.
Her art practice is material-led, process-based, and time-sensitive, exploring the chemical, cultural, and geological memories of matter. Born shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Janus grew up amidst multigenerational and ecological trauma. This experience shaped her work, making art a means of illuminating the vulnerability of living systems.
Urtė has recently completed an MA in Art and Ecology at Goldsmiths, London. She was selected for the Emerging Artist JCDecaux Art Prize in Vilnius (2023) and is an alumna of the Alexander McQueen Sarabande Foundation (2023). Her work has been exhibited at Editorial Projects, Vilnius (2024); Arts SU Gallery Space, London (2024); the National Gallery, Vilnius (2023); The Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius (2023); and the Alexander McQueen Foundation, London (2023), among others. Alongside her practice, she curates Project Octagon, an outdoor art initiative based at the Anglican Chapel in Nunhead Cemetery, London.
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