monika dubinkaite

Monika Dubinkaite - artist, photographer, art director, working in the genre of still life. Lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Monika grew up at the intersection of eras, cultures, and places, which profoundly shaped the themes of her artistic exploration. Born in Lithuania, and after living for five years in Kaunas, she spent much of her life moving frequently between cities in Russia before returning to Lithuania in 2022. This experience shaped her unique perspective on the concept of "home."

In her compositions, Monika reexamines the sense of temporality and instability that accompanies her experience of constant relocation. Her artistic practice explores topics such as memory, identity, and topophilia, reflecting her personal journey in search of her own place. Through minimalist scenes and precise attention to colour and form, she conveys the emotional connections we build with places and objects.

Her long-term projects were exhibited at national and international events and festivals. She’s got mentions and publications in photography internationally.

Monika Dubinkaite also works with fashion brands and magazines as an artist and art director, contributing distinctive concepts and meticulously crafted visuals to each project.

Education:

2023-2024 DocDocDoc “Experience of contemporary photography”, online

2022 Fotofilmic, Short course with Thomas Albdorf,  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2011-2014  FotoDepartament, Contemporary photography, St. Petersburg, RU

Personal shows:

2020- Options are possible, cube.moscow, Moscow, RU

Group shows:

2024- International Photography Symposium NIDA.Meeting Photography, Nida, LT

2023- Awagami AIMPE, Tokushima, JP

2023- Rotterdam Photo, Rotterdam, NL

2022- Restart, Prospekto Gallery, Vilnius, LT

2021- United team, Nagornaya gallery, Moscow, RU

2019 - A collective whole. Axis mundi, Presence festival. Saint-Petersburg, RU

Lectures and workshops

2020- Visual changes in still life photography through architecture, fashion, motion and product design. Photoplay, photography school, Moscow, RU
2020- Bad images workshop. FotoDepartament, Saint Petersburg, RU
2020- Think hard. Do not think is harder. Workshop. FotoDepartament, Saint Petersburg, RU

Artist Talks:

2024- ADC Lietuva, Vilnius, LT

2023- Rotterdam Photo, Rotterdam, NL

2021- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Faculty of Photography, Moscow, RU 

2020 -British Higher School of Art and Design, Moscow, RU 

2020- Rodchenko Art School, Moscow, RU

Grants and residencies:

2022- V-A-C Foundation, GES-2, Moscow, RU

2019 - Descubrimientos, portfolio review, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES

Publications & Press:

2023- Surrealism in an everyday objects, Interview. Lamų Slėnis Magazine, Vilnius, LT

2022- Monika Dubinkaite. Artist hand book, Untishold, Tokyo, JP 

2020- The New Now, TLP Project, Dublin, IRE 

2020- Cloud Atlas, Wonderzine Mag, Moscow, RU 

2020 - Upakara, Sindroms mag, Green issue, Copenhagen, DK 

2019- Bittersweetness of Naivety, Sindroms mag, Pink issue, Copenhagen, DK