sustainable craftmanship

My name is Gintarė Murauskienė and I am a textile artist, knitwear designer, based in Lithuania. Since my childhood I used to make things with my hands, from drawings to wooden doll’s furniture, but textile crafts were the first forms of expression. Spending all the summers in a remote village at my grandparents, I enjoyed the direct intersection with old Lithuanian traditions, handcrafts, where my grandmother teached me to knit, and my grandfather showed me his secrets of woodworking.

After school I decided to study Foreign Languages and Literature, left home and moved to Vilnius, where I completed my undergraduate and master’s degrees. During my studies I had an exchange year in Berlin at Humbold University, where I became fascinated by Berlin’s art scene and contemporary art. Later for many years after the studies my main activity was working as a translator, but crafts were always nearby: I painted, created things, crafted textile objects.

In 2023 I started to focus entirely on my creative work. I’m happy to call myself a passionate textile and fiber artist with an interest to explore textile craftmanship boundaries, incorporate cultural heritage, create sustainable and environmental-friendly spaces, using second-hand, recycled and upcycled materials, combining slow handknitting process with a strong knack for storytelling and linguistic approaches.

In 2025 my work was awarded with a grant by Lithuanian Culture Board.

EXHIBITIONS

Forssa Textile Week (Finland, 2025)

Anykščiai art incubator (Lithuania, 2025)

Utena culture centre (Lithuania, 2025)

Coffee house Raštinė (Lithuania, 2025)