# Erika Petunovienė

Erika Petunovienė (born Erica Aytė in Vilnius, Lithuania on 3 March 1983), is a contemporary painter.

## Biography

Erika Petunovienė (Erica AYTE), studied at Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences in Lithuania, at the Institute of Culture and Art Education, where obtained the Bachelor and Master degrees of Arts and Technology. Lives and creates in Vilnius.

## Style

Her art represents the abstract symbolist style.

## Art

Plenty of her solo and group exhibitions were held in Germany, Australia, India, Sweden, Austria, Italy etc. Erica Ayte participated in plain-airs and art symposiums in different countries. She was selected and organized solo exhibitions in Lithuanian governmental organizations: Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, Ministry of National Defense Republic of Lithuania, National Commission for Culture Heritage. In 2019 she represented Lithuania at 12th Florence Biennale, Italy. She received a diploma in the painting competition "Next art week Greece", and won the „Avant-garde art“ title. She was invited and a series of her paintings were given as a prize in the charity Golf tournament 3RD Czeslaw Okinczyc Golf Cup 2019, (proceeds were donated to the Children’s Oncology Center) and in the charity auction “Youth Line”. 5 paintings were donated to support the employment center of the Lithuanian Samaritan community “Seniors Hive”. Solo exhibitions:
* "COLORS ON" – 2019, Aidas gallery, Vilnius;
* "COLOR STORIES" – 2019, International school of law and business, Vilnius;
* "LAZDYNAI: HARMONY OF THE CITY AND NATURE" – 2019, Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius;
* "PLAY-SES" – 2019, Business centre Vertas, Vilnius;
* "GLOW" – 2019, Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania;
* "THE BIRTH OF THE WORLD" – 2018 – 2019, Public Library V. Kudirka, Šilainiai, Kaunas;
* "DeTALE‘S" – 2018, The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius;
* "FROM LITHUANIA" – 2018, culture week, Maritastextil & Interior, Skara, Sweden;
* "COLORAMA" – Business centre VERTAS, Vilnius, Lithuania;
* "COLORS MUSIC" – 2018, MUSIC GALLERY, Vilnius;
* "IMPRESS & EXPRESS" – 2018 – 2019, Art centre Karolina, Vilnius.

## Group exhibitions

* "ALTERNATIVES 33" – 2019, Gallery 33, Poland.
* "Kaišiadoriai in the eyes of the artist, Žiežmariai" – Ukmergės, Kaišiadoriai cultural center;
* "ARTBOX.PROJECT. MIAMI" Art basel artweeks – 2019, Miami, United States;
* "THE 35 ASROPA INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION" – 2019, Gunsan Modern History Museum and Gunsan Saemangeum Convention Center, Gunsan, South Korea;
* "ARTBOX.PROJECT. ZÜRICH" – 2019, Zürich, Switzerland;
* "BODY AS A LANGUAGE" – Bougie art gallery, Canada;
* "IRPINIA 2019" – 2019, Cilento, Italy;
* "DIMENSION 4" – 2018, Rara the art house, Delhi, India;
* "FEMME FATALE" – 2018, Graz, Austria;
* "Wake up screaming"– "#10:In My Town", 2018, England;
* Presentation of paintings – „ARVY‘S GALLERY“, 2018 – 2019, Australia;
* Presentation of paintings "ART TASTING" – 2018, AP Gallery, Lithuania;
* "ART WALL" – 2018, Graz, Austria;
* "ART STAGES 2018" – Breisgau, Germany;
* "POSITIONEN ZEITGENӦSSISCHER MALEREI IV" – 2018, Berlin, Germany;
* "OPPORTUNITY OF COLORS" – 2006, Vilnius, Santaros high school;
* "TOWN" exhibition – Vilnius Children and Youth Art Gallery.

## Biennales

* 12-th FLORENCE BIENALLE (2019-10-18 – 2019-10-27), Florence, Italy;

## Exhibitions / competitions

* "NEXT ART WEEK IN GREECE" – 2019, Myro gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece;
* "3-RD ALYTUS TOWN INTERNATIONAL YOUNG BIENNALE: ART CODE: LT100" – 2018, Town theatre gallery, Alytus, Lithuania;
* "REBIRTH" – 2018, Public Library and Cultural Centre "Girstutis", Kaunas, Lithuania;

## Symposiums and pleinairs

* International pleinair "Kaišiadorys land in the eyes of an artist", 2019, Kaišiadorys;
* International art symposium "BLUE DOG" – 2019, Raseiniai, Lithuania;
* "ART AND NATURE" international art symposium – 2019, Irpinia, Avellino, Italy;
* "10th INTERNATIONAL ART MEET. DIMENSION 4" – 2018, Pilani, Rajasthan, India.

## Events, creative workshops

* Organizer and exhibition curator of "LAZDYNU CREATIVE ART SPACE", 2019;
* Project organizer of the workshop "Colors of Underground Passage" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Lazdynai, 2019.

## Diplomas

* Acknowledgment diploma from Vilnius City Municipality, Lazdynai eldership for organizing "Lazdynai Creators Space" and curating the exhibition;
* Acknowledgment diploma from the Association of Consolation for the kindness and support with artwork at their charity event;
* "NEXT ART WEEK IN GREECE", Myro gallery, Greece, diploma for "Avangard" nomination.