2024 – Vilnius Academy of Arts, Scenography and Site-Specific Art (MA)
2023 – Accademia di Brera, Dramaturgy of Scenography, Erasmus Program
2021 – Justinas Vienozinskis Art School, Vilnius
2020 – Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Performing Arts (BA)
2020 – Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music Pedagogy (BA)
2016 – Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa Conservatory, Vilnius
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 – Vilnius Academy of Arts Graduation Show: Clouds exhibition, Titanikas Gallery
2024 – Counterargument VI: Outsiders, Radvila Palace Museum of Art, Vilnius 2023 – Berlin Photo Week, Kühlhaus Berlin
2021 – Solo exhibition Confrontation with Hope, Arts Printing House, Vilnius
2020 – Young Painter Prize finalists group exhibition, Pakrante Gallery, Rupert Residency
WORKSHOPS
2023 – Film Art Masterclass with Academy Award-winning designer Allan Starski, Scanorama Film Festival
2023 – Voice and Movement Workshop with Meredith Monk and Katie Geissinger, Gaida Festival
2023 – Creative workshops and discussions at the annual meeting of the Nordic-Baltic Fine Art Schools Network KUNO, focusing on KUNO Biennial 2023 – Shared Imaginations
2023 – Performance Art Workshop Intersections – Streaming and Performance Art, Vilnius Academy of Arts, in collaboration with the Nordic-Baltic Fine Art Schools Network KUNO
2023 – Innovation in Healthcare social design project, CIRRUS/Nordplus, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn 2022 – Interdisciplinary Art Workshop The Moment, Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) and Narva Art Residency (NART)
2021 – Interdisciplinary Art Workshop Conversations about the Weather, Nida Art Colony (NAC)
THEATRE, PERFORMANCE, CINEMA:
2024 – Costume design for the performance Pilenai, Science and Art Laboratory (MMLAB), Arts Printing House, Kaunas City Chamber Theatre, Siauliai State Drama Theater
2023 – Scenography and costume design for the short film At Sea (dir. Tadas Radis, Columbia University, New York), SLA Gallery, Anthology Film Archives
2023 – Scenography and costume design for the short film W (dir. Tadas Radis, Columbia University, New York), SLA Gallery, Anthology Film Archives
2022 – Scenography for the play Peter Pan (dir. Karolis Zajauskas), The Pulse Theatre Festival, The Balcony Theatre, Vilnius
SCHOLARSHIPS
2025 – Emerging Artist Grant, Lithuanian Council for Culture 2021–2024 Vilnius Academy of Arts Incentive Scholarship for Academic Excellence
COMPETITIONS:
2020 – Young Painter Prize XII finalist
WORTH TO MENTION:
2025 – Art projects coordinator for Galerie Uberall, Vienna
2024 – Co-founder of the speculative company Report Art 2022–2023 Creative & Visual Concept Designer at Wonder Architects Creative Studio
2023 – Curator of artist Lukas Juscius solo exhibition Sacristy, 5 Mills Gallery, in collaboration with Vilnius Academy of Arts and the University of Applied Arts Vienna
2021 – Singing Teacher at the Music and Art School, Vilnius
Martina Kryževičiūtė is an interdisciplinary artist, performance creator, and teacher. Her work focuses on participatory, community-based, and socially engaging art. Through her creations, she explores the diversity of human social behavior and societal phenomena, drawing from her personal experiences.
Her artistic practice spans filmmaking, acting, singing, painting, and design. Martina's creative method is spontaneous and experimental, often employing modeling techniques where situations related to social and cultural contexts are intentionally staged and integrated into her work. To gain a deeper understanding of contemporary art and society, she uses both qualitative and quantitative interviews and applies methods of situational direction.
Martina is dedicated to developing the genre of social performance, where environmental scenography plays a crucial role. This artistic practice allows her to reflect specific experiences and social contexts. One of her notable projects is the social figure Milena – an art critic, journalist for the "Report Art" agency, content creator, and art influencer. Through Milena, Martina examines how evolving cultural and social trends shape society.
Martina's inclination toward interdisciplinarity emerged in her childhood. She played the violin and piano, drew, wrote poetry, and enjoyed reading and listening to music. However, her creativity extended beyond traditional forms – she would create alternative reality scenarios for her friends in the neighborhood. For instance, she "taught" Japanese, which was actually her own interpretation based on sounds from the anime series Dragon Ball Z. Her friends believed in her knowledge and even rewarded her with candies.
Another bold childhood experiment involved convincing her peers that she had a twin sister with whom she no longer spoke. To maintain the illusion, she would rush home, change clothes, and return as a completely di erent character.
At the age of 13, Martina played music at funerals, baptisms, and even on the streets to earn money. However, this type of performance did not resonate with her, and she soon abandoned it.
Martina Kryževičiūtė calls herself a "life actress." Every day and every environment becomes a stage where she consciously performs the script of the day, filled with improvisation, surprises, and comical situations. She easily communicates with people from various social backgrounds and institutions, engaging in collaborations that range from working with real estate agencies to teaching music at a school in Vilnius.
From her childhood performances to her conscious direction of everyday life, these experiences naturally extend into her artistic practice. Today, Martina experiments with environmental scenography, creating situations that encourage audience engagement and expand the boundaries of art and world perception.
FUTURE ARCHITECT
SOCIAL
DREAMING
RESEARCHER VISIONARY DESIGNER
MOTIVATOR
PEDAGOGY
VOCAL
TEACHER
CRITICAL DESIGN
EDUCATION
SOCIAL
DESIGN
IDENTITY
SOCIALLY ENGAGING ART
ART OF PARTICIPATION
SOCIAL SCULPTOR
PERFORMANCE
VISIONARY
EXPERIMENTAL ART
SITUATIONAL DIRECTION
IDENTITY SCALE
PERFORMER
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
MUSICIAN DRAG
SINGER
REPORT ART
SPECULATIVE DESIGN COMPANY
In 2024, designer Lukas Jusčius founded the speculative design company Report-Art, co-founded by interdisciplinary artist Martina Kryževičiūtė.
Report-Art stands out for its unique approach, bridging contemporary art and society. The project was developed with the support of artist, designer, engineer, founder of the Lithuanian Space Agency, Julijonas Urbonas.
This initiative was driven by research in contemporary art, participation in cultural events, and dialogue with artists and audiences. A growing gap between the art community and the wider public was noticed. To address this, an entertainment-educational platform was launched to make art more accessible. Through engaging, satirical, yet educational content, artists aim to bring art to a broader audience.
https://www.instagram.com/report.art/
What value does art create in the 21st century?
What is the relationship between the viewer and art?
Excerpts from the promotional Report Art video presentation (dir. Lukas Juscius), 2024
WHO IS
MILENA?
user.7526
the wackest exhibition i have seen
my.art.iq.is.500 why is there an ambulance????!
kenrick.lame
I love seing Milena in a setting like this :DDDD
ketamine.rose
This is actually entertaining!
gallery.lexicon visit us!
MILENA A SOCIAL SCULPTURE
Milena is an activist, Report Art journalist, performance content creator, and influencer exploring the impact of shifting cultural and social trends on society. She utilizes performativity and attention-capturing techniques to study human behavior through practical experiments in the cultural field.
Social sculpture* is an artistic concept developed by the German artist Joseph Beuys. It encompasses the idea that every person can be an artist, actively shaping society as a work of art.
Excerpt from the social performance: Counterargument VI: Outsiders, at the Radvila Palace Museum, 2024, Vilnius
(REPO T) art and culture education
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y_dCLwB-j6k
Directors: Tadas Radis, Vilius Jagminas
Producer: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Two actors find themselves at odds over whether to star film. Two enigmatic directors express doubts about their work, yet one of the actors chooses to fully commit to the As he delves deeper into the film, a series of unforeseen events the lines between reality and fiction, leaving everyone unsure what is truly happening. Perhaps all is but a film?
Actors: Karolis Zajauskas, Alvydė Pikturnaitė, Rytis Mėdžius, sandras Adomas Kočnevas
Scenography and Costume Design: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Lighting Designer: Edvin Novickij
Composer: Laurynas Motiekaitis
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unreleased project, 2024
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CINEMA – PERFORMANCE
TV SHOW DISCOURSE OF PERFORMANCE
Short Film, 7 min. 2024
Watch professional artists and their audience. Listen to their conversations and misunderstandings, and turn it into a fictional TV talk show. Do people in the art world speak in a way that the audience understands? Why do we get bored when art is discussed on TV? In this work, I aimed to reflect discussions about art. I created typical art world characters and gave them real or confusing dialogues about contemporary art. I want to ask the viewer: do you find what you see and hear in art discussions interesting?
Director, Screenwriter, Producer: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Cast: Dainius Gavenonis, Mindaugas Šukys, Mindaugas Bonanu, Augustas Klimas, Lina Brazau, Lukas Juščius, Deividas Trasykis
Scenography and Costume Design: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Lighting Designer: Edvin Novickij
Montage: Deividas Švenčionis
TV SHOW DISCOURSE OF PERFORMANCE
Short Film, 7 min. 2024
Excerpts from the casting of actors for the show Discourse of Performance, 2024
W
Short Film, 18 min. 2024
Two actors find themselves at odds over whether to star in a new film. Two enigmatic directors express doubts about their following work, yet one of the actors chooses to fully commit to the project. As he delves deeper into the film, a series of unforeseen events blur the lines between reality and fiction, leaving everyone unsure of what is truly happening. Perhaps all is but a film?
Directors: Tadas Radis, Vilius Jagminas
Producer: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Actors: Karolis Zajauskas, Alvydė Pikturnaitė, Rytis Mėdžius, Aleksandras Adomas Kočnevas
Scenography and Costume Design: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Lighting Designer: Edvin Novickij
Composer: Laurynas Motiekaitis
AT SEA
Short Film, 17 min. 2023
A human lays in ennui at the sea side. A mythological figure of disorder appears carrying a promise of play. Their encounter is cut short by the appearance of another mythological figure of order with plans of their own. The human must face themselves as a playing and a thinking being, guided by the suggestions of the enigmatic characters. What will become of the human? Will he succeed in reconciling his two clashing natures?
Directors: Tadas Radis, Vilius Jagminas
Producer: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Actors: Karolis Zajauskas, Rytis Mėdžius, Darius Bagdžiūnas
Scenography and Costume Design: Martina Kryževičiūtė
Composer: Laurynas Motiekaitis
Sound Design: Simonas Gimelstein
PILĖNAI
Performance, 40 min. 2024
Artists Matas Dirginčius and Naubertas Jasinskas reinterpret the story of Pilėnai*, recognizing the possibility of history repeating itself and the ongoing threats to our nation, the performance deconstructs rigid notions of masculinity. The creators raise the question: how can we develop new models of interaction that emphasize openness, sensitivity, and empathy?
Pilėnai* were an ancient Lithuanian tribe known for their resistance against the Teutonic Order. In 1336, after a long siege, they chose death over surrender when their fortress fell, becoming a symbol of Lithuania's fight for freedom.
Concept Authors and Performers – Matas Dirginčius and Naubertas Jasinskas
Music Dramaturgy – Agnė Matulevičiūtė
Lighting Designer and Scenographer – Dainius Urbonis
Costume Designer – Martina Kryževičiūtė
Movement Consultant – Paweł Sakowicz
Producer – Rusnė Kregždaitė
Manager – Greta Senkutė
Communication – Rasa Kregždaitė
Designer – Ieva Sutkutė
Visual Video Artist – Ričard Žigis
Technical Director – Vladislav Bajaznyj
Photographer – Kęstutis Žilionis
PROCESS – DRESSING UP – CHARACTERS
WOMAN ON THE URINAL
Performance, 40 min. 2024
On February 9, 2024, in a youth club bathroom in Vilnius, I created an experiential art piece titled Woman on the Urinal.
Dressed as a man, I urinated in a urinal placed in an open space.
The artwork did not have clear instructions for the viewers or participation, but the participants themselves formed a social connection with the art object. The changing participants became co-authors of the artistic space and tools for exploring a social phenomenon.
The men in line behind me recognized the woman in me, as I was facing away from the urinal while urinating. They became uncomfortable and, with their bodies, tried to shield me from the gaze of the other men in line.
But that evening, I was a man—so why did my behavior disturb them so much?
THE MEAT COSTUME
Video performance, 3 min. 2021
After the war in Ukraine started, together with Lukas Juscius, we created a jacket made of raw meat, which we later fed to hungry dogs, 2022.
