Agne Kisonaite

I am the artist Agne Kisonaite, a Lithuanian visual and interdisciplinary artist. I like to give everyday objects a new, unexpected life. My work includes paintings and prints, installations, sculptures and public-space projects, and handmade rug design.

I have worked as a professional artist since 2010, using techniques that combine flat drawing with three-dimensional objects. I am interested in sustainability, consumer culture, aesthetics and human experience, and my work is inspired by themes such as the observation of everyday life, today’s technology, fashion, femininity, and real and artificial beauty.

In 2012 I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. That personal experience led me to start making art from used medical supplies, and since then I have carried out a number of art and social projects on diabetes, medicine and human health.

In 2015 I won the Lithuanian design prize “Good Design”. The same year my artwork Lipstick Tower, exhibited in Hong Kong, entered the Guinness World Records. I have received several awards and scholarships for making Lithuania known through my work.

My work has been exhibited in Lithuania and abroad, including New York, Seoul, Busan, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Sharm El-Sheikh, Barcelona, Louisiana, Stockholm and Tallinn.

Since 2018 I have been a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union (monumental art section) and hold Lithuania’s official art creator status.

Education

2007 M.A. in Visual Design, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
2009 B.A. in Interior Design, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
2008 Erasmus Socrates Programme, ESAAT Roubaix, France
2005 B.A. in Graphic Design, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania

Since 2018, is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union.

Awards

2026 Lithuanian Council for Culture Mobility Scholarship – research into Mesoamerican ritual traditions and Lithuanian straw gardens
2026 Artist-in-residence at Villa Sonnenberg, Lenzburg, Switzerland
2025 Vilnius Mayor’s Award – for making Vilnius better known in Lithuania and abroad through art
2025 Artist-in-residence at Naughty Muse Studios, Busan, South Korea
2025 Vilnius Light Festival Competition Winner – Waste art installation Dreaming Sun.
2023 Lumina Park Competition Winner – Light installation Cheshire Cat.
2022 Lithuanian Council for Culture Educational Fellowship – Led a workshop at Cornell University, coordinated by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
2017 Klaipėda Švyturys Future Scholarship Winner.
2015 Lithuanian National Design Prize for the rugs collection.
2015 Guinness World Record – Largest (18,399 pieces) and tallest (3.03 meters) lipstick art object Lipstick Tower.

Art Projects, Installations, Objects, and Sculptures

2026

Vilnius Town Hall, 122 × 77 × 10 cm art installation; mixed media: old window, broken computer screens, LED, plywood, acrylic, pencils; Vilnius, Lithuania.
National Concert Hall, 142 × 67 × 12 cm art installation; mixed media: old window, plywood, unused compact discs, paint, LED lighting; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Embankment of river Neris, 284 × 85 × 12 cm art installation; mixed media: old windows, broken computer screens, LED, plywood, acrylic, used pencils; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2025

Solstice, 18 × 36 × 1 m waste art installation; mixed media: metal, compact discs; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Adolescence, twelve life-size figures revealing real teenage stories, waste art installation; mixed media: aluminum, shattered computer and tablet screens, metal cans, textile; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Speak Bold, 85 x 99 x 15 cm waste art installation; mixed media: metal, epoxy, wires; Vilnius, Lithuania; Seoul, South Korea
A-Eye, 130 x 60 x 11 cm waste art installation; mixed media: shattered electronic screens, aluminum, glass; Vilnius, Lithuania, Seoul, South Korea
SoS, 400 x 300 x 240 cm waste art installation; mixed media: discarded plush toys, canvas, metal; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Like, Share, Destroy, 87 x 102 x 12 cm waste art installation; mixed media: broken electronics, shattered screens, latex fabric, metal; New York, USA, Busan, South Korea.
WoW, 120 x 100 x 18 cm waste art installation; mixed media: glass confectionery bottles, nail polish, LED; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dreaming Sun, 7 x 5 x 2.5 m waste art installation; mixed media: used tennis balls, metal, LED; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2024

Astorijos Magija, 6.5 x 6 x 1 m installation; materials: foam, lacquer, crystal dust; Vilnius, Lithuania.
More Than Bones Break, 2 x 3 x 0.5 m installation; recycled materials, mixed media: household items, electronics, gypsum board, fabric; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Future Studies, 3.5 x 4 x 3 m art installation; materials: plastic, fabrics, LED; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Bees, 96.4 x 10 x 65 cm objects; recycled materials, mixed media: 3D-printed plastic, metal, glass, fabric, glue; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2023

Choir, 4.6 x 2.5 x 1.8 m waste art installation; mixed media: used PET plastic, metal, glass, micro-computer; Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Justice, 3.1 x 2.3 x 0.25 m waste art installation; mixed media: wood, old glasses, metal chains, LED, paint; Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Wish-Fulfilling Fish, 70 x 55 x 30 cm sculpture; materials: fireclay, old keys, glass, glue; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Chance, 90 x 140 x 14 cm waste art installation; mixed media: paramedics’ uniforms, glue, LED, composite material; Kaunas, Lithuania.
Dragonflies, 15 sq/m waste art installation; mixed media: used sensors, transmitters, glass, LED, painting; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2022

Oskar Minkowski, 14 sq/m waste art installation; mixed media: used insulin pens, painting; Kaunas, Lithuania.
Cranes, 15 sq/m, 10 sq/m, 6 sq/m art installations; mixed media: used melted glass bottles, metal chains, LED, wood; Klaipėda, Lithuania.

2021

Titmouse, 250 x 400 x 120 cm sculpture; mixed media: used cans, metal, paint; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Peaks, 5000 sq/m art installation; materials: LED strips, metal; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2020

Honeycomb, 21 sq/m art installation; mixed media: used high-voltage electrical components, metal, composite material; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Kinetic Crane, 230 x 280 x 40 cm collage; mixed media: used cans, cardboard, micro-computer; Vilnius, Lithuania.
New Flight for Old Electronics, 250 x 250 x 250 cm art installation; materials: used electronics; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Capital, 250 x 700 x 150 cm art installation; materials: wood, LED; Vilnius, Lithuania.
Rye, 3000 sq/m art installation; material: plastic net; Biržai, Lithuania.

2019

Bullfinch, 280 x 450 x 120 cm art object; veneer, painted wood, LED; Kaunas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Sugar heart, 140 x 250 x 120 cm art installation; mixed media: painted wood, glass containers, sugar cubes; Kaunas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Amber heart, 20 x 20 x 40 cm sculpture; amber, epoxyde; Sharlm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Faces, 45 x 45 x 80 cm art object; mixed media: melted plastic straws, ceramics; Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Lithuania.

2018

Mirror lips, 140 x 45 x 42 cm art installation; plastic caps; Vilnius, Lithuania
Family #1, 110 x 78 cm collage; mixed media: used glucose measuring strips, painting; Kaunas, Lithuania.
The reader, 230 x 70 cm art installation; old magazines; Vilnius, Lithuania.
The crown, 170 x 170 x 200 cm art installation; mixed media: used aluminium coffee capsules, composite material; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2017

Courage, 120 x 70 x 132 cm art installation; mixed media: lipsticks, wood; Prague, Czech Republic.
Diabetes, 60 x 87 x 90 cm art sculpture; used insulin syringes; Kaunas, Vilnius, Lithuania; Abu Dhabi, UAE.

2016

Femme, 3 x 16 m art installation; mixed media: wire, canvas, acrylic paint, glue, helium balloons; Vilnius, Klaipeda, Lithuania.

2015

Glass blowing, 145 x 101 x 12 cm mosaic; used nail polish bottles; Vilnius, Klaipeda, Lithuania; Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lipstick tower, 303 x 100 x 100 cm art object: lipstick tubes; Hong Kong.
Puffy lips, 400 x 250 cm art installation; inflated medical gloves; Klaipeda, Lithuania.

2014

Contemporary Lithuanian, 200 x 300 cm collage; magazine scraps; Vilnius, Klaipeda, Lithuania; Tallinn, Estonia

2013

Lipstick Giant, 105 x 105 x 250 cm art object; used lipstick tubes; Vilnius, Klaipeda, Lithuania; Lausanne, Switzerland.

Solo Exhibitions, Agne Kisonaite

2022 Opinion, Klaipėda Cultural Communication Center, Klaipėda.
2022 Embodiment, Paliesius Palace, Vilnius.
2019 Exhibition of rugs and paintings, Light House Coworking, Klaipėda.
2019 Installation and painting exhibition, Autobrava Motors showroom, Klaipėda.
2018 Birds, 555 Gallery, Vilnius.
2017 Portraits, Naujoji Klaipėdos Galerija, Klaipėda.
2016 33, Menų Tiltas Gallery, Vilnius.
2013 Beauty Supplements, Merchants Club, Vilnius.
2012 Red Not Blue, Klaipėdos Galerija, Klaipėda.
2012 Red Not Blue, Lietuvos Aidas Gallery, Vilnius.

Group Exhibitions

2026 Self-portraits, Sla Art Space, New York, USA.
2025 Give Me Some Sugar, Gallery Hermon, Busan, South Korea.
2025 I AM INSA Art Fair, International Art and Media Fair, Seoul, South Korea – invited by the Embassy of Lithuania in Korea.
2025 Man and Woman – La Paloma, New Art Museum, Parnu, Estonia
2025 Unabashed, Sla Art Space, New York, USA.
2025 Neo Pop Art Now, Kunstkamera, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 Constellation, Sla Art Space, New York, USA.
2023 Salve Vilnius, Energy and Technology Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2018 Exhibition celebrating 100 years of Baltic independence, Museum of Modern Art, Pärnu, Estonia.
2018 Hirosaki Apple Design Award, conceptual design exhibition, Hirosaki, Japan.
2016 Maison et Objet, international interior design exhibition, Paris.
2016 International Design Exposition Habitat Jardin, exhibition Upcycling Spirit, Louisiana, Switzerland.
2016 Stockholm Furniture and Lighting Exhibition, Stockholm.
2013 Barcelona Showcase, international contemporary art exhibition, Casa Batlló, Barcelona.