Ieva Austinskaitė (b.1992) is a Lithuanian visual artist, who uses photography to
explore public space structures, architecture, and the interaction of city planning
with everyday situations, coincidences, pauses and movement within them.
Cities, suburbs, and various liminal locations are examined as living organisms,
shaped by human activity, personal relationships, and everyday rhythms. Ieva
uses photography as a means to observe, document, and interpret her
environment, often organizing captured images into series, thereby creating new
narratives and associations.
Ieva studied at the Kaunas High School of Arts, where she began experimenting
by combining painting and photography techniques. Her early works were
awarded by a National prize ''Debut'' in Lithuania, which was followed by her first
solo exhibition in Vilnius Photography gallery. Soon after that Ieva moved to
London to continue her photography practice. She completed Bachelor's
programme in Photography at the Middlesex University and Master's degree in
Photography at the Royal College of Art, took part in the exchange residency at
the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her works have been exhibited
internationally in exhibitions, festivals, printed in various publications and other
programmes. Alongside her artistic practise Ieva is a photography technician and
professional printer. Currently she is based in Kaunas, Lithuania where she cofounded
''Aust.studio'' a space for works with photography and visual arts.
