From Ausrine Marcinkeviciute Kerr 

 

I was born, raised and educated in Lithuania, live and work in Evanston, IL since 1995. Graduated from Lithuanian Art Academy in 1985, with Masters degree in Art Education. I am interdisciplinary studio artist and educator. Working in clay, fiber( leather and felt), paper/ printmaking and oil painting. Since 1998 I participated in numerous group and solo shows and exhibitions around US and Europe. Nature and gardens are places where my inspiration comes from. Idea and then works tell an abstract story of migration, loss, human experience , climate change, pollinators…

Technically idea comes first and then medium-second.Just like “a cover"

 to wrap concept in to. I use Art as a whole to explore existing world around me . Many  pieces can be seen as an attempt to heal emotional wounds of my family’s exile from Lithuania. In my approach to image-making I embrace rejection of traditional ideas around the division of artistic disciplines .