Lithuanian Textile Art Debuts in Nepal: A Contemporary Showcase at Artudio
16th April 2026, Kathmandu
Artudio is pleased to present Textile Scripts, a contemporary Lithuanian textile art exhibition opening on April 16, 2026, at its Patan Wing in Lalitpur.
Lithuanian Textile Art Debuts
The exhibition features the works of four distinguished artists, Laima Oržekauskienė-Ore, Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė, Lina Jonikė, and Gerda Liudvinavičiūtė, whose practices expand and challenge the boundaries of textile within contemporary art discourse.
Curated by Odeta Žukauskienė, Textile Scripts reimagines textile as a living, sensorial, and conceptual language, one that carries its own grammar, rhythm, and agency.
Moving beyond conventional definitions of craft, the exhibition positions textile as an active field of relations, where material, gesture, and meaning continuously interact and co-produce experience.
Through diverse material explorations and techniques, the participating artists reveal the polyphonic nature of textile practice. Their works weave together layers of Lithuanian cultural memory, mythic imagination, and ecological awareness, while also engaging with the intimate textures of everyday life and embodied perception.
The exhibition unfolds through four distinct yet interconnected micro-narratives, forming a spatial and dialogic environment.
Hosted by Artudio, this exhibition reflects its ongoing commitment to fostering international artistic exchange and situating Nepal within wider contemporary art dialogues.
The opening will be held in the presence of Her Excellency Diana Mickevičienė, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Nepal, marking a meaningful moment of cultural connection between Lithuania and Nepal.
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Exhibition Details
Title: Textile Scripts
Venue: Artudio — Patan Wing, Nakabahil, Lalitpur–16
Opening: April 16, 2026 | 6:00 PM
Exhibition Dates: April 17 – April 23, 2026
Visiting Hours: 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Daily)
Acknowledgements
Artudio extends its sincere gratitude to the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of India, and to Her Excellency Diana Mickevičienė, along with diplomatic representatives in Nepal and the region, for their invaluable support in making this exhibition possible.
This exhibition is realized in collaboration with the Vilnius Academy of Arts, with support from the Lithuanian Culture Research Institute and funding from the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Textile Scripts is part of a regional touring exhibition and will continue its journey to The Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan, Thimphu, following its presentation in Kathmandu (April 27 – May 5, 2026).
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