Kęstutis Svirnelis, born 1976 in Varėna (Lithuania), has lived and worked in Stuttgart since 2002.
Education
2002 – Vilnius Academy of Arts, prof. Dalia Matulaitė, prof. Petras Mazūras. BA in Plastic Sculpture.
2009 – State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, prof. Werner Pokorny, prof. Micha Ullman, prof. Christian Jankowski. Diploma in Fine Art (Free Sculpture).
2010 – Meisterschüler (Master Student), class of prof. Christian Jankowski.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 – Civilized Absurdity, Šiauliai Art Gallery, Šiauliai, Lithuania
2025 – Transformation of Necessity, Vilnius Gallery Weekend, Linkmenų fabrikas, Vilnius, Lithuania
2025 – Other States, Vilkmergė Gallery, Ukmergė, Lithuania
2025 – Digital Soul, Titanikas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2024 – Change of Necessity, E-Werk, Schwerin, Germany
2024 – Synthetic Realism, Okapi Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2023 – In Between, Kunstverein Gästezimmer, Stuttgart, Germany
2023 – Animal, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 – Boundary and Borderlands, Meno niša Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2019 – Satiety, Edenkoben Manor, Edenkoben, Germany
2019 – Western Guidepost, Meno niša Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 – Apparatus, Gleixner Art – Meno niša, Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 – Dzyvu dzyvai, Varėna City Gallery, Lithuania
2017 – Fur, Meno niša Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2017 – Nothing Happens Without Something, LOTTE, Stuttgart, Germany
2017 – Sluice 16, Böblingen Art Association, Germany
2015 – Fauna and Flora, Rhein-Sieg District Art Association, Siegburg, Germany
2014 – Engine, Latex and Air, AV17 Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 – POP UP Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 – Just – Episodes at Calwer Passage, Stuttgart, Germany
2012 – Snowman, Kairė–Dešinė Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2010 – Experimentum Crucis, Neuhausen Art Association, Germany
2009 – Kęstutis Svirnelis, Schuster Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2009 – Exp.19 Kestas, Interventionsraum, Stuttgart, Germany
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2026 – Die 3. Dimension – Skulpturen aus der Sammlung, Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany
2026 – The Modern Freedom, Pilecki Institute, New York, USA
2025 – Sculptors’ Conversations, Antanas Grybas Museum, Jurbarkas, Lithuania
2025 – Werner Pokorny im Dialog, Horbach Park, Ettlingen, Germany
2025 – Negotiations of Identity, Project Space Wagenhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
2024 – States of Mind, Brücken Apotheke, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
2024 – Kita ’24 Summer Exhibition, Joutsa, Finland
2023 – Baltic Sea Biennale: Democratic Space, Kunsthalle Rostock, Germany
2023 – Poems from the Inner Space, Baden, Switzerland
2022 – XX, Titanikas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2021 – Élan vital – The Poetry of Movement, Böblingen City Gallery, Germany
2020 – Lexicon of Beauty, Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Germany
2019 – Open Studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2018 – Art Vilnius ’18, Art Fair, Vilnius, Lithuania
2017 – viennacontemporary, Vienna, Austria
2016 – Behind the Scenes, AV17 Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 – Sculpture Is When…, Kunsthalle Göppingen, Germany
2011 – New Wave with JAK, Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2010 – Happy End, Kunsthalle Göppingen, Germany
2009 – Übermorgenkünstler, Heidelberg Art Association, Germany
2008 – The Institute for Social Research and the Discovery of Art God, Richmond Art Center, USA
2007 – Local to Local, Open Space Bea, Busan, South Korea
Awards
2018 – Art Vilnius Visitors’ Prize, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 – Art Vilnius Best Installation Award, Vilnius, Lithuania
2007 – DAAD Prize, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, Germany
2006 – 1st Prize, “Pusteblume” Competition, Ebersbach, Germany
2004 – 1st Prize, “Sculptures on the Bicycle Path – Art in the Landscape” Project, RIO, Germany
Grants and Residencies
2023 – Lithuanian Ministry of Culture Grant, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 – Kunstfonds Neustart Kultur, Germany
2021 – Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Grant for Artistic Activity, Germany
2019 – Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2016 – Akademie Schloss Solitude – Bosch Fellowship, Germany
2015 – Lithuanian Ministry of Culture Grant, Vilnius, Lithuania
2011 – Open Space Bea Residency, Busan, South Korea
2010 – Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
Teaching Experience
2023 – Lecture “Kinetic Art”, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
2018 – Second Supervisor and Examiner of Diploma Thesis, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
2016 – “Sokrates Erasmus” Teaching Program, Vilnius Academy of Arts
2013 – Lecturer in Puppet Theatre, Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts
2010 – Stone Sculpture Courses, Riegelhof-Realschule, Germany
1998–2000 – Art Teacher, Varėna Art and Music School, Lithuania
Professional Activity
2013 – Member of the Baden-Württemberg Artists’ Association
2013 – Member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association
2008 – Member of Interventionsraum
2007 – Co-founder of the project group “Local to Local”
2006 – Co-founder of the artists’ group “JAK”