Born in Australia of Lithuanian parents – daughter, wife, mother, teacher, public servant and now as an artist exploring the realm of textile, surface design and printing arts.

Started as a quilter under tutelage of Beth Miller who has continued to be an influence in her art journey.  Quickly moved to creating art quilts,  then became a serious dyer with procion, acid and natural dyes.  Now combines her natural dyeing and botanical printing with creating textile art, print media on paper and/or cloth, or creating mixed media.

EXHIBITIONS

2023

• Afterglow post the Fires, 1^st place, print media section, Jindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show

2022

• Winter Grasses - 1^st place, mixed media section, Jindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show
• Exhibitor at Jindabyne Art Gallery
• July Exhibition in Members Space Raglan Gallery
• Connections : Living between two cultures, 1^st place texilte division,  at bi annual Lithuanian art exhibition, Sydney

2021

• Winter Wonderland - 1^st place, print media section, Jindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show
• 1-30 April  From the Mountains to the Coast Exhibition of Textiles, Print and mixed Media by four Artist Friends - Buffy Beggs, Wilma Cawley, Rasa Mauragis and Beth Miller
• 1-31 October Exhibition at Dudley's Cafe
• Exhibitor at Jindabyne Art Gallery and Berridale Community Art Gallery

2020

• Adagio Etude: Lost cities  - Dalgety Show, Art quilt Section 1st place
• Exhibitor at Jindabyne Art Gallery

2019

• What do I see?  What do you see?  A monkey? 1^st place, print media section, Jindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show
• Berridale Community Art Group exhibition at the Snowy Region Visitor Centre Gallery, October

2018-19

• Exhibition of Monoprints using Nature’s Palette, Haines Room (Member’s Gallery), Raglan Gallery, Cooma 4 December to 31 January 2019

2018

• Solo exhibition Improvisation with Nature’s Palette 1-31 October, Snowy Region Visitor Centre Gallery.
• Group exhibition Adornment Spiral Gallery Bega 25 May 20 June
• Leaf Forest 1^stplace, print section, Jindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show
•  I found the dogs, mixed media in Raglan Gallery Members 50^thBirthday Art Exhibition

2017

• Three artist exhibition at the National Parks and Wildlife (NPWS) Gallery, Jindabyne, NSW;
• Is that my Horse, mixed media Highly CommendedJindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show
• Highly Commended in mixed media category for art quilt Improvisation #4 Forest Litter and mixed media piece What can I see at Monaro Art Group Exhibition.
• Looking into the Enchanted Forest, mixed media, Briscoe Awards exhibition, Raglan Gallery

2016

• Adagio Etude – Lost cities exhibited in Natural Surface Design Conference Exhibition in Lithuania and Lithuanian bi-annual exhibition, Melbourne
• Is that my Horse, mixed media, Judges Award at bi annual Lithuanian art exhibition, Melbourne e
•  Jindabyne Lion’s Easter Art Show  Mystery Woman  - Highly Commended

2014

• Snowy Landscape: Eco colour #1^stprize, Art Quilt section, Dalgety Show

2010–12

• Snowscape accepted into juried Australia Wide 2 travelling exhibition

2009

• Desolation 1stplace – Canberra Quilters Exhibition

2007

• Paper Blues Impromptu 3^rd place Miniature Quilt category Sydney Quilt Show

2006

• Through the Cosmos #2  2nd place in “Anything Goes “ Quilts category – Canberra Quilters Exhibition

2005

• Block chosen for the Australian Citizenship Quilt Project Quilt exhibited at Parliament House Canberra
• Views from Above: Landscape 1 juried exhibition ‘Beyond the Border: An exhibition of Art quilts’ Yarrawonga Arts Council
• Through the Cosmos 1st place – Canberra Quilters Exhibition

2005-2009

• Desolation accepted into juried ‘Across Australia’ overseas travelling art quilt exhibition in Europe and Middle East

2003

• Firestorm: Will it Come my Way? Purchased by the ACT Emergency Services Authority

2002

• Escaping Inner City Jungle - runner up in Pins and Needles shop challenge to create a quilt using a designated fabric

2001

• Quilt When:
  - juried exhibition for the Celebration Quilts 2001 celebrating the Centenary of Federation exhibited at Canberra Museum & Gallery, Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Victoria and Regional Gallery at Griffith
  - hung in Chief Executive’s reception area of the ACT Dept of Justice and Community Safety 2005-2007

1998

• Viewer’s choice for miniature quilt Tulip Study 2 – Canberra Quilters Exhibition

1996

• Won Margaret Armistead Award for first time exhibitor for Central Spirit – Canberra Quilters Exhibition

 

Publications

2019

• One of 21 artists featured in a bilingual anthology Terra Australia Incognita: Lietuvių menininkai Australijoj/Lithuanian artist in Australia, editors Ilona Mažeikienė, Regina Urbonienė, Publisher Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius

2017

• Quilt Take a Vegetable published in of Down Under Textile Issue 30 in the article on“The Experimentalist

2015

• Article of my work  A Sense of Place in “Textile” The Australian Magazine for Textile Arts,
  Issue 118

2014

• Article Textured Landscapes’ featured in “Be Inspired’ section of Down Under Textile Issue 15

2012

• Quilt Desolation published in book Art Quilt Portfolio: Natural Wonders by Martha Sielman

2010

• Quilt Desolation published in “Down Under Quilts” Issue 140

2008

• Quilt Where is Nemo published in “Down Under Quilts” Issue 125
  Quilt Luca’s Puppies published in “Down Under Quilts” Issue 125

2007

• Quilt Crossroads published in “Down Under Quilts” Issue 111 August 2007

2006

• Quilt Through the Cosmos #2 published in European magazine “Magic Patch” Issue 37

2002

• Quilt Escaping Inner City Jungle featured in Down Under Quilts article on hexagons

2001

• Quilt When published in Canberra Times with the review article of the exhibition

1999

• Seascape in “Down Under Quilts” article on Canberra Quilters Exhibition

 

Events

2016

• Fashionation, Cooma (Fashion show featuring local designers)
• Fashfest 2016, Canberra (Fashion Show featuring local and regional designers)