Birutė Jocaitė-Šliurpienė Opens BIRUTE STUDIO in Vilnius

Lithuanian painter Birutė Jocaitė-Šliurpienė has established BIRUTE STUDIO in Vilnius, Lithuania, five years ago, creating a dedicated space for her atmospheric abstraction practice. The studio is open to visitors who wish to witness her creative process. Jocaitė-Šliurpienė, who began exhibiting as a child and trained in graphics and watercolor, now works primarily in acrylic, building multi-layered canvases that explore themes of nature, memory, and home. Her current series include Forest Series, Sea Series, and Spring Series. She describes her work as 'atmospheric abstraction,' emphasizing emotional sensation over literal depiction. The birth of her child renewed her commitment to painting, and she views each artwork as part of a longer conversation with materials and memory. She does not work from sketches, relying instead on an intuitive palette and layered process that can take weeks per painting. Jocaitė-Šliurpienė believes meaning is completed when a painting enters a collector's home, becoming a quiet companion over time.