ANTON KARYUK
BIO
Anton Karyuk is a Ukrainian multidisciplinary artist based in Vilnius. In his practice, the artist explores marginalised segments of society, identities and the dynamics of social ecology.
Anton was born in the city of Dnipro, where he received his master’s degree in Architecture. In 2015, he began his professional career as an artist creating abstract paintings, later changing his focus to multidisciplinary media such as installation, performance and video art. Anton has been living and working in Lithuania since 2017. In Vilnius, he is a part of the organising team of the annual queer festival Kreivės. In 2020, Anton studied at the Performance Department of the Academy of Arts in Poznan.
His artistic efforts interact dynamically with public contexts, fostering a deeper connection between art and society. In his visual narratives, Anton uses abstract artistic language and minimalist form, deftly manoeuvring between intimate and socially sensitive themes.
His multimedia works have been exhibited at international exhibitions, including the European Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale (Italy), the Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art (Poland), Mystetskyi Arsenal (Ukraine), Contemporary Art Centre, Atletika (Lithuania), Galerie Rasch (Germany), Kulturhuset Leoparden (Sweden) and others. Anton took part in the Helsinki International Artist Programme, was an artist in residence at the Nida Art Colony, twice received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture of Poland Gaude Polonia. The artist was shortlisted for the Ukrainian PinchukArtCentre Prize and the Lithuanian JCDecaux Prize.
Anton was born in the city of Dnipro, where he received his master’s degree in Architecture. In 2015, he began his professional career as an artist creating abstract paintings, later changing his focus to multidisciplinary media such as installation, performance and video art. Anton has been living and working in Lithuania since 2017. In Vilnius, he is a part of the organising team of the annual queer festival Kreivės. In 2020, Anton studied at the Performance Department of the Academy of Arts in Poznan.
His artistic efforts interact dynamically with public contexts, fostering a deeper connection between art and society. In his visual narratives, Anton uses abstract artistic language and minimalist form, deftly manoeuvring between intimate and socially sensitive themes.
His multimedia works have been exhibited at international exhibitions, including the European Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale (Italy), the Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art (Poland), Mystetskyi Arsenal (Ukraine), Contemporary Art Centre, Atletika (Lithuania), Galerie Rasch (Germany), Kulturhuset Leoparden (Sweden) and others. Anton took part in the Helsinki International Artist Programme, was an artist in residence at the Nida Art Colony, twice received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture of Poland Gaude Polonia. The artist was shortlisted for the Ukrainian PinchukArtCentre Prize and the Lithuanian JCDecaux Prize.
SELECTED PERSONAL AND GROUP SHOWS
Are You Here with Us?. Arsenal Gallery. Bialystok (Poland). Group exhibition. 2024.
In a Time Not Long Past. Išgir̃stì. Vilnius (Lithuania). Personal exhibition. 2024.
Cool Change Show. Form Gallery. Perth (Australia). Group exhibition. 2024.
Mind Readers. Atletika. Vilnius (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2023.
Queerstories_UA_PL. Labirynt Gallery. Lublin (Poland). Group exhibition. 2023.
I think I’ve Been There Before. Krupa Gallery. Wroclaw (Poland). Group exhibition. 2023.
International Queer Solidarity. Alkatraz Gallery. Ljubljana (Slovenia). Group exhibition. 2023.
How Are You? Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA). Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2023.
Sovereignty Reimagined. Maenad Collective. New York (USA). Group exhibition. 2023.
I Think I’ve Been There Before. KCCC. Klaipėda (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2023.
Forms of Presence. Mystetskyi Arsenal. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2023.
In the Beginning Was the Deed! Kaunas’ Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2023.
Sexual Objectification. Barbara Baryzewska Gallery. Warsaw (Poland). Personal exhibition. 2023.
Open studio. Nida Art Colony. Neringa (Lithuania). 2022.
Waves of Opportunity, JCDecaux Prize. Lithuanian Artists’ Association Gallery, Contemporary Art Centre (CAC). Vilnius (Lithuania). Group exhibitions. 2022.
Open studio KCCC. Klaipėda (Lithuania). 2022.
Anti War Coalition. ZKM (Center for Art and Media). Karlsruhe (Germany); Patriarchy and War. The European Pavilion. Rome (Italy); Behind the Scenes of the Empire. Centrum Kultury Zamek. Poznan (Poland). Group exhibitions. 2022.
Piazza Ucraina. Giardini, 59th Venice Biennale. Venice (Italy).
Group exhibition. 2022.
Open studio HIAP Suomenlinna. Gallery Augusta. Helsinki (Finland). Open studio. 2022.
Melioracija. Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, Kaunas Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2022.
Service. Kaunas Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2022.
Tomorrow. Literature Museum. Tbilisi (Georgia). Group exhibition. 2022.
Zaraz. Lviv Biennale. Lviv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2022.
Must Establish Reality: Ukrainian Artists under Siege. Art at a Time Like This. (USA). Group exhibition. 2022.
Simple Things from/for Human Beings. Kulturni Centar LAB. Novi Sad (Serbia). Personal exhibition. 2021.
Guilty Fresher. Išgir̃stì. Vilnius (Lithuania).Personal exhibition. 2021.
Between Statements. Garbary 37. Poznan (Poland). 2020. Group exhibition. 2020.
Somewhere now. Labirynt Gallery. Lublin (Poland). Group exhibition. 2020.
We Are People. Labirynt Gallery. Lublin (Poland). Group exhibition. 2020.
Exhibition of PinchukArtCentre Award nominees. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2020.
Identifying. Galleri Leoparden. Uppsala (Sweden). Personal exhibition. 2019.
Exhibition of participants of the Artsvit Gallery Residency Programme. Gallery Artsvit. Dnipro (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2019.
Erotica: The Art of Love, Nature, and Dick Drawings. Blank Space. Oslo (Norway). Group exhibition. 2019.
Flaws in the Open Air: German Edition. Rasch Gallery. Kassel (Germany). Group exhibition. 2019.
Pre-Education. Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz Gallery. Dresden (Germany). Personal exhibition. 2019.
26: Am I My Generation? Sodu 4 Gallery. Vilnius (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2018.
Nice to Meet You. Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art. Ustka (Poland). Personal exhibition. 2018.
Forbidden Family. Kedi Gallery. Izmit (Turkey). Group exhibition. 2017.
Flaws in the Open Air. Contemporary art festival Porto Franko, Ivano-Frankivs’k (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2017.
You’re Win. Art group Step’, Art-Prichal Gallery. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2016.
Unborn. Institute of Contemporary Art. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2016.
33 Solitudes. Gallery Port. Kyiv (Ukraine). Personal exhibition. 2015.
In a Time Not Long Past. Išgir̃stì. Vilnius (Lithuania). Personal exhibition. 2024.
Cool Change Show. Form Gallery. Perth (Australia). Group exhibition. 2024.
Mind Readers. Atletika. Vilnius (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2023.
Queerstories_UA_PL. Labirynt Gallery. Lublin (Poland). Group exhibition. 2023.
I think I’ve Been There Before. Krupa Gallery. Wroclaw (Poland). Group exhibition. 2023.
International Queer Solidarity. Alkatraz Gallery. Ljubljana (Slovenia). Group exhibition. 2023.
How Are You? Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA). Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2023.
Sovereignty Reimagined. Maenad Collective. New York (USA). Group exhibition. 2023.
I Think I’ve Been There Before. KCCC. Klaipėda (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2023.
Forms of Presence. Mystetskyi Arsenal. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2023.
In the Beginning Was the Deed! Kaunas’ Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2023.
Sexual Objectification. Barbara Baryzewska Gallery. Warsaw (Poland). Personal exhibition. 2023.
Open studio. Nida Art Colony. Neringa (Lithuania). 2022.
Waves of Opportunity, JCDecaux Prize. Lithuanian Artists’ Association Gallery, Contemporary Art Centre (CAC). Vilnius (Lithuania). Group exhibitions. 2022.
Open studio KCCC. Klaipėda (Lithuania). 2022.
Anti War Coalition. ZKM (Center for Art and Media). Karlsruhe (Germany); Patriarchy and War. The European Pavilion. Rome (Italy); Behind the Scenes of the Empire. Centrum Kultury Zamek. Poznan (Poland). Group exhibitions. 2022.
Piazza Ucraina. Giardini, 59th Venice Biennale. Venice (Italy).
Group exhibition. 2022.
Open studio HIAP Suomenlinna. Gallery Augusta. Helsinki (Finland). Open studio. 2022.
Melioracija. Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, Kaunas Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2022.
Service. Kaunas Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2022.
Tomorrow. Literature Museum. Tbilisi (Georgia). Group exhibition. 2022.
Zaraz. Lviv Biennale. Lviv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2022.
Must Establish Reality: Ukrainian Artists under Siege. Art at a Time Like This. (USA). Group exhibition. 2022.
Simple Things from/for Human Beings. Kulturni Centar LAB. Novi Sad (Serbia). Personal exhibition. 2021.
Guilty Fresher. Išgir̃stì. Vilnius (Lithuania).Personal exhibition. 2021.
Between Statements. Garbary 37. Poznan (Poland). 2020. Group exhibition. 2020.
Somewhere now. Labirynt Gallery. Lublin (Poland). Group exhibition. 2020.
We Are People. Labirynt Gallery. Lublin (Poland). Group exhibition. 2020.
Exhibition of PinchukArtCentre Award nominees. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2020.
Identifying. Galleri Leoparden. Uppsala (Sweden). Personal exhibition. 2019.
Exhibition of participants of the Artsvit Gallery Residency Programme. Gallery Artsvit. Dnipro (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2019.
Erotica: The Art of Love, Nature, and Dick Drawings. Blank Space. Oslo (Norway). Group exhibition. 2019.
Flaws in the Open Air: German Edition. Rasch Gallery. Kassel (Germany). Group exhibition. 2019.
Pre-Education. Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz Gallery. Dresden (Germany). Personal exhibition. 2019.
26: Am I My Generation? Sodu 4 Gallery. Vilnius (Lithuania). Group exhibition. 2018.
Nice to Meet You. Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art. Ustka (Poland). Personal exhibition. 2018.
Forbidden Family. Kedi Gallery. Izmit (Turkey). Group exhibition. 2017.
Flaws in the Open Air. Contemporary art festival Porto Franko, Ivano-Frankivs’k (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2017.
You’re Win. Art group Step’, Art-Prichal Gallery. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2016.
Unborn. Institute of Contemporary Art. Kyiv (Ukraine). Group exhibition. 2016.
33 Solitudes. Gallery Port. Kyiv (Ukraine). Personal exhibition. 2015.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme – Residency. Helsinki (Finland). 2025.
Saari Residence. Mynamaki (Finland). 2025.
AIR – Artist in Residence Niederösterreich. Krems an der Donau (Austria). 2024.
Gaude Polonia – Scholarship Programme of the Minister of Culture of Poland. Warsaw (Poland). 2023.
Residency Once Upon a Queer (Poland/Ukraine). 2023.
Residency Programme of Nida Art Colony. Neringa (Lithuania). 2022.
JCDecaux Prize Nominee. Vilnius (Lithuania). 2022.
Residency Programme of Klaipėda Cultural Communication Center (KCCC). Klaipėda (Lithuania). 2022.
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme – Residency. Helsinki (Finland). 2021—2022.
Residency Archive: Performance Art of Ukraine. Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro (Ukraine). 2021.
Existenzminimum of DeMo Reciprocal Residency of the Kaunas Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). 2020—2021.
Residency Archive: Performance Art of Ukraine. Dnipro (Ukraine). 2020.
Individual State Scholarship for Culture and Art Creators, Lithuanian Council for Culture. Vilnius (Lithuania). 2020, 2024.
Gaude Polonia – Scholarship Programme of the Minister of Culture of Poland. Poznan (Poland). 2020.
PinchukArtCentre Prize Nominee. Kyiv (Ukraine). 2020.
I-Portunus Mobility Grant by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. Uppsala (Sweden). 2019.
Residency of the Gallery Artsvit. Direction: Visual art. Dnipro (Ukraine). 2019.
Residency of The Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art. Ustka (Poland). 2018.
I:O Residency. Helikon Art Center. Bahçecik (Turkey). 2017.
Saari Residence. Mynamaki (Finland). 2025.
AIR – Artist in Residence Niederösterreich. Krems an der Donau (Austria). 2024.
Gaude Polonia – Scholarship Programme of the Minister of Culture of Poland. Warsaw (Poland). 2023.
Residency Once Upon a Queer (Poland/Ukraine). 2023.
Residency Programme of Nida Art Colony. Neringa (Lithuania). 2022.
JCDecaux Prize Nominee. Vilnius (Lithuania). 2022.
Residency Programme of Klaipėda Cultural Communication Center (KCCC). Klaipėda (Lithuania). 2022.
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme – Residency. Helsinki (Finland). 2021—2022.
Residency Archive: Performance Art of Ukraine. Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro (Ukraine). 2021.
Existenzminimum of DeMo Reciprocal Residency of the Kaunas Artists’ House. Kaunas (Lithuania). 2020—2021.
Residency Archive: Performance Art of Ukraine. Dnipro (Ukraine). 2020.
Individual State Scholarship for Culture and Art Creators, Lithuanian Council for Culture. Vilnius (Lithuania). 2020, 2024.
Gaude Polonia – Scholarship Programme of the Minister of Culture of Poland. Poznan (Poland). 2020.
PinchukArtCentre Prize Nominee. Kyiv (Ukraine). 2020.
I-Portunus Mobility Grant by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. Uppsala (Sweden). 2019.
Residency of the Gallery Artsvit. Direction: Visual art. Dnipro (Ukraine). 2019.
Residency of The Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art. Ustka (Poland). 2018.
I:O Residency. Helikon Art Center. Bahçecik (Turkey). 2017.
© Anton Karyuk 2025