International Textile Students’ Exhibition "IDENTITY"

International Textile Students’ Exhibition IDENTITY
14.02-14.03.2026
Opening on Friday, February 13 at 5 PM

The aim of the exhibition IDENTITY is to bring together, in one shared space, the works of textile students from art academies in the Baltic countries. Higher art education institutions in neighbouring countries are closely connected through artist–educators, professional networks, and mutual collaboration, and the exhibition offers an opportunity to explore the creative work of students studying at different institutions. The exhibition was initiated by the desire to further strengthen student exchange and to expand cooperation between higher education institutions. In addition, IDENTITY seeks to initiate discussion on the teaching of textile art and design in the participating schools and encourages reflection on the similarities and differences in the current state of the field across the participating countries.

Participating in the exhibition are textile students from art academies in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Vilnius Academy of Arts; Vilnius Academy of Arts, Kaunas Faculty; Art Academy of Latvia; Estonian Academy of Arts; Pallas University of Applied Sciences.

Each institution selected five works or series of works for the exhibition, representing both bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes. The display is complemented by accompanying texts written by the authors, which provide broader context for the works.

Participating artists: Deva Bartninkaitė, Elinga Garuolytė, Kamilė Bagvilaitė, Luka Žiauberytė, Nargiza Nurdinova, Deimantė Petkevičiūtė, Ineta Ignatavičiūtė, Ieva Penčilaitė, Unė Labutytė, Rokas Jaselis, Baiba Zalcmane, Anna Korobeinikova, Jolanta Karele, Anna Kustikova, Monta Beca, Hedi Leppik, Juulia Aleksandra Mikson, Kassandra Laur, Rose-Marie Riitsalu, Vivian Vuks, Emily Dobrus, Johanna Tuisk, Leena Isabel Pizzolante, Sofia Lanman, Renate Eensalu, Mari Kivitalu.

Exhibition team: curator Aet Ollisaar, exhibition designer Madis Liplap, graphic designer Mari Saffre, exhibition assistant Marju Roos.

The exhibition is accompanied by a seminar on 13 March at 11:00 at Gallery Pallas.

Press photo: Renate Eensalu. A Sensory Perception of the Feeling of Home through Tapestries. Supervisor Aet Ollisaar. Final Project 2025. Pallas. Photo by Merit Pallas.

Additional information:
Aet Ollisaar
Professor, Head of Department
Department of Textile, Pallas UAS
+372 506 7281
aet.ollisaar@pallasart.ee

Gallery Pallas
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