Monika Žaltauskaitė-Grašienė (born 1975), known as ŽALTĖ, is an artist, lecturer, and exhibition organizer and creator. Monika completed her textile studies at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, where she earned both a master's degree and a licentiate in arts. She also studied at the Esmod School in Paris (France), the Bergen Academy of Art (Norway), and participated in many creative workshops, symposiums, and conferences in Florence (Italy), Izmir (Turkey), Tehran (Iran), Bergen (Norway), London, Manchester, Farnham (United Kingdom), Tallinn (Estonia), Cork (Ireland), Paris (France), and more.
Monika Žaltauskaitė - Grašienė ŽALTĖ
Woven by Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė Rimvidas Jankauskas – Kampas. Fabric, acrylic, drawing with a burning candle. Woven as part of the Kaunas Biennale project “History Once Again,” 170x290 cm, 2011.
Woven by Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė Jonas Gasiūnas "RADAR." Fabric, acrylic, drawing with a burning candle. Woven as part of the Kaunas Biennale project “History Once Again,” 305x295 cm, 2011.
Woven by Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė "The Kiss of Judas." Fabric, acrylic, drawing with a burning candle. Woven as part of the Kaunas Biennale project “History Once Again,” 260x260 cm, 2011.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė Frames from the film "He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life." Textile, Jacquard. Woven as part of the Kaunas Biennale project “History Once Again,” 220x280 cm, 2011.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė CANARY. Textile, Jacquard, 420x230 cm, 2017.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė KANARĖLĖS Tekstilė, žakardas 420x230 2017 m
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė CANARY. Textile, Jacquard, 420x230 cm, 2017.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė SULFUR AND HYDROGEN. Textile, Jacquard, 160x130 cm, 2021.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė SOFA. Textile, Jacquard, 130x210 cm, 2018.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė SILENCE. Digital Jacquard tapestry, 240x265 cm, 2023.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė NIGHT. Digital Jacquard tapestry, 240x265 cm, 2023.
Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė MARIJA'S DRAPERY, 2020. Photo from the day of installing the artwork in the venue.