DANIELĖ BALSYTĖ Personal Projects | Portraiture | Exhibitions | Prints
Previous exhibitions:
WOMAN: Perspectives on Female Identity, Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, 2023
Final Graduate Showcase, Free Range, London, UK, 2024
Final Graduate Showcase, Eldon Building, Portsmouth, UK, 2024
Obscure Objects of Desire, Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, UK, 2024
Photo Fringe, Online Exhibition, 2024
Photo Fringe Showcase, Eldon Building, Portsmouth, UK, 2024
Our Portsmouth, Online Exhibition, 2024
Pirmas Susitikimas: Jaunųjų Menininkių Paroda, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2024
Platform Graduate Award: COLONY, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK, 2024
On-going exhibitions:
Traces of Being, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
(March 12th, 2025-June 1st, 2025)
Traces of Being, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
(March 12th, 2025-June 1st, 2025)
Exhibitions
Traces of Being
Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
12th March, 2025 - 1st June, 2025
Between 2024 and 2025, I took part in the Aspire Curatorial Masterclass at Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth, a program dedicated to supporting emerging curators and new approaches to contemporary art.
Traces of Being brings together the work of 11 artists, each at a different stage in their practice, weaving stories through paint, fiber, film, and form. The exhibition explores memory, identity, and transformation—whispers of history, echoes of love, and the ever-changing landscapes of self and place.
For this exhibition, I selected three photographs and placed them on window panels, allowing light and space to interact with the images, shaping how they are seen and experienced.
Pirmas Susitikimas: Jaunųjų Menininkiu Paroda (eng. First Meeting: Young Women Artists’ Exhibition)
Bendra Buitis 22, Vilnius, Lithuania
7 December, 2024
First Meeting brought together emerging women artists, creating a space for dialogue on gender, creativity, and the challenges women face in the art world. Through painting, ceramics, and installation, the exhibition explored themes of identity, expression, and societal constraints.
For my first exhibition in Lithuania, I presented 10 Minutes, a minimalist sound and time installation reflecting on the cyclical nature of violence against women.
COLONY, Platform Graduate Award
Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
25 October, 2024 - 12 January, 2025
in 2024 I was nominated for the Platform Graduate Award, with my work showcased in the annual exhibition highlighting emerging talent from South East England. COLONY explored themes of ecological and societal structures, questioning systems of power, belonging, and displacement.
For this exhibition, I presented The Silent Noise of Everything in Between, a project reflecting on genocidal grief, colonial violence, and collective trauma. Through layered visual narratives, I invited audiences to engage both physically and emotionally with the work.
Photo Fringe Showcase
Eldon Building, Portsmouth
3 October - 17 November, 2024
As part of the Photo Fringe Festival, this showcase featured works by emerging photographers exploring diverse narratives and critical social themes.
I presented The Silent Noise of Everything in Between, a project reflecting on genocidal grief and colonial violence.
Final Graduate Showcase
Free Range, London
21-23 June, 2024
As part of Free Range, a leading graduate showcase for emerging creatives, this exhibition highlighted innovative photographic practices from across the UK. I presented The Silent Noise of Everything in Between as my final year project.
Final Graduate Showcase
Eldon Building, Portsmouth
14-19 June, 2024
As part of the local Final Graduate Showcase, this exhibition celebrated the work of recent graduates from the University of Portsmouth. I presented The Silent Noise of Everything in Between as my final year project.
Obscure Objects of Desire
Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth
25-28 April, 2024
As part of an open call for a group exhibition by second-year photography students from the University of Portsmouth, Obscure Objects of Desire explored the complex relationships between identity, material culture, and desire. I showcased a photograph of the sea, which later became part of The Silent Noise of Everything in Between.
WOMAN: Perspectives on Female Identity
Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth
21-23 March, 2023
This group exhibition, featuring second-year Photography BA students from the University of Portsmouth, explored the multifaceted nature of female identity. For this show I presented two portriats of very important women in my life, and 1 family portrait.