Mindaugas Gabrenas is Lithuanian fine art photographer currently based in Paris.
Humanities and social sciences background has nurtured his interest in human being: there’s always a human presence in his pictures, even if barely perceptible. Author uses photography as a methodology for self-reflection. Personal states of solitude and perception of time are reflected in his works and one could read them, depending on intensity, as poetry, prose or even an autobiography.
Author pays much attention to the act of photography itself. He works in the traditional, non-digital, silver photographic medium using a variety of medium format film cameras including handmade ones. His exquisitely hand crafted black and white prints, which he makes in his own darkroom, reflect a sense of calm and thorough originality.
Mindaugas Gabrenas is an author of a number of personal and group exhibitions worldwide, his works have been published in the global media.
Exhibitions
2023 December, La Galerie des Photographes, Paris (group exhibition)
2023 October, International Art Fair Art Vilnius’23, Lithuania
2023 July-September, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Little Big Galerie, Arles (group exhibition)
2023 May, “Lost in Paris”, Fredelion Gambetta, Paris (group exhibition)
2022 November-December, “Pasages Éphémères”, La Galerie des Photographes, Paris (solo exhibition)
2022 July, “3 Ans !”, La Galerie des Photographes, Paris (group exhibition)
2022 March, FineArt Igualada, Barcelona
2022 February-March, “Noire et Blanc”, La Galerie des Photographes, Paris (group exhibition)
2022, Culture Lab LIC Gallery, New York (group exhibition)
2020, LightBox Photographic Gallery, Oregon (group exhibition)
2019, International Art Fair Art Vilnius’19, Lithuania
2018, Robin Rice Gallery, New York (solo exhibition)
2017, International Art Fair artKARLSRUHE’17, Germany
2016, Galerie STP, Germany (group exhibition)
2016, Krebsen Gallery, Copenhagen (solo exhibition)
2016, Vilnius Photography Gallery, Lithuania (solo exhibition)
2015, Robin Rice Gallery, New York (group exhibition)
2014, PHotoEspaña, National Museum of Decorative Arts, Madrid (solo exhibition)
2014, Chashama Gallery, New York (solo exhibition)
2014, MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis (group exhibition)
2014, Soho Photo Gallery, New York. Krappy Kamera Award (group exhibition)
2013, Chris Beetles Fine Photographs Gallery, London. Photo Democracy Award (group exhibition)
2013, Positive Negative Gallery, Vancouver. Fotofilmic’13 Award 3d place (group exhibition)
2013, International Photofestival “Horizonte Zingst”, Germany (group exhibition)
2012, Vilnius Photography Gallery, Lithuania (solo exhibition)
2012, International Photofestival “Horizonte Zingst”, Germany (group exhibition)
2011, Russian Union of Art Photographers, Moscow (group exhibition)
2011, The Baltic Biennale of Photography, Kaliningrad (group exhibition)
2010, first solo exhibition ‘Fantasma’ was exhibited in 7 cities of Lithuania
Publications
2023, Black and White Magazine
2022, Aeonian Magazine
2020, Art Magazine ‘Mastactva’
2019, Analog Forever Magazine
2019, SHOTS Magazine
2019, L’Oeil de la Photographie
2019, Silvershotz Magazine
2018, Culture Magazine ‘Monolog’
2018, The Edge of Humanity Magazine
2018, Blur Magazine
2017, Klassik Magazine
2016, L’Oeil de la Photographie
2016, Ost SEE Magazine
2016, Monovosions
2016, Dodho Magazine
2015, Adore Noir Magazine
2014, SHOTS Magazine
2013, Black and White Magazine
2013, Le Journal de la Photographie
2013, PH Magazine
2013, TeraBella Media, Open Portfolio Review, 2d Place Award Winner
2013, Dahse Magazine
2012, Fotoblur Magazine