About Greta
Greta is a multi-award winning Lithuanian-British artist and painter, art tutor, and nature-lover based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. She became an artist after leaving a career in Neuroscience research and gained early recognition, winning the Search Press award for her painting "Mother and Calf" at TALP 2022.
Greta was awarded the Arts Council DYCP grant in 2022 which paved the way for one-to-one mentorships with Jenny Aitken RSMA, and the world-renowned US artist Lori Putnam. Greta regularly exhibits in a number of UK national art exhibitions, notably: the Chelsea Art Society summer exhibition, The Royal Cambrian Academy exhibition and "The Artist" Open exhibition, where her plein air painting "Early Spring at Padley Gorge" won two awards in 2023.
Greta is a member of the Peak District Artisans, a well-known regional artist organisation which regularly exhibits and showcases members' work in stunning location in the Midlands and North England, such as Chatsworth House.
Greta is also very passionate about spreading the joy of painting and is a regular contributor to The Artist magazine, writing about neuroscience-backed fundamental principles of painting and demonstrating her process. She also runs regular painting workshops.
Exhibitions
2025
The Royal Cambrian Academy Open Exhibition, Conwy
The Chatsworth Showcase, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
2024
Chelsea Art Society Summer Exhibition
The Artist Collection Exhibition (invitational), Patchings Art Centre, Nottinghamshire
The Royal Cambrian Academy Exhibition, Conwy
The Salon Exhibition (invitational), Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham
TALP Open Exhibition, Patchings Art Centre
Meet The Locals, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
Roundhay Park Summer Show, The English Art Co gallery, Leeds
The Burlington Showcase, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
2023
"Grazing Upon the Landscape" - Solo Exhibition marking the end of Arts Council DYCP grant
TALP Open Exhibition (winner of the Artist Exhibition award and the Clairefontaine award)
The Great Sheffield Art Show
Art in the Gardens, Sheffield
Chelsea Art Society Summer Exhibition
Heeley Art Club Spring and Autumn Exhibitions (Sheffield Winter Garden)
2022
"100 Paintings in 100 Days", Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance, Rotherham
English Riviera Winter Exhibition, Torquay
Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance Members Exhibition, Rotherham
The Great Sheffield Art Show
Art in the Gardens, Sheffield
Fronteer Gallery Open Exhibition
TALP Open Exhibition (winner of the Search Press award)
MAGNA Science Museum, Rotherham
Awards and Grants
2023 The Exhibition Award at The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition
2023 Clairefontaine Award at The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition
2022 Arts Council 'Developing Your Creative Practice' grant
2022 Search Press Award at The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition
Writing
Regular contributor to The Artist magazine. Some of my latest articles can be found here: Novemeber 2024 issue, October 2024 issue and September 2024 issue.
Teaching
Monthly full-day oil painting workshops (12 students)
Demonstrations and painting workshops by invitation at art clubs and groups
Online painting webinars for the Painters Online (publishers of The Artist and Leisure Painter magazines)
Education
ART
Mentorship with American painter Lori Putnam (2022 - 2023)
Mentorship and tuition with Jenny Aitken RSMA (2022 - 2023)
ACADEMIC
2014 - 2018 Doctorate (PhD) in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, University of York. Thesis on visual perception in the human brain.
2011 - 2014 BSc in Psychology (Hons), University of York
