Dr. Gediminas Urbonas

Associate Professor

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Biography

Gediminas Urbonas is an artist, researcher, and educator who co-founded Urbonas Studio, an interdisciplinary research practice that facilitates exchange among various knowledge production nodes and artistic practices. His work focuses on projects that transform civic spaces and collective imaginaries by developing practice-based research models that merge urbanism, new media, and social science. Urbonas has established an international reputation for his socially engaged and interdisciplinary practice that addresses economic, social, and political conflicts in contexts undergoing transformation. His art serves as a platform for public interaction, engaging social groups and evoking local communities' cultural and political imaginations. Urbonas has exhibited widely internationally, including participation in major events such as the São Paulo Biennial and the Venice Biennale, and has received numerous grants and awards for his contributions to the arts.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2009-09-01 — Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Teaching and researching the intersection of art, culture, and technology.

Visiting Professor

2018-01-01 — 2022-01-01

Central Academy of Fine Arts • Beijing, China

Visiting teaching position focused on contemporary art practices.

Full-time Faculty

2005-01-01 — 2009-01-01

Norwegian University of Science and Technology • Norway

Full-time teaching position in fine arts.

Awards

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Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts

2007-01-01
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Prize at the Gwangju Biennale

2006-01-01
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Silver Medal for Contributions to Liberal Arts Education

2024-01-01