Born on 15 August 1953 in Vilnius. Art critic. Member of the Lithuanian Photographers' Union since 1999, granted the status of art creator in 2005. Member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) since 1991. 1979-81 Studied at the postgraduate research institute of the Theory and History of Visual Arts of the USSR Academy of Arts. Candidate of Art History (1986). Since 1976 (with interruptions) lecturer at Vilnius Academy of Arts, since 2003 professor. 1992-98 Director of the G. Soros Centre for Contemporary Art in Lithuania. Published 300 articles on art and photography in Lithuanian and foreign publications, edited the book 100 Contemporary Lithuanian Artists (2000). Since 1988, she was one of the first to organise conceptual art exhibitions in Lithuania, curating 60 exhibitions in 34 countries in Lithuania and abroad.