Last updated: 27 October 2026
Egle Jauncems is the London-based Lithuanian artist who moves between painting, weaving, printmaking and performance. She was the first winner of the David Hockney scholarship at the Royal College of Art. Here you will find our take on her work and where she has shown.
Our take on Egle Jauncems
Jauncems took an unusual route into art. She studied Chinese at Vilnius University, spent almost four years in East Asia and performed in Vilnius’s alternative music scene before art school, according to Vartai Gallery.
In 2015 she became the first recipient of the David Hockney Foundation scholarship for the Royal College of Art MA, and visited Hockney’s Los Angeles studio. “When I saw David in his studio I was speechless,” she told Artlyst.
Her 2021 show Patterns in Lithuania drew on Paulinas Kaluina, a sacristan and shoemaker who designed more than 200 weaving patterns but never wove them.
Egle Jauncems: the essentials
- Born in Vilnius in 1984; lives and works in London.
- Studied Sinology at Vilnius University and National Taiwan University, then at Chelsea College of Art and Design (BA, 2013) and the Royal College of Art (MA Painting, 2017).
- First recipient of the David Hockney Foundation scholarship at the Royal College of Art, in 2015.
- Shortlisted for the Valerie Beston Prize and the TCO x Outset Studio Makers Prize in 2017.
- Works across painting, weaving, printmaking and performance.
Egle Jauncems exhibitions
- Patterns, solo show, TEMA Projects, Skapiškis, Lithuania, 2021.
- Re-Enchanted Matter (group), APT Gallery, London, 2020.
- GOLOSO, solo show, Slate Projects, London, 2018.
- Malnutrition, solo show, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, 2017.
Where to find Egle Jauncems’s work
We found no works on open sale.
- Vartai Gallery, Vilnius: shows her work and lists it on its artist page. Prices are on enquiry.
Egle Jauncems FAQs
Who is Egle Jauncems?
A London-based Lithuanian artist, born in 1984, working across painting, weaving, printmaking and performance.
Did Egle Jauncems win a David Hockney scholarship?
Yes. In 2015 she became the first recipient of the David Hockney Foundation scholarship at the Royal College of Art.
Where did Egle Jauncems study?
Vilnius University, National Taiwan University, Chelsea College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art.
Which gallery shows Egle Jauncems?
Vartai Gallery in Vilnius.
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Main image: Egle Jauncems, Famous Chef No. 1, 2017. Courtesy Galerija Vartai. Framed by CoolCuration. Exhibition details last checked: 27 October 2026.
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