Zilvinas Balkevicius (1975) is a practising artist of

Lithuanian origin living in Iceland

Artist Žilvinas Balkevičius  settled in a country of storms, ice, fire, and water, Iceland, year 2007 and calls it his second homeland. Born in Klaipėda, Lithuania, he grew up in Telšiai and got bachelor degree in Metal Design from Telšiai Higher Education Institution in 1997 and later year 1999 got a bachelor and 2001 master degree in Sculpture from Vilnius Academy of Arts. The sculptor has worked a lot in the field of theatre and cinema for stars like Björk,   Baltasar Kormákur, Alison Chitty, Oskaras Koršunovas. Also he works with stones, wood and metal - materials which best reveal a concept, or simply technologically suitable to reveal an idea - it is very interesting to listen, get into the material and feel its advantages, possibilities.