Neringa Dastoor is an artist & designer based in London.

Recent works focus on what one considers as familiarity (with)in the every day. Tactile mark-making plays with, reconfigures the traditional painting, embroidery or sculpture techniques. Materials may include thread, brushes, washcloths, household paint, artist's own made oak gall ink, crayons, found objects, raw fabrics or bits of clothing amongst others. You may learn more in the interview with Helen Adams, the Textiles Curator.

Exhibitions, 2009 – 2026

2026
Wildways with Artists: The River Ching (upcoming in September). Artwork development informed by ecosystem of river Ching by Highams Park, London.
Open Studios, Part of Highams Park Arts Trail, London

2022
Baby Nr 2

2021
Brooklyn FAM, illustration and design of brand new identity for a brand new Festival of Arts & Music, Brooklyn, NY
Loom... Exhibit, group show curated by Francine Rogers, SLA, Lithuanian Alliance in NY, USA
Time, group show curated by Katya Kvasova, No Format gallery, London, UK

2019
Blue Mind, group show, 3rd on 3rd gallery, Jamestown, NY, USA
The Approaches, group show, D Contemporary gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
Cluster, Contemporary Craft Fair, Ugly Duck, London
Structures form a field once a single line is drawn exposing fragments, a group exhibition & performance as an indirect response to the artist David Raymon Conroy's residency, Seventeen gallery, London. Other artists: Richard McVetis, Archana Pathak and YiMiao Shih

2018
Baby Nr 1

2017
Drawing Poetry, Artist Residency & Show, Centre for Recent Drawing in partnership with Poetry School, London
Letters & Markers, 5 day pop-up installation, 4 guest cross-disciplinary artists’ talks & workshops in 3 different locations with public participation

2016
Open Studios, Kingsgate Workshops, London

2015
Drawings on Fabric, solo show, The Horse Hospital, London
Metaqua, group show, short film screening, selected by BBC Worldwide London HQ as Winner Creative Challenge, London

2013
Letters From Dew: Please Stay in Touch, group show, an interactive installation with a voice over kindly recorded by artist Lawrence Weiner, poetry in collaboration with writer& film director Anastasia Kirillova, Sustain RCA, London
Metaqua, group show, Interactive installation, in collaboration with Jaap de Matt, group exhibition including Heatherwick Studio, as part of the Queen Elizabeth Engineering Award Prize Awards Ceremony, TATE Modern, London
Metaqua, group show, Royal College of Art, London
Future of the Poster, group show, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Unidentify, group show, Royal College of Art, London

2012
Interrupted, group show, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art

2011
Emerge, best of graphic design graduates show
BA degree show, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool

2010
12.586, group show, with artists Katriona Beales & Nina Edge, Bluecoat, Liverpool

2009
That Light, short film screening, selected for Liverpool Film Night, FACT

Curated Events, 2009 – 2017

2017
(A video) Talk for Instruments and Data, The Theatre of Measurement, FACT, Liverpool
Drawing Poetry, Artist Residency (1 month), Centre for Recent Drawing in Partnership with Poetry School, London
Letters & Markers, London Festival of Architecture. In response to theme memory, curated workshops/pop up exhibition in collaboration with public in 5 days, facilitated talks with 4 guests in 3 locations
Essay for UnMakingThings about Letters & Markers, read it here

2016
On Visual Communication, guest talk & workshop with BA communication & photography students. Richmond, The American International Uty, Rome

2014
Type as Image, a talk and a workshop with young teens in response to Artist Shinko Ohtake's work. Parasol Unit Gallery, London
Identity: Objects & Space, a workshop with BA communication design students and facilitated a talk with guest Anna Nazo, Richmond, The American International Uty
Experimental Typography: A to Z. Presented research as a talk and ran workshops with BA fashion communication students, Liverpool John Moores University

2013
Metaqua, a curated symposium, Royal College of Art, London
Type & Object, a talk and a workshop with BA graphic design students, University for Creative Arts, Epsom, London

2010
Screen Print Your Movie Poster, a hands on screen-printing workshop with public all ages, in collaboration with artist Sam Meech
Hand-Stories, a workshop with local Liverpool communities, in collaboration with artist Neil Winterburn

2009
Narrative in Stop-Motion Animation, a workshop with teenagers making stop-motion animation, Liverpool John Moores University
Collecting Memories with Liverpool local communities, in collaboration with an art organisation ReDock, Liverpool

Education

2013 MA, Visual Communication, Royal College of Art, London
2011 BA (1st Class Hons), Graphic Arts, Liverpool John Moores University
2004 Diploma in Art Direction, AAA School of Advertising, South Africa
1999 Diploma in Applied Design, Kaunas College of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania
1984–96 Kursenai Secondary School, Lithuania

Recognition

2015 Metaqua, video category, Winner of BBC Worldwide Creative Challenge
2013 Letters From Dew, Please Stay in Touch selected for Sustain RCA
2013 Metaqua(interactive installation) selected for TATE Modern, part of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Awards
2011 Best of Graphic Design Graduates, Emerge, Part of London Design Festival
2004 Finalist, Loerie Art Direction Awards in Advertising, student category, SA
2004 Top Creative Student, AAA School of Advertising, Johannesburg, SA