Gabija Malina in her studio, surrounded by portrait paintings and drawings

About

Painting people, building worlds.

My name is Gabija Malinauskaitė, and I am a multidisciplinary artist working across painting, 3D modeling, and animation.

My art is centered around people, emotions, and the small details that make everyday moments meaningful. I am drawn to portraiture, character-driven narratives, and the atmosphere of lived-in spaces - capturing not only how something looks, but how it feels.

I started with traditional art and later moved into 3D animation, studying at Dongseo University in South Korea. Working digitally taught me to think about art in a different way, while painting remained a constant part of how I explore ideas.

In my 3D work, I enjoy building detailed environments and characters and figuring out how they fit into a world. Painting gives me a different kind of freedom. It is a more intuitive way to explore color, texture, light, and human expression. I mostly work with oils, acrylics, gouache, and pastels, i especially enjoy the physicality of working directly with the material.

A lot of my inspiration comes from things that feel familiar: old photographs, nature, places I remember, and, most importantly, the people around me. I’m interested in making work that has a sense of history to it - something that feels like it existed before you saw it.

Available for commissions, collaborations, and print inquiries — see the contact page for the fastest way to reach me.

Education

  • Joint degree programme · 2021–2025

    3D Animation and Game Development

    Bachelor of Informatics

    Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius · 2021–2023

    Bachelor of Arts

    Dongseo University, Busan · 2023–2025

  • Graphic Design Course

    Brainnest · 2023

  • Fine Arts Diploma

    Algimantas Raudonikis Art School, Žagarė · 2011–2017

Exhibitions & Projects

Software

  • Blender · Maya · ZBrush

    Modeling, Rigging & Animation

  • Substance Painter · Photoshop

    Texturing

  • Unity · Unreal Engine

    Scene Assembly & Rendering

  • After Effects · Houdini · Nuke X

    Compositing & Effects

  • Premiere Pro · DaVinci Resolve

    Video Editing