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Vineta Cook is contemporary abstract photographer, with roots of abstract expressionism. Born in northern Lithuania, in the hometown of Jonas Mekas-God father of American avant-garde cinema, she has been dabbling in art and experimenting with different materials since early childhood. At age fifteen she won the silver medallion in a European Union art contest held in Lithuania. After that she studied art privately for a year with Lithuanian artists R.Briediene, E.Skuja and V.Jazauskas. Later she finished at Vilnius Pedagogical University, receiving her bachelor degree in Arts and left Lithuania for the United States with her family in 2005.

In 2006 Vineta began to work on her own collection of abstract photography, exploring a newly created mini universe from her own rules and logic. She is an explorer in an undiscovered world, photographing hundreds of images, documenting all along the way. Vineta attempts to capture all the beauty she sees, so as not to forget, to share with others what she has found. But a "Created Universe" cannot be seen twice. Images are the only documents and proof that this world ever existed. In this sense, each series is based on a separate unique universe, usually in an image series of twelve. "Mini Universes" are mysterious places of light, grace and spirituality. The colors and shapes may vary from one to the next, but the same spirit exists throughout them all-the spirit of light that overtakes the darkness. She attempts to create an atmosphere of hope and beauty and her ability to capture the moment while creating it at the same time is that which makes her work unique.

Vineta has received awards from the European Union, Manhattan Art's International Gallery and in 2008 was entitled "Best Emerging Artist" from the Best of 2007 Art Source in New York. Her photography prints were used on the set of the CW Network TV series, "One Tree Hill" Season 8 (12), NBC's TV series "Up All Night" (starring Christina Applegate), "Beautiful People", "Two and a Half Men" and also upcoming feature film "Cotton". Vineta's Painting "Tears of the Sun" was chosen to illustrate the poem of the week by Michael Donaghy, at the "Times Literary Supplement". Selections of Vineta's photography is currently available at Art Pic gallery, North Hollywood, CA. Clients: Warner Bros, Collectors from USA, Canada, Lithuania, England.