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born in Anyksciai, Lithuania
lives in Vilnius, Lithuania
education:
1980-1992 art school for children (Panevezys), Lithuania
1992-1997 Pedagogical Institute (Siauliai), Lithuania
1997-1999 Vilnius Art Academy (printmaking), Lithuania
residencies, symposiums:
2011
Kolin Ryynänen artist residence, North Karelia, Finland
2010
AIR “Art-Commune” (Yerevan), Armenia
2009
LookLook residency, Perthshire, Scotland
Fundación Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain
2008
Annexateljén studio in Saxnäs (Marsfjäll) &
Borås konstgrafiska verkstad, Sweden
2007
artist residency (Reykjavík), Sím association of Icelandic visual artists
2006
(LKV ) Lademoen artists’ workshops (Trondheim), Norway
Perthshire Visual Arts Forum. Scotland
Air - Nykarleby residency (Nykarleby), Finland
2005
Raumars Artists in residence (Rauma), Finland
Gilfelagid studio (Akureyri), Iceland
2004
Borås konstgrafiska workshop (Borås), Sweden
2003
LookLook2003 project (Perth shire), Scotland
the Baltic Sea Residency Network Graphic workshop (Neastved), Denmark
2002
woodcut symposium, Lithuania
Pop Art 02 (Smiltyne), Lithuania
2000
graphic art symposium, Lithuania
grants:
mobility grant, the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, Nordic Culture Point (2011)
individual state grant, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania (2009)
Sleipnir (travel grant), the Nordic Council of Ministers, Vilnius, Lithuania (2003 - 2008)
STEP beyond mobility grant. European Cultural Foundation, Netherlands (2006, 2010)
Initiative premium. 6th international small graphic forms triennial (Vilnius), Lithuania (2004)
I price for project ESTAMPE 02, Lithuania (2002)
IV edition for small engraving prints. Florean museum, Romania (2002)
II premium for project Estampe 2001, Lithuania (2001)
solo exhibitions:
2012
Vilnius Art Gallery for Children and Youth (Vilnius), Lithuania
2011
Kolin Ryynänen artist residence caffe space, Koli, Finland
2010
Armenian Open University, Fine Art Departmen (Yerevan), Armenia
the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall (Vilnius), Lithuania
2009
Actus magnus gallery (Vilnius), Lithuania
2008
gallery Dalia (Vilnius), Lithuania
2007
Artima gallery (Vilnius), Lithuania
2006
gallery BABEL (Trondheim), Norway
gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
Dundee Contemporary Art’s, Scotland
2005
Povilas Visinskis Siauliai County Public Library, Lithuania
Raumars artist in residence (Rauma), Finland
Gilfelagid studio (Akureyri), Iceland
2004
gallery “akcija M” (Moletai), Lithuania
gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
Siauliai University art gallery, Lithuania
2003
gallery "kaire-desine". Vilnius. Lithuania
2002
art exhibition palace (Klaipeda), Lithuania
2001
gallery "muza" (Vilnius), Lithuania
gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
1999
gallery "rotunda" (Vilnius), Lithuania
gallery "2 - asis aukstas" (Panevezys), Lithuania
group exhibitions:
2011
taiteilijat sillan alla, Joensunn grafiikan paja, Joensuu, Finland
2010
exhibition "Latako 3". VGAC gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
contemporary Lithuanian printmaking "Lithuanian Artist's association collection". Bulgarian Institute (Warsaw), Poland
exhibition "tutor/learner". Vilnius art gallery for Children and Youth (Vilnius), Lithuania
AJZ space gallery (Yerevan), Armenia
2009
“forms of narrative”, Birnam Institute, Station road, Birnam by Dunkeld, Scotland
“scene 2”, Perthshire Visual Arts Forum, Threshold Artspace (Horsecross), Perth, Scotland
2008
gallery of the Municipal Graphic Center “Helios” of Neapolis Thessaloniki, Greece
Naestved international mini print exhibition (Naestved), Denmark
2nd now art now future print biennial „present time“ CAC (Vilnius), Lithuania
2007
13 biennale internationale de la Gravure et des Nouvelles Images de Sarcelles. France.
“common ground“. Raumars A-I-R programme 1997-2007. The Lönnström art museum (Rauma), Finland
Baishi festival at the Xiantan University‘s. Baisi Institute, China
“the lodges“. SIM house (Reykjavik), Iceland (2007)
2006
“remix100”. Gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
“graf’s”. Lithuanian graphic art exhibition (Birnam), Scotland
“together”. Lithuanian/Argentinean graphic art. Gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
“space-plane-body”. Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius), Lithuania
estampe2005. Gallery “"kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
2005
project “lighting objects”. Gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
Tokyo international mini-print triennial. Tama Art University museum (Tokyo), Japan
project “Now Art Now Future”. Edsvik Konsthall (Stockholm), Sweden
Vuokala 05 (Savonranta), Finland
grafica Lituana. Museo National Del Grabado (Buenos Aires), Argentina
project Vilnius - Joensu. Ahjo gallery (Joensu), Finland
“coincidence”. Gallery "kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
2004
“black-white”. Ålgården gallery (Borås), Sweden
project “graphic session”. Vilnius old town, Lithuania
international the 6th graphic art small scale forms triennial. Gallery “arka” (Vilnius), Lithuania
2003
international project “flying carpet”. Zilinskas art gallery (Kaunas), Lithuania
4th KIWA exhibition, Japan
Lithuanian graphic art 2003. Contemporary art centre (Vilnius), Lithuania
“touch down project”. Gallery 54 (Gothenburg), Sweden
estampe2003. Gallery “kaire-desine” (Vilnius), Lithuania
2002
ART SALON 2002 (Moscow), Russia
Litexpo book's fair 02 (Vilnius), Lithuania
project "graphic session". Gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
Pop Art 02. Gallery "naujieji skliautai" (Vilnius), Lithuania
estampe 2002. Gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
VII biennial of graphics of the Baltic Sea States "Kaliningrad - Kongsberg 2002", Russia
virtualite 2002, Belgium
small engraving salon. Florean museum, Romania
2001
Lithuanian graphic art in Ankara, Turkey
V biennial Europe per l'incisione, Italy
10th the international print and drawing biennial, Taiwan
project ”graphic like than words”. Gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
the 5th international graphic art small scale forms triennial. Gallery "arka" (Vilnius), Lithuania
project "old and new". Gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
estampe 2001. Gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
2000
artist's book triennial. Gallery "Arka" (Vilnius), Lithuania
retrospective graphic exhibition. Gallery " kaire-desine"(Vilnius), Lithuania
gallery "zydhi", Poland
lilla Europe 2000, Sweden
5ième triennial Mondiale d'estampes petit format Chamallieres, France
1999
Lithuanian retrospective graphic art. Gallery " kaire-desine" (Vilnius), Lithuania
collections:
private galleries in Lithuania, graphic workshop (Neastved), Denmark (2003), Lademoen Artists’ workshops (Trondheim), Norway, Florean museum, Romania, private collectors in Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, UK, USA.
work and experience:
since 2000 - member of Lithuanian artists association graphic section
2003 - 2007 curator of Vilnius graphic art centre
since 2002 coordinates local and international art projects
since 2006 art teacher