Born
May 31, 1970, Vilnius, Lithuania
Education
1981 – 1988 M.K. Čiurlionis High School of the Arts, Vilnius
1989 – 1995 Vilnius Art Academy, Mindaugas Navakas sculpture class, M.F.A., Vilnius
1995 – Salzburg Summer Academy, Prof. Hermann Nitsch’s class, Zalcburg
1995 – 1996 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Ann Edholm’s class, Stockholm
1996 – The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavik
Employment
1997 – 1999 Art expert in the Lithuanian Artists’ Association gallery
Since 1999 Director of the public institution “ RIEDULIAI ”
1999 – 2002 Teacher at G.Fledžinsienė’s College of Arts
Since 2002 Curator of the International Symposium of sculpture“Curonian Art Week”
Since 2004 Established art gallery “ TaDas “
Since 2004 Minister for Culture of Užupis Republic
Since 2004 Member of Rotary club „ Perkūnas“, Vilnius
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2022 Art Fair ArtVilnius‘ 22, Vilnius, Lithuania
2011 „ Unique collection of 13 Masks “, permanent exposition, M.K. Čiurlionis Devils Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
2011 „ Lt Unique collection“, commission after wining International competition for official accessories for FIBA EUROPE 2011, kaunas, Lithuania
2010 „ Coloured Sculptures “, Savickas gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2006 “ Form & Colour”, Consulat of Lithuania, New York, USA
2005 “ Sun of the North “, Target Gallery, Alexandria,Washington DC, USA
2004 New works, gallery TaDas, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Painting, Litexpo Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Painting, sculpture, Etten Leur, Nedherlands
2003 TaDas, Opsteker Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003 Painting, objects. Savickas Picture Gallery, Palanga, Lithuania
2003 TaDas, Vasby Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Painting, sculpture, Lithuanian Art Museum, Chicago,USA
2003 The Sun of the Noth, Čiurlionis Art Gallery, Chicago,USA
2002 Painting, Gallery Cristiane Charles, Paris, France
2002 Painting, sculpture, show-rooms Charles-Tombolini, Paris, France
2002 Sound and vision installation “Four ways of life”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 “Perfect World”, Vartai gallery,( with Vytautas Pakalnis ), Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 “Shining Bodies” Ulrik Witt’s Gallery, Arhus, Denmark
2000 “Shining Bodies”, Teko Center gallery, Herning, Denmark
2000 “Park of the Ice Sculptures”, Archicathedral Squere,Vilnius, Lithuania
2000 “Runes”, Barotti gallery, Klaipėda, Lithuania
2000 “Collection of Symbols”, hotel Radisson SAS-Astoria, Vilnius, Lithuania
1999 “Archetypes”, Krebsen gallery, ( with Audrius Gražys ), Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Carpe Diem gallery, ( with Audrius Gražys ), Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 Sound and vision installation “Forgotten signs”, Art Centre Replica, Stockholm
1998 “Fantasy forces nature”, ( with Audrius Gražys ), Embaixada Mineira, San Paulo, Brazil
1997 Painting, Lietuvos Aidas gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1997 “Fire and Earth”, Arka gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1996 Painting, Häsellby castle, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Sculpture, Trelleborg Art Gallery, Trelleborg, Sweden
1995 “Tree of Knowledge”, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
1994 Painting, Lietuvos Aidas gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2022 Art Fair ArtVilnius‘ 22, Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 EXPO 2012, Yeosu, South Korea
2005 Carpets, National Drama Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania
2004 “ White”, Bird’s Gallery, Melburne, Australia
2004 “ Green Deco “, Litexpo Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
2004 “ Lifestyles “, Fukuoka Museum of Art , Fukuoka , Japan
2004 “ Lifestyles “, gallery TaDas,Vilnius, Lithuania
2004 “ Infection of Fashion”, collection ( with Julian Fedo ), Forum Palace, Vilnius
2003 Annual Exhibition, Savickas Picture Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Painting, Vilnius City Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Biennial of Painting, Vasby Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 “Curonian Art Week 2003”, Ventė village, Lithuania
2003 Aquarium, Barotti Gallery, Klaipėda, lithuania
2003 Infection of Fashion, collection (with Julian Fedo), Forum Palace ,Vilnius
2002 “Curonian Art Week 2002”, Ventė village, Lithuania
2002 “Friendship”, Infra gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 “Human and Nature”, Minami Aoyama gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2002 “Without Shadows”, ( with A. Gražys, V. Marcinkevičius, M. Bžeskas ), Burglinster Castle, Luxemburg
2002 Luleå Winter Biennial, ( with Audrius Gražys ), Luleå, Sweden
2001 “5 Artists from Lithuania”, Gallery Ett, Uppsala, Sweden
2001 “Painting,” Gotene Commune, Gotene, Sweden
2001 Konstframjandet gallery, Uppsala, Sweden
2001 Ekogaleriet, Uppsala, Sveden
2001 Painting, Krebsen gallery, ( with Audrius Gražys ), Copenhagen, Denmark
2001 “Meetings”, Vilnius Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 “Without Shadows”, Europe Parliament gallery, ( with A. Gražys, V. Marcinkevičius, M. Bžeskas ), Brussels, Belgium
2001 Artyp gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Polish Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 00:24. “Various motives”, Artist’s Space gallery, Berlin, Germany
2000 “ Sand Games”, syposium of sand, Klaipėda, ( first prize ), Lithuania
2002 “Intrigue-Provocation”, M.K.Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
2000 Contemporary Lithuanian artists, May gallery, Karise, Denmark
1999 “Without Shadows”, Vartai gallery, ( with A. Gražys, V. Marcinkevičius, M. Bžeskas), Vilnius, Lithuania
1999 “Four=4”, Eurogates, Taipei, Taivan
1999 “Sound+vision. Laboratory”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
1999 International Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 Artists of Lithuania, “9 + 9”, Aachen Town Hall galery, Germany
1998 “The Red Book”, sound-vision installation, EXPO ‘98, Lisbon, Portugal
1998 “Two Oceans”, Funarte gallery, San Paulo, Brazil
1997 Lithuanian painting, Central Exhibition Pallace, Manege, Sankt Peterburg, Russia
1997 “Lithuanian Art ‘97” / Galleries present”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
1996 “Konst Pris Ekologi”, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Skånska Konstmuseum Pictura, Lund, Sweden
1995 “Lithuanian Art 95”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995 Painting, Fortress, Salzburg, Austria
1995 “2 x 2”, M.K Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Pictures Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
1994 Installation “The Plant-louses”, Jutempus gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1994 The 1st and 2nd International symposium of sculpture “Europe park”, Vilnius, Lithuania
SCULPTURES IN PUBLIC SPACES:
1993 Sculpture ”Triumph Arch ” , Europe park, Vilnius, Lithuania
1994 Sculpture ” Vault ”, EuropePark, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995 Sculpture ” Sharp ”, Europe park, Vilnius, Lithuania
2002 Sculpture ”The Tree of Life ”, hotel Holiday Inn, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Fontain ” The Box of Feelings”, Forum Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
2005 Mozaic ” Life in the Sea ”, Telecom sport club, Vilnius, Lithuania
2006 Sculpture ” Twins”, Bussiness Triangle, ( arch. Saulius Pamerneckis ), Vilnius, Lithuania
2006 Monument for Adolfas Ramanauskas – Vanagas, Nemenčinė
2007 Monument ”For Lithuanian Basketball ”, beside Siemens Arena, ( arch. Tauras Paulauskas ), Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 Sculpture ” The Tree of Unity “, for Milenium of Lithuania, Vingis park, ( arch. Rolandas Palekas ), Vilnius, Lithuania
2010 Sculpture „ Children of the Sun “, Augustinas Rakauskas Mound, Vaizgakiemis, Prienai, Lithuania
2010 Sculpture „ The Road of Freedom “, Konstitucijos Avenue, ( arch. Saulius Pamerneckis ), Vilnius, Lithuania
2012 The Monument for Jonas Mačiulis- Maironis, Raseiniai Town park, Raseiniai, Lithuania
2013 Sculpture „ The Gates of Hospitality “, Druskininkai, Lithuania
2015 Sculpture “ A FINN “, ( arch. Prof. Gintaras Čaikauskas ), Vilnius, Lithuania
2016 Sculpture ” Golfi “, Europe Center Golf Club, Vilnius district, Lithuania
2016 Sculpture „ Fire-Water Man “, Valčiūnai, Vilnius district, Lithuania
2016 Monument for Lithuanian deportees, ( arch. Algirdas Kaušpėdas ), Tomsk, Russia
2019 Memorial Sign for Lithuanian architect Antanas Vivulskis ( arch. Gintaras Čaikauskas )
2020 Partisan Memorial in Kryžkalnis Raseiniai district, ( arch. Saulius Pamerneckis ), Lithuania
2022 Artwork ” Naminukas of Draught Alley of Mekas and a spring “, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022 Artwork ” The Fisherman of Vilnia River “, ( arch. Diana Sabaliauskienė ), Vilnius, Lithuania
AWARDS
2007 ”For the Creator of Monument for Lithuanian Basketball “, Award of Lithuanian Basketball Federation
2009 Duke Gediminas the First Degree Award
2009 St. Christopher statuette, Vilnius City Award
2009 Millennium Song Festival 2009 “Centuries” Award ” Millennium Star “
2010 Lithuanian Freedom Fighters Union Order “For Homeland Freedom”
2019 Award of Bila Tsirkva City ( Ukraine ) for the best Architectural and Urbanistic Projects
2021 Award of Raseiniai Municipality „ Sign of Honor “, ( For Merits to Raseiniai Region )
