Curriculum Vitae
Born in Lithuania, lives and works in the Netherlands
Education
- 2003 - 2007 - Utrecht, NL, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU) / University of the Arts, The Bachelor of Fine Art course (BFA with Honours)
- 2010-2011 - Amsterdam, NL, Amsterdam School of the Arts, Academie of Fine Art in Education, Fine art in Education influx program
- 2002-2003 - Amsterdam, NL, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Preparatory Cours and the orientation year
- 2002-2003 - Utrecht, NL, ROC, Civic integration program and language course, State exam Dutch as a second language
- 1995 - 1999 - Šiauliai, LT, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy (former Šiauliai University), Faculty of Education, BA of Primary Education and Arts & Crafts of Secondary Education
Professional Practice & Exhibitions
2023 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, the group exhibition CLASH! 15/07/2023 - 03/09/2023
2023 Amsterdam, NL, Arti et Amicitiae, the group exhibition UPDATE, 27/05/2023 - 25/06/2023 https://www.arti.nl/tentoonstelling/update-6/
2022 Amsterdam, NL, Arti et Amicitiae, the group exhibition SALON 2022, 17/12/2022 - 08/01/2023
2022 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, GRENZELOOS - ledententoonstelling / an artist-members exhibition
2021 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, the group exhibition Zomercollectie '21 / Summer collection '21
2021 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, the group exhibition GOING ON
2020 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, the group exhibition Zomercollectie '20 / Summer collection ’20
2020 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, the group exhibition GERUCHT / RUMOR
2019 Palanga, LT, Municipal Museum A. Moncys House, solo exhibition Paper Sculptures & Pastels
2019 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, the group exhibition NEXUS II
2018 Rijswijk, NL, Museum Rijswijk, the group exhibition The International PAPER BIENNIAL Rijswijk
2018 Trieste, IT, Salone degli Incanti / ex Pescheria, gthe roup exhibition “Join the Dots / Unire le distanze” by IMAGO MUNDI (‘Images of the World’) Luciano Benetton Collection
2016 Utrecht, NL, AtelierRoute Utrecht
2016 Utrecht, NL, the group exhibition ’Nieuwe Liefde 16' at Kunstliefde
2016 The Hague, NL, The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, solo exhibition of paper and clay sculptures 'A touch of paper for sensitive enclosures'
2014 Amsterdam, NL, Het Amsterdamse Bos, ’NKvB Natuurlijk’ with my site specific work 'Mons Oculus'
2011 Amsterdam, NL, Tobacco Theater, the group exhibition LTart.NL
2011 Zeevang, NL, Festival 'Dichter in Zeevang' / 'Poet in Zeevang', connection between poetry, visual arts and music with my sculpture 'Namai' (‘Home’)
2010 - 2013 Amsterdam, NL, presentation of my works at the Foundation Art Eko for environmentally friendly work
2010 Amsterdam, NL, an artist-members exhibition of The Dutch Society of Sculptors ‘voorBEELDEN II / Examples II’, WG Kunst
2009 Nieuwkoop, NL, the group exhibition 'Rhapsody in Green’, nomination Green Heart Art Prize for professionals
2008 Utrecht, NL, Kunstliefde, participation in project ‘Belofte 4’ / ‘Promise 4’ for starting artists, group exhibition ‘Everyday collapse. The reality of the imagination’
2007 Utrecht, NL, graduation exhibition ‘Art Camp’, HKU University of the Arts Utrecht
2007 Utrecht, NL, The University Library Uithof, group exhibition ‘De mensenfamilie/Family of Man’. Nominated for my work 'Grande classeur sensitive' for the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht talent prize issued by the University of Utrecht
Workshops & PeuterAtelier
2017 - 2022 Utrecht, NL, Pedagogical/Artist agent for visual creativity, Stichting Ludens
2016 - 2018 Utrecht, NL, Pedagogical/Artist agent for visual creativity, Childcare Center ‘Kleinkunst BSO in de Wolken’ and PeuterAtelier
2013 Kaunas, LT, Vytautas Magnus University, a lecture and two workshops prepared and carried out by me during the International summer semester seminar
2010 - 2012 Amsterdam, NL, Pedagogical/Artist agent for visual creativity, Childcare Center 'De Kleine Wereld'
Membership
- Artist-member at Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam www.arti.nl Society of visual artists, 2022 - present
- Artist-member at Kunstliefde in Utrecht www.kunstliefde.nl
Ruimte voor beeldende kunst & kunstenaarsgenootschap / Space for visual arts & society of visual artists, 2016 - present
- ArtUtrecht, DE site met professionele beeldend kunstenaars uit stad en provincie Utrecht www.artutrecht.com
- Member of The International Association of Paper Artists (IAPMA), 2018 - 2020
- Artist-member of The Dutch Society of Sculptors (Nederlandse Kring van Beeldhouwers), 2010 - 2014
Publications
- Het boek 'Utrechtse kunstenaars' / the book 'Utrecht artists' by Luuk Huiskes
- Catalogue of the 2018 Rijswijk Paper Biennial, Museum Rijswijk. Author Frank van der Ploeg, foreword by Anne Kloostenboer.
- Book of IMAGO MUNDI (‘Images of the World’) Luciano Benetton Collection - Gezelligheid: Contemporary Artists from the Netherlands. Texts by Luciano Benetton, Rosa Maria Falvo, Jelle Bouwhuis. Published by Antiga Edizioni 2017.
- 2013 - The Biblical Museum Amsterdam, NL, a congress 'De comeback van de God met de borsten' of Academy PanSophia.
- 2010 - Amsterdam, NL, Orientation course, Visual Art in Public Spaces/Site Specific Works.
- 2010 - Filmmuseum Amsterdam, 'Showing Making' an international conference on the representation of image production and creative processes in art, film, science and ritual.
- 2007 - Utrecht, NL, Summer Masterclass. Developing ideas for renovation of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University.
Excursions & Research
2023
- Taranto, IT, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto - MARTA
2019
- Pompei & Napoli, IT
- PARCO ARCHEOLOGICO DI POMPEI
2018
- Milano, IT
- Fondazione Prada;
- Santa Maria delle Grazie (the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci)
2017
- Roma, IT
- Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica;
- Via Appia Antica;
- Terme di Caracalla
2016
- Siena, IT, Palazzo Pubblico, Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290 – 1348) frescoed the side walls of the Council Room (Sala dei Nove) of the City Hall, the Palazzo Pubblico, of Siena. The subject of the frescoes are the Good and Bad Government and their effects on the life of the cities and villages.
- Assisi, IT, Basilica di San Francesco, the masterpieces of Giotto and Cimabue
- Volterra, IT, Guarnacci Etruscan Museum - Amongst one of the oldest museums in Europe, the Guarnacci Museum is home to a collection which is fundamental for the understanding of the Etruscans. Many famous and stunning pieces are on display here, for instance the beautiful and mysterious Ombra della Sera (Italian of “Shadow of the Evening”).
2015
- Dessau, DE, Bauhaus & Masters' Houses (Gropius, Moholy-Nagy/Feininger, Kandinsky/Klee).
- Berlin, DE, The Berlin Portrait Gallery (Gallery possesses the huge collection of European art of XIII-XVIII centuries. Among the others, there are paintings by Rembrandt and Gals, as well as the works by German artists like Durer, Holbein and Cranach, representing the Northern Renaissance).
- Venezia, IT, Biennale 56th International Art Exhibition and Collateral Events.
2014
- London, GB, The British Museum, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Sicilie, IT, Agrigento - Valle dei Templi, Villa del Casale & Piazza Armerina, Palermo - Catacombs of the Cappuccini.
2013
- Firenze, IT, Galleria degli Uffizi, Galleria dell'Accademia, Cappella Brancacci, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Museo Marino Marini, Museo di San Marco a former monastery erected between 1437 and 1452 where the dormitory cells are fully decorated with frescoes by Beato Angelico.
- The Maltese islands Malta & Gozo: the temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra, Tarxien and Ggantija - the oldest freestanding religious buildings in the world. The National Archeological Museum in Valetta, the St. Paul's Catacombs in Rabat, the Hypogeum (Hal Saflieni) in Tarxien.
2012
- Rome, IT
- Antwerpen, BE, M HKA, a comprehensive exhibition of Jimmie Durham’s work from all periods of his life. Jimmie Durham. A Matter of Life and Death and Singing looks exhaustively at his activities as an activist, essayist, poet, performance artist and sculptor.
- Gent, BE, TRACK, a large-scale, city-wide exhibition in cooperation with the S.M.A.K.
- Kassel, D, Documenta 13, one of the world's most important exhibitions for contemporary art.
- Düsseldorf, D, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, a exhibit “Fresh Widow – Window Paintings Since Matisse and Duchamp”. An isolated window is the main motif – and gateway into new freedom in painting – for many famous 20th century artists. A new exhibit at Düsseldorf’s K20 (March 31 – December 8, 2012) showcases the surprising variety of works in this genre by great names.
2011
- Venezia, IT, Biennale 54th International Art Exhibition and Collateral Events.
- Paris, F, Louvre, Musée d’Orsey, Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle.
2010
- New York, USA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Cloisters and Brooklyn Museum & Gardens and Galleries.
- Düsseldorf, D, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, J.Beuys Retrospective.
- Milan, I, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Technologia, pinacoteca di Brera.
- Metz, F, Centre Pompidou Metz and Cathedral.
- Reims, F, Cathedral.
- Luxembourg, L, MUDAM (Museé d’Art Moderne)
2009
- Venezia, I, Biennale 53rd International Art Exhibition and Collateral Events.
- Berlin, D, Hamburger Bahnhof, Altes museum and Galleries.
- Kleve, D, Museum Schloss Moyland (art works of Joseph Beuys).
- Hombroich, D, Museum Insel Hombroich-Raketenstation.
- Kleve, D, Museum Kuhaus Kleve (exhibiyion of Ettore Spalletti).
- Köln, D, Museum Ludwig, Museum of East Asian Art.
2008
- Barselona, SP, Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA), The PicassoMuseum, La sagrada Familia of Antoni Gaudi, Dali Museum in Figeres.
2007
- Kassel, D, Documenta 12, one of the world's most important exhibitions for contemporary art.
- Tokyo and Kyoto, J, Zen gardens, Temples and Monasteries
2005
- Venezia, I, Biennale 51st International Art Exhibition and Collateral Events.