Kalvariju Sodu 9, No 13
08315 Vilnius
Litauen
PRESENT
Professor of Vilnius Art Academy, Kaunas Art Institute.
Member of the Artist Unijon of Lithuania Respablic.
Heard of the Board of Kaunas Art Biennial
EDUCATION
1978 – 1985 Studied at the Department of Textiles, Kaunas Art Institute, Vilnius Art Academy.
CAREER
1987 Lecture of the Department of Textiles, Kaunas Art Institute,Vilnius Art Academy.
1996 -2007 Assoc. Professor and Heard of Textile Department of Kaunas Art Institute.
Since 2006 Professor of Vilnius Art Academy, Kaunas Art Institute.
2005-2007 Heard of the Board of Kaunas Art Biennial.
2006-2007 Chairman and organizer of International Project “NORTH-BALTIC-TEXTILE’
Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
2007-2009 Member-partner of the project “European Contemporary Tapestry and Textile Art”
(ECTTA) with the support of the “Union Culture” (2007-2013) program. France, Belgium, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania.
2009 Reporter “Lithuania Textile. NOW.” Institute de France Academie des Beaux-Arts,
Paris, France.
2010 Heard of the Board of Kaunas Art Biennial.
PRIZES, AWARDS
1998 Diploma at International Textile Biennial Kaunas, Lithuania.
1999 Prize at International Textile Biennial. Kaunas, Lithuania.
2001-2002 Grand from the Government of Lithuania Republic.
2003 Grand Prix at International Textile Biennial. Kaunas, Lithuania.
2004 Outstanding honorable award at International Fiber Art Biennale.
Shanghai. China.
2005 NATIONAL CULTURE and ART AWARD of LITUANIAN RES
PUBLIC
2007 Diploma at International Mini Textile Exhibition . Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015 BEST ARTIST nomination at “ART VILNIUS 2015” Lithuania.
2016 Silver Medal, 15th Lodz international triennial of Tapestry. Poland.
2016 Diploma, Biennial of Lithuania Textile. Lithuania.
SIGNIFICANT GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS
1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 Annual Applied Art Exhibition Palace, Vilnius.
1988 Baltic Art and Crafts Triennial. Tallinn.
1994 Exhibition of 1-st International Mini Textile Symposium “Flax” Vilnius. Lithuania.
1993-1994 “From Dreams to Reality” Exhibition of Baltic and Scandinavian Applied Art and Design. White Pavilion, Tallinn; Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius; Exhibition Hall Latvia, Riga; Rohsska Museum, Gothenberg, Sweden, Cable factory, Helsinki.
1996 Lithuanian-Scottish Mini Textile. College of Arts, Edinburg, Scotland.
1996 2 nd International Mini Textile Exhibition “Flax” Vilnius.Lithuania.
1996 XI International Miniature Textile Biennial. Szombathely, Hungary.
1997 Textile Art Biennial. Kaunas, Lithuania.
1998 “Lithuania Textile”. Pontivy, France. Chicago, Washington, USA.
1998-1999 Mobile Exhibition of Modern European Embroidery Anchor. Germany, Great Britain, Switzeland.
1999 6 th International Textile Exhibition. Kyoto, Japan.
1999 International Textile Symposium Hidden Treasures. Cultural Center, Tusker, Denmark.
1999 International Textile Biennial “Line”. Kaunas, Lithuania.
2000 Textile Connections. Berchtold- Vila, Salzburg, Austria.
2000 XIII International Miniature Textile Biennial. Szombathely, Hungary.
2000 International Tapestry Exhibition “From Lausanne to Beijing” China.
2001 International Tapestry Exhibition. Budapest, Hungary.
2001 10 th International Triennial of Tapestry. Central Textile Museum, Lodz, Poland.
2001 International Textile Triennial “Traditions and Innovations” Arsenals, Riga, Latvia.
2001 “Lithuanian Textile” Gent, Belgium.
2002 International Textile Exhibition “Garden of Peace” , Venice, Italy.
2003 International Textile Art Biennial “Right and Wrong Sides” M. Zilinskas Art Gallery Kaunas Lithuania.
2003 Contemporary Lithuanian Textile. Stockholm, Sweden.
2004 International Fiber Art Biennale. Shanghai. China.
2004 II International Textile Triennial “Traditions and Innovations” Arsenals, Riga, Latvia.
2005 International textile exhibition “North Fiber VI” Finland.
2005 International exhibition “Night Light” Berlin, Germany.
2005 “Lithuanian Textile” Berlin, Germany.
2005 “Lithuanian Textile” Riga, Latvia.
2005 “Lithuanian Textile” Krakow Poland
2005 Kaunas Art Biennial Textile 05. Kaunas. Lithuania
2006 Contemporary art Biennial “Taboo or not Taboo” France, Lithuania, Poland, UK.
2006 Lithuania textile exhibition “Trasa”. Vilnius.
2007 Exhibition of contemporary craft “Baltic Way” Wales, UK.
2007 III International Textile Triennial Traditions and Innovations” Riga, Latvia.
2007 Textile exhibition “Night Light” Brno, Slovakia.
2007 “Lithuanian Textile”. Warsaw, Poland.
2008 International textile exhibition “Art of the Stitch” G.B., Germany, Switzerland.
2008 International textile project “Cloth and Culture NOW” G.B.
2008 Art project “Wspolczesna Sztuka Litwy. OD NOWA”, Poland.
2008 6th International Triennial of Textile Arts of Tournai, “Dialogue”, Belgium.
2008 “Contemporary Lithuania Textile” “Women” museum, Bonn, Germany.
2009 “Contemporary Lithuania Textile” Dortmund, Germany.
2009 “MINI Greats” gallery “Balta”, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2009 “The Passionate textile of Lithuania” M. Zilinskas Art gallery, Kaunas.
2009 International Mini textile, Vilnius.
2010 “Lithuanian Contemporary Art” Portugal.
2010 13th International triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland.
2010 4th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial, Latvia.
2011 ARTE &ARTE Miniartextil Como, Italia.
2012 Lithuanian Textile. European Parlament, Brussels, Belgium
2014 Chicago EXPO. USA.
2015 “ArtVilnius 2015” Vilnius.
2015 International project “Art_Textiles” Manchester, G.B.
2015 London EXPO. GB
2015 Chicago EXPO. USA.
2016 15th Lodz International Triennial of Tapestry. Poland.
2016 Biennial of Lithuania Textile. Vilnius, Lithuania.
2016 International project “Art_Textile” Manchester, G.B.
2017 Rijwijk Textile Biennial, Rijwijk. Nyderland.
2017 Textile exhibition “OXYMORA” Leipzig, Germany.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1994 Art Gallery. Sarslev, Denmark.
1997 Residence “Sanskriti Kendra”, Delhi, India.
2004 Gallery “Box”. Lodz, Poland.
2006 Residence Sanskriti Kendra. Delhi, India.
2007 St. George Church. Kaunas, Lithuania.
2009 “Textil Kunst” Gallery, Salzburg, Austria.
2011 Gallery “Balta” Kaunas, Lithuania.
2013 Gallery “Aukso pjuvis” Kaunas, Lithuania.
2013 “GALLERYGALLERY” Kyoto, Japan.
2015 Residence “Sanskriti Kendra”, Dalhi, India.
SYMPOSIUMS RESIDENCIES
1994 International Symposium “Flax”. Vilnius, Lithuania.
1996 International Symposium “Flax”. Vilnius, Lithuania.
1997 Residencies “Sanskriti Kendra”. Delhi, India.
1999 International Textile Symposium “North Fiber III”. Denmark.
2000 International Tapestry Symposium “From Lausanne to Beijing”. Beijing, China.
2001 International Textile Symposium “ Traditions and Innovations”. Riga, Latvia.
2003 International Symposium “Dialogue”. Riga, Latvia.
2005 International Symposium “North Fibre VI”. Tuusula, Finland.
2006 Residencies at Sanskriti Kendra. Delhi, India.
2009 European conference “ European Contemporary Tapestry and Textile Art” Institute de France Academie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France.
2014. 2011. 2008 International City of Arts, Paris, France.
2015 International residencies “Sanskriti Kendra” Delhi, India.
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Lithuania Respublic . Vilnius, Lithuania
National M. K. Ciurlionis Museum of Arts, Kaunas, Lithuania
Art Gallery of Szombathely, Hungary .
Art Centre. Stockholm. Sweden.
Private collections.
