Kestutis Vasiliunas – Curriculum Vitae
Personal information:
Date of birth: 17.07.1964;
Place of birth: Vilnius, Lithuania;
Nationality: Lithuanian;
Education: 1982-1988 Vilnius Art Institute (now: Vilnius Academy of Arts);
Work experience: currently docent in Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Department;
Director of “Bokartas”, independent curator of the International Artist’s Book Exhibitions;
Fields of creation: printmaking, artist’s book, graphic design, installation.
Belong to the artists group “Europe 24” and “Scandinavia-Baltic Group”.
WORKSHOPS – SYMPOSIUMS – SCHOLARSHIPS:
2013 “2nd Relief Printing Symposium”, Leipzig, Germany;
2012 “2nd International Printmaking Symposium”, Bentlge, Germany;
2012 Symposium “Progetto ROS”, KAUS, Urbino, Italy;
2010-2011 “International Graphic Workshop”, “Guanlan Printmaking Base”, China;
2010 “International Graphic Workshop”, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italia;
2010 “3rd International Art Symposium”, Shiluva. Lithuania;
2009 “1st International Bentlage Graphic Symposium”, Rheine, Germany;
2009 “2nd International Art Symposium”, Shiluva. Lithuania;
2008 “International Graphic Workshop”, Kloster Bentlage, Germany;
2008 “Artist in Residence”, Ricklungarden Foundation, Saxnas, Sweden;
2007 Scholarship of Ministry of Culture of Lithuania;
2006 “International Graphic Workshop”, Urbino-International Centre of Art Engraving, Italy;
2005 “International Graphic Workshop”, “Atelier It Plein 19”, The Netherlands;
2005 “International Graphic Workshop”, Kloster Bentlage, Germany;
2003 “Artist in Residence”, AlteSpital, Switzerland;
2002 “Artist in Residence”, Tamisary, Finland;
2001-2002 Scholarship of Ministry of Culture of Lithuania;
2001 Scholarship of Kulturfonds – “International Art Workshop”, “Kunstlerhaus Lukas”, Ahrenshoop, Germany;
1999 Scholarship of Land Rugen – “International Artist’s Books Workshop”, Kap Arkona, Germany;
1999 Scholarship of Land Salzburg – “Artist in Residence”, “Kunst Atelier”, Salzburg, Austria;
1999 Scholarship of the Ministry of the Flemish Community – “Artist in Residence”, “Frans Masareel Centrum”, Kasterlee, Belgium;
1998 “International Art Workshop”, Balchik, Bulgaria;
1994 “International Graphic Workshop”, Angelholm, Sweden;
1994 Scholarship of the KulturKontact – “International Artist’s Books Workshop”, Horn, Austria;
1994 Scholarship of the Branderburg Ministry of Culture – “Artist in Residence”, “Kunstlerhaus”, Wiepersdorf, Germany;
1993 “International Art Workshop”, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
LECTURES:
2012 “2nd International Printmaking Symposium”, Bentlge, in Germany;
2010 Lecture-Workshop “Artist’s Book”, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italia;
2008 Lecture – Kyungwon University, Seoul, South Korea;
2008 Lecture – 4th Seoul International Book Arts Fair, South Korea;
2006 Lecture-Workshop “Graphic Art in Space”, KAUS, Urbino, Italy;
AWARDS:
2013 3rd Prize – Art Exhibition “Potency”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
2013 Diploma – “The Most Beautiful Book in Lithuania in 2012”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2012 Diploma – “The Most Beautiful Book in Lithuania in 2011”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007 The Premium – “The Most Beautiful Book in Lithuania in 2006” Vilnius, Lithuania;
2005 2nd Prize – “10th European Biennial Competition for Graphic Art”, Brugge, Belgium;
2005 The Premium – International Graphic’s Art Project “Now Art Now Future”, Lithuania;
2003 Augustinas Petravicius Premium, “Lithuanian Graphic Art”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius;
2003 Saito Prize – “Kyoto International Woodprint Exhibition”, Japan;
2003 The Premium – “The Most Beautiful Book in Lithuania in 2002″” Vilnius, Lithuania;
2000 Diploma – “Königsberg Print Biennial”, Königsberg, Russia;
1993 The Premium – “Republican Exhibition of Visual Arts”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius;
1993 The Jury Honorable Mention – “Falu Biennalen”, Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden;
Main SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011 “Postcards: made in China”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2009 “We Are All Emigrants”, Gallery “Dalia”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2008 Graphic Exhibition, Hamburg Art Fair, Germany;
2008 “Prints” KunstVerein Ahlen, Germany;
2008 “I Live in the World of Homers”, Library, Vilnius Art Academy, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2006 Exhibition, Fries Grafish Museum, Joure, The Netherlands;
2006 Exhibition-Installation, “Santa Ciara monastero e giardino”, Urbino, Italy;
2005 Artist’s Book Exhibition, Fries Grafish Museum, Joure, Holland;
2004 Exhibition-Installation “Art on Paper”, Gallery “Globus”, Leipzig, Germany;
2004 Exhibition-Installation “Tomorrow”, Gallery “Akademija”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2003 Exhibition-Installation, “Gallery S11”, Solothurn, Switzerland;
2002 Woodprint exhibition, Library of Ekenas, Finland;
2002 “New Dresses’ Collection”, Installation, “Art Gallery”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
2001 Graphic Exhibition, Gallery “Polendruum”, Tallinn, Estonia;
2001 Graphic Exhibition, Gallery “KunstGut”, Schmiedenfelde, Germany;
2000 “Dresses’ Fashion” – Performance on the official opening of the “Königsberg Print Biennial”, Russia;
1999 “Non Professional Paintings”, Gallery “Akademija”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1999 “Dresses’ Fashion” – Performance-exhibition, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1997 Woodcuts’ Exhibition, “Art Gallery”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
1996 “Le Troisieme Bureau”, Paris, France;
1994 Woodcuts’ Exhibition, Gallery “Harmonia”, Jyvaskyla, Finland;
1994 Etchings’ Exhibition, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1994 Exhibition-Instalation, “Kunstlerhaus Wiepersdorf”, Germany;
1994 Exhibition-Instalation, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1993 Drawings’ Exhibition, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Main COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
2013
Art Exhibition “Potency”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
“International Print Triennial – Krakow – Falun 2013”, Dalarnas Museum, Sweden;
Exhibition “De Werkplaats”, Museum Joure, The Netherlands;
“Lithuanian Graphic Art 1980-2013. Body”, museum of Shlapelis, Vilnius, Lithuania;
International Graphic Exhibition, Edition “Carpe Plumbum”, Leipzig, Germany;
2012
“Print Tokyo 2012”, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan;
“International Print Triennial Krakow”, Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland;
“Between the Sheets: 2012 Artists’ Book Exhibition”, “Gallery East”, Perth, Australia;
6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2011
15th Tallinn Print Triennial “For Love no Money”, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia;
“Graphic contexts. Declaration”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Behind the White Curtain”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Lithuanian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale, Italy;
“Print‘2010”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2010
“Printing as an Event”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
“Artist’s Book Exhibition from Nordic Countries”, Gallery “Hübner Bokform”, Halmstad, Sweden;
“5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Venice, Italia;
“Print‘09”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“4th Typo and Calligraphy Exhibition” “Writing”, Art Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania;
2009
“LETTRA-Krakow 2009”, “Sign and Letter”, Krakow Print Triennial, Poland;
“Forms of Narrative”, Birnam Institute, U.K.;
“Travelling Letters”, Gallery “Academia”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“4th Typo and Calligraphy Exhibition”, Art Gallery, Klaipeda, Lithuania;
“2nd Quadrennial of Lithuanian Contemporary Fine Arts”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Print‘08”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Lithuanian Art”, Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius Lithuania;
“5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Silkeborg Bad, Denmark;
“5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
2008
“23rd International Biennale of Graphic Design Brno 2008”;
“Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition”, 2nd Seoung-Nam International Book Arts Fair, Korea;
“Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition”, 5th Seoul International Book Arts Fair, Korea;
“4th International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2008”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Now Art Now Future”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
“Print‘07”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007
“Print Making at the Edges”, the Museum of Photography, Seoul, South Korea;
“5th KIWA Exhibition”, Kyoto, Japan;
“PRINT- International Graphic Triennial Krakau – Oldenburg -Wien 2007”, Künstlerhaus, Wien, Austria;
“PRINT- International Graphic Triennial Krakau – Oldenburg -Wien 2007”, Oldenburg, Germany;
“Falun Print Triennial”, Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden;
“4th Seoul International Book Arts Fair”, Seoul, Korea;
“4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
“Print Exhibition”, Leiria, Portugal;
Painting Exhibition, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“REMIX (100)”, Birnam Arts Centre, Birnam, Nr Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland;
2006
“4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius;
“3rd International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2006”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“40th International Print Triennial”, Krakow, Poland;
“Works on paper 2006”, New York, USA;
“DruckArt 2005”, Borne, The Netherlands;
International Art Project “Now Art Now Future. Freedom”, Klaipeda, Lithuania;
“4th International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, Szekesfehervar, Hungary;
“Print Exhibition”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“2nd International Biennale for the Artist’s Book”, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt;
2005
“2nd International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2004”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Lithuanian Art “Lithuanian Road 1990-2005”, Palace Radvilai, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Print 2003-2005”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Woodcut exhibition R. Koepke and Lithuania”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Lithuanian Graphic Art”, Embassy of Lithuania, London, UK;
“1st Quadrennial of Lithuanian Contemporary Fine Arts”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“10th European Biennial Competition for Graphic Art”, Brugge, Belgium;
“Lithuanian Art”, Takiz Zaser Culture Centre, Istanbul, Turkey;
“Lithuanian Art”, Krapperups Art Gallery, Hoganas-Molle, Sweden;
International Graphic Art Project “Now Art Now Future”, Lithuania;
2004
“International Printmaking Year Exhibition in Japan”, Nishio City, Japan;
“1st International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2004”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“20th International Biennale of Graphic Design”, Moravian Gallery, Brno;
“3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial 2003”, Frankfurt Art Fair, Germany;
Group Exhibition “Euro-Life”, Art Gallery, Siauliai, Lithuania;
“3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial 2003”, Gallery “Le Carre”, Lille, France;
“Lithuanian Print Art”, Museo Nacionale del Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
“International Graphic Exhibition”, Gallery “Gravicel”, Lilly, France;
2003
“3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2003”, CAC, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Lithuanian Graphic Art”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“International Print Biennial”, Liege, Belgium;
“3. Norddeutschen Handpressenmesse BuchDruckKunst”, Germany;
“Kyoto International Woodprint Exhibition”, Kyoto City Museum Annex, Japan;
“Print Biennial” Gyor, Hungary;
“Graphic Art”, Frans Masareel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium;
“Text and Picture”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2002
“Six Artists from Lithuania”, Frederikshavn Art Museum, Denmark;
“Lithuanian Artist’s Book”, FrankfurtArt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
“Woodcut in Lithuania: from Folk Art to Performance”, Gallery “Akademija”, Vilnius;
“Bridge to the Future – Selection of Works from the Print Triennial in Krakow”, Graz;
Book Art Exhibition “Pages”, Vilnius Book Fair, LITEXPO, Vilnius;
“Artist’s Book: Objects”, Vilnius UNESCO Art Gallery, Vilnius;
“International Artist’s Book Fair”, Hamburg, Germany;
2001
“3rd International Print Triennial Prague”;
“Zur Ansicht”, Film Kunst Fest Schwerin, Germany;
“2nd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2000”, Salzburg, Austria;
Exhibition in Kunstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Germany;
“Woodcut in Lithuania: From Folk-Art till Performance”, Gallery “Akademija”, Vilnius;
2000
“Print Art 1990-2000”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius;
“2nd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2000”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius;
“International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, Weksford Art Center, Ireland;
“International Print Biennial”, Konigsberg, Russia;
“3rd International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, King St. Stephen Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary;
“International Print Triennial”, Krakow, Poland;
“Lithuanian Graphic Art in Argentina”, Museo Nacional del Grabado, Argentina;
“International Artist’s Book in Art Fair”, Frankfurt on Main, Germany;
“Artist’s Book” Vilnius Book Fair, LITEXPO, Vilnius;
“1st Mini Print and Painting Biennial”, Lilla, Sweden;
Group Exhibition, Cross Key Gallery, Pertas, Scotland;
1999
“Exhibition of Graphic”, Kap Arkona, Germany;
“Artist’s Book” in Baltic Art Fair”, LITEXPO, Vilnius;
“20 century Lithuanian Art”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius;
“Lithuanian Artist’s Book” FrankfurtArt Fair, Frankfurt on Main, Germany;
1998
“18th International Biennale of Graphic Design”, Moravian Gallery, Brno;
“International Art Exhibition”, Balchik, Bulgaria;
“Europa 24”, Linz, Austria;
“11th International Print Triennial”, Tallinn, Estonia;
“3rd International Woodcut Triennial”, State Gallery, Banska Bystrica, Slovenska;
“Tokyo Miniprint Triennial”, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan;
1997
“International Print Exhibition”, Portland Art Museum, Portland, USA;
“International Artist’s Book”, Leipzig, Germany;
“International Print Exhibition”, Bitola;
“International Artist’s Book in Art Fair”, Frankfurt on Main, Germany;
“Scandinavia-Baltic Group Exhibition”, Silkeborg, Denmark;
“1st International Artist’s Book Triennial 1997”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius;
“Lithuanian Art-97”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius;
“3rd International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, Weksford Art Center, Ireland;
1996
“8th International Print Triennial”, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyvaskyla, Finland;
1995
“Republican Exhibition of Print”, CAC, Vilnius;
“10th Print Triennial”, Tallinn, Estonia;
“International Artist’s Book”, the J. Rylands University Library, Manchester;
1994
Group Exhibition, Forslov Library, Sweden;
Exhibition of Group, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius;
International Artist’s Book “The Paper Theatre-2” A.Achmatova Museum, St.Peterburg;
International Artist’s Book, Horn, Austria;
1993
“1st Print Biennial”, Maastricht;
“Falu Biennalen Baltisk Nu”, Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden;
“3rd International Miniature Graphic Art”, Juniper Gallery, California, USA;
“1st International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, CAC, Vilnius;
1992
“10th Graphic Triennial”, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden;
“9th Print Triennial”, Tallinn, Estonia;
“2nd International Miniature Graphic Art”, Juniper Gallery, California, USA;
Artist’s Book “Wine”, Palace of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania;
1991
Artist’s Book Exhibition “My book”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius;
“Myth and legend”, Bryggens Museum, Bergen, Norway;
“1st International Miniature Graphic Art”, Juniper Gallery, California, USA;
1990
“Republican Exhibition of Print”, Palace of Arts, Vilnius;
“3rd Triennial of Miniature Graphic Art”, Riga, Latvia;
“8th Print Triennial, Tallinn”, Estonia;
“Republican Exhibition of Visual Arts”, Palace of Arts, Vilnius.
COLLECTIONS:
Musashino Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan;
The Museum of Photography, Seoul, South Korea;
Graphic Art Centre – KAUS, Urbino, Italia;
Kloster Bentlage gGmbH, Rheine, Germany;
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italia;
IAKH – Internationale Ausstellung für Künstlerbücher und Handpressendrucke, Leipzig, Germany;
Modern Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania;
KIWA Collection, Japan;
“Jyvaskyla Art Museum”, Jyvaskyla, Finland;
“Frans Masareel Centrum”, Kasterlee, Belgium;
“Liljevalchs Konsthall”, Stockholm, Sweden;
“King St. Stephen Museum”, Szekesfehervar, Hungary;
“Dalarnas Museum”, Falun, Sweden;
“Juniper Gallery”, California, USA;
“Moravian Gallery”, Brno, Czech Republic;
“Museo Nacional Del Grabado”, Argentina;
“Kunstlerhaus Lukas”, Ahrenshoop, Germany;
“Ino-cho Paper Museum”, Ino-cho Kochi-ken, Japan;
“Gravicel”, Lille, France;
“Lithuanian Art Museum”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
and private collections.
Kestutis Vasiliunas: organised exhibitions:
2012 “6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012”, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2012 “6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
2012 “6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012”, Venice, Italia;
2010 “5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venice, Italia;
2010 “Artist’s Book Exhibition from Nordic Countries”, Gallery “Hübner Bokform”, Halmstad, Sweden;
2009 “5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Museum Silkeborg Bad, Denmark;
2009 “5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2009 “5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
2008 “4th International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2008”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2008 “Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition”, 5th Seoul International Book Arts Fair, Korea;
2008 “Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition”, 2nd Seoung-Nam International Book Arts Fair, Korea;
2007 “4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006”, 4th Seoul International Book Arts Fair, Korea;
2007 “4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006”, Leipzig Book Fair, Leipzig, Germay;
2006 “4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2006 “3rd International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2006”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2005 “2nd International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2005”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2004 “1st International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2004”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2004 “International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, Thomas Mann Art Festival, Nida, Lithuania;
2004 “3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2003”, Frankfurt Art Fair, Germany;
2004 “3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2003”, Gallery “Le Carre”, Lille, France;
2003 “3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2003”, CAC, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2003 “Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition”, “3. Norddeutsche Handpressenmesse”, Hamburg, Germany;
2002 “Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition”, “Frankfurt Art”, Art Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
2002 “Lithuanian Artist’s Book Exhibition” Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
2002 “Woodcut in Lithuania: from Folk Art to Performance”, Gallery “Akademija”, Vilnius;
2001 “2nd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2000”, “Galerie 5020”, Salzburg, Austria;
2000 “2nd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2000”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius;
2000 “Lithuanian artist’s book exhibition”, “Frankfurt Art”, Art Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
1999 “Lithuanian artist’s book exhibition”, “Frankfurt Art”, Art Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
1997 “Lithuanian artist’s book exhibition”, Leipzig Book Fair, Leipzig, Germany;
1997 “1st International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius1997”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1995 “International Artist’s Book Exhibition from Horn”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1993 “International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, Contemporary Art Centre of Vilnius, Lithuania.
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