FACTS OF BIOGRAPHY

1931 - born in the town Ariogala, Lithuania
1956 - graduated from State Institute of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
Since 1960 - member of Lithuanian Art Association
1974-1981 - chairman of Painter’s branch of Lithuanian Art Association
1976-1979 – professor of State Institute of Art, Vilnius
1979-2004 - independent artist
Since 2004 - professor of Klaipeda’s University, Lithuania

THE MAIN PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

1969, 1981, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2003 in Vilnius
1971 in Poland
1973 in Estonia
1984 in Finland
1985 in Ukraine
1989, 2004 in Moscow

THE MAIN GROUP EXIBITIONS

1967 Gallery ”abc”, Paris
1969 World Art Exhibition, Montreal, Canada; Exhibition of Baltic States, Manege, Moscow, Russia
1971 National Gallery, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1972 Art Gallery, Bygdoszcz, Poland
1975 Art Museum, Tallin, Estonia
1978 Art Centre, Erfurt, Germany
1982 National Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1985 National Gallery, Riga
1985 “Contemporary Soviet Painting”, Italy
1986, 1987 „Interart”, Poland
1989 Helsinki, Finland
1990 Barselona, Italy
1991 Ciurlionis Art Galery, Chicago, USA
1991 Xylon Museum, Cologne, Germany
1996 Museum of Torune, Poland
1997 Sharjah Art museum, UAE
1998 Nakano, Japan
1998 Kiev, Ukraine
1998 - 2001 Peking, China
1999 Contemporary Art Center, Ankara, Turkey
1999 “PROBALTICA’99”, Torune, Poland
1999 Berlin, Germany
2000 Luxemburg, Belgium
2000 Royal Music Academy, London, Great Britain
2000 Warsaw, Poland
2001 Moscow, Russia
2001„Pallazzo Barberini“, Roma, “Pallazzo della Esposioni”, Venice, Italy
2001 G.Gounaro Museum, Athens, Greece
2004 Warsaw, Poland

AWARDS

1982 - Biennial of Painting in Sofia, Diploma of Laureate
1985 - the First Prize of the Lithuanian Art Association at the 4th Biennial of the Baltic Countries
1978 - Honoured Artist of Republic of Lithuania
In 1996-1997, 2000-2002 awarded with highest- level state scholarship
2002 - Government Art’s Award of Republic of Lithuania

THE PAINTINGS ARE HOLD IN:

Nationals Museums of Lithuania; Tretjakov’s Gallery in Moscow; State Art Museum in Lvov, Ukraine; State Art Museum in Riga, Latvia; Sharjah Art Museum in UAE; Zimmerli Art museum, New Jersey, USA (the collection of Nonconformist art of USSR); the Museum of International Art in Aachen, Germany (the collection of Dr. P. Ludvig). A lot of works are in private collections in Australia, Israel, Germany, France, Sweden, Poland, Finland, America, Italy, Japan, Lithuania. Some works are also hold in private collection of M. Rostropovitch.