About me

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 Professor in Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Department;
Director of “Artist’s Book Museum Vinius“;
Director of “Bokartas“, independent curator of the “International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius“;
Fields of creation: printmaking, artist’s book, graphic design, installation.
Belong to the artists group “Europe 24” and “Scandinavia-Baltic Group”.

e-mail: kestutis.vasiliunas@gmail.com

Participated in Art WORKSHOPS – SYMPOSIUMS – Intern. SCHOLARSHIPS:

2023 Printmaking Symposium ”Creative Journey 2023”, Ozurgeti Modern Fine Art Center, Sakartvelo;
2017 Artist in Residence, Tianjin, China;
2017 Artist in Residence, Guanlan, China;
2016 Artist in Residence, Ricklungarden Foundation, Saxnas, Sweden;
2015 “Printmaking Symposium“, ArToll Artlaboratory, Bedburg-Hau, Germany;
2013 “2nd Relief Printing Symposium“, Leipzig, Germany;
2012 “2nd International Printmaking Symposium“, Bentlage, Germany;
2012 Symposium “Progetto ROS“, KAUS, Urbino, Italy;
2010-2011 “International Graphic Workshop“, “Guanlan Printmaking Base”, China;
2010 Artist in Residence, “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;
2006 “International Graphic Workshop”, KAUS, Urbino, Italy;
2005 “International Graphic Workshop”, “Atelier It Plein 19”, The Netherlands;
2005 “International Graphic Workshop”, Kloster Bentlage, Germany;
2003 Artist in Residence, Pro Helvetia Foundation, AlteSpital, Switzerland;
2002 Artist in Residence, Scholarship of Finland Foundation, Tamisary, Finland;
2001 Artist in Residence, “Kunstlerhaus Lukas”, Ahrenshoop, Scholarship of Kulturfonds, Germany;
1999 “International Artist’s Books Workshop”, Kap Arkona, Scholarship of Land Rugen, Germany;
1999 Artist in Residence, “Kunst Atelier”, Salzburg, Scholarship of Land Salzburg, Austria;
1999 Artist in Residence, “Frans Masareel Centrum”, Kasterlee, Scholarship of the Ministry of the Flemish Community, Belgium;
1998 “International Art Symposium”, Balchik, Bulgaria;
1994 “International Graphic Workshop”, Angelholm, Sweden;
1994 “International Artist’s Books Workshop”, Horn, Scholarship of the KulturKontakt , Austria;
1994 Artist in Residence, “Kunstlerhaus”, Wiepersdorf, Scholarship of the Branderburg Ministry of Culture, Germany;
1993 Artist in Residence, Jyvaskyla, Finland.

LECTURES & Conducted Art WORKSHOPS:

2024 Lecture “The Structures of the Artist’s Book” in the Conference in University of Granada, Spain;
2022 Lecture & Printmaking Workshop, State University of New York at Fredonia, U.S.;
2019 Lecture on Artist’s Books, Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, U.S.;
2019 Lecture & Artist’s Book Viewing in Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.;
2018 Lectures “Contemporary Artist’s Book in the World“, Gachon University, Seoul, Korea;
2018 Lectures “Structures of Artist’s Book”, Sungshin Woman’s University, Seoul, Korea;
2018 Lectures + Workshop “Manu Factus: Struttura e forme del libro”, ISIA Urbino, Italy;
2018 Lectures “Contemporary Artist’s Book“, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan;
2017 Lectures “Conceptual Book Course“, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland;
2015 Lectures + Workshop “Graphic Art in Space“, Academy of Fine Art Lodz, Poland;
2015 Lecture in the “Printing Marks and Codes / Printing Design International Invitation Exhibition”, Chongqing, China;
2014 Lecture at “6 pt” International Conference on the Art of Bookmaking, Vilnius;
2014 Lectures + Artist’s Book Workshop, RUFA, Roma, Italy;
2012 Lecture at “2nd International Printmaking Symposium“, Bentlage, Germany;
2010 Lectures + Workshop “Artist’s Book“, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italia;
2008 Lecture at Kyungwon University, Seoul, South Korea;
2008 Lecture at “4th Seoul International Book Arts Fair”, South Korea;
2006 Lectures-Workshop “Graphic Art in Space”, KAUS, Urbino, Italy;
1997 Lecture “Lithuanian Artist’s Books” in the “Leipzig Book Fair”, Germany;

Coordinated Art WORKSHOPS & LECTURES in Vilnius Academy of Arts:

2024 International Artist’s Book Conference Vilnius 2024. “Museum of Applied Arts and Design”, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2024 Prof. Sabine Golde (Germany). Artist’s Book Workshop “Inspiration by Chance”.
2023 Prof. Timothy Frerichs (US). Lecture “Artist’s Books – Material as Content”.
2023 Prof. Timothy Frerichs (US). Workshop “Material as Content: An Artist’s Book”.
2019 Barbara Beisinghoff (Germany). Lecture “Gintaras, POETREE and a canopy for Jonas Mekas”.
2019 Prof. Ryuta Endo (Japan). Water-Based Woodcut Workshop “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”. Japanese Prints Exhibition “Wit and Zen”, Gallery “Grafo”, Vilnius.
2018 Prof. Toshiya Takahama (Japan).Lectures & Workshop “Making copperplate print(intaglio) printed on plaster cubes“.
2018 Patrizia Meinert (Germany). Artist‘s Book Lectures & Workshop “pli selon pli“.
2016 Prof. PhD. XiaoFei Li (China). Printmaking Workshop “Print as a Way for Seeing”.
2014 Prof. Joseph Johannes Visser (The Netherlands) & Prof. Hanne Mathhiesen (Denmark). “International Artist’s Book-Object Workshop”.
2014 Prof. Davida Kidd (Canada). Printmaking Workshop „Conceptual Aspects of Printmaking“.
2012 Olof & Emmi Kang (Finland). Lectures “Finnish Artist´s Books“.
2009 Daniel Hees (Germany). Lecture.
2009 Prof. Wayne Crothers (Australia), Prof. Joseph Johannes Visser (The Netherlands), Prof. Chang-Soo Kim (South Korea).“International Artist‘s Book Creative Workshop”.  The programme “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009”.

AWARDS:

2015 2nd Prize – “1st International Printmaking Biennial”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
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 Honourable Mention – “Falu Biennalen”, Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden;

Main SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

 

2022 “The Lily & the Bird”, Rockefeller Arts Center, Fredonia, NY, U.S.;
2018 “Search for the Christian Identity”, Vision Tower Gallery, Seoul, Korea;
2018 “Art Vilnius’18”, LITEXPO, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2017 Water sound installation “Memento Mori”, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius;
2016 “Rain in the Park“, Sacred Art Center, Anyksciai, Lithuania;
2015 Gallery “OdNowa“, Lodz, Poland;
2014 “IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter”, Leipzig Book Fair 2014;
2011 “Postcards: Made in China“, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2009 “We Are All Enemies”, 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:

2024
12th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Art Festival 2024. Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, South Korea.
10th International Artist’s Book Triennial in Vilnius. Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania;
International printmaking and artist’s books exhibition “Presence/Absence”. The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland.
Printmaking exhibition “Stories“. Kėdainiai Regional Museum, Lithuania.

2023
Artist’s Book Exhibition: FREEDOM Project, Polish Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland;
5th Quadrennial of Lithuanian Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania;
11th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Art Festival, Ulsan Museum, Korea;
Creative Journey 2023, Ozurgeti Modern Fine Art Center, Sakartvelo;
“The Masters of Graphic Arts“, FUGA – Budapest Center of Architecture, Hungary;
5th Kaunas International Printmaking Biennial “Mammoths of printmaking“. Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania;

2022
Guizhou Art Museum Exhibition of 100 Collection Prints, Guizhou Art Museum, China;
“The Masters of Graphic Arts“, Flóris Rómer Museum of Art and History, Győr, Hungary;
“2022 International Woodcut Print Festa Jeju”, South Korea;
“Surface Impressions 2022”, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA;
#UKRAINE. Exhibition to support Ukraine, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius;

2021
“The 9th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Festival”, Ulsan Culture and Arts Center, Ulsan, Korea;
“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2021“, Gallery Central, Perth, Australia;
“9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021“;

2020
“FIG Bilbao International Printmaking & Art on Paper Festival 2020“, Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao, Spain;
Artist’s Book Exhibition, Reykjavik Arts Festival, The National Library of Iceland;
“Our Home / The Belt and Road Nations’ Art Exhibition”, Shanghai Art Museum, China;
Printmaking Exhibition “Person and Time”, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia;
“Belt and Road” Contemporary Printmaking Exchange Exhibition, China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen, China;

2019
Artist’s Book Exhibition in Tokyo, Gallery Saoh, Tokyo, Japan;
“8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018“, Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, U.S.A.;
“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2019“, Gallery Central, Perth, Australia;
“8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018“, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.;

2018
“Win-win Cooperation/Belt and Road International Printmaking Exchange Project”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China;
“Woodcut effect: Contemporary Japanese and Lithuanian Woodblock Prints”, Town Hall, Vilnius;
“We are Europe”, Gallery „Centrum Nauki“, Lodz, Poland;
“8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018“, The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania;
9th International Graphic Triennial “Colour in Graphic Art: Hybrid”, “Galerii Sztuki Wozownia”, Torun, Poland;
“8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial in Urbino“, “Data”, Urbino, Italy;
Artist’s Book Exhibition “The Book: Vol.3“, Gallery Saoh, Tokyo, Japan;
“Win-Win Cooperation. Belt and Road Inter. Printmaking Invitational Exhibition”, Dunhuang, China;
“Win-Win Cooperation. Belt and Road Inter. Printmaking Invitational Exhibition”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China;

2017
“Invitation Exhibition of Dongjiang International Printmaking in 2017“, YAC, Tianjin, China;
“Woodcut effect: Contemporary Japanese and Lithuanian Woodblock Prints”, KCCC Exhibition Hall, Klaipeda;
Artist’s Book Exhibition “Libri di versi“, Museo Nazionale Archeologico Concordiese, Portogruaro, Italia;
Artist’s Books of Lithuanian Professors in Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition”, Gallery Central, Perth, Australia;
Artists’ Books Exhibition “Apriti Libro!”, Oratorio San Giovanni Battista, Urbino, Italia;

2016
Artist’s Book Fair Horn 2016, Austria;
International Artist’s Book Biennial “BuchKunstBiennale”, Horn, Austria;
“Artist’s Books from Lithuania“, “Museum der Arbeit”, Hamburg, Germany;
“7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015“, “Museum der Arbeit”, Hamburg, Germany;
“7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015”, “LITEXPO”, Vilnius;

2015
“Printing Marks and Codes“, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China;
“7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015“, “Titanikas”, Vilnius;
“7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015“, Museo Leone, Vercelli, Italy;
Artist’s Book Exhibition, CIBA – Cascais International Book Art 2015, Museum Quarter, Cascais, Portugal;
Printmaking Exhibition, ArToll Kunstlabor e.V., Bedburg Hau, Germany;
“7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015“, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
“Between the Sheets: Artists Books 2015“, Gallery Central, Perth, Australia;
“Lithuanian Graphic Art 1980-2013. Body”, Split, Croatia;
“1st International  Kaunas Printmaking Biennial”, Kaunas Art Gallery, Lithuania;
„Urbino vista dal est“, KAUS, Urbino, Italy;

2014
Artist’s Book Exhibition “The Art of the Book”, Rochester Public Library, U.S.A.;
“Fifty / Fifty”, “Empreinte Atelier de gravure a.s.b.l., Luxembourg;
“Lithuanian Graphic Art 1980-2013. Body”, Salzburg, Austria;
Contemporary Print Art: between tradition and innovation, Gallery “Philobiblon”, Rome, Italy;

2013
Art Exhibition “Potency”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
“International Print Triennial – Krakow – Falun 2013”, Dalarnas Museum, Falun, 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:

KIWA Collection, Japan;
Musashino Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan;
“Jyvaskyla Art Museum”, Jyvaskyla, Finland;
The Museum of Photography, Seoul, South Korea;
China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China;
Guizhou Art Museum, China;
China Art Museum, Beijing, China;
China Art Museum, Shanghai, China;
Modern Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Museo Nacional Del Grabado, Argentina;
“Frans Masareel Centrum”, Kasterlee, Belgium;
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;
“Liljevalchs Konsthall”, Stockholm, Sweden;
“King St. Stephen Museum”, Szekesfehervar, Hungary;
“Dalarnas Museum”, Falun, Sweden;
“Juniper Gallery”, California, USA;
“Moravian Gallery”, Brno, Czech Republic;
“Kunstlerhaus Lukas”, Ahrenshoop, Germany;
“Ino-cho Paper Museum”, Ino-cho Kochi-ken, Japan;
“Gravicel”, Lille, France;
“Lithuanian Art Museum”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
“Mo Museum”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
& private collections.

Kestutis Vasiliunas: Organised / Curated Exhibitions:

2024 Lithuanian Student Artist’s Books Exhibition in Granada Project “Slow Selfie”, Spain;
2023 Lithuanian Printmakers in “11th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Art Festival”, Ulsan Museum, Ulsan, South Korea;
2022 “International Woodcut Print Festa Jeju 2022“, Jeju, South Korea;
2021 “9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021”. Theme “Absence“. Location: Nowhere;
2021 “Lithuanian Printmakers” in “9th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Art Festival & 2021 Biennale”, South Korea;
2019 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA;
2019 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, “Evanston Art Center“, Evanston, IL, USA;
2019 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania;
2019 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica“, Venice, Italy;
2019 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
2018 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
2018 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, “Data”, Urbino, Italy;
2018 “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania;
2017 “Artist’s Books of Lithuanian Professors”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
2016 “Artist’s Books from Lithuania”, “Museum der Arbeit”, Hamburg, Germany;
2015 “7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015”, “Titanikas”, Vilnius;
2015 “7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015”, Museo Leone, Vercelli, Italy;
2015 “7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
2014 Students’ Artist’s Books in Leipzig Book Fair 2014, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
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 Vilnius 1997”, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1995 “International Artist’s Book Exhibition from Horn”, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1995 “International Artist’s Book Exhibition from Horn”, “Kaunas Picture Gallery”, Kaunas, Lithuania;
1993 “International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, Contemporary Art Centre of Vilnius, Lithuania.

 

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