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:

International Graphic Workshop, “Guanlan Printmaking Base”, China, 2010-2011

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:

Lecture in the “2nd International Printmaking Symposium”, Bentlge, Germany, 2012

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:

Printmaking Workshop “Print as a Way for Seeing”. With Prof. PhD. XiaoFei Li from China, 2016

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

Water sound installation “Memento Mori”, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, 2012

 

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:

Artists “Printing Marks and Codes”, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, 2015

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:

Artist’s book creators on the opening of the “6th International Artist’s Book Triennial” in Vilnius, 2012

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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