12th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Art Festival Time: 17-28 July, 2024 Location: Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, Republic of Korea The Biennale’s steering committee invited prof. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas from the Vilnius Academy of Arts will be the director and one of the artists of the Lithuanian woodcut print collection. Lithuanian printmakers in the […]
“Mammoths of Printmaking” Time: 20 April – 4 June 2023 Location: Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania Curator: Evaldas Mikalauskis Artists: From Germany: Christina Sauer, Barbara Beisinghoff, Philippas Mageris. From Estonia: Gudrunas Koppelis, Toomas Kuusingas. From Latvia: Paulis Liepa, Guntaras Sietiņis. From Poland: Joanna Piech, Marcinas Bialas, Kamil Kocurek. From Finland: Janne Laine. From Lithuania: […]
Sakartvelo 2023 Printmaking symposium and exhibition in the Ozurgeti Modern Fine Art Center “Creative Travel in Ozurgeti – 2023”. 2-9 July 2023 Journey No. 116 Evaldas Mikalauskis, Roberta Vaigeltaitė-Vasiliūnienė and Kęstutis Vasiliūnas from Lithuania were invited to participate in a Graphics Symposium in Georgia. The Symposium was followed by a joint exhibition at the Ozurgeti Modern Fine Art […]
The Masters of Graphic Arts Contemporary Drawing And Printmaking Art III Time: 4-27 May 2023 Location: FUGA – Budapest Center of Architecture, Hungary Prof. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas was invited by curator Mrs. Julia N. Mészáros to participate with great masters of printmaking in the “Contemporary Drawing And Printmaking Art III”. Info: https://artfacts.net/exhibition/contemporary-drawing-and-printmaking-art-iii/1088472 © Artist’s Book Creators […]
The Masters of Graphic Arts 11th International Biennial of Drawing and Graphic Arts Time: 8 October 2022 – 31 January 2023 Location: Flóris Rómer Museum of Art and History, Győr, Hungary “The theme of the Masters of Graphic Arts – 11th International Biennial of Drawing and Graphic Arts is innovation in contemporary drawing and […]
Time: 21-30 October 2022 Location: Rockefeller Arts Center, Emmit Christian Art Gallery, Fredonia, US Curator: Prof. Timothy Frerichs “Internationally acclaimed artist Kestutis Vasiliunas will bring a wealth of experience and history of art to Fredonia during a two-week residency, Sunday, Oct. 16 to Oct. 30, in the Department of Visual Arts and New Media, working […]
Time: 16th-22nd September, 2022 Location: Jeju Culture and Arts Foundation 1st, 2nd Exhibit hall, Jeju, South Korea Prof. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas was invited by the “International Woodcut Festa Jeju 2022”, not only to participate in the exhibition, but also to be the curator of Lithuanian woodcut creators in Korea. Artists from Lithuania: Joana Kairienė, Kristina Norvilaitė-Geniušienė, […]
“Internationally acclaimed artist Kestutis Vasiliunas will bring a wealth of experience and history of art to Fredonia during a two-week residency, Sunday, Oct. 16 to Oct. 30, in the Department of Visual Arts and New Media, working with students in relief printing workshops and presenting a lecture and exhibition of his work. Erasmus Visiting Professor […]
SUNY Fredonia welcomes renowned artist Vasiliunas for two-week residency Mr. Roger Coda FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 2022 “Internationally acclaimed artist Kestutis Vasiliunas will bring a wealth of experience and history of art to Fredonia during a two-week residency, Sunday, Oct. 16 to Oct. 30, in the Department of Visual Arts and New Media, working with students […]
2Cent Has Come to America! Journey No. 113 Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas (2Cent) has come to the US. At the State University of New York at Fredonia he gave the lecture “You are watched“, has make the big size printmaking workshop on theme “Anthropocene” and had the solo exhibition “The Lily & the Bird” in the Rockefeller Arts Center. […]
Printmaking Exhibition “Surface Impressions 2022” Time: 3 June – 26 August, 2022 Location: The LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Curator: Sean Starwars EXHIBITION DESCRIPTION “The LUX Center for the Arts, in cooperation with Constellation Studios, will present ‘Surface Impressions,’ an ambitious exhibition focusing on hand-produced relief prints from woodblock, linoleum cut, wood […]
1-30 April 2022 Artist in Residence, Kyoto, Japan Journey No. 110 – Cancelled After two years of waiting for the corona virus to finally run out and I will be able to travel, I bought airplane tickets to Osaka, hoping to go to an Art Residency in Kyoto. But few weeks before fly, I got the information from Finnair, […]
Journeys with personal car: Lodz 2023 30 September – 2 October 2023 Artist’s Book Exhibition: FREEDOM Project, Polish Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland Journey No. 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gdansk 2021 […]
Printmaking: Woodcut in Black & White 1988–1999 © Artist’s Book Creators
ace – International Project FIG Bilbao 2020 “After the landing of ´ace at FIG Bilbao2019, with Argentina as the guest country and the will of both organizations to expand their international networks, we have signed a collaboration agreement between both institutions: FIG BILBAO and Fundación´ace. Alicia Candiani, director of ´ace, becomes part of the […]
International Printmaking Exhibition in China Printmaking Museum Location: China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen, China Time: 2020 “Prints by international artists from the Chinese National Academy of Arts’ “Win-Win Cooperation: Belt and Road International Printmaking Exchange Project” are on display at the China Printmaking Museum in Longhua District. Entry is free but booking is required through the […]
Location: China Printmaking Museum, Shenzhen, China Time: 2020 “In order to memorize the 40th anniversary of Reform and Opening Up in China, Chinese National Academy of Arts, as the highest academic research institution in China, together with Shenzhen Guanlan Original Printmaking Base, specially plans “Win-Win Cooperation/ Belt and Road International Printmaking Exchange Project”, to strengthen communication of international culture […]
1-30 April 2020 Artist in Residence, Kyoto, Japan Journey No. 106 – Cancelled In April 2020 I was invited to take part in Art Residency in Kyoto, in Japan. It had to be wonderful time, as sakura blooms in April… Here I wanted to create my big print, in size 3 metros x 1 metre on canvas in Japanese printing method […]
Woodcut Workshop: “Water-Based Woodcut: Ukiyo-e Techniques” Professor’s Ryuta Endo (Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan) visit at the Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Visit Time: 19-27 October, 2019 Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania Prof. Ryuta Endo with colleagues Hikaru Yamada, Akihiro Tokoro and students from the Musashino Art University, from Tokyo come to Vilnius. […]
Artist’s Book Exhibition in Oslo 2022 3-7 July 2022 Oslo, Norway Journey No. 111 North Norway with Personal Car 2014 14-26 August 2014 Finland, North Norway Journey No. 72 Lithuanian Art Exhibition “Myter og Legender” 1999 12–19 February 1991 Oslo, Bergen Journey No. 1
Time: 9 August 2019 Location: Museum De Reede, Antwerp, Belgium We visited beautiful Museum De Reede with fantastic exhibitions of printmaking. “An initiative by Dutchman Harry Rutten, who donated his art collection containing mainly prints by Goya, Rops and Munch to Belgian foundation, Museum De Reede in Antwerp is dedicated exclusively to graphic art.” […]
Journeys with Personal Car: Antwerp & Brussels 2019 9-10 August 2019 Museum de Reede, Antwerp Magritte Museum, Brussels Journey No. 103 Artist in Residence “Frans Masereel Centrum”, Kasterlee 1999 28 January – 14 February 1999 Journey No. 13
Some journeys with personal car: Helsinki 2017 13-15 February 2017 Lectures in the Helsinki Art Academy Journey No. 85 Finland, Jyväskylä 2014 24-29 September 2014 Driving through all Finland to North Cape in Norway Journey No. 72 Ekenas 2002 28 August – 7 October 2002 Artist in Residence, Solo Exhibition Journey No. 28 Jyväskylä […]
Prof. Toshiya Takahama (Japan) Workshop ‘Making copperplate print(intaglio) printed on plaster cubes’ Time: 7-10 December 2018 Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania Prof. Toshiya Takahama from the Musashino Art University, from Tokyo arrived in Vilnius to give the lectures and to lead the printmaking workshop in the Graphic Art Department, in Vilnius Academy of […]
Time: 5-10 November 2018 Location: Vision Tower Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea P.S. Beautiful morning in Seoul. More about South Korea © Photos: Prof. Chang-Soo Kim, 2Cent. © Artist’s Book Creators 2018
9. Międzynarodowe Triennale Grafiki – Kolor w Grafice: Hybryda 9th International Graphic Triennial “Colour in Graphic Art: Hybrid“ Time: 21 September – 28 October 2018 Location: “Galerii Sztuki Wozownia”, Torun, Poland More info: http://www.artinfo.pl/pl/blog/wydarzenia/wpisy/9-miedzynarodowe-triennale-grafiki-kolor-w-grafice-hybryda/
Impact 10 – ENCUENTRO: “Fragment Encounters“ Time: 1-9 September 2018 Location: Santander, Spain Curators of the project: K. Stevenson & Karen Kunc The Fragment Encounters portfolio project is installed at the museo in Santander Spain for IMPACT 10 conference. K. Stevenson and Karen Kunc collaboration with 10 international artists. © […]
“Coexistence of Civilizations: Art of Communication & Communication of Art“ Time: 19th September 2017 Location: Dunhuang, China In the Printmaking Conference in Dunhuang I arrive from the Guanlan Printmaking Workshop. Together with the conference was the International print exchange project “Belt and Road”. Town of Dunhuang is located in the north-west of China near […]
18–21 September 2017 Travel to Printmaking Exhibition in Dunhuang over the Gobi Desert 2017 18 September 2017 International Printmaking Conference in Dunhuang 19 September 2017 Dunhuang Desert 20 September 2017 © Photo: Kestutis Vasiliunas © Artist’s Book Creators Community
Gobi Desert From Guanlan Printmaking Base I had to travel to Dunhuang, for the opening of the Printmaking Exhibition “Belt & Road” and for the Conference “Coexistence of Civilizations: Art of Communication & Communication of Art“. It’s about 3500 km by airplain. From Shenzhen we flew to Lanzhou, and from Lanzhou through the mountains and desert […]
1 September – 18 September 2017 I am invited in the International Print Workshop – Guanlan Original Printmaking Base in China. Here I have to create few woodblock prints for the international printmaking artists exchange program and the exhibition “The Belt & Road”. Even I have been here with my wife Roberta in 2011, it is […]
Kestutis Vasiliunas. Water Sound Installation “Memento Mori” Time: 5-29 January 2017 Location: Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania Curator: Dr. Vaidilute Brazauskaite L. The exhibition was visited by 2352 persons. Video about the exhibition in the “Lithuanian National Radio and Television” (LRT) www.LRT.LT “Line, Colour, Form”: Article about the Exhibition . © Artist’s Book Creators […]
Kestutis Vasiliunas – Solo Exhibition “Rain in the Park” Time: 7 December 2016 – 21 January 2017 Location: Sacred Art Center, Anyksciai, Lithuania Curator: Edita Pivoriuniene . . .
Time: 7 December 2016 – 21 January 2017 Location: Sacred Art Center, Anyksciai, Lithuania Curator: Edita Pivoriuniene In the Exhibition “Rain in the Park” I have showed 7 big size prints – coloured woodcuts printed on canvas. Near each print was exhibited the postcard with the art of some artists, or fragment of art, or […]
“Remember Death when you are sleeping, because the Angel of Death never sleeps. Remember Death when you are awaking in the morning sun, because you could have stayed in the darkness. Remember Death when you are working, because it might be your last work. Remember Death when you are resting, because the Angel of Death […]
Time: 5-29 January 2017 Location: Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania Remember Death when you are sleeping, because the Angel of Death never sleeps. Remember Death when you are awaking in the morning sun, because you could have stayed in the darkness. Remember Death when you are working, because it might be your last work. Remember Death […]
Time: 7th December 2016 – 21st January 2017 Location: “Sacred Art Center”, Anyksciai, Lithuania . . .
Gościem specjalnym drugiej części Letnich Międzynarodowych Kursów Grafiki i Tkaniny Artystycznej PATA 2015 w Akademii Sztuk Pięknych jest prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas. W Galerii OdNowa można oglądać wystawę jego prac. A są one dość niezwykłe, co wynika z niecodziennych połączeń: zarówno jeśli chodzi o technikę – to drzeworyty na płachtach płótna, jak i o treść – motywy ze […]
Graphic Art Time: 12-22 August 2015 Location: Gallery “OdNowa”, Lodz, Poland . Article: http://e-kalejdoskop.pl/duchowosc-umarla.aspx
Time: 13-16 March 2014 Location: “Leipziger Messe”, Leipzig, Germany Artist Kestutis Vasiliunas was invited to make personal exhibition in the “IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter” in Leipzig Book Fair 2014.
Kestutis Vasiliunas in the “Projekts Münsterland pART 4” 14 September – 19 October, 2008 KunstVerein Ahlen, Germany Kestutis Vasiliúnas ist ein Reisender zwischen den Welten: Seine Fahrten erreichen Städte, Länder und Kontinente, verbinden unterschiedliche Kulturen und machen Gegensätze zwischen politischen und sozialen Systemen erfahrbar. Die entstehenden Bilder dokumentieren – einem begleitenden Reisetagebuch gleich – […]
Theme: “Between Tradition and Digital Media Processes” Time: 19-21 June 2009 Location: Bentlage, Rheine, Germany Prof. Davida Kidd from Canada in Symposium in Bentlage © Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas © Artist’s Book Creators 2009
2024 12th Ulsan International Woodcut Print Art Festival 2024 Time: 17-22 July 2024 Location: Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, Republic of Korea Journey No. 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 Solo […]
The Falun Triennial 2007 – Contemporary Print Art Derived from ‘Printmaking at the Edge’ by Richard Noyce Time: 21 August – 28 August 2007 Location: Dalarnas Museum, Falun, Sweden Curator: Prof. Richard Noyce Prof. Richard Noyce wrote the book ” Printmaking at the Edge”. The exhibition in Falun has been composed from artists of this […]