CURRICULUM VITAE
Born in Lithuania, Europe. Lives and works in Vilnius.
Education:
2006-2009 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, media art and photography department; practical PhD, Lic Arts degree.
1999-2000 Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, media art school.
1998-2001 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, video art and photography department; Master degree.
1994-1997 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, graphic art department; Bachelor degree.
1993-1994 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, design department.
1989-1993 Kaunas Art College, design department; Higher college diploma.
Selected exhibitions and art projects:
2009 V.D.A., video DVD release, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2009 V.D.A., Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2009 Piksel 09, electronic art festival, Bergen, Norway;
2009 Clubtransmediale, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin, Germany;
2008 Piksel 08, electronic art festival, Bergen, Norway;
2008 Net’as-Ne’tas, gallery Academy, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007-2008 Ctrl_Alt_Del Sound Art Festival, radio broadcasting worldwide in New York (P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center), Athens (1st Athens Biennial), Montreal, Ghent, Berlin, Zagreb, Basel, Graz, Zurich, Istanbul (10th International Istanbul Biennial);
2007 Oslo Sound, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007 Pluxus, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007 Klusa Daba, Baltā Nakts, Riga, Latvia;
2007 Pravda 1 min festival, Vingis, Skalvija, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2006 Balticoco, electronic art festival, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2005 Smog 02, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2004 Abflug Rec, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2004 Rotari club, Offenbach am Main, Germany;
2004 Karl-Marx-Allee 36, Berlin, Germany;
2004 Automaten bar, Berlin, Germany;
2004 Art gallery Myymälä2, Helsinki, Finland;
2003 Am I Happy, performance with jazz musician Liudas Mockunas, Concious Club, Copenhagen, Denmark;
2003 Impro sessions: Uncontrolled Normality, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2003 Abflug Rec (FI) multimedia CD release with French musician Verhaverbeke Krzyzosiak;
2002 PHAT2, VEF factory, Riga, Latvia;
2002 On-line art project “Seeking for” at www.intro.lt;
2002 København-Copenhagen, Copkop 2002, Asbæk gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark;
2002 Wellen project, Shwellenmatteli, Bern, Switzerland;
2001 East Impact, Yubileiny Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia;
2001 Never Skip Intro, Pravda ex-printhouse, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2001 Toys and games, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2000 Media school exhibition, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark;
1999 Espresso Virtualis, Arka gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1999 Projekt Moments, Zimski Salon 1999, University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia;
1999 Lithuanian Art 1989-1999, Ten years, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1998 International video forum, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1998 French-Baltic-Nordic video and new media festival “Offline@online”, E-media center, Tallinn, Estonia;
1998 Video Art Review, Mykolas Zilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania;
1998 Ore Launch, Kablys, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1997 Autumn, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania;
1997 Posters, gallery Academy, Vilnius, Lithuania
1997 Video Art Review, Siauliai Art Gallery, Siauliai, Lithuania;
1996 Franco-Balt video art festival, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Selected curatory projects:
2008 Net’as-Ne’tas, gallery Academy, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007 Oslo Sound, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2007 Pluxus, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2006 Balticoco – electronic art festival, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2004 Press Jazz, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2003 Welcome! Project, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2002 København-Copenhagen, Copkop 2002, Asbæk gallery, Hovedbiblioteket, Copenhagen, Denmark;
2001 Never Skip Intro, Pravda ex-printhouse, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Artists residence:
2002 Wellen project, Shwellenmatteli, Bern, Switzerland;
Workshops, conferences:
2009 Piksel 09, electronic art festival, Bergen, Norway;
2009 Transmediale / Clubtransmediale, Mechanic Sound Workout, Berlin, Germany;
2008 Piksel 08, Code Dreams, festival for free / libre & open source software, hardware & art, Bergen, Norway;
2008 Article|08 biennial for electronic and unstable art, Perfusion – Pollution – Pervasion, Stavanger, Norway;
2008 Art+Communication: Spectropia. Tempest: decoding that which is, RIXC, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia;
2007 Maxwell City - artistic investigation into electromagnetic substance, Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norway;
2006 Balticoco – electronic art festival, Intro, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2005 Hands on Deck! Reloaded, Harlingen, Holland;
2004 RAM5 / Re-approaching new media – Open Source Media Architecture, RIXC, Riga, Latvia;
2003 RAM2 / Re-approaching new media – A Joker in a Global Bunker, Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norway;
2000 Staging of Virtual Inhabited 3D Spaces, VR Media Lab, Aalborg, Denmark;
Job experience:
Director – INTRO cultural centre;
Communication director – Domino Tema;
Art director – Ultra entertainment;
Art director – VRS advertising agency;
Cameraman – TV3 television channel;
Video operator – Oskaras Korsunovas | OKT theatre;
Designer – Redinga advertising agency; Loro Design;
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for more details and complete work experience, please, contact: intro at intro.lt
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