Vidmantas Jusionis
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Biography
Vidmantas Jusionis graduated from the National M. K. Ciurlionis School of ArtNational M. K. Ciurlionis School of Art
National M. K. Čiurlionis School Of Art was founded in 1945 in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is named after the famous Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. It is the only such school in Lithuania, spanning the entire 12 year learning cycle...
in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. From 1979 until 1985 he studied in the Department of Painting of the Vilnius Institute of Art. In 1985 Vidmantas Jusionis became a lecturer of painting at Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute (now Šiauliai University
Šiauliai University
Šiauliai University, established in 1997, is located in Šiauliai, Lithuania. As of 2008, the University was attended by approximately 11,800 students.- History :...
), where he taught until 1987. In 1987 Vidmantas Jusionis came back to Vilnius and since then he has been working as a teacher of painting at the National M. K. Ciurlionis School of Art
National M. K. Ciurlionis School of Art
National M. K. Čiurlionis School Of Art was founded in 1945 in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is named after the famous Lithuanian painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. It is the only such school in Lithuania, spanning the entire 12 year learning cycle...
.
Vidmantas Jusionis has been a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Association
Lithuanian Artists' Association
The Lithuanian Artists' Association is a creative voluntary artistic organization in Lithuania, uniting professional painters and artists. It is the official association for artists in the country...
since 1990.
He was an individual recipient of the Lithuanian State Stipend, provided by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania is a governmental body of the Republic of Lithuania. Its mission is to formulate and implement state cultural policies supporting professional and amateur art, theatre, music, fine arts, cinema, museums, libraries, and written publications, to...
, in 2005–2006.
Significant exhibitions
- 2009 "Decentrists / Margins: 1 meter Beyond the Painting", European Capital of CultureEuropean Capital of CultureThe European Capital of Culture is a city designated by theEuropean Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension....
Project, Vilnius Railway Station; - 2009 "Four Lives - Four Destinies. Jusioniai", "Arka Gallery", Vilnius, and Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall, KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
; - Mobile Lithuanian Artists' AssociationLithuanian Artists' AssociationThe Lithuanian Artists' Association is a creative voluntary artistic organization in Lithuania, uniting professional painters and artists. It is the official association for artists in the country...
Collection "70: Painting, Graphics, Sculpture" exhibitions:- 2009 Artpark Gallery, LinzLinzLinz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
, Austria; - 2008 "Art Gallery Santa Teresa", Fano, Italy;
- 2008 Gallery, Italy;
- 2007 "Jugendsali" Gallery, Helsinki, Finland; Drachten City Museum, the Netherlands; Vilnius Congress Concert Hall;
- 2009 Artpark Gallery, Linz
- 2008 "Artists About Masks", Kaunas’ Public Library, KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
; - 2007 XIII Vilnius Painting Triennial "Dialogues"; Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius;
- 2006 "Ex Improviso", Lithuanian Artists’ Association, "Pamenkalnis Gallery", Vilnius;
- 2006 "New Masks", Art Gallery of the National M. K. Ciurlionis Museum, KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
; - 2005 "Gratulatio Vilnae", "Arka Gallery", Vilnius;
- 2005 "Voyage", "Arka Gallery", Vilnius;
- 2004 XII Vilnius Painting Triennial "Seven Rules of Painting"; Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius;
- 2004 The Biggest Gallery in the New Municipality Building, Vilnius’ City Hall Exposition, Vilnius;
- 2003 Exhibition of the International Painting Symposium "Soutine's Days", dedicated to Ch. Soutine's 110th anniversary, Vilnius Town hall, Vilnius;
- 2003 Painting Exhibition from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark; - 2001 Lithuanian Exhibition Cycle in Italy "Art & Magio", BariBariBari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, Rome, and VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy; - 2000 Exhibition "Tradition and Future", Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius;
- 2000 Lithuanian Painting Exhibition, Warsaw Palace of Culture, Poland;
- 1999 "Contact", V. Jusionis and G. Akstinas, Gallery "Kauno Langas", KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
; - 1999 "Bus Stop", V. Jusionis, G. Akstinas, G. P. Janonis, Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall, KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
; - 1999 Painting Exhibition by Algimantas, Stasys, and Vidmantas Jusioniai, Painters’ House; Vilnius;
- 1998 Exhibition "9+9 Lithuanian artists", AachenAachenAachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
Town Hall, Germany; - 1997 Lithuanian Painting Exhibition "Magical Realism", Manezh, Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia; - 1997 "Vartai Gallery" Artists’ Exhibition in the Latvian Artists’ Association Gallery, RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
; - 1996 X Vilnius Painting Triennial, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius.
Group painting exhibitions
- 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999 Group Exhibitions in Gallery 2112, CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark; - 1985, 1988 Baltic States Fine Arts Triennial of the Young Artists, Vilnius.
Personal exhibitions
- 2008 "Vidmantas Jusionis: Painting", Schloss Reinbek Castle, HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany; - 2006 "Vidmantas Jusionis: Painting", Klaipėda Art Gallery; KlaipėdaKlaipedaKlaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
; - 2006 Painting Exhibition "Sensitives", "Lietuvos Aidas Gallery", Vilnius;
- 2005 Painting Exhibition "On People", Gallery "Aukso Pjuvis" at the Business Leaders’ Centre, KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
; - 2003–2004 Painting Exhibition "Valleys", "Vartai Gallery", Vilnius;
- 2003 V. Jusionis’ Painting Exhibition, Vilnius Congress Concert Hall; Vilnius;
- 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999 Personal Exhibitions in "Vartai Gallery", Vilnius;
- 1995 Painting Exhibition, "Arka Gallery", Vilnius.