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Artūras Makštutis born in Obeliai in 1964, Lithuania

Education:

1983-1984 Vienožinskis Art School, Vilnius
1986-1992 Vilnius Academy of Art, sculpture

Solo exhibitions:

1991 Gallery 91, Vilnius
1992 Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
1992 Installation "Dream" gallery "Academia", Vilnius
1997 Gallery Arka, Vilnius
2004 Projekt "Alisa don’t living here anymore", photo, object. Lithuanian national commission of UNESCO, Vilnius
2009 "Balance" Šv.Jono Gatvės Galerija, Vilnius
2010 "The Iron of Uzupis", Užupis Art Incubator gallery "Galera", Vilnius

Selected group exhibitions:

1989 "Nature in us" Vilnius Academy of Art
"Days of Art" Culture and Sport Palace of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vilnius
"Days of Jung Artists" Artists Palace, Vilnius
1990 "Variations" Vilnius Academy of Art
1991 Performances with the group "Green Leaf", Nida, Lithuania
1993 Workshop and exhibition in Artists House, Horn, Austria
1994 Projekto "Ritmas" realizacija Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norvegija
Realization of the project "Rhythm" in Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norway "Order of Presence" in MUU gallery, Helsinki, gallery Jutempus, Vilnius
1995 "Misfits" 6th Trienal of Young Baltic Art, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius
1996 "Recent Documents" Chicago, USA
1997 "All thats is human and necessary" Lietuvos Aido gallery, Vilnius
"Lodge Bunker" performance, Jasiunai, Lithuania
Exhibition in Stichting Kunst & Komplex, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1998 "The Lodge" concert "Opus nr1" Villem Zuyvenstraat 4-6, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Exhibition "Art is a spirit and never dies" M&A Contemporary Art Gallery, Den Haag, Netherlands
2001 Exhibition of the artists of the Užupis in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius
2002 Exhibition of the artists of the Užupis Republic in Place Jules Joffrin ,Paris
"The Lodge" performance in "Ver uit de maat" festival, WORM, Rotterdam
"Brain opening" performance in "Užupis Art Festival", Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Exhibition "My family-MAFIJA", "Zolotaja molodiož" Akademijos gallery 2000, Vilnius
2004 Post cards exhibition "Aplenk Maksimum su Kalėdom" Užupis, Galera, Vilnius
2005 Lithuanian, Polish, Ukraine artists exhibition in Lvov, Ukraine
2009 Exhibition of the artists of the Užupis Republic in Panevėžio Drama Theatre, Panevėžys, Lithuania
2010 Exhibition "The best sculpture of year 09" Šv.Jono Gatvės Galerija, Vilnius

Scholarships and awards:

1990 II premium in exhibition in Vilnius Academy of Art
1993 Scholarship of Kultur Kontact, in Austria
1994 Scholarship of Shoros Center for Contemporary Art in Vilnius and 3 month Workshop in Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norway

Former work places:

1994 Scenic designer in Vilnius Academically Drama Theatre. Play "Women in Sandland" by Kobo Abe.
1995 Scenic designer in Šiauliai Drama Theatre. Play "Picnic" by Fernando Arrabal.
1998-2002 Work as performer in several advertising firms in Vilnius.
2005 Director in artists center "Užupis Art Incubator" (UAI)
2006-2007 organizing Video art festivals "Be stogo", UAI, Vilnius
2005-2010 coordination of exhibitions and projects in UAI, designer, www.umi.lt web administrator

Contact:

Tel.: 370-688-93939