CV Artūras Makštutis-Maksimilianas
Born in 1964 in the town of Obeliai, Lithuania
Education:
1983- 1984 Vienožinskis Art School, Vilnius
1986-1992 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, sculpture specialty
Solo exhibitions:
1991 Gallery 91, Vilnius
1992 Medals Gallery, Vilnius
1992 Installation “Dream” Academy Gallery, Vilnius
1997 “Arkos” Gallery, Vilnius
2004 Project “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”, photography, object. Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO Exhibition Hall, Vilnius
2009 Exhibition “Equilibrium” St. John’s Street Gallery, Vilnius
2010 Sculpture “Duke Vildaugas” Public Institution Užupio Art Incubator, Vilnius
2010 Project “Užupio Iron” photography, objects, installation, Gallery “Galera”, Public Institution Užupio Art Incubator, Vilnius
2012 Sculpture for the Museum of Angels, Anykščiai, Lithuania
2015 “Our Cause” sculpture and photography exhibition at Dzūkija National Park Visitors Centre, Merkinė.Lt.
2016 “Contacting Vessels” InTegra House Training Centre, Subartėnai
2017 “Steps in the Garden” sculpture exhibition Spa Vilnius , Druskininkai, LT
2019 “Travel Guide” sculpture, photography, objects Alytus Culture and Communication Centre
2021 “Kosmonauts Street” sculpture exhibition Gallery Morka, Vilnius, Druskininkai City Museum Gallery, Druskininkai
2022 “Pyramid of Illusions” Druskininkai City Museum Gallery, Druskininkai
2024 “Heads, Half-Heads and Illusions” Druskininkai City Museum Gallery, Druskininkai
Selected group exhibitions:
1989 “Nature in Us” Vilnius Academy of Arts
1989 “Nature in Us”. Art Days. Chamber of Culture and Sports, Ministry of the Interior
1989 “Vilnius Young Artists Days” Artists’ House, Vilnius
1990 “Diversions” Vilnius Academy of Arts
1991 Performances with the group “Žalias Lapas”, Nida, Lithuania
1991 Exhibition with the group “We” Šiauliai Art Exhibition Palace , Šiauliai
1993 Vorkšop and exhibition at the Horn House of Artists, Austria
1994 Realisation of the project “Rhythm” at Atelier Nord, Oslo, Norway
1994 “Order of Being” Gallery “MUU ry”, Helsinki; Finland, Gallery “Jutempus”, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995 “Discrepancies” 6th Triennial of Young Artists of the Baltic States. Contemporary Art Centre,
Vilnius, Lithuania
1996 “Recent Documents” Chicago, USA
1997 “Everything Human and Necessary”, Lithuanian Aida Gallery, Vilnius
1997 “Lodge Bunker” performances Jašiūnai, Lithuania
1998 “The Lodge” concert “Opus Nr.l” Villem Zuyvenstraat 4-6, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1997 Exhibition Stichting Kunst & Komplex, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1998 Exhibition “Art is a spirit and never dies” M&A Contemporary Art Gallery, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2001 Exhibition of the artists of “Užupis Respulika” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius
2002 “Užupio Respulika” Artists Exhibition at Place Julie Joffrin, Paris
2002 The Lodge performance at the “Ver uit de maat” festival, WORM, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2002 “Brain Opening” performance at “Za-upy- Art” festival Vilnius, Lithuania
2002 Exhibition “My Family MAFIA”, “Zolotaja molodiož” Academy Gallery, Vilnius
2005 Exhibition of Ukrainian, Polish and Lithuanian artists in Lviv, Ukraine
2006 Exhibition of artists of “Užupis Art Incubator” in Tampere, Finland
2007-2008 Sculpture Symposium “Oak Alley” in Smalininki, Lithuania
2009 Exhibition of artists of the Republic of Užupis in Panevėžys Drama Theatre, Panevėžys, Lithuania
2010 Exhibition “The Best Sculpture of the Year -09″ ” St. John’s Street Gallery, Vilnius
2011 Sculpture workshop in Liškiava “Medgraužis”, Lithuania
2013 Symposium “Signs of the memory of the Holy Land” , Šventoji, Lithuania.
2014 Project “Creative Connections in Liškiava” Liškiava, Lt.
2015 “Little Plasticity IV” Klaipėda, LT.
2015 1st International Alytus Biennial of Visual Art ” Meno Matas. Time” Alytus , LT.
2015 “LDS 80th Anniversary Meeting” St. St. John’s Street Gallery, Vilnius, LT.
2016 Exhibition of the artists of the club “Friday 13” “Small Gallery”, Druskininkai, LT.
2016 Lithuanian-Polish Artists’ Exhibition in Gdansk, Gallery “NCK”, organized by “Mazoji Galerija , Druskininkai , Gdansk PL.
2016 Alytus International Ceramics Symposium “Black Gold of Dzūkija 2016”, Alytus, ADAM , LT
2016 Exhibition “Shadows”, St. St. John’s Street Gallery, Vilnius, LT
2017 Project “Sculptors for the Centenary of the State” exhibition series Vilnius
2017 2nd International Alytus Biennial of Visual Art “Meno Matas. Space” Alytus , LT.
2017 Exhibition “Shadows #2” St. St. John’s Street Gallery, Vilnius, LT
2017 “Small Plastic V” sculpture exhibition, Klaipėda, LT.
2017 Exhibition “Shadows #3” Antanas Montis House-Museum, Palanga, LT
2018 “The Plein Air Workshop of Zauliskes” in Zauliškiai, Kaišiadorys district, Lithuania. LT.
2018 Curator of the travelling exhibition “Čiurlionis the First Lithuanian Cosmonaut” Vilnius, Merkinė, Druskininkai 2018-2019
2019 Q 4 ” Memorabile. Recorded in Memory” Ark Gallery , Vilnius, Lt.
2019 “Shadows #4” Šv. St. John’s Street Gallery, Vilnius, LT
2020 “Čiurlionis the First Lithuanian Cosmonaut” M.K.Čiurlionis House, Vilnius, Lt.
2020 “Art without a Roof” virtual exhibition of works by 100 artists in Vilnius .menasbestogo.lt
2021 “Altered Reality” Exhibition of the Club “Friday 13”, Jonų Street Gallery, basement, Vilnius
2021 “Art without a Roof” virtual exhibition of works by 100 artists in Vilnius .menasbestogo.lt
2022 “Pyramid of Illusions” Druskininkai City Museum Gallery
2022 Exhibition “1” Druskininkai City Museum Gallery
2023 Deft Thrift: Aidas Bareikis, Artūras Makštutis-Maksimilianas, Darius Mikšys + GB. Gallery Morka. Vilnius.
2023 5th Stained Glass and Sculpture Centre Art Festival
2024 “Dzūkija Art 2023” Alytus Culture Centre, Alytus
2024 “Heads, Masks, Masquerades” Energy and Technical Museum, Vilnius
