Griškevičius Algirdas

Born on December 12, 1954 in Vilnius.
In 1980-1985 he studied at the Vilnius Institute of Art.
Member of the Artists’ Union since 1988.
Works in the fields of painting, poster, book illustration, scenography and photography.
Works have been acquired by the Lithuanian Art Museum, the National M.K. Čiurlionis Art Museum, Alytus Local History Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow, Russia), the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts (Russia), the Zimmerli Art Museum (USA) and private collectors.

Solo exhibitions

1987 State Youth Theatre, Vilnius
1989 National M. Mažvydas Library, Vilnius
1990 “Arkos” Gallery, Vilnius
1991 “Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
1992 “Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
1993 Čiurlionis Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
“Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
1994 “Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
1995 Alytus Museum of Local History
Lithuanian Embassy, ​​Bonn, Germany
“Meno Liga”, Cologne, Germany
1996 “Lango” Gallery, Kaunas
“Seidel” Gallery, Cologne, Germany
“Gallery XX”, Panevėžys
“Akademija” Gallery, Vilnius
1997 Alytus Museum of Local History
1998 “Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
1999 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
Lithuanian Embassy, ​​Lisbon, Portugal
“Espaco Gan” Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2000 Ania Tish Gallery, Houston, USA
“Baroti” Gallery, Klaipėda
2000-2001 Bergamot Art Center, BGH (Boritzer-Gray-Haman) Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
2001 “Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
2002 “Rotundo” Gallery, Vilnius
Savickas Picture Gallery, Vilnius
Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius
2003 “Laiptų” Gallery, Šiauliai

Major group exhibitions

1986-1991 Republican Fine Arts Exhibitions, Lithuania
1987 “Art of the USSR”, Laos; Vietnam; Bulgaria
1989 13th Baltic, Norwegian and Icelandic Biennial, Dresden, Germany
1992 “Vartų” Gallery Exhibition, Amsterdam, Sittard, Netherlands
1993 “Vartų” Gallery Exhibition, Austria; Czech Republic
1994 “Young Art from Eastern Europe”, Norderstedt, Germany
“Three Lithuanian Artists”, Schwerin, Germany
“Gateway” Gallery Exhibition, „Gallery-10″, Washington, USA
1995 “Gateway” Gallery Exhibition, Balzek Museum, Chicago, USA
“Baltic Days in Germany”, Neustadt, Germany
“Nonconformist Art from the Former Soviet Union”, Zimmerli Art Museum, USA
1996 “Lithuanian Culture Days”, St. Petersburg, Russia
“Three Lithuanian Artists”, Cologne Cathedral, Germany
1997 “Lithuanian Art”, Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates
1998 Gallery Fair, Moscow, Russia
Baltic Art Exhibition, “Stair” Gallery, London, Great Britain
1999 Annual “Gateway” Gallery Exhibition, “Vartway” Gallery, Vilnius
1999-2000 Republican Exhibition “The Beginning of the End” Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall; “Baroti” Gallery, Klaipėda
2000 Annual “Vartų” Gallery Exhibition, “Vartų” Gallery, Vilnius
„Baroti” Gallery Artists’ Exhibition, Gallery MAL, Koris, Denmark
Lithuanian Artists’ Exhibition, Dortmund City Hall, Germany
Traveling Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian Art Exhibition “Baltic Art”, New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Houston; Washington, USA
“Tradition and Future”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius
“Lithuanian Art”, European Commission Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
2001 “For the Gates – 10”, “Gates” Gallery, Vilnius
“Tradition Today”, Visby Contemporary Art Center, Finland
“Gallery at the Gildenburgh”, Great Britain
“Episodes – Lithuanian Art”, Oscar Wilde House Museum, Dublin, Ireland
“Miniatures of Lithuanian Artists”, Herning Museum, Denmark
2002 “The Culture of a Uniting Europe”, Europe House, Paris
“Baroti” Gallery – 10 Years”, Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall; “Baroti” Gallery, Klaipėda
“Baltai” Exhibition of Nonconformist and Modern Art of the Soviet Union, Zimmerli Art Museum, USA
2003 “Lithuanian Art”, “Vasby Lunsthall” Gallery; Infra Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Four Lithuanian Artists, Gallery K, Brussels, Belgium
Lithuanian Artists at Doxa Gallery, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic

Awards

1994 Prize of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Lithuania for painting work at the exhibition “Lithuanians Beautified”
1997 Prize of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union for creative continuation of Lithuanian painting traditions at the annual exhibition of works by Vilnius painters
1999-2000 Prize for painting at the republican exhibition “The Beginning of the End”, Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall
Address: Tilto 71
01101, Vilnius
Lithuania
E-mail: algis.griskevicius@gmail.com
Website: www.algisg.lt