About author
Tadas GUTAUSKAS (TaDas).
Born
May 31, 1970, Vilnius, Lithuania
Education
1981 – 1988 M.K. Čiurlionis High School of the Arts, Vilnius
1989 – 1995 Vilnius Art Academy, sculpture class, M.F.A., Vilnius
1995 Salzburg Summer Academy, Prof. Hermann Nitsch’s class, Zalcburg
1995 – 1996 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Ann Edholm’s class, Stockholm
1996 The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Reykjavik
Employment
1997 – 1999 Art expert in the Lithuanian Artists’ Association gallery
Since 1999 Director of the public institution “Sound and Vision Project Centre”
1999 – 2002 Teacher at G.Fledžinsienė’s College of Arts
Since 2002 Curator of the International Symposium of sculpture“Curonian Art Week”
Since 2004 Established art gallery “ TaDas “
Since 2004 Minister for Culture of Užupis Republic
Since 2004 Member of Rotary club „ Perkūnas“, Vilnius
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2006 “ Form & Colour”, Consulat of Lithuania, New York, USA
2005 “ Sun of the North “, Target Gallery, Alexandria,Washington DC, USA
2004 New works, gallery TaDas, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Painting, Litexpo Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Painting, sculpture, Etten Leur, Nedherlands
2003 TaDas, Opsteker Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003 Painting, objects. Savickas Picture Gallery, Palanga, Lithuania
2003 TaDas, Vasby Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Painting, sculpture, Lithuanian Art Museum, Chicago,USA
2003 The Sun of the Noth, Ciurlionis Art Gallery, Chicago,USA
2002 Painting, Gallery Cristiane Charles, Paris, France
2002 Painting, sculpture, show-rooms Charles-Tombolini, Paris, France
2002 Sound and vision installation “Four ways of life”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 “Perfect World”, Vartai gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 “Shining Bodies” Ulrik Witt’s Gallery, Arhus, Denmark
2000 “Shining Bodies”, Teko Center gallery, Herning, Denmark
2000 “Park of the Ice Sculptures”, Archicathedral Squere,Vilnius, Lithuania
2000 “Runes”, Barotti gallery, Klaipëda, Lithuania
2000 “Collection of Symbols”, hotel Radisson SAS-Astoria, Vilnius, Lithuania
1999 “Archetypes”, Krebsen gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Carpe Diem gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 Sound and vision installation “Forgotten signs”, Art Centre Replica, Stockholm
1998 “Fantasy forces nature”, Embaixada Mineira, San Paulo, Brazil
1997 Painting, Lietuvos Aidas gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1997 “Fire and Earth”, Arka gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1996 Painting, Häsellby castle, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Sculpture, Trelleborg Art Gallery, Trelleborg, Sweden
1995 “Tree of Knowledge”, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
1994 Painting, Lietuvos Aidas gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2005 Carpets, National Drama Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania
2004 “ White”, Bird’s Gallery, Melburne, Australia
2004 “ Green Deco “, Litexpo Palace, Vilnius, Lithuania
2004 “ Lifestyles “, Fukuoka Museum of Art , Fukuoka , Japan
2004 “ Lifestyles “, gallery TaDas,Vilnius,Lithuania
2004 “ Infection of Fashion”, collection ( with Julian Fedo ), Forum Palace, Vilnius
2003 Annual Exhibition, Savickas Picture Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Painting, Vilnius City Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003 Biannial of Painting, Vasby Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 “Curonian Art Week 2003”, Ventė village, Lithuania
2003 Aquarium, Barotti Gallery, Klaipëda, lithuania
2003 Infection of Fashion, collection (with Julian Fedo), Forum Palace ,Vilnius
2002 “Curonian Art Week 2002”, Ventė village, Lithuania
2002 “Friendship”, Infra gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2002 “Human and Nature”, Minami Aoyama gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2002 “Without Shadows”, Burglinster Castle, Luxemburg
2002 Luleå Winter Biannial, Luleå, Sweden
2001 “5 Artists from Lithuania”, Gallery Ett, Uppsala, Sweden
2001 “Painting,” Gotene Commune, Gotene, Sweden
2001 Konstframjandet gallery, Uppsala, Sweden
2001 Ekogaleriet, Uppsala, Sveden
2001 Painting, Krebsen gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001 “Meetings”, Vilnius Town Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 “Without Shadows”, Europe Parliament gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Artyp gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Polish Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 00:24. “Various motives”, Artist’s Space gallery, Berlin, Germany
2000 “ Sand Games”, syposium of sand, Klaipėda, ( first prize ), Lithuania
2002 “Intrigue-Provocation”, M.K.Čiurlionis National Museum of Art,Kaunas
2000 Contemporary Lithuanian artists, May gallery, Karise, Denmark
1999 “Without Shadows”, Vartai gallery, Vilnius
1999 “Four=4”, Eurogates, Taipei, Taivan
1999 “Sound+vision. Laboratory”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
1999 International Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
1999 Artists of Lithuania, “9 + 9”, Aachen Town Hall galery, Germany
1998 “The Red Book”, sound-vision installation, EXPO ‘98, Lisbon, Portugal
1998 “Two Oceans”, Funarte gallery, San Paulo, Brazil
1997 Lithuanian painting, Central Exhibition Pallace, Manege, Sankt Peterburg, Russia
1997 “Lithuanian Art ‘97” / Galleries present”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1996 “Konst Pris Ekologi”, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Skånska Konstmuseum Pictura, Lund, Sweden
1995 “Lithuanian Art 95”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995 Painting, Fortress, Salzburg, Austria
1995 “2 x 2”, M.K Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Pictures Gallery, Kaunas
1994 Installation “The Plant-louses”, Jutempus gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1994 The 1st and 2nd International symposium of sculpture “Europe park”, Vilnius
SCULPTURES IN PUBLIC SPACES
1993 Sculpture ”Triumph Arch ” , Europe park, Vilnius
1994 Sculpture ” Vault ”, EuropePark, Vilnius
1995 Sculpture ” Sharp ”, Europe park, Vilnius
2002 Sculpture ”The Tree of Life ”, hotel Holiday Inn, Vilnius
2003 Fontain ” The Box of Feelings”, Forum Palace, Vilnius
2005 Mozaic ” Life in the Sea ”, Telecom sport club, Vilnius
2006 Sculpture ” Twins”, ( arch. Saulius Pamerneckis ), Bussiness Triangle, Vilnius
2006 Monument for Adolfas Ramanauskas – Vanagas, Nemenčinė
2007 Monument ” Lithuanina basketball”, beside Siemens Arena, Vilnius
2009 Sculpture ” The Tree of Unity “, ( arch. Rolandas Palekas ), for Milenium of Lithuania, Vingis park, Vilnius
2010 Sculpture „ Children of the Sun “, Augustinas Rakauskas Mound, Vaizgakiemis, Prienai
2010 Sculpture „ The Road of Freedom “, ( arch. Saulius Pamerneckis ), Konstitucijos Avenue, Vilnius
2012 The monument for Jonas Mačiulis- Maironis, ( arch. Gintas Natkevičius ), Raseiniai Town park, Raseiniai
2013 Sculpture „ The Gates of Hospitality “, Druskininkai
2015 Sculpture “ Suomis “, ( arch. prof. Gintaras Čaikauskas ), Vilnius
2016 Sculpture ” Golfi “, Europe center golf club, Vilnius district
2016 Monument for Lithuanian deportees, ( arch. Algirdas Kaušpėdas ), Tomsk, Russia
2016 Sculpture ” Firewaterman “, Valčiūnai, Vilnius district, Lithuania
2019 Memorial Sign for Lithuanian architect Antanas Vivulskis, ( arch. prof. Gintaras Čaikauskas ), Vilnius
AWARDS
2009 Duke Gediminas the First Degree Award
2009 St. Christopher statuette, Vilnius City Award
2009 Millennium Song Festival 2009 “Centuries” Award ” Millennium Star ”
2010 Lithuanian Freedom Fighters Union Order “For Homeland Freedom”
CATALOGUES
1998 “Forgotten Signs”
1999 “Without Shadows”
1999 “The Red Book”
2001 “Possibilities and Probabilities”
2002 “TaDas”
2005 “TaDas 2 “ Art of Interior Design”
