stasys
current exhibition
biography
Stasys Eldrigevicius was born in 1949 in Lithuania. He graduated from the Art Academy in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1973 and began his long and successful career as an artist, illustrator, photographer, playwriter, and performance artist. Since 1980, the artist has been living in Warsaw, Poland.
Stasys made his mark in the international art community by participating in several projects and workshops from Japan, France, Italy, Poland, to the United States. He has worked with different foundations and galleries in Tokyo, Paris, Rome, and Chicago. Selected collaborations include:
2008
The Earth of Lithuania with the Wind of Warsaw, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2003
Drawings from New York Times, National Museum, Cracow, Poland
2001
Hommage a Toulouse Lautrec, Art Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
2000
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennal, Japan
1996
Workshop in Chicago, IL "Sister Cities" program
1995
"Conversation between music and painting," creation during Contemorary Music Festival, Rome
1994
Faret Tachikawa Art Project, Japan
Stasys has also received national awards for his work in Spain, United States, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Japan, Poland, and Lithuania over the past three decades.
selected exhibitions
2008
Bouzkachi, Galerie Blue Square, Paris
Gallery BWA, Olsztyn, Poland
2007
Gallery ZPAF, Warsaw, Poland
Gallery Angelica, Roma, Italy
Centre du Graphisme, Echiroles, France
Gallery BWA, Tarnow, Poland
2006
Lithuanian Embassy, Warsaw, Poland
City Museum, Sandomierz, Poland
West Art Museum, Riga, Latva
2005
Stadtmuseum, Gustrow, Germany
G. Rambow Gallery, Germany
Gallery Zamkowa, Lubin, Poland
Gallery ZPAF, Warsaw, Poland
2004
Nord-Est Gallery, Strasbourg, France
Thomas Masters Gallery, Chicago, USA
Poster Gallery, Tokushima, Japan
Musashino University Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Bateliere Gallery – Groupe EAC, Paris, France
Ciurlionis Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ateliers d’art Douarnenez, France
2003
City Gallery, Aki Town, Japan
Nord-Est Gallery, Paris, France
Artemis Gallery, Cracow, Poland
Marie-Claude Goinard Gallery, Paris, France
National Art Gallery, Sopot, Poland
Irsa Fine Arts Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2002
National Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
Poster Museum, Wilanow, Poland
Krakauer Haus, Nunberg, Germany
Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, USA
Thom Masters Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
Nord-Est Gallery, Strasburg, France
Gallery Opera, Wuppertal, Germany
City Museum, Druskininkai, Lithuania
2001
DAP Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Museum "Nadwislanskie", Kazimierz Dolny, Poland
Gallery Platan, Budapest, Hungary
Gallery Artemis, Cracow, Poland
Contemporary Art Museum, Radom, Poland
2000
National Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania
Contemporary Art Gallery, Lodz, Poland
Gallery 86, Lodz, Poland
Willy Brandt House, Berlin, Germany
Bet Ariela, Tel Aviv, Israel
Leedy - Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, USA
1999
Gallery Spicchi Dell'Est, Rome, Italy
Dansk Plakatmuseum in Arhus, Denmark
Exhibition Stasys 50, Art Palace, Cracow, Poland
Exhibition Stasys 50, Historical Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
1998
German Cultural Center, Bangalore, India
Polish Cultural Center, London, England
Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1997
Eastwick Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
1996
Gallery 86, Lodz, Poland
Gallery - Museum Oudaya, Rabat, Marocco
Museum of Art, La Locle, Switzerland
Museum of Art, Mikkeli, Finland
Exconvento del Carmen, Guadalajara, Mexico
Castel Museum, Malbork, Poland
Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
National Museum, Palace Opatow, Gdansk, Poland
1995
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Perth, Australia
Shoteby's Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Nord Est Gallery, Paris, France
Museo de la Estampa, Mexico
1994
Espace D'Tour Eiffel, Paris, France
Museum of Art, Katowice, Poland
Poster Museum, Locronan, France
1993
Retrospective, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
Eastwick Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
BWA Gallery, Olsztyn, Poland
1992
Gallery Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Spicci dell'Est Gallery, Rome, Italy
Gallery Benassati, Modena, Italy
Retrospective (1973-1993) BWA, Carcow, Poland
1991
Spicci dell'Est Gallery, Rome, Italy
Seed Hall, Seibu, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
1990
Gallery Hesenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
Creation Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1988
National Museum, Wroclaw, Poland
Sala James, Barcelona, Spain
Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1987
Gallery, NDA, Sapporo, Japan
1986
Gallery St. Xavier, Chicago, USA
Gallery Zapiecek, Warsaw, Poland
1985
Gallery Angeln, Lund, Sweden
1984
Gallery Mesmer, Basel, Switzerland
Gallery Sperlich, West Berlin
1982
Galery 2016, Neuchatel, Switzerland
1979
Gallery of Art Critics, Warsaw, Poland
performance and films
Performance:
2000
"Rain" Tel Aviv, Israel
"Tuching the wall" Matsunoyama Town, Japan
1999
"Wine Fest" Castello di Ama, Italy
"1 h 5" with Knitel and Sudnik, Contemporary Art Center
1998
"Erotyki" Vilnius, Lithuania
1997
"Passing Water" and "Wood Picture" Tsumary, Japan
"Erotyki" Warsaw, Poland
1995
"Circles" Perth, West Australia
1993
"Well" Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
"White deer" Studio Theater, Warsaw
1992
"Closing" Studio Gallery
"Hommage a Vincent" Kazimierz Dolny, Poland
"Road" Art Center in Caracow, Poland
Films:
1997
"Summer resident" Chicago, USA, directed by D. Carlson
1994
"Seven mysteries according to Stasys" Warsaw, directed by A.Papuzinski
1993
"A man with suitcase" Cracow, directed by W. Janda
1991
"Stasys and Psalms" Warsaw, directed by E. Dryll-Glinska
1987
BBC London, directed by M.Pawlikowski
publications
For literature and reviews regarding the artist, please refer directly to the artist's website using the following links:
Articles and Reviews:
http://www.eidrigevicius.com/articles.html
Publications by the Artist:
http://www.eidrigevicius.com/publications.html
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