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VILMANTAS MARCINKEVICIUSFødt i 1969 i Kaunas, LitauenUDDANNELSE1985–1989 Applied Art College, the Painting Restoration Department, Kaunas, Lithuania1989–1995 Vilnius Art Academy, Painting DepartmentVilmantas er en af de væsentligste figurative ekspressionister fra Baltikum med et unikt billedkunstnerisk udtryk, international museums- og biennalehistorik samt et kunstnerskab formet af Europas politiske og kulturelle transformation.
SOLO UDSTILLINGER
- 2026
Expressions 26, Gallleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2025
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Straight Out, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2024
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Vestjysk Kunstpavillon, Videbæk, Danmark
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Siauliai Art Gallery, Siauliai, Litauen
2023
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Panevezys Galleri, Panevezys, Litauen
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Endless Journey, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2021
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Burning Mind, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Vilmantas Marcinkevicius, Baroti Gallery, Klaipeda, Litauen
2019
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TOGETHER, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2017
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NEW WORKS, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2016
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KONTRAST, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2015
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Forgotten Friends I Never Met, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Identity, EU, Strasbourg, Frankrig
2014
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Der Traum, Dailininkų Sąjungos Galerija, Vilnius, Litauen
2013
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Reflektion(s), Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Man and Woman, The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estland
2012
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Private Story, Galleri NB, København, Danmark
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Baroti Galerie, Klaipeda, Litauen
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The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estland
2011
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Passion, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Behind the White Curtain, Litauisk Pavillon, 54th Venice Biennale
2010
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Glance, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Danmark
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Galleri Kirk, Aalborg, Danmark
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The Limonas Period, Gallery XX, Litauen
2009
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Friends, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Identity, Listasavn Art Museum, Thorshavn, Færøerne
2008
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Identity, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Danmark
2007
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Vilmantas 10 Years, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2006
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Galleri NB, Roskilde, Danmark
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Kraft Larsen Art, Zürich, Schweiz
2005
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Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2004
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New Paintings, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
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Olivia Holm Møller Museum, Holstebro, Danmark
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Paintings, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Danmark
2003
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Art Ejection, Art Teritorija Gallery, Kaunas, Litauen
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Garden of Delights, Galleri NB, Herning, Danmark
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Garden of Delights, Textilforum, Herning, Danmark
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Arthus Gallery, Aarhus, Danmark
2002
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Forgotten Feast, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
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Vilmantas, Vasby Art Hall, Vasby, Sverige
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Vilmantas, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Danmark
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Vilmantas, Plexus Gallery, Aarhus, Danmark
2001
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Vilmantas, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Forgotten Feast, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, Frankrig
2000
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Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
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Vilmantas, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, Frankrig
1999
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Vilmantas, Herning Art Club og Galleri NB, Herning, Danmark
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Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
1998
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The Last Carnival, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
1997
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The Legend about Moor, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
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Vilmantas, Nordic House, Thorshavn, Færøerne
1996
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Situation out of Control, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
1995
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It is Disturbing, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
1994
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Vilmantas' Night Persons, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
1993
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Lietuvos Aidas Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
- First, We Bite, Palazzo della Cultura – Museo Civico Pietro Cavoti, Galatina, Italy- WAOU, Galleri NB, Viborg Denmark
- Art Herning, Galleri NB2025
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Art Herning, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
2024
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Art Herning, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
2023-
Espace Commines, Paris, Frankrig
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Embassy of Lithuania, Den Haag, Holland
2019
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MO Museum Center, Vilnius, Litauen
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Art Herning, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
2018
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
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Art Herning, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2017
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
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Art Herning, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2016
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North, Art Fair, Aalborg, Danmark
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Art Copenhagen, Art Fair, Galleri NB, København, Danmark
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Art Herning, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
2015
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G.R.A.F.O., Vilnius, Litauen
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Trans-Figuration, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
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Game of Masks, Rundetårn, København, Danmark
2014
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Imaginary Stories, Uzutrakis Manor Palace, Trakai, Litauen
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FC Jazz, Pamenkalnis Gallery, Vilnius, Litauen
2013
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Art Vilnius, Galleri NB, Viborg, Danmark
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NordArt, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Tyskland
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XV Vilnius Painting Triennial, Contemporary Art Center, Litauen
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Kalundborg Kunstforening, Danmark
2012
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LT00Painting, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Litauen
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(How did I get here) Painting in Lithuania, Contemporary Art Center
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Queen and Her Family, Trapholt Museum, Kolding, Danmark
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
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NordArt 2012, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Tyskland
2011
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Attitude, Galleri NB, København, Danmark
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Art Copenhagen '11, Galleri NB, Forum, København, Danmark
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Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
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Behind the White Curtain, Litauisk Pavillon, 54th Venice Biennale
Soloudstillinger før 2011 oplyses ved henvendelse
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS2026
2019
WAOU, Galleri NB, Viborg Denmark
Art Herning, Galleri NB
2023
Espace Commines, Paris, France
Embassy of Lithuania, Den Haag, NL
MO Museum Center, Vilnius, Lithuania.Art Herning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
2018
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
Art Herning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark2017Art Vilnius, Vilnius, LithuaniaArtHerning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark2016North, Art Fair, Aalborg, DKArtCopenhagen, Art Fair, galleri NB, Copenhagen, DKArtHerning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark2015G.R.A.F.O. Vilnius, LitauenTrans-Figuration, galleri NB Viborg, DenmarkArt Vilnius, Vilnius, LithuaniaGame of Masks, Rundtaarn, Copenhagen, Denmark2014Imaginary Stories. Uzutrakis Manor Palace, Trakai, LithuaniaFC Jazz", Pamenkalnis Galery, Vilnius Lithuania2013Art Vilnius, galleri NB Viborg, DenmarkNordArt, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, GermanyXV Vilnius Painting Triennial Contexts of Painting. Contemporary Art Center, LithuaniaKalundborg Kunstforening, Denmark2012LT00Painting, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius Lithuania(How did I get here) Painting in Lithuania. Contemporary Art Center.Queen and Her Family, Trapholt Museum, Kolding, DenmarkArt Vilnius, Vilnius, LilthuaniaNordArt 2012, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany2011Attitude galleri NB Copenhagen, DenmarkArt Copenhagen '11, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, DenmarkArt Vilnius, Vilnius, LithuaniaBehind the White Curtain. Lithuanian Pavilion, 54th International Art Exhibition2009Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania2nd Lithuanian Contemporary Fine Art QuadrennialFLAG European Union, Bruxelles, BelgiumTurbulence: Three Approaches. Vilnius City Hall.Abstraction and Expressionism-Two Traditions of Vilnius Painting. 1960-2009. Arka Gallery, VilniusSecond Quadrennialof Contemporary Lithuanian Fine Art. Litexpo Exhibition Hall, Vilnius2008I Baltic Biennial, The Central Exhibition Hall of St-Petersburg "Manege", RussiaArt Copenhagen ‘08, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, DenmarkDigressions. Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, RomeIndependent stories. Gallery Soviart, Kyiv2007Art Copenhagen ‘07, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark2006Art Copenhagen ‘06, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, DenmarkKraft Larsen Art, Zurich, Switzerland2005Identity of the artist, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaStudio Visit, New York, USABité, Bill Board Paintings, Kaunas, Lithuania2004Stockholm Art Fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Stockholm, Swedeninstance in art, Lithuanian contemporary art created in the Nordic countries, Gallery “Krebsen”, Copenhagen, DenmarkColone art fair, by the Vartai Gallery, GermanyPortrait of the XXI Century, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, LithuaniaStockholm Art Fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Stockholm, SwedenCologne Art fair, by the Vartai Gallery, GermanyInstance in art, Contemporary Lithuanian Art created in the Nordic countries, Vasby Konsthall, SwedenRecreation of memory, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, LithuaniaArt Gallery, Stockholm, SwedenLight, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, LithuaniaVilnius X Trienalle of Painting, Contemporary Art center, Vilnius, Lithuania2003Picnic – From Topos to Topos, Finarte Gallery, Nagoya, Japan12, sacral art exhibition from the cycle “Pax vobiscum”, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaKunst Köln 2003, by the Vartai Gallery, Köln, GermanyDays of Vilnius in Moscow, Lithuanian artists’ exhibition, Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, RussiaZone S, Baroti Gallery, Klaipėda, Lithuanialgqtso, International exhibition, Artists’ Space Gallery, Berlin, GermanyArt Copenhagen ‘03, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmarklgqtso, international exhibition, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaLineart Gent 2003, by the Vartai Gallery, Gent, BelgiumSacral art exhibition from the cycle “Pax vobiscum”, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania2002Re/form, Contemporary Lithuanian Art by Vartai Gallery, United Nations Office in Geneva, SwitzerlandScale, international exhibition of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaLithuanian Art, Danske Bank, Copenhagen, DenmarkFriendship, Gallery Infro, Vasby, SwedenArt Copenhagen ‘02, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, DenmarkVienna Art, contemporary art fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Vienna, ItalyLineart Gent 2002, by the Vartai Gallery, Gent, BelgiumNordic Europe Profiles, Dronninglund Art Center, Dronninglund, DenmarkInternational Painting Biennial. Visby, Sweden200110th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaMondoarte – Worldart, Rivoli Art Museum, Italy1st Painting Biennial of Nordic Countries, Vasby Art Hall, SwedenWithout Shadows, Gallery of the Polish Culture Institute, Stockholm, Sweden00:00…24:00 Twenty-Four Hours, Varied Motifs, by the Vartai Gallery, Berlin, GermanyFigurative Lithuanian Art, Berlin, GermanyWithout Shadows, European Parliament, Brussels, BelgiumWithout Shadows, ArTyp Gallery, Brussels, BelgiumLithuanian Art, by the Vartai Gallery, Gallery at the Gildenburg, Peterborough, EnglandArt Copenhagen ‘01, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, DenmarkEpisodes, by the Vartai Gallery, Oscar Wilde Museum, Dublin, Ireland3rd Austrotel Art Fair, Vartai Gallery, Vienna, ItalyErotica: Photography by the Artists, by the Vartai Gallery, Nitra Gallery, SlovakiaErotica: Photography by the Artists, by the Vartai Gallery, Town Gallery, BratislavaEuropean Perspectives, art fair, by Vartai Gallery, Innsbruck, AustriaLithuanian Artists’ Miniature, by the Vartai Gallery, Herning Museum, DenmarkNB Gallery Artists, galleri NB, Viborg, DenmarkVartai Gallery exhibition, South Denmark House, Brussels, BelgiumLithuanian Art, by the Vartai Gallery, David S Gordon & Margaret MGordon Gallery, London, Great BritainFashion Onfection, the Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, LithuaniaLineart Gent 2001, by the Vartai Gallery, Gent, BelgiumPaintings of Vilnius, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania20009th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaBaltic Art, National Art Club, NewYork, USABaltic Art, International Monetary Fund Gallery, Washington, USABaltic Art, Trizechan Art Center, Houston, USABaltic Art, Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, USA2nd Austrotel Art Fair, Gallery Vartai, Vienna, ItalyTradition and Future, Lithuanian art 1997 –2000 Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, LithuaniaErotica: Photography by the Artists, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaErotica, galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark19998th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaErotics-3, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Danish Gallery, Paris, France4=4 Eurogate ‘99, Taiwan, ChinaArt Copenhagen ‘99, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, DenmarkWithout Shadows, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaInternational Art Fair “Moscow ‘99”, Central Art Hall, Moscow, Russia19987th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaSeven Artists from Nordic Artists Center Dale, Eikkas Gallery, Dale, NorwayErotica: Signs, Shapes, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaTV Exhibition – 1998, 12 Gallery, Denmark Radio, Aarhus, DenmarkArt Copenhagen ‘98, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark9+9” Artists from Lithuania, Gallery of Town Hall, Aachen, GermanyArtists of galleri NB, galleri NB, Viborg, DenmarkFive Crossroads, Klaipėda Exhibition Hall, Klaipėda, Lithuania19976th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania’Magic Realism’, Central Exhibition Hall, Manezh, St Petersburg, Russia8th International Painting Symposium, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaMelancholy in Baltic Art’, Gallery of Friedrich-Ebert-Institute, Bonn, GermanyErotica, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, LithuaniaEurope Today: Five Lithuanian Artists from Vilnius, Gallery of Friedrich-Naumann-Institute in Margarethenhof, Bonn, GermanyLithuanian Art ’97: Galleries Present, Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania19965th anniversary of the Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, LithuaniaArtGenda ‘96, Exhibition, Oksnehallen, Copenhagen, DenmarkArtists of the Vartai Gallery, Daugava Gallery, Riga, Latvia4th St Petersburg Biennale, “Eastern Europe: Spatia Nova”, Russia7th Osaka Triennale “Painting-96”, Mydome, Osaka, Japan10th Triennale Paintings of Vilnius, Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, LithuaniaUDSMYKNINGER
2026Hellebjerg Efterskole, Juelsminde, DanmarkOFFICIELLE PORTRÆTTER2014HKH Prinsgemalen, Prinsens Livregiment.2012Hans Erik Lund, Boligselskabet Sct. Jørgen, Viborg, Denmark2011Lene Christensen, Bach Gruppen, Viborg, Denmark2010Grethe HarboPer Henrik Christensen,2009Georg Gundersen, Assens Tobaksfabrik Aktieselskab, Denmark2007Peter Møller, Morsø Jernstøberi, Denmark2006Leif Davidsen, author, DenmarkBritta Duelund, Mayor of Faaborg, Denmark2004HH Princess Alexandra and HKH Prince Joachim of DenmarkPeter Kirstein, Proff UCL London, England2002Steffen Andreasen, Mayor of Tjele, DenmarkWORKSHOPS, ARTISTS RESIDENCE2000International workshop of visual arts, Švėkšna, Lithuania20019th International workshop for visual artists, Brande, Denmark2002Guest artist at Hojskole, Herning, Denmark2004ARTOMI International residence for artis, New York, USA19997th International workshop for visual artists, Brande, Denmark1998Unesco International residence for artists, Nordic Artists Centre, Dale, Norway1997International workshop for painters, Vilnius, LithuaniaUDEMÆRKELSER2009International Show Down Winner 2009, Saatchi Gallery, London2006two paintings (1995 -1996) bought for Lithuania National Art Museum, Lithuania2005Artist of the Year, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania2004Artist of the Year, Daily “Lietuvos rytas” prizeSpecial Prize, Vilnius X Triennial of Painting, Vilnius, Lithuania2001Artist of the Year, LAATGA prize, Vilnius, Lithuania2000Artist of the Year, Viborg City Prize, Denmark1998Second Prize, Hermis Bank art competition, Vilnius, Lithuania - 2026
Vilmantas Marcinkevičius
Vilmantas Marcinkevičius (f. 1969, Kaunas, Litauen) er en af de mest markante nulevende kunstnere med rødder i Baltikum. Gennem mere end tre årtier har han udviklet et særegent billedkunstnerisk udtryk, hvor mennesket, identitet og eksistentielle spørgsmål er i fokus.
Hans kunstneriske rejse begyndte i Kaunas og blev formet under studierne ved Vilnius Academy of Arts i årene omkring Litauens genvundne selvstændighed. Erfaringerne fra en tid præget af politiske og kulturelle omvæltninger har sat et tydeligt aftryk på hans kunst, hvor personlige fortællinger, kollektiv erindring og menneskelige relationer smelter sammen i et intenst og farvestærkt billedsprog.
Siden slutningen af 1990'erne har Marcinkevičius haft en tæt tilknytning til Danmark, hvor hans værker er blevet vist bredt og indgår i både private og offentlige samlinger. I dag arbejder han i såvel Vilnius, Danmark og nu Syditalien, hvor han har etableret både atelier og bopæl i den historiske by Galatina.
Internationalt er han anerkendt for sine figurative og ekspressive malerier, monumentale kompositioner og karakteristiske brug af farve. Hans værker bevæger sig mellem det personlige og det universelle og undersøger menneskets styrke og sårbarhed, frihed og længsel. Uanset motivet forbliver mennesket omdrejningspunktet i hans kunstneriske univers.
Ud over sit eget kunstnerskab er Marcinkevičius stifter og formand for Young Painters Prize, et betydningsfuldt baltisk initiativ dedikeret til at identificere og fremme nye kunstneriske talenter. Gennem dette arbejde har han aktivt bidraget til at forme og støtte en ny generation af samtidskunstnere i regionen.
Vilmantas Marcinkevičius bygger bro mellem kulturer, geografier og historiske erfaringer. Hans kunst udspringer af et liv levet mellem Øst- og Vesteuropa og fortsætter en livslang undersøgelse af mennesket gennem et unikt og umiskendeligt billedkunstnerisk udtryk.
Vilmantas Marcinkevičius betragtes i dag som en betydningsfuld stemme inden for den samtidige nordeuropæiske figurative ekspressionisme.