VILMANTAS MARCINKEVICIUS
Born1969 in Kaunas, Lithuania
Education
1985–1989 Applied Art College, the Painting Restoration Department, Kaunas, Lithuania
1989–1995 Vilnius Art Academy, Painting Department
Vilmantas Marcinkevicius is one of the most significant figurative expressionists artist from the Baltic region, distinguished by a unique visual language, an international history of museum exhibitions and biennales, and an artistic practice shaped by Europe's political and cultural transformation.
Soloexhibitions
2026
- Expressions 26, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2025
- Straight Out, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2024
- Vestjysk Kunstpavillon, Videbæk, Denmark
- Siauliai Art Gallery, Siauliai, Lithuania
2023
- Panevezys Gallery, Panevezys, Lithuania
- Endless Journey, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2021
- Burning Mind, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
- Vilmantas Marcinkevicius, Baroti Gallery, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2019
- TOGETHER, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2017
- NEW WORKS, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2016
- KONTRAST, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2015
- Forgotten Friends I Never Met, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
- Identity, EU, Strasbourg, France
2014
- Der Traum, Dailininkų Sąjungos Galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013
- Reflektion(s), Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
- Man and Woman, The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
2012
- Private Story, Galleri NB, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Baroti Galerie, Klaipeda, Lithuania
- The Museum of New Art, Pärnu, Estonia
2011
- Passion, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
- Behind the White Curtain, Lithuanian Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale
2010
- Glance, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Denmark
- Galleri Kirk, Aalborg, Denmark
- The Limonas Period, Gallery XX, Lithuania
2009
- Friends, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
- Identity, Listasavn Art Museum, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
2008
- Identity, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Denmark
2007
- Vilmantas 10 Years, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2006
- Galleri NB, Roskilde, Denmark
- Kraft Larsen Art, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
- Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
2004
- New Paintings, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Olivia Holm Møller Museum, Holstebro, Denmark
- Paintings, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Denmark
2003
- Art Ejection, Art Teritorija Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Garden of Delights, Galleri NB, Herning, Denmark
- Garden of Delights, Textilforum, Herning, Denmark
- Arthus Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
2002
- Forgotten Feast, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilmantas, Vasby Art Hall, Vasby, Sweden
- Vilmantas, Galleri NB, Roskilde, Denmark
- Vilmantas, Plexus Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark
2001
- Vilmantas, Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
- Forgotten Feast, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, France
2000
- Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilmantas, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, France
1999
- Vilmantas, Herning Art Club and Galleri NB, Herning, Denmark
- Galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
1998
- The Last Carnival, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1997
- The Legend about Moor, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilmantas, Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
1996
- Situation out of Control, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1995
- It is Disturbing, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1994
- Vilmantas' Night Persons, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
1993
- Lietuvos Aidas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Selected group exhibitions
2026
First, We Bite, Palazzo della Cultura – Museo Civico Pietro Cavoti, Galatina, Italy
WAOU, Galleri NB, Viborg Denmark
Art Herning, Galleri NB
2025
Art Herning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
2024
Art Herning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Litauen
2023
Espace Commines, Paris, France
Embassy of Lithuania, Den Haag, NL
2019
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, Denmark
2017
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
ArtHerning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
2016
North, Art Fair, Aalborg, DK
ArtCopenhagen, Art Fair, galleri NB, Copenhagen, DK
ArtHerning, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
2015
G.R.A.F.O. Vilnius, Lithuania
Trans-Figuration, galleri NB Viborg, Danmark
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Game of Masks, Rundetaarn, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014
Imaginary Stories. Uzutrakis Manor Palace, Trakai, Lithuania
FC Jazz", Pamenkalnis Galery, Vilnius Lithuania
2013
Art Vilnius, galleri NB Viborg, Denmark
NordArt, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Germany
XV Vilnius Painting Triennial Contexts of Painting. Contemporary Art Center, Lithuania
Kalundborg Kunstforening, Denmark
2012
LT00Painting, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius Lithuania
(How did I get here) Painting in Lithuania. Contemporary Art Center.
Queen and Her Family, Trapholt Museum, Kolding, Denmark
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lilthuania
NordArt 2012, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany
2011
Attitude galleri NB Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Copenhagen '11, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
Behind the White Curtain. Lithuanian Pavilion, 54th International Art Exhibition
2009
Art Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania
2nd Lithuanian Contemporary Fine Art Quadrennial
FLAG European Union, Bruxelles, Belgium
Turbulence: Three Approaches. Vilnius City Hall.
Abstraction and Expressionism-Two Traditions of Vilnius Painting. 1960-2009. Arka Gallery, Vilnius
Second Quadrennialof Contemporary Lithuanian Fine Art. Litexpo Exhibition Hall, Vilnius
2008
I Baltic Biennial, The Central Exhibition Hall of St-Petersburg "Manege", Russia
Art Copenhagen ‘08, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Digressions. Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
Independent stories. Gallery Soviart, Kyiv
2007
Art Copenhagen ‘07, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006
Art Copenhagen ‘06, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kraft Larsen Art, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
Identity of the artist, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Studio Visit, New York, USA
Bité, Bill Board Paintings, Kaunas, Lithuania
2004
Sthlm Art Fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
instance in art, Lithuanian contemporary art created in the Nordic countries, Gallery “Krebsen”, Copenhagen, Denmark
Colone art fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Germany
Portrait of the XXI Century, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Stockholm Art Fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Cologne Art fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Germany
Instance in art, Contemporary Lithuanian Art created in the Nordic countries, Vasby Konsthall, Sweden
Recreation of memory, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Art Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Light, Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius X Trienalle of Painting, Contemporary Art center, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003
Picnic – From Topos to Topos, Finarte Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
12, sacral art exhibition from the cycle “Pax vobiscum”, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Kunst Köln 2003, by the Vartai Gallery, Köln, Germany
Days of Vilnius in Moscow, Lithuanian artists’ exhibition, Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
Zone S, Baroti Gallery, Klaipėda, Lithuania
lgqtso, International exhibition, Artists’ Space Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Art Copenhagen ‘03, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
lgqtso, international exhibition, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Lineart Gent 2003, by the Vartai Gallery, Gent, Belgium
Sacral art exhibition from the cycle “Pax vobiscum”, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2002
Re/form, Contemporary Lithuanian Art by Vartai Gallery, United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland
Scale, international exhibition of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Lithuanian Art, Danske Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
Friendship, Gallery Infro, Vasby, Sweden
Art Copenhagen ‘02, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Vienna Art, contemporary art fair, by the Vartai Gallery, Vienna, Italy
Lineart Gent 2002, by the Vartai Gallery, Gent, Belgium
Nordic Europe Profiles, Dronninglund Art Center, Dronninglund, Denmark
International Painting Biennial. Visby, Sweden
2001
10th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Mondoarte – Worldart, Rivoli Art Museum, Italy
1st Painting Biennial of Nordic Countries, Vasby Art Hall, Sweden
Without Shadows, Gallery of the Polish Culture Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
00:00…24:00 Twenty-Four Hours, Varied Motifs, by the Vartai Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Figurative Lithuanian Art, Berlin, Germany
Without Shadows, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Without Shadows, ArTyp Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Lithuanian Art, by the Vartai Gallery, Gallery at the Gildenburg, Peterborough, England
Art Copenhagen ‘01, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Episodes, by the Vartai Gallery, Oscar Wilde Museum, Dublin, Ireland
3rd Austrotel Art Fair, Vartai Gallery, Vienna, Italy
Erotica: Photography by the Artists, by the Vartai Gallery, Nitra Gallery, Slovakia
Erotica: Photography by the Artists, by the Vartai Gallery, Town Gallery, Bratislava
European Perspectives, art fair, by Vartai Gallery, Innsbruck, Austria
Lithuanian Artists’ Miniature, by the Vartai Gallery, Herning Museum, Denmark
NB Gallery Artists, galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
Vartai Gallery exhibition, South Denmark House, Brussels, Belgium
Lithuanian Art, by the Vartai Gallery, David S Gordon & Margaret MGordon Gallery, London, Great Britain
Fashion Onfection, the Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
Lineart Gent 2001, by the Vartai Gallery, Gent, Belgium
Paintings of Vilnius, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2000
9th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Baltic Art, National Art Club, NewYork, USA
Baltic Art, International Monetary Fund Gallery, Washington, USA
Baltic Art, Trizechan Art Center, Houston, USA
Baltic Art, Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
2nd Austrotel Art Fair, Gallery Vartai, Vienna, Italy
Tradition and Future, Lithuanian art 1997 –2000 Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
Erotica: Photography by the Artists, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Erotica, galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
1999
8th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Erotics-3, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Danish Gallery, Paris, France
4=4 Eurogate ‘99, Taiwan, China
Art Copenhagen ‘99, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Without Shadows, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
International Art Fair “Moscow ‘99”, Central Art Hall, Moscow, Russia
1998
7th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Seven Artists from Nordic Artists Center Dale, Eikkas Gallery, Dale, Norway
Erotica: Signs, Shapes, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
TV Exhibition – 1998, 12 Gallery, Denmark Radio, Aarhus, Denmark
Art Copenhagen ‘98, galleri NB, Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
9+9” Artists from Lithuania, Gallery of Town Hall, Aachen, Germany
Artists of galleri NB, galleri NB, Viborg, Denmark
Five Crossroads, Klaipėda Exhibition Hall, Klaipėda, Lithuania
1997
6th Anniversary of the Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
’Magic Realism’, Central Exhibition Hall, Manezh, St Petersburg, Russia
8th International Painting Symposium, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Melancholy in Baltic Art’, Gallery of Friedrich-Ebert-Institute, Bonn, Germany
Erotica, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Europe Today: Five Lithuanian Artists from Vilnius, Gallery of Friedrich-Naumann-Institute in Margarethenhof, Bonn, Germany
Lithuanian Art ’97: Galleries Present, Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
1996
5th anniversary of the Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania
ArtGenda ‘96, Exhibition, Oksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Artists of the Vartai Gallery, Daugava Gallery, Riga, Latvia
4th St Petersburg Biennale, “Eastern Europe: Spatia Nova”, Russia
7th Osaka Triennale “Painting-96”, Mydome, Osaka, Japan
10th Triennale Paintings of Vilnius, Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
OFFICIAL PORTRAITS
2014
HKH Prinsgemalen, Prinsens Livregiment.
2012
Hans Erik Lund, Boligselskabet Sct. Jørgen, Viborg, Denmark
2011
Lene Christensen, Bach Gruppen, Viborg, Denmark
2009
Georg Gundersen, Assens Tobaksfabrik Aktieselskab, Denmark
2007
Peter Møller, Morsø Jernstøberi, Denmark
2006
Leif Davidsen, author, Denmark
Britta Duelund, Mayor of Faaborg, Denmark
2004
HH Princess Alexandra and HKH Prince Joachim of Denmark
Peter Kirstein, Proff UCL London, England
2002
Steffen Andreasen, Mayor of Tjele, Denmark
Commissions:
2026
Hellebjerg Efterskole, Juelsminde, Denmark
WORKSHOPS, ARTISTS RESIDENCE
2000
International workshop of visual arts, Švėkšna, Lithuania
2001
9th International workshop for visual artists, Brande, Denmark
2002
Guest artist at Hojskole, Herning, Denmark
2004
ARTOMI International residence for artis, New York, USA
1999
7th International workshop for visual artists, Brande, Denmark
1998
Unesco International residence for artists, Nordic Artists Centre, Dale, Norway
1997
International workshop for painters, Vilnius, Lithuania
Awards
2009
International Show Down Winner 2009, Saatchi Gallery, London
2006
two paintings (1995 -1996) bought for Lithuania National Art Museum, Lithuania
2005
Artist of the Year, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2004
Artist of the Year, Daily “Lietuvos rytas” prize
Special Prize, Vilnius X Triennial of Painting, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001
Artist of the Year, LAATGA prize, Vilnius, Lithuania
2000
Artist of the Year, Viborg City Prize, Denmark
1998
Second Prize, Hermis Bank art competition, Vilnius, Lithuania
