Agnė Jonkutė (1974)

Agne

Education:

2001-2003 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Kaunas Faculty of Art, painting. Master degree (MFA).

1997-2001 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Kaunas Institute of Art, painting.Bachelor degree (BFA).

1996-1997 Kaunas Art school of A. Martinaitis.

1993-1996 Kaunas Postgraduated Art School (College, J. Vienozinskis Art Faculty), fashion design.

1992-1993 Alytus Handy Craft school, artistic needlework.

1983-1990 Alytus Music school, grand piano specialty.

1980-1992 Alytus 5th secondary school. Mathematically oriented education.

Work experience:

Since 2006 - Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Kaunas Faculty of Art, lecturer.

Personal exhibitions:

2011 Exhibition "I Thought again about it", Old Town Art Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2008 Exhibition "Lithuanian Contemporary". Part 1 – Agne Jonkute, Gallery Strenger, Tokyo, Japan.

2007 Exhibition "Cavity", Gallery "XX", Panevežys, Lithuania.

2007 Exhibition "Morning", Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center, Lithuania.

2005 Exhibition "Facts of inexistence", Kaunas Gallery "Meno Parkas"; Gallery ARTima, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2003 Exhibition "Self-concept", Kaunas Picture gallery; Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania.

Group exhibitions:

2011 exhibition "Salon d'Automn", Gallery "Meno Parkas", Kaunas, Lithuania

2011 workshop and exhibition "Tertium organum", St.Donat church, Zadar, Croatia

2011 "Lithuanian Pavilion" at the 54th Venice Biennale D.Mikšys’ project Behind the White Curtain.

2011 Exhibition "Imaginary stories", Užutrakis Estate, Lithuania.

2010 Exhibition "Contemporary painting". Postevolution, Klaipeda Art Exhibition Hall, Lithuania.

2010 Exhibition "Fresh painting", Klaipeda Art Exhibition Hall, Lithuania.

2010 Exhibition "Contemporary Art from Lithuania", European Central Bank, Frakfurt, Germany.

2010 Exhibition "Landpartie", Museum Abtei Liesborn, Germany.

2009 Performance festival "Fresh Breath", BWA City Gallery, Bydgoszsc, Poland.

2009 Exhibition "Personal Language", Klaipeda Art Exhibition Hall, Lithuania.

2009 Exhibition "Millenium", Gallery "Kunstpakhuset", Ikast, Denmark.

2009 Art fair "Vilnius‘ 09", Exhibition CenterLITEXPO. Vilnius, Lithuania.

2009 Exhibition "Abstraction and Expressionism – Two Vilnius’ Painting Traditions", Gallery "Kaire-Dešine”, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2009 Exhibition of The Young Lithuanian Artists, "Gallery 21", Riga, Latvia.

2009 Exhibition "The Law of Conservation of the Art", Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center, Lithuania.

2008, 2009 Exhibition "Lithuania – A new", City Gallery BWA, Bydgoszcz; Gallery Szyb Wilson, Katowic; Contemporary Art Gallery Olsztyn, Poland; Klaipeda Art Exhibition Hall, Lithuania.

2008 Exhibition "Kataunas", Gallery Bocs, Catania, Italy; Gallery Balta, Kaunas, Lithuania.

2008 Exhibition "From to 2", Klaipeda Art Exhibition Hall, Lithuania.

2008 Exhibition "From the rain country", Museum of G.Gounar, Athens, Greece.

2008 Exhibition "TPK Art Centre and Arts Plàstiques anniversary", Gallery TPK Art Centre, Barcelona, Spain.

2007 Exhibition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Gallery "Meno parkas". Gallery "Arka", Vilnius, Lithuania.

2007 Exhibition "Horizon", TPK Art Centre, Barcelona, Spain.

2007 Exhibition "KoViKaVi", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2007 Exhibition "Monologues", Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2007 Exhibition "Fresh paint", Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.

2007 Exhibition of Marce Katiliute and Agne Jonkute, Stiftelsen 3.14 Gallery, Norway.

2007 Exhibition "Touches", Arte Fiera 2007, Bologna, Italy.

2007 Exhibition "Red lines", Behind Borders, Kaunas Gallery "Meno Parkas", Lithuania.

2006 Exhibition "Red line", Gallery ,"Ideiasemergentes", Porto. Portugal.

2006 Exhibition "10 + 1", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2006 Exhibition "Shoot or Shout – No Escape", Art’s Printing house, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2006 Exhibition 101.3 KM competition and Collaboration, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2006 Humanitarian maneuvers Occupation, Kaunas, Lithuania.

2006 Performance festival, BWA City Gallery, Bydgoszsc, Poland.

2006 Exhibition "Invasion", Dortmund Kunstlerhaus, Germany.

2006 Exhibition "Enigma", Gallery Vartai, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2006 Painting exhibition Tartu Artist association Gallery, Estonia.

2005 5th FrancopfonieGames, Niamey, Niger.

2005 Exhibition "Sept artistes lithuaniens d‘aujourd‘hui", Gallery I’UFM, Montpellier, France.

2005 Lithuania-Ukraine artists’ exhibition Homo eraticus, Klaipeda Art Exhibition Hall; gallery Ibid project; Old town dominion; Vilnius, Lithuania.

2005 Exhibition "Spermatikos logos", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2005 Exhibition "Salon des Jeunes Createurs", Montrouge, France.

2005 Film festival "Jutrofilmu", cinema Luna, Warsaw, Poland.

2004, 2005 XI symposium and exhibitions, dedicated to A.Samuolis Ecological landscape, Gallery "Meno parkas", Kaunas; Gallery "Arka", Vilnius, Lithuania.

2004 Video festival THEOverkill, Twente airport, The Netherlands.

2004 Exhibition EURO <26>, J.Baltrušaitis house, Moscow, Russia.

2004 Exhibition "Portrait and silhouette of 21st century", Gallery "Vartai", Vilnius, Lithuania; Gallery of D.Rostworowsky, Cracow, Poland.

2004 XII Vilnius painting triennial "Seven rules of painting", Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2004 Exhibition "p.s. esp", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2003 Exhibition "2 Show", Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2003 Action-exhibition "Insert", Savanoriu pr. 168, Kaunas, Lithuania.

2003, 2002, 2001 Deer valley workshop coordinator and participant; Joniskis Culture House; Kaunas Galleries "Studija"; AL, Vilnius Gallery "Akademija"; Art’s Printing house, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2002 Takako Saito and Lithuania artists project "You+Me Shop", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2002 Exhibition "Erase selected area", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2002 Exhibition "Light", Kaunas Gallery "ARTeritorija", Lithuania.

2002 Exhibition "Evolvent", Šiauliai picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2001 VIII A.Samuolis project "Mutation", Kaunas Picture Gallery, Lithuania.

2001 Exhibition "Mysterium Magnum", Kaunas Gallery "Meno Parkas", Lithuania.

2001, 2000 Symposium Origami, business centres: AD Astrum, Hanner, IBC, Vilnius; Kaunas Gallery; Gallery "Akademija", Vilnius; Skontas house, Ryga, Latvia.

2000, 1999 Art forum Homo Ludens, Jonava, Lithuania.

Awards and residencies:

2009 The best Lithuanian young artist in the Art fair Vilnius‘ 09.

2006-2008 Lithuanian Culture Ministry Scholarship.

2005 Gold medal 5th Francophonie games Niamey, Niger.

2005 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.

2003 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Rector award.

2000, 1999 Grand prix of Students Art Days.

Papers:

2003 A. Jonkute. Challenge new technique in art. In proceedings of the 1st Scientific International Student Conference “Tran-Mech-Art-Chem”, Radom, Poland.

2001 Conference Traditional craft topicality.Contemporary Lithuanian market, Alytus Handy Craft School, Lithuania.

Organizational activities:

One of the founders and the member of a non-governmental organization "Elniusleniopleneras" ("Deer valley symposium").Coordinator (together with J.Jarulyte, T.Krilavicius, A.Rekštyte) of all ESP exhibitions (in group exhibitions list). More information http://www.surface.lt/esp.
One of the founders of www.surface.lt web portal (together with T.Krilavicius, A.Svedas).

2007 International students exhibition Application (satellite exhibition of Kaunas Art Festival TEXTILE-06).

2006 Exhibition "10 + 1", National M.K.Ciurlionis art museum Kaunas Picture gallery, Lithuania.

Membership:

From 2005 Member of Lithuanian Artists‘ Association.