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artist Marius Liugaila was born on the 23 September 1953 in Vilnius. Graduated
graphic arts in Vilnius Academy of Arts 1977. Member of Lithuania's Artist's
Society. Artist works in different fields of colour and black-and-white graphic:
books and magazines illustration, print graphic, drawing, small graphic, ex libris,
etc. Artist's favourite subjects in his creation are humanity existence problems
in philosophical point of view, human and nature, real world connection in the
labyrinth of life, time, space and peoples mutual existence usually with pecurialmystical
and surrealistic interpretations. Favourite technique of graphic arts is complicated
engraving on metal zinc including use additional techniques of aquatint and mezzotint.
Marius Liugaila every year participate in principal well-known international
world graphic exhibitions-competitions of print, small graphic, ex libris. Winner
of different degree prizes, premiums, diploms. Hold 20 private exhibitions
of graphic arts from 1984 to 2002 in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya), Germany (Leipzig),
Lithuania (Vilnius, Utena, Panevezys, Siauliai, Klaipeda), Finland (Helsinki).
Artist's creatures are exposed in museums, galleries and private collections
in Bulgaria, Holland, France, Sweden, Finland, Poland, USA, Japan, Italy, Norway,
etc.
Personal
exhibitions 1984 Vilnius (Lithuania) 1987 Vilnius (Lithuania) 1989 Vilnius
(Lithuania) 1993 Tokyo (Japan) Vilnius (Lithuania) Kaunas (Lithuania) Utena
(Lithuania) 1994 Osaka (Japan) Nagoya (Japan) Leipzig (Germany) 1995 Vilnius
(Lithuania) 1996 Vilnius (Lithuania) Panevezys (Lithuania) Vilnius
(Lithuania) 1999 Helsinki (Finland) Siauliai (Lithuania) Helsinki
(Finland) 2001 Klaipeda (Lithuania) Vilnius (Lithuania) 2002 Vilnius
(Lithuania) From 1984 till 2002 participant of 20 international exhibitions
of graphic art.
Principal
exhibitions from 1995:
1995 "Lithuanian
art in America". Lemont (USA) Exibition of Lithuania's art. Helsinki (Finland) International
exhibition of ex libris "Numismatica in ex libris" Gliwice (Poland) International
exhibition of ex libris "1945 - 1995". Lomazzo (Italy) International
exhibition of ex libris "Whole Lithuanian in Olympic games". Vilnius
(Lithuania) First premium International exibition "The world of ex libris".
Beograd (Jugoslavia)
1996 Ex libris international "Premio citta'di
Casale". (Italy) International exhibition "World of ex libris 1994
- 1996". Chrudim (Czekh) International exhibition of ex libris "Catechismus
- 450". Vilnius (Lithuania) First premium and prize of society "Italy
- Lithuania" International exhibition of ex libris "Reyneart fox".
Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) International exhibition "Paul Verlaine".
(France)
1997 International triennal of graphic arts "Bitola '97".
Bitola (Macedonia) International print trennal "Cracow '97". Cracow
(Poland) International exhibition of raphic arts "Intergrafia '97".
Katowice (Poland) International exhibition of ex libris "Till Uilenspeigel
& Lamme Goedzak". Damme (Belgium) Nomination International exhibition
of ex libris "Pro loco di roccalbegna". (Italy) Premium of society "Italy
- Lithuania" World print triennal "Osaka '97". Osaka (Japan)
1998 International
exhibition "world ex libris 1995 - 98". Malbork (Poland) 1st international
biennal of ex libris "St.George". Albenga (Italy) Second premium and
prize International exhibition of small graphic arts "Railway and ecology".
Vilnius (Lithuania) Third premium International exhibition of ex libris "Trakai
History museum - 50". Trakai (Lithuania) First premium International exhibition
"The world of ex libris 1996 - 1998". St.Petersburg (Russia) International
exhibition of small graphic (biennal). Vilnius (Lithuania)
1999 4-th
international exibition "Contemprorary masters of print Graphic". Ragusa
(Italy) International exhibition "The best Ex libris 1997-1998".
Varese (Italy)
2000 World of bookplate 1998-2000. Boston (USA) Lithunian
print biennal. Vilnius (Lithuania)
2001 5th Biennal of Europe print.
Acquil Terme (Italy) Special nomination of jury 9th international biennl of
small graphic and bookplate. Ostro Wielkopolski (Poland) Special nomination and
medal International exhibition of small graphic and bookplate. Issy-les-Moulineaux
(France) Special nomination and prize 4th international beinnal of small graphic.
Vilnius (Lithuania)
2002 2nd international biennial of graphic art.
Francavilla al Mare (Italy) Second prize 19th international exibition of exlibris.
Malbork (Poland) 3rd triennial of exlibris and small graphic. Havirov (Czech)

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