Marius Liugaila
Brief Biography / CV


Graphic 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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