Artist Statement

I visualize personal myths of an immigrant's mind, where the confusion of identifying one’s self within the alien takes the form of a semi-abstraction as mental processing.  This mind becomes a newly generated visual science fiction that reproduces itself and regenerates through analysis. The sciences and fiction inform my mapping of a migratory  space of parallel worlds.  These worlds could be as small as nanobots in a blood stream and remote as spaceships in the space roads.  It could be me experiencing different cultural legacies at the same time...
 
I am interested in the process of painting itself.  My paintings emerge out of random spills of paint. I want the field grow more complex.  So, I intuitively overlap layers of acrylic ink paint interacting with linear gestures.  I see my paintings as hybrids of painting and drawing, as well.

Bio

EDUCATION

2001-1998  MFA Hunter College,Painting, New York (USA)
1993-1987  BFA Academy of Fine Arts, Painting, Vilnius, (Lithuania)
1992 – Painting class with visiting artist from New York Kes Zapkus.(Lithuania)
1985-1979  J. Naujalis High School of the Arts, Kaunas,( Lithuania)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006 Albert Benamu Gallery, Paris (France)
2006  bencivARTgallery, Pesaro, (Italy)
2005 “ Gravity”,(2 person show) Richard Sena Gallery, Hudson, NY(USA)
2004  “Biomorphic Automata,” Annina Nosei Gallery, NY (USA)
2001  Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, NY (USA)
2001  “Mindscapes,” MOCA DC, Washington, (USA)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008  Benefit Auction 2008: The Dream Of The Red Chamber Masquerade Ball, White Box, NY(USA)
2007” Les Fleurs du Mal”, Mary Goldman Gallery, LA, (USA)
2006 “101,3KM.  Competition & Cooperation”, Lithuanian Bienale, CAC, Vilnius, (Lithuania)
2006  “Beyond Lilith.  The Sacred Feminine”, Scuderie Aldobrandini Museum, Frascati, Italy
2006  Scope New York, NY (USA)
2006  “ Arte Fiera 2006 ”, Art Fair, Bologna (Italy)
2006   “Currents”, Miami Art Fair(USA)
2005  “ Arte Fiera 2005 ”, Art Fair, Bologna (Italy)
2004  “Europe Day 2004 Art Exhibit,” Dahesh Museum, curated by Stephen Farthing-faculty,     
New York Academy of Art, New York (USA)

2003  Goup Show, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York (USA)
2003  Prophetic Corners, (International Biennale) curator: Anders
         Kreuger, site project in old Turkish Bath, Iasi (Romania)
2002  Center of Attraction, The 8th Baltic Triennale of International
          Art, curated by Tobias Berger, CAC, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2002  “Tuckernuck,” Canada gallery, New York,(USA)
2001  Self-esteem, Lithuanian Biennale curated by Anders
          Kreuger, CAC, Vilnius (Lithuania)
2000  College Art Association, New York Area MFA Exhibition,
         Hunter College, New York (USA)
1995  3rd Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts,
          CAC, Vilnius, (Lithuania)
1995  “Whales Stomach,” site-specific project, Vilnius (Lithuania)
1994  “Nus,”  Corbas Center for Arts Polaris, Lyon (France)
1994  Nordic Forum of Women, Turku (Finland)
1993  “Good Evils,” an exhibition tour around major cities of
          Lithuania with art group Good Evils
1992   “Advent Bunch,” (art group Good Evils) CAC, Vilnius ( Lithuania )

AWARDS

2001       Graf Travel Grant to Pompeii, Hunter College, New York (USA)
1996       Grant of the Westerly Trust, London, (UK)
1995-94  Annual State Scholarship of Lithuania (USA)
1994        Soros Foundation Grant (Lithuania)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2004  Catalog  “ Periferic 6 . Prophetic Corners,” Matei Bejenaru, Anders Kreuger.- Suceava:        
Musatinii, Romania.
2003  Brigitte Huck, The 8th Baltic Triennale of International Art. (Reviews: Vilnius).  Artforum.
Michele Roberchi , “(series)Contemporary painters,” Flash Art, November.                                                                                              

2002  Catalog, “Center of Attraction, The 8th Baltic Triennale of International
         Art,” curated by Tobias Berger, CAC, Vilnius Lithuania.
2001  Catalog, Lithuanian Biennale Self-esteem, curated by Anders Kruger.

Contact

imediodia@aol.com
518-567-8193

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