Violeta Rudinskaitė-Juodzevičienė was born in Maskvyčiai, Kupiškis district on October 4, 1953. In 1971 she graduated from Kaunas J. Naujalis Secondary School. In 1977 the painter graduated from the State Art Institute (present Vilnius Academy of Arts) where she obtained the painter’s specialty. The painter has been participating in exhibitions since 1980. From 1994 she is a lecturer at Kaunas A. Martinaitis Art School. From 1990 she is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union.

 

One-man exhibitions

1988 – Painting, Kaunas Artists’ House.
1991 – Painting, Schvalenberg city town hall, Germany.
1991 – “Miniatures”, Hamburg women’s club, Hamburg, Germany.
1994 – Painting, SBA concern, Kaunas.
1994 – Painting, EBSW concern, Kaunas.
1997 – “Between Yes and No”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
1997 – Painting, gallery Kiemas, Marijampolė.
1999 – “Nowhere and Ever”, Klaipėda Exhibition Centre.
1999 – “Dialogues – Monologues” (along with E. Balsiukaitė), Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2000 – Exhibition of painting in memoriam of S. Darius and S. Girėnas (along with A. Bulaka), Myshliborz Museum, Myshliborz, Poland.
2003 – Painting, gallery Arka, Vilnius.
2004 – “Painting for Daily Use: Set No. 3. Illusions”, Painting and objects, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
2005 – “Souvenirs”, painting on paper, J. Mikuličiūtė’s gallery, Kaunas.
2006 – “Them”, painting and objects, Cultural Communication Centre, Klaipėda.
2006 – Painting, concert hall, Tartu, Estonia.
2008 – “Life is Beautiful”, gallery Mare Liberum, Hamburg, Germany.
2008 – “Returns”, Kupiškis Central Library, Kupiškis.
2009 – “Signs of Colour” (along with sculptor P.Akamnkavičius), gallery Arka, Vilnius.

Major group exhibitions

1990 – Exhibition of Kaunas painters' works, association Art, Hamburg, Germany.
1991 – Exhibition of 3 authors’ paintings, Hamburg, Germany.
1993 – Exhibition of 3 authors’ paintings, Hamburg city town hall, Hamburg, Germany.
1995 – Exhibition of paintings and sculpture of Eastern Lithuanian painters, Panevėžys.
1997 – “Art of Baltic States”, Kelnas, Germany.
1998 – Exhibition of the club Sphinx dedicated to the day of restoration of Lithuania’s independence, Kaunas.
1998 – Exhibition of the 5th international plain-air of painting in memoriam of A. Samuolis, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
1997,1998 – “Water and Colour”, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
1999 – “Früchte der Freiheit”, Schlitz-Pfordt, Germany.
1999 – “Painting, Graphics, Sculpture”, Kaunas.
1999 – “Yesterday and Today”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
1999 – Exhibition of the international plain-air “Between Earth and Sky”, Thunder House, Kaunas.
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 – “The Best Artwork of the Year”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2000 – 3rd international biennial “Raciborz 2000”, Raciborz, gallery Zyhdi, Poland.
2000 – “Lithuanian Art”, Dortmund town hall, Dortmund, Germany.
2000 – Exhibition dedicated to the 125th birth anniversary of M.K.Čiurlionis, gallery Arka, Vilnius; Kaunas Philharmonic, Kaunas.
2000 – “10 Kaunas Artists”, D. Rostworowski gallery, Krakow, Poland.
2000 – “Women to Women”, Congress Hall, Vilnius.
2000 – “The Last Christmas Haiku of the 20th Century”, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
2000, 2003 – Exhibition of large-scale works, LAU gallery, Kaunas.
2001 – Exhibition of the international plain-air of painting “Chilli”, Pedvale, Latvia.
2001 – Exhibition of the international plain-air of painting “Soutine‘s Days”, LAU gallery, Vilnius.
2001 – “Graphics. From Carving to...”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2001 – “Self-portrait – I’m and Artist”, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
2002 – LAU review exhibition of fine arts “Collection 2002”, Šiauliai Art Gallery.
2002 – “Spaces of Memory”, D. Rostworowski gallery, Krakow, Poland.
2002 – “From My Pocket – 2”, LAU gallery, Vilnius.
2003 – “Bureaucrats of the LAU Present”, LAU gallery, Vilnius.
2003 – “Sees”, Linnagalerii, Pärnu, Estonia.
2003 – “Art + Art of Communication. Painting”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2003 – “Unknown Lithuanian Art of the Last Decade of the 20th Century”, gallery Arka, Vilnius.
2003 – “Don’t Wait”, gallery Arka, Vilnius.
2003 – “The Best Artwork of the Year 2002”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2004 – “Vilnius in Warsaw”, gallery Artists’ House, Warsaw, Poland.
2004 – “The Muse”, gallery Arka, Vilnius.
2004 – Exhibition dedicated for March 11, Kaunas Public Library, Kaunas Philharmonic.
2004 – 12th Vilnius triennial of painting “Seven Truths of Painting”, CAC, Vilnius.
2004 – “Unbearable Reality”, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
2004 – “Music and Art”, I. Mikuličiūtė’s gallery, Kaunas.
2004 – Exhibition of Painting, Congress Hall, Vilnius.
2005 – “Šiauliai + Kaunas”, Šiauliai art gallery, Šiauliai.
2005 – “Prostip”, Lvov, Ukraine.
2005 – “Ecological Landscape”, gallery Arka, Vilnius.
2005 – “Postcard”, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
2005 – “From My Pocket– 4”, LAU gallery, Vilnius.
2005 – “Lithuanian Road”, Radvilos Palace, Vilnius.
2005 – 1st quadrennial of Lithuanian contemporary art, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius.
2005 – “Exhibition of Kaunas Painters”, Bordeaux, France.
2006 – Exhibition-action “Occupation”, former Meat Factory, Kaunas.
2006 – Biennial of graphics “Now Art Now Future”, J. Baltrušaitis’ Home, Moscow, Russia.
2006 – “Baltic Bridges”, international triennial of watercolour, M.Žilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas.
2006 – International exhibition “Ultima Ratio”, gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas.
2006 – “Kaunas Artists in Tartu”, Tartu, Estonia.
2007 – Action-provocation ”Who does not Fear Blood?”, Cultural Communication Centre, Klaipėda.
2007 – Biennial of graphics “Now Art Now Future: Present Time”, Kaunas, Vilnius.
2007 – Kaunas artists’ exhibition, LAU gallery, Vilnius.
2007 – 13th Vilnius triennial of painting “Dialogues”, CAC, Vilnius.
2007 – “Constructivism”, gallery Arka, Vilnius.
2007 – International exhibition, Central Exhibition Hall, Minsk, Byelorussia.
2007 – “70: Painting, Graphics, Sculpture”, gallery Jugensaali, Helsinki, Finland.
2008 – “Interpretations on a Free Theme”, Šv. Jono Str. gallery, Vilnius.
2008 – “Now Art Now Future. Present Time”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius.
2008 – “From – to 2“, Klaipėda Exhibition Centre, Klaipėda.
2008 – “Sketches of Existence“, I. Mikuličiūtė’s gallery, Kaunas.
2008 – International forum of art “Homo Ludens“ – “Haliucin‘o‘genai”, Jonava.
2008 – “Hints“, I. Mikuličiūtė’s gallery, Kaunas.
2009 – “Saga“, Lithuanian Artists’ Union gallery, Vilnius.

Plain-airs and symposiums

1998 – International plain-air of painting, in memoriam of A. Samuolis, Kaunas.
1999, 2000 – International plain-air “Between Earth and Sky”, Cimaniūnai (organizer, curator and participant).
2000 – XIV International plain-air of painting, Myshliborz, Poland.
2001 – International plain-air of painting “Chilli”, Pedvale, Latvia.
2001 – International plain-air of painting “Soutine‘s Days”, Vilnius.
2002 – International plain-air of painting “Spaces of Memory”, Krakow, Poland.
2003 – “Kaunas – Vilnius – Krakow”, Svėdasai.
2003 – International plain-air of painting “Sees”, Pärnu, Estonia.
2004, 2005 – International plain-air of painting “Energy in Art”, Nida.
2004 – 11th international painters’ plain-air, in memoriam of A. Samuolis, Kaunas.
2006 – International plain-air of painting, Jonava.
2007 – International plain-air of painting, Marijampolė.
2007 – “Along Roads of Čiurlionis”, Riebiniai, Latvia.

Achievements, stipends

1992 – Stipend of the association Künstler zu Gast in Harburg, Hamburg, Germany.
1997 – Prize of the Cultural Department of Kaunas City Municipality for the cycle of paintings in the exhibition of the club “Sphinx” dedicated to the day of restoration Lithuania’s independence.
2004 – Diploma for paintings in the art exhibition of the clubs “Art Wings” and “Sphinx” dedicated to the day of restoration Lithuania’s independence.
2004 – Award in the exhibition-contest “The Best Artwork of the Year 2003” (for the work “Travel Leta”).
2004 – Stipend of the highest degree of the Republic of Lithuania.