Robertas Antinis was born in Kaunas on June 9, 1946. R.Antinis graduated from the Applied Arts School in Riga in 1965 and entered into the Latvian State Art Academy on the same year. The studies at this academy were finished in 1970, and he obtained the industrial artist’s specialty. R. Antinis worked as a teacher at Kaunas children art school in 1973-75. From 1997 he is a lecturer of Vilnius Art Academy, Kaunas Art Institute (docent). He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union from 1974. R.Antinis started participating in exhibitions from 1969. He is a member of Post Ars group. He works in the fields of sculpture, object, performance, installation. He is a winner of the National Culture and Art Prize.
One-man exhibitions
1971 – Exhibition of sculpture and graphic, Lithuanian Artists’ Union, Kaunas Branch
1974 – Exhibition of sculpture (along with R.Antinis senior), M.K.Čiurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas
1977 – Exhibition of sculpture (along with R.Antinis senior), Foreign Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
1987 – Exhibition of sculpture, Kaunas Picture Gallery
1989 – Exhibition of sculpture, Art Exhibition Centre, Vilnius
2000 – Exhibition of drawings and photographs, Lithuanian Embassy in Riga, Latvia
2002 – Lithuanian Artists’ Union Exhibition Hall, Vilnius
2007 – “Anthropological Caves” and “The Road” (along with I.Gaškaitė), Kaunas Picture Gallery
2012 – Installation “Browsers”, Meno parkas gallery, Kaunas
2015 – Drawing exhibition “Doodles”, Lithuanian Artists’ Association Exhibition Hall, Vilnius
Group exhibitions, actions, symposiums
1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 – Quadrennial of Baltic sculpture, Riga, Latvia
1976 – International symposium of sculpture, Hainuvka, Poland
1988 – “Signs of Man. Sculpture, Paintings, Photography“, Art Exhibition Centre, Klaipėda
1989 – “Image – from Sculpture to Sign“, exhibition of Lithuanian sculpture, Pirita flower pavilion, Tallinn, Estonia
1989 – Actions in a sand quarry (along with Post Ars group), Zatyšiai, Jonava district
1990 – Installations of Kaunas artists, Exhibition Hall of the Lithuanian Artists' Union, Kaunas
1991 – Post Ars group installations, gallery Rzezby, Warsaw, Poland
1991 – “Apocalypse and Believing. Contemporary Lithuanian Art“, University Museum of Art and Culture, Marburg; Lippisch Land Museum, Detmold, Germany
1991 – International festival of performances “The Works”, Langas gallery, Vilnius
1992 – Art festival of Eastern European countries “Orients”, Bekeshaba town factory, Hungary
1992 – Action “Bed” (along with Post Ars group), Architects’ House, Kaunas
1992 – Happening “Games” (along with Post Ars group), Kaunas
1992 – Post Ars group photo-documents, paintings, projects, actions, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1993 – “Modern Lithuanian Art from Kaunas“, Likovnih umetnosti gallery, Slovenj Gradec; Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1993 – “It is a letter“, Kaunas Picture Gallery
1993 – European biennial, Niederlansitz, Germany
1993 – Exhibition of photography “Art in Freedom“, Gallery of Cultural Centre, Antverpen, Belgium
1993 – “Between Sculpture and Object in Lithuanian“, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1993 – “Baltic People Today”. Contemporary Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian art, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1994 – Action “Dodecaphonia” (along with Post Ars group and others), Academic Drama Theatre, Vilnius
1994 – “Spread, Change, Involvement” (along with Post Ars group), Kaunas Picture Gallery
1994 – “Exhibition of groups” (along with Post Ars group), Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1995 – “New Documents”, Balzek Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, USA
1995 – “1995 Lithuanian Art” (along with Post Ars group), Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1995 – “Three Schedules” (along with Post Ars group), Mucsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
1996 – Action “Reception” (along with Post Ars group and others), Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1996 – Action “Let the Bird Rest” (along with A. Andriuškevičius), Town Hall square, Kaunas
1996 – “Three Schedules II” (along with Post Ars group), City Exhibition Hall, Tampere, Finland
1997 – “Searching for the Sixth Sense“, Kaunas Picture Gallery
1997 – “Selest’ Art 97” (along with A. Andriuškevičius), Saint Hilaire arsenal, Selest, France
1997 – International festival of performances “Dimension 0” (along with Post Ars group), Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
1998 – “Works on Paper”, Kaunas Picture Gallery
1998 – “Body and East“, Contemporary Art Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia
1998 – International forum in Moscow “Control Station of Feelings”, Art Exhibition Hall “Drill-hall”, Moscow, Russia
1998 – Exhibition of artistic painting, Arka gallery, Vilnius
1998 – Action “Sowing” (along with A. Andriuškevičius), Zapyškis, Kaunas district
1998 – “Tapestry of Life” (along with A. Andriuškevičius, supervisor V. Jasevičiūtė), Kaunas Picture Gallery
1998 – “Seven Days of Love to Postmodernism” (along with A. Andriuškevičius), Kaunas Picture Gallery
1999 – “Yesterday and Today”, Kaunas Picture Gallery
1999 – International symposium of land art (along with Post Ars group), Pereslavl Zaleski, Russia
1999 – Exhibition of Post Ars group “Camouflages”, Kaunas Picture Gallery
1999 – International symposium of sculpture “Park 800”, Riga, Latvia
2000 – International symposium of sculpture “Park 800” (along with Česlovas Lukenskas), Riga, Latvia
2000 – Author’s book “AND” and its presentation action, M.Žilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas
2000 – Action “Baptism” (along with Č. Lukenskas), Art Festival, Jonava
2001 – Exhibition “Personal Movement”, Kaunas Picture Gallery
2001 – “Mutations”, Kaunas Picture Gallery
2001 – “Festival of New Lithuanian Music” (along with Post Ars group), Contemporary Art Centre, Warsaw, Poland
2002 – International project of sculpture “About Production”, M. Žilinskas Gallery, Kaunas
2002 – Action “Our Language” (along with Post Ars group), gallery Arteritorija, Kaunas
2002 – Action “Theatre of the Blind” (along with the modern dance theatre Aura) M. Žilinskas Gallery, Kaunas
2002 – International dance festival, project “Re-gi-ne-re-gi” (along with the modern dance theatre Aura), Dance Printing House, Vilnius
2002 – International project “Sculpture Zone”, Kaunas
2003 – Exhibition of competitive projects “Art Propaganda”, gallery Arteritorija, Kaunas
2003 – Exhibition of projects of the international competition dedicated to participants of resistance to occupational regime, Melngalvju nams, Riga, Latvia
2004 – Action “Before Easter”, KMU Children’s Surgery Ward, Kaunas
2004 – Exhibition at Vilnius Municipality
2004 – Exhibition “Spaces”, Arka gallery, Vilnius
2004 – Social actions “Burial of Smoke”. BLC, Kaunas. Three posters of external advertisement in Kaunas
2005 – 1st Lithuanian exhibition of contemporary art, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
2006 – “New Masks”, Kaunas Picture Gallery
2006 – “101.3 km. Competition and Cooperation”, CAC, Vilnius
2006 – “Museum for the Blind”, M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas
2007 – Sapporo festival of snow sculptures, Sapporo, Japan
2007 – Art fair, Bologne, Italy
2008 – Performance (along with Č. Lukenskas and VMU MI students), VMU Art Gallery 101, Kaunas
2008 – “Artists about Masks”, Kaunas County Public Library, Kaunas
2009 – 2nd Lithuanian Contemporary Art Quadrennial, Expo pavilion, Vilnius
2009 – "Post-ars 20", Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
2010 – "Lithuanian Art 2000-2010", Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
2010 – Project "Soundscape; Vilnius metro (together with the architect L. Tuleikis and composer V. Jurgutis), Vilnius
2014 – Lithuanian Contemporary Art Quadrennial, Arka gallery, Vilnius
2014 – “ART14London”
2014 – “ARTVilnius”, Expo Pavilion, Vilnius
2015 – “ARTVilnius”, Expo Pavilion, Vilnius
2015 – La Xina A.R.T Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Major works in public spaces
1970 – “Thunder”, chiselled copper, h 500, Kaunas
1973 – “Legend”, chiselled copper, h 700, Panevėžys
1974 – “Festival”, chiselled copper, h 220, Kaunas
1974 – “Ring”, chiselled copper, h 220, Dotnuva
1976 – “Girl with Pipes”, chiselled copper, h 300, Birštonas
1979 – “Chimeras” (8 items), chiselled copper, h 200, Chapel of St. Virgin’s Visitation, Šiluva
1985 – “Sun”, chiselled copper, h 300, Artists’ House sculpture square, Kaunas
1990 – “Egg”, chiselled copper, h 180, Kaišiadorys district, Girelė poultry-yard
1990 – Tombstone to parents, granite, h 80, Petrašiūnai graveyard, Kaunas. Arch. E. Miliūnas.
1991 – “Cross–Wood“, bronze, h 500, Kaunas. Arch. E. Miliūnas.
1993 – “Cross“, bronze, h 320, Rokiškis. Arch. E. Miliūnas.
1993 – Tombstone to the protector of freedom T.Masiulis, bronze, 305x60x40, Petrašiūnai graveyard, Kaunas. Arch. L. Tuleikis.
1994 – “Children’s Torra”, bronze, h 750, synagogue yard, Kaunas. Arch. A. Imbrasas.
1997 – “Landmark”, painted oak, Kaunas oak-wood
1997 – Memorial board for the members of academic society who died during the occupation of Lithuania, bronze, 120x100, Kaunas University of Technology. Arch. V. Miliūnas.
1999 – “Well“, concrete, h 80, Mežaparks, Riga, Latvia
1979-1999 – “Angels” (2 items) (along with R. Antinis senior), Chapel of St. Virgin’s Visitation, Šiluva
2001 – Tombstone to the writer J.Avyžius, granite, h 110, Antakalnis graveyard, Vilnius. Arch. A. Kančas.
2002 – Monument for memorialising the place of Romas Kalanta sacrifice “Field of Sacrifice”, cast iron, 50X2600X1551, Kaunas. Arch. S. Juškys.
2002 – “One”, steel, soil, 550X800X400, “Sculpture Zone”, Kaunas. Arch. L. Tuleikis.
2005 – “Catacombs of the 21st Century”, Museum for the Blind and Seeing People. Vaults of St. Archangel Michael’s (Garrison) Church. Kaunas. Arch. L. Tuleikis
2009 – "Semi-mountain" (architect L. Tuleikis), Vilnius
2012 – "Exposure" installation (architect A, Kančas), Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Kaunas
2012 – "Forever Green Cow", Ventspils, Latvia
Published books
2000 – "And" (Ir)
2010 – "To" (Į)
2015 – "Table" (Stalas)
Awards, achievements
1980 – Diploma of the Latvian Artists’ Union in quadrennial of sculpture “Riga’80“
1990 – 1st prize for the project dedicated to victims of the upheaval of June 23, 1941 (architect E. Miliūnas), Kaunas
1993 – Grand prix (along with Post Ars group) in the European biennial, Niederlansitz, Germany
1996 – State stipend of the highest degree
1997 – Prize for the “Best Artwork of the Year” called “Tapestry of Life” (along with A. Andriuškevičius and V. Jasevičiūtė) at the National M.K. Čiurlionis Museum, Kaunas
1998 – Prize in the architects’ exhibition “Detail 98”, Architects’ House, Kaunas
1999 – Stipend of Open Lithuania Fund (along with Post Ars group) for the project “Mandala” in the international land art symposium in Pereslavl Zaleski, Russia
2002 – National Culture and Art award
2002 – Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Officer’s Cross
2002 – The most memorable artist of Kaunas, Kaunas Artists’ House
2011 – Book "To" was elected the most beautiful book in the category of experimental books, at the Vilnius Book Fair.
2015 – Golden Badge of the Lithuanian Artists' Association.
