Vytautas Umbrasas was born in Kaunas on September 20, 1958. In 1974 he graduated from Kaunas S. Nėris Secondary School. In 1974-79 he studied at Kaunas S. Žukas Technical School of Applied Arts, specialty of artistic wood processing. In 1983-89 he studied at the State Art Institute where he obtained the specialty of sculptor and teacher. In 1989-1992 he worked as a teacher at Kaunas Children’s Art School. From 1989 he is lecturing at Kaunas Higher Art School (J. Vienožinskis Art Study Centre). From 1992 he is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union. Vytautas Umbrasas has been participating in exhibitions since 1988. He works in the field of sculpture.
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Personal exhibitions
1988 – Sculptures (along with J. Budriūnaitė), Kaunas Artists House.
1996 – “Two Lines. Object”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2009 – Sculptures, Palazzo del Comune di Viddraco, Viddraco, Italy.
Major group exhibitions
1988 – Republic exhibition of young artists, Klaipėda Exhibition Centre.
1988 – “Signs of Humans”, Klaipėda Exhibition Centre.
1989 – Exhibition of Kaunas artists’ fine arts, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
1991 – “Christianity in Professional Lithuanian Art of the 20th Century”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
1991 – “Plane”, Kaunas.
1992 – International quadrennial of sculpture, Riga, Latvia.
1992 – “Plane 2”, Kaunas.
1993 – “Pane 2½”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius.
1993 – “Contemporary Lithuanian Art from Kaunas”, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
1993 – “i.e. a Letter”, Kaunas.
1993 – “i.e. a Letter”, CAC, Vilnius.
1993 – “Between Sculpture and Object – in Lithuanian”, CAC, Vilnius.
1993 – Exhibition of Kaunas artists, Porvo, Finland.
1995 – “Box‘95”, M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas.
1995 – “Lithuanian Art‘95”, CAC, Vilnius.
1997 – “Plane IV”, Kaunas.
1998 – “In Twenty Years”, LAU gallery, Kaunas.
1999 – Exhibition of Kaunas artists, gallery Huset I Asnaes, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1999 – “Lithuanian Art 1989-99”, CAC, Vilnius.
1999 – “Trip to Tadz Mahal”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2001 – “Personal Movement”, Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2006 – “Museum for the Blind”, M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Kaunas.
2009 – "Space for Idea", gallery "Meno parkas", Kaunas.
2010 – "Best Artwork of 2009", Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2011 – "Best Artwork of 2010", Kaunas Picture Gallery.
2011 – "Art + Art to Communicate. Ecosphere", Kaunas Picture Gallery.
Plain-airs and symposiums
1995, 1996, 1997 – Symposium of sculpture in memoriam M. Menčinskas, Kaunas.
1996 – Action of environment art “Sign to Kaunas – 2”, Kaunas.
1998 – Symposium of contemporary art “Twilight Zone”, former military town, Kaunas.
2000 – Symposium of environment art “Subscription to Sculpture”, Kaunas.
Awards
1993 – Soros contemporary art prize for the work “Plane” at the exhibition “Between Sculpture and Object – in Lithuanian”.
