EGMONTAS BŽESKAS

Born in 1974, Kaunas

STUDIES:

1981-1992
• Secondary school, Kaunas
1992
• Graduated from Kaunas School of Art
1992-1998
• Vilnius Academy of Arts, Department of Graphic Arts
1998
• Graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts with a Master of Arts degree

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:

1996
• “Academia” Gallery (together with Martynas Meškauskas), Vilnius
1997
• “Academia” Gallery, Vilnius
1998
• Vilnius Graphic Centre, “Left-Right” Gallery, Vilnius
• Municipal Exhibition Hall , Telšiai
1999
• M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum, Picture Gallery, Kaunas
• Atelier Klasen, Vastervik (Sweden)
• German Embassy in Lithuania, Vilnius
• Samogitian Art Museum, Plungė
• Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• Konst & designgalleriet , Nacka, Stockholm
• TAIEX Office, Brussels
2001
• “The Red World” together with Body Painting Performance, Savickas Picture Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003
• “International Art Festival”, Menden, Germany

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

1997
• Vilnius Graphic Centre, Gallery “Left-Right”, Vilnius
• I Erotic Art Exhibition, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
1998
• II Erotic Art Exhibition, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• II International Graphic Triennial, Inter-Contact-Graphic, Prague’98
• XI Tallinn International Graphic Art Triennial, Tallinn
• III International Biennial of Small Graphic Arts, Vilnius’98
• Lithuanian Art Exhibition “9+9”, Town Hall, Aachen, (Germany)
• Exhibition of Christmas Miniatures, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• Vilnius Graphic Centre, “Left-Right” Gallery, Exhibition “Adventure”, Vilnius

1999
• IX International Biennial of Graphic Arts. Espace Champ de Foiret, Sarcelles (France)
• Educational exhibition “From Cliché to Print”, Akademija Gallery, Vilnius
• Samogitian Museum “Alka”, Telšiai; “Aušra” Museum, Šiauliai, Samogitian Art Museum, Plungė
• Gallery “Vartai” is eight years old. Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• International Art Salon “Moscow 99”, Moscow
• III Erotic Art Exhibition, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• “Without Shadows” Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• Great North Rhine-Westphalian Art Exhibition, Düsseldorf (Germany)
• X International Graphic Biennial, Varna’99, Varna (Bulgaria)
• “Graphic Art’99”, Vilnius Graphic Centre, Gallery “Left-Right”, Vilnius
• “The Beginning of the End” , Gallery “Baroti” and Klaipėda Art Exhibition Hall, Klaipėda

2000
• “Gallery “Vartai” is nine years old”, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• V Sapporo International Graphic Biennale, Sapporo (Japan)
• Exhibition of works from the International Artists’ Camp at Vilkėnai Mill, Gallery “Baroti”, Klaipėda
• Tradition and future. Review exhibition of fine and applied art 1997 – 2000, Contemporary Art Centre
• International Biennial of Graphic Arts of the Baltic Countries, “Kaliningrad-Keninzberg 2000”

2001
• X International Biennial of Graphic Arts. Espace Champ de Foiret, Sarcelles (France)
• Polish Cultural Centre, “Without Shadows” Stockholm
• “Gallery “Vartai” is 10 years old”, Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• European Parliament, ”Without Shadows” , Brussels
• Gallery “ArTyp”, ”Without Shadows”, Briuselis
• Project – Exhibition, “Floors, walls, ceilings”. Gallery “Vartai”, Vilnius
• “Lithuanian Art” presented by Gallery “Vartai”, in association with Gallery Gildenburg, Petesburg, UK
• Lithuanian Art is presented by Gallery “Vartai”, in association with David S. Gordon & Margaret M. Gordon Gallery, London, UK
• “Erotic Photography through the Eyes of Artists”, presented by Gallery “Vartai”, together with Nitra gallery, Slovakia
• “Erotic Photography through the Eyes of Artists”, presented by Gallery “Vartai”, together with Gallery Town gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
• “Euroropean Perspectives”, Art fair, Gallery “Vartai”, Innsbruck, Austria
• Gallery “Vartai” exhibition, South German House, Brussels, Belgium
• Lithuanian Art, Gallery “Vartai”, David S. Gordon & Margaret M. Gorgon Gallery, London, England
• “Fashion Infection”, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
• “Lineart Gent 2001”, Gallery “Vartai”, Ghent, Belgium

2002
• “Re/form”, Contemporary Lithuanian Art. Gallery “Vartai”, United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland

2003
• “Art ejection” Kaunas, Lithuania
• Vilnius Days in Moscow”, Lithuanian Art Exhibition. Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia

2020
• ARTVILNIUS’21 | Litexpo.lt

2021
• ARTVILNIUS’21 | Litexpo.lt

2022

•ART BASEL – VOLTA , Switzerland

• ARTVILNIUS’22 | Litexpo.lt

PERFORMANCES – PERFORMANCES:

1999
• “Bodypainting performance“ at the German Residence in Turniškės, Vilnius
2000
• “Bodypainting performance“, International Youth Theatre Festival – “INSTANT ACTS” , Berlin, Germany
2001
• International Dance Festival “Dance Printing House” with J. Veličkaitė body – art and modern dance performance, Vilnius
• International Dance Festival “Dance Printing House”, modern dance performance “Match with the Earth’s Gravity”, Vilnius
• VI International Contemporary Dance Festival “Dance Evenings”, modern dance performance “Match with the Earth’s Gravity”, Contemporary Dance Information Centre, Lithuania.
• Modern dance performance with live jazz music “Different Colours”, “Savickai Picture Gallery”, Lithuania, Palanga
• Modern dance performance with live jazz music ” Different Colours “, “Savickai Picture Gallery”, Lithuania, Vilnius
• Modern dance performance “Match with the Earth’s Gravity”, Vilnius University Theatre, Lithuania, Vilnius
• Modern dance performance “Match with the Earth’s Gravity”, UNIDRAM Theatre Festival, Germany, Berlin
2002
• Modern dance performance “Match with the Earth’s Gravity”, “OFF BEATS” Theatre Festival, Germany, Berlin
2003
• Performance “Tabula Rasa”, “OFF BEATS” Theatre Festival, Germany, Berlin

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS:

1998
• Diploma of “Factum” Agency and the Lithuanian Book of Records for the largest graphic work “Labyrinth” (311 x 449 cm)
1999
• State Scholarship of the Republic of Lithuania for young artists

WORKSHOPS:

1999
• Atelje Klasen, Vastervik (Sweden)
1999
• The Frans Masereel Center, Kasterlee (Belgium)
2000
• International Art Camp at Vilkėnai Mill, Švėkšna, (Lithuania)
2000
• The Frans Masereel Center, Kasterlee (Belgium)

MEMBERSHIPS:

1999
• International Centre for Graphic Arts Grafikens Hus, Mariefred (Sweden)
1999
• Member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union
2000
• The Frans Masereel Center, Kasterlee (Belgium)

COLLECTIONS:

2003
• Lithuanian Museum of Art
2020
• MO museum (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Vilnius)
2021
• MO museum (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Vilnius)

AGENCIES OF CREATIVITY

2003
• Creating advertising solutions. Advertising agency “Garage 4×4”
• „Mediahuse“ creativity consultant
• Director of Creativity. Advertising agency “Exto Marketing”
2004
• Director of Creativity. Advertising agency “Exto Marketing”

DESIGN, OTHER ACTIVITIES

2003
• Director and scenographer of the LTV show “A WORD, PLEASE”
2004
• Founder and Director of “TV TEAM” VŠĮ
• Director and scenographer of the LTV show ” LOOKING FOR A JOB “
2005
• Director of the BTV show “WHAT IF”
• Producer, director and scenographer of the BTV show “ASK”
• Producer, director and scenographer of the BTV show “BEN‘S DOG”
• Producer, director, scenographer, producer of the BTV show “THE FOURTH ESTATE”
• Producer, director, scenographer of the 5 KANALAS show “KARAOKE”
• Scenographer, lighting designer of the TV3 show “THE SKY”
2008
• Scenographer of the LTV show “PEKIN‘S STUDIO”
• Scenographer of the LTV show “EDITORSHIP”
• Scenographer of the LTV show “VERSIONS”
• Scenographer of the LTV show “THE RIGHT TO KNOW”
• Scenographer of the LTV show “NPT”
• Scenographer of the LTV show “CULTURE”
• Scenographer of the LTV 2 show ” SOUNDS OF THE CLASSICS “
• Scenographer of the LTV show “LITHUANIAN VOICES”
• Scenographer of the LTV Award Ceremony ” MORE SUN MORE LIGHT“
• Scenographer of the LTV show “SONG OF SONGS”
• Scenographer of the LTV show ” CHILDREN OF THE MILLENNIUM”
• Scenographer of the LTV information shows
2009
• Scenographer of the TV3 show ” PANORAMA STUDIO “
• Scenographer of the “TV3 OPENING OF THE SEASON”
• Scenographer of the TV3 entertainment show “THESPELL OF ROSES”
• Scenographer of the TV3 entertainment show “THE MUSICAL CAROUSEL “
• Scenographer of the “TV3 FULFILLMENT PROMOTION”
• Scenographer of the “TV3 WOMAN AWARDS “
• Scenography project “TV3 LITHUANIA‘S GOT TALENT”
• Host of the LTV culture “ARTOTLON”
• Scenographer of the LNK concert “ANNIVERSARY EVENGING ON I. STAROŠAITĖ”
2011
• Producer, scenographer of the BTV show “Friday Fiesta”
• Producer, director, scenographer of LRT children’s talent contest “Wunderkinds”
• Producer, scenographer of the LRT show “In the middle of Europe”
• Producer, scenographer of the LRT show “Eurovision Song Contest”
• Producer of Rock Opera “Notre-Dame de Paris”. Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of Azarbaijan. Baku
• Producer, director, scenographer of the World Forum Intercultural Dialogue, performance „The wind“. Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of Azarbaijan. Baku
2012
• Producer, director, scenographer of LRT children’s talent contest “Wunderkinds”
• Producer and scenographer of the LRT show “In the middle of Europe”
• LRT’s new style – the creation of vignettes.
2013
• Producer, director and scenographer of the social project, performance “Bright Life”. Commissioned by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azarbaijan. Baku
2014
• Founder and director of SL “YOU AND THE FUTURE” (in the Events area) Canary Islands.
2017
• Scenographer of the LRT information shows
• Author, director and producer of LRT’s vignettes
• Author, director and producer of the vignette idea in the LRT all channels group’s new style
• General style maintenance, consultancy of the LRT all channel group
2018
• Director and producer of the LRT initiative, the documentary film series “I raise the flag”
• General style maintenance, consultancy of the LRT all channel group
• Scenographer of the 15Min information shows
2019
• Executive Producer of the LNK Reality Show “The Island” in the Canary Islands, author of the partial script
• Producer and editing director of the LNK show “Catch time”
2020
• Scenographer of the LRT show “Cooked by children”
• Scenographer of the Alfa channel information shows
• Consultant for information shows of “Lietuvos rytas”
2021
• “TV Žaidimai” UAB Art director