Zinaida Irutė Dargienė
| Zinaida Irutė Dargienė | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Mažeikiai, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Known for | Textiles |
Zinaida Irutė Dargienė (born 1936 Mažeikiai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian textile artist.[1]
Training
Dargienė attended the Kaunas School of Applied Arts in Lithuania from 1953 to 1959, after which she attended the Vilnius Academy of Arts (Kaunas Textile Arts Department) from 1960 to 1965. In 1997 she did an internship at the Shankar School of Arts, Israel.
Career
- 1965–1972 – designer at Kaunas Silk Amalgamation factory
- Member of Lithuania Artists' Association since 1971
- 1972–1990 – independent artist
- 1990 – associate professor at Vilnius Art Academy, Kaunas Art institute Textile Department, working with tapestry, batik, water-colours, macramé, and other authentic techniques.
Dargienė has arranged 34 personal art exhibitions in Lithuania, Latvia, US, Canada, Poland, and other countries. She has participated in about 30 joint exhibitions since 2002 in Lithuania, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Poland, USA, and elsewhere. Museums and private collectors from Vilnius, Kaunas, Toronto, Moscow, Warsaw, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg, and other cities have acquired most of her works.
Personal exhibitions since 2002
- 2002- Textile, Museum of Lithuanian Art, Lemont, Illinois, USA.
- 2002- “Meditacijos”, Fiber Arts Guild Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 2003- “Threads in Space” Janina Monkute-Marks Gallery, Kėdainiai, Lithuania.
- 2003- “Far – Near” Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 2003- “Of Old Testament” Šiauliai University Arts Gallery, Šiauliai, Lithuania.
- 2003- “From Chaos to Harmony” Perkuno House Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 2003- Textile / Installations Exhibition Hall, Telšiai, Lithuania.
- 2003- “Textile” Philharmonic Hall, Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 2004- “Textile” Non-Woven Techniques Museum, Druskininkai, Lithuania.
- 2004- “Preserve the Source” Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2004- “About Old Testament” Mazovja Culture and Art Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2005- “Blessing of the Earth” Ostrolenka Art Gallery, Ostrolenka, Poland.
- 2005- “Echo of Blessing of the Earth” Lithuanian Cultural House, Punsk, Poland.
- 2006- “Uicoli” Kaunas Public Library, Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 2006- “Textile” Lietuvos Vyriausybes Rumuose, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2007- “Irradiant World” Apsida Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia.
- 2007- “Mexika” Jonyno Gallery, Druskininkai, Lithuania.
- 2007- “100 Years of the Life” Meno Parkas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Awards
- 1971- Ministry of Light Industry honorary diploma for high artistic level of product creation.
- 1987- SSR Ministry of Culture award for active creative activity.
- 1997- Rector of the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts
- 1998- Design contest to create a flag of Kaunas City-Place III
- 2002-2003- Lithuanian Ministry of Culture, the highest degree of scholarship.
- 2007- Awarded Diploma of Fine Arts for the exhibition "Rebirth".
- 2007- Kaunas won the Confluence of the 3rd grade Medal of Honour.
- 2010- Art Exhibition "Revival" for Lithuania's Independence Days February 16 and March 11 for her 20th anniversary in artistry.
- 2010- Lithuanian Artists' Association 75th anniversary, for creative and responsible participation in the organization.
References
- ↑ Thomas, Katharina; Krefeld, Deutsches Textilmuseum; Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum (2001). Textilforum. Textilforum e.V. Arbeitsgemeinschaft f. Textil, Vereinregister. p. 8. ISBN 978-3-89790-157-5. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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