Jonas & Vaida

 

Jonas & Vaida also known as Jonas Balčiūnas and Vaidilutė Vidugirytė are contemporary jewelry artists from Vilnius, Lithuania, currently living in Long Island City, New York and working in the field of jewelry art, painting and drawing.

Any commissions or questions about work please email jonasvaida@gmail.com or submit your message:

Selected Exhibitions

2022 anonymous drawings, im körnerpark gallery, berlin-neukölln, germany

2018 the other art fair brooklyn, new york

2017 ground floor gallery, new york

2016 13th international miniature art biennial, galerie du rift, ville-marie, canada

2012 The National Etruscan Museum, Villa Giulia, Rome, Italy

2012 mimi ferzt gallery, new york

2011 6th kiwa exhibition, kyoto municipal museum, japan

2011 siena art institute, siena, italy

2011 Summerfield Gallery, Ggloucestershire, UK

2011 Beeld & Aambeeld Gallery, Enschede, Netherlands

2011 Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Museum, Hanau, Germany

2010 the international miniature art biennial,

contemporary art museum of la plata, argentina

2010 international miniature art biennial, quebec, canada

2010 mimi ferzt gallery, new york

2009 climate gallery, new york

2009 art sites gallery, riverhead, new york

2009 Sandström-De Wit Gallery, Linköping, Sweden

2009 Central Gallery, Southold, New York

2009 Cebra Gallery, Düsselldorf, Germany

2009 National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland

2008 Beeld & Aambeeld Gallery, Enschede, Netherlands

2008 lietuvos aido gallery, vilnius, lithuania

2007 užupio gallery, vilnius, lithuania

2006 mimi ferzt gallery, new york

2005 mimi ferzt gallery, new york

2002 Vittoriano Museum, Rome, Italy

2002 Old Post Office Pavilion, Washington DC

2001 Pädaste Manor, Muhu Island, Estonia

2001 lietuvos aido gallery, vilnius , lithuania

2000 AG Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania

2000 Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

2000 Gintaro Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

1999 German Amber Museum, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany

1999 Gintaro Gallery, Nida, Lithuania

1999 Beeld & Aambeeld Gallery, enschede, Netherlands

1996 Lietuvos Aido Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

1994 Lietuvos Aido Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

Selected Bibliography

2011 the 6th kiwa print exhibition. exhibition catalogue, kyoto municipal museum, japan, p.34

2011 the open west. exhibition catalogue, summerfield gallery, gloucestershire, uk, p.6

2009 premio terna. exhibition catalogue, rome, italy, p. 260-261

2008 Herinner-Ring. Exhibition catalogue, Beeld & Aambeeld Gallery, Enschede, Netherlands, pp.18-19

2006 jonas vaida. exhibition catalogue, mimi ferzt gallery, new york

2001 Kristina Stančiene. Review, 7 Meno Dienos, Vilnius, Lithuania, March 9, p.6

2001 Nocturnus. Exhibition catalogue, Pädaste Manor, Muhu island, Estonia, pp.30-31

2000 Tradition and Future. Exhibition catalogue, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania, p.44

2000 Pillė Veljetaga. Review, 7 Meno Dienos, Vilnius, Lithuania, may 12, p.7

1999 Exhibition catalogue, German Amber Museum, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany, pp.24-25

Education

1994 Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia.

Notable Achievements

•1999 Third Prize, Modern Amber Art International Competition, German Amber Museum, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany.

•1999 First Prize, Contemporary Jewelry Competition, Amber Museum Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.

•1999 Commissioned to design and make the prize for International Fashion Festival “In Vogue”, Vilnius, Lithuania.

•1999 Commissioned to design and make the prizes for International Theatre Festival “Riba”, Klaipeda, Lithuania.

•1998 First Prize, Contemporary Jewelry Competition, Amber Museum Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.