Povilas Ramanauskas

Born: 1987 06 25, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Lives and works in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Artworks on the internet:  www.povilas-ramanauskas.blogspot.com

Lithuanian artists association member since 2014.

Participating in exhibitions and projects in Lithuania and abroad since 2006.

Education:

2010 - 2012 -  Vilnius academy of arts, Kaunas faculty, VAA KF, MA studies, painting.

2009 - 2010 - Macerata academy of arts (Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata, Italia), Macerata / Italy, (Erasmus programme).

2006 - 2010 - Vilnius academy of arts, Kaunas faculty. VAA KF, BA studies, painting.

Solo exhibitions:

2015: “Beyond the horizon”, gallery “Meno Parkas”, Kaunas, Lithuania.

2014:

-                      “Horizons“, gallery “Si:said“, Klaipėda, Lithuania.

-                      “Painting“, gallery “Homo Ludens“, Jonava, Lithuania.

2013:

-                      “Dedications“, Kaunas college J. Vienožinskis faculty of arts. Kaunas, Lithuania.

2012:

-                      exhibition / review, “Thursday review / Povilas Ramanauskas“, gallery “Vartai“, Vilnius, Lithuania.

-                       “Introspection”, gallery “Meno Parkas”, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                       “Introspection”, VAA KF gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.

2010:

-                      “Whispering’s / Phobia`s”, Christ`s resurection church,“Dialog-word and colour”, festival, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Curated exhibitions and projects:

2015:

-                      “More Light“, painters photography exhibition, Kaunas photography gallery, Kaunas Lithuania.

-                      “Tas pats matymo / mąstymo būdas“ / “Same way of seeing / thinking“, Lithuanian Artists' Association Gallery, DSG, Vilnius, Lithuania

2014:

-                      “Kurk“ / “Create“, gallery “Meno forma“, Kaunas.

-                      “Tas pats matymo / mąstymo būdas“ / “Same way of seeing/thinking“, Lithuanian Artists' Association Gallery, DSG, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2013:

-                      duet exhibition “A proper place to find“ / „Tinkamos vietos ieškojimas“, Andrius Zakarauskas / Povilas Ramanauskas, Vytautas Magnus University gallery “101“, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Art fairs:

-                      2014 international contemporary art fair “ArtVilnius`14“, with gallery “Meno forma“, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Group exhibitions, projects etc.

2015:

-                      “The Relevance of Reality“, contemporary painting festival ”Generations XY.Z?“, gallery “Meno parkas“, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                       “Before/After/Now“, contemporary painting festival “Generations XY.Z?“, Picture Gallery of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                       “More Light“ , Kaunas Photography Gallery , Kaunas, Lithuania.

-   "The Same Way of Thinking /Seeing", Lithuanian Artist's Association Gallery, Bilnius, Lithuania. 

2014:

-                      group exhibition of young interdisciplinary artists “// lines“, gallery “Meno forma“ Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      „Q14“ / „Quadrennial 2014 – Art on a flagpole”, 3-rd Lithuanian contemporary art quadriennial, Bastion of Vilnius city, gallery “Arka“, Lithuanian Artists Asociation gallery „DSG“, Vilnius, Lithuania.

-                      “Baltic bridges. Resonance“, international watercolor biennial, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      “Artist and a pencil“ , international artists group “KaNiBal‘HoPoX“ symposium and exhibition, gallery “Meno forma“, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      “Myth and art“, contemporary art festival “Kaunas mene“/ “Kaunas in art“ , gallery “Meno Parkas“, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      group ehxibition of young Lithuanian painters “Strange stories“, gallery “Stalowa“, curators Krzysztof Stanisławski and Arvydas Žalpys, Warsaw, Poland.

-                      “Kurk“ / “Create“, gallery “Meno forma“, Kaunas.

-                      “Cosmic odyssey`14“ / “Kosminė odisėja 2014“, gallery “5 Mills“ / Vilnius, Lithuania.

-                       “Tas pats ma(ąs)tymo būdas“ / “Same way of seeing/thinking“ VMU art gallery “101“, Kaunas, Lithuania.

2013:

-                      “Carrément“ gallery “4 Barbier“, Nîmes, France.

-                       Scenography at National Drama Theatre of Kaunas,  A. Chekhov‘s  “The Cherry Orchard“, director A. Areima. Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      IX international contemporary art biennial “Kaunas Biennial / Unitext“, emerging artists exhibition, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      an international group exhibition “Myth and Art“, gallery “Barrel“, Zagreb, Croatia.

-                      an international group exhibition “Myth and Art“, gallery “Meno Parkas, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      video work for Catherine Guilbot (artist and curator) project "La collection à suivre...", DVD,  “Adresses en vue”, Nîmes, France.

-                      duet exhibition  “Tinkamos vietos ieškojimas“ / “A proper place to find“, Andrius Zakarauskas / Povilas Ramanauskas, Vytautas Magnus University gallery “101“, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                       “27 ketvirtadieniai“ / “27 thursdays“, “Vartai“ gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2012:

-                      “Young painter prize `12“ finalists exhibition,  “A gallery“ and J.Miltinis drama theatre, Panevėžys, Lithuania.

-                      contemporary art festival “Virus‘17“, “Young painter prize `12“, finalists exhibition, Šiauliai art gallery, Šiauliai, Lithuania.

-                      “Young Painter Prize `12 / YPP`12“, finalists exhibition, VAA / exposition hall “Titanikas“/ “Titanic“, Vilnius, Lithuania.

-                      “Young Paiting of  Kaunas 2012“, Kaunas   picture gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      international artists` symposium  “Sympozjum Rzeczpospolitej 2012”, curators Krzysztof Stanisławski, and Arvydas Žalpys, gallery, Centre of Polish Sculpture, Oronsko, Poland.

-                      “Opus Nr. 2”, ”Fluxus ministry”, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      VAA KF retrospective artworks, collected from KF fonds, exhibition organized for “Kaunas  School of Art 90 anniversary”, Kaunas picture gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      group exhibition of graphic artworks of VAA students, “Passport”, project “Youth, Green Counsciousness 2”, “Meno Parkas” gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      group exhibition of graphic artworks of VAA students, “Passport”, graphics gallery “Kairė-Dešinė”, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2011:

-                      group exhibition “Art + art to communicate. Ecosphere“, Kaunas picture gallery, Kaunas Lithuania.

2010:

-                      video project with the Dutch artist Tim Van Tuil, “About thoughts”.

-                      object art project, exhibition “Object art 7”,   “Meno parkas” gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.

-                      group exhibition  "Art Erasmus", Macerata, Italy.

-                      International Panathlon exhibition “Fair play”, Macerata, Italy.

Awards:

2015:

-          Kaunas City Municipality, Grant for Emerging Artists programme, project  “More Light“.

-          The Lithuanian Council for Culture, State Grant for Culture and Art Creators.

2013:

-          Kaunas City Municipality, Grant for Culture and Art.

2009:

-          second place award at International Panathlon exhibition “Fair play”, Macerata, Italy.