Curriculum Vitae

Name: Vilija Lioranciené.

E-post: vilija@vilija.se

Education:
1971-1982 Kaunas J Naujalis Secondary Art School, Kaunas, Lithuania.
1982-1989 Vilnius Art Academy, Vilnius, Lithuania. Diploma in sculpture.
2001 Desktop Publishing, Nordens TeknikerInstitut, Stockholm, Sweden.
2002-2003 Web-design, Nordens Teknikerinstitut, Stockholm, Sweden.

Work experience:
1991-2000
Kaunas Art School, Lithuania. Teacher.
Responsibilities: Teaching sculpture, composition, drawing. Exhibition.
2001-2002
Medborgarskolan, Sweden. Teacher. Responsibilities: Teaching sculpture and drawing.
Kriminalvården, Sweden. Teacher. Responsibilities: Creative work – sculpture and drawing   
2007 Förskolan Fugan, Huddinge kommun. Art teacher.  

Personal-exhibitions of graphic art:
December 1992 Union of Artist, Kaunas, Lithuania.
March 1993 Kaunas Artists’ House, Kaunas, Lithuania.
October 1993 Klaipeda Artists’ House, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
March 1994 Klaipeda Exhibition Palace, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
November 1994 Kaunas Chamber Youth Theatre, Kaunas, Lithuania.
March 1995 Kaunas Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
June 1995 Exposition of a cycle of engravings ”Beast of subconsciousness”
Summer residens of German Embassy, Vilnius, Lithuania..
April 1996 Langas Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
February 1997 Kaunas Picture Gallery, Kaunas
April 1997 Kaunas Philharmonic Society, Kaunas, Lithuania.
June 1998 Ministry of Foregin affairs, Bonn, Germany.
January 1999 Galleri Wachtmeister, Karlskrona, Sweden.
January 2001 Movement, Karlskrona, Sweden.
May 2002 Ericsson AB, Karlskrona
September 2002 Metso AB, Karlskrona
February 2003 Massmanska Kvarnen, Ronneby, Sweden.
November 2003 Hallsbergs Bild- och Konstförening, Hallsberg
April 2005 Skärholmens konstförening, Stockholm 
April 2006 Samlargrafik, Fjälkinge 

Other exhibitions of graphic art:
September 1999 Try to walk on water, Konserthusfoajén, Karlskrona, Sweden.
August 2000 Blekingesjukhuset, Lasarettets konstklubb, Karlskrona, Sweden.
May 2001 Blekingar, Konstgillet, Borås, Sweden.
July 2001 Se staden, Båtsmanskasernen, Karlskrona, Sweden.
November 2001 Lithuania – grafic, Gallery Samlargrafik, Fjälkinge, Sweden.
July 2001 Se staden, Båtsmanskasernen, Karlskrona, Sweden.
April 2002 Expressions around the Baltic/Uttryck i Blekinge, Båtsmanskasernen, Blekinge Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden.
October 1997 International Exhibition of Water Colors in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
February 2005 ”Winds of Seas”, Infra Galleri, Upplands Väsby
May 2005 ”Winds of Seas”, Nelimarkka-Museo, Alajärvi, Finland  
Maj 2007 "Det rör sig, lyser och låter" Färgfabriken Sockholm

 
Exhibitions selected by a jury:
Sept-Oct 1999 International Exhibition of Water Colors in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
November 2000 Blekingar 2000, Blekinge Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden.
June 2001 Konst On the Road, Blekinge Museum, Karlskrona, Sweden.


Other Information:
1994 Illustrated a book for children ”Short Fairy-tales” by S Poskus.
Created costumes for the play ”Erotidias” in Kaunas Chamber Youth
Theatre, Kaunas, Lithuania.
1998 Participated in artist camp Art Atlantique, Sallertaine, France.
Two graphic work acquired by Landstinget Blekinge, Sweden.
1999 Member of Lithuanian Artist Union.
Participated in artist camp Try to walk on water, Karlskrona, Sweden.
"No man is an Island…" acquired by Blekinge Museum, Sweden..
2002 Member of KRO, the swedish artist union.
"Stone-symphony" and "Woman to the sea" acquired by Landstinget Blekinge, Sweden.
2001 "Saltö II" acquired by Karlskrona kommun, Sweden.
2002 ”The Sea III”, ”Springrain” and ”Dance” acquired by Landstinget Kronoberg, Sweden.
The Culture-sholarship of Landstinget Blekinge.
2003 Winner of the Lithuanian Association of Sweden logo competition.
2005 Artist's shareholder of Grafikens Hus (the Graphic House of Sweden), Mariefred. 
2006 First prise in the international competition of ex-libris. Lithuanian