IRENA DAUKŠAITĖ GUOBIENĖ Born in August 11, 1942 in Kaunas, Lithuania Studies 1961 – 1966 Vilnius State Art Instutuite, graphic arts. Works in etching, makes book illustrations and ex libris. Member of Lithuanian Artists Association Solo exhibitions: 1989 Graphic. Art Exhuibition Palace, Vilnius Lithuania 1990 Graphic. State Youth Theater, Vilnius Lithuania 1993 Graphic. Gallery Vartai, Vilnius Lithuania 1995 Graphic. Gallery Vartai, Vilnius Lithuania 1996 Graphic. Gallery Art Contact, Bergish Gladbach, Germany 1996 Graphic. Foyer “In Hollyday” Passau, Germany 1996 Graphic. Gallery Vartai, Vilnius Lithuania 1997 Drawings and Watercolour. Gallery Vartai, Vilnius Lithuania 1997 Graphic. Gallery Art De Art, Cologne, Germany 1999 Exhibition “The Table”, Gallery Lietuvos Aidas, Vilnius Lithuania 2000 Graphic. Gallery Kauno Langas, Kaunas, Lithuania 2000 Graphic. Gallery Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania 2002 Exhibition “To Name”, Gallery Arka, Vilnius Lithuania 2003 Catholic Centre Of Clagenfurt, Austria 2003 Consulate Of Lithuanian Republic 2004 Vera Gallery, Drobak, Norwey 2004 Country Project, Vaga, Norwey 2004 Gallery Kaire-Desine, Vilnius, Lithuania 2004 Gallery Of Ciurlionis, Chicago, USA 2005 Graphic. Gallery Nord-Est, Stratsbourg, France 2006 Graphic .GTZ, Deuche Gesellshaft fur technische zu sammenarbeit, Germany 2007 „Satisfactory“ Book illustrations. Gallery “Kaire – Desine”, Vilnius Selected Group Exhibitions: 1985 Three Persons Show, Exhibition Hall, Ryga, Latvia 1989 Exhibition Of Book Art, Sarmede Palazzo Municipale, Provincia Di Trevo, Italy 1990 Baltic Graphic Art, National Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden 1990 “Apocalypsis and Faith”. Marburg University Museum, Marburg, Germany 1994 Lithuanian Graphic Art, National gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1994 Europe 24” Gallery Szombatelly, Hungary 1994 Three Persons Show, Shleswig Embassy, Bonn, Germany 1995 Lithuanian Art Exhibition, Art Gallery, Okinava, Japan 1996 Three Persons Show, “Day`S Heat”, Monstein Haus, Cologne, Germany 1997 International Graphic Trienal Ljublijana, Slovenija 1997 Lithuanian Art. Sharyan Art Museum, Sharyan, United Arab Emyrates 1998 “East Europe – Middle Europe”. GTZ Eschborn, Germany 2000 Lithuanian Graphic Show, Museo de les casas reales, Venezuela. 2000 Tradition and Future. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, 2000 Kracow Triennial. Poland 2000 International Triennial of Artist Book “Apocalypse”, Gallery Kaire-Desine, Vilnius, Lithuania 2001 Biennial of Watercolour, Kunstation Kleinsassen, Fulda. Germany 2001 XXIII salon D`Automne, Albi, France 2001 International Small Form Graphic Art Triennial, Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania 2001 “Print 2001” gallery Kaire-Desine, Vilnius, Lithuania 2002 International Illustrations Exhibition “Children`s Book Fair” Bologna, Italy 2002 International Book Art Biennial, Bratislava, Slovakia 2002 Jazz up Print, Picture Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania 2002 One Print Show 2002, Gallery Kaire-Desine, Vilnius, Lithuania 2002 Lithuanian Graphic Art Show, gallery Krebsen, Copenhagen, 2003 “Colour in Graphic Print” Torun, Poland 2003 Tallin Illustrations Triennial”, Estonia 2003 Lithuanian Graphic art show, show-03 Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, 2005 1-st Quadrennial of Contemporary art, Vilnius 2005 Lithuanian Graphic art show National Museum of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2006 Space – Plane – Figure, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, 2006 Cracow Trienial of graphic art, 2007 International Trienial of mini print, Gallery ”Arka”, Vilnius. Awards: 1974 Diploma – Baltic Graphic Art Triennial 1975 Diploma – International Exlibris Exhibition, Narbuk, Poland 1983 Diploma - Baltic Graphic Art Triennial 1983 Diploma - Baltic Miniature Art Triennial 1986 A Prize – International Miniature Art Biennial, Lodz, Poland 1986 The Vilnius City prize - Baltic Graphic Art Triennial 1986 Awards of Writers Association – Baltic Book Art Triennial 1987 Main Prize of Hajdubeszermeny Plain-Air in Hungary 1987 Scholarship of Lithuanian Ministry of Culture 1989 Awards in Baltic Book Art Triennial 1998 Diploma – Vilnius Small Forms Graphic Art Triennial, Vilnius, Lithuania 1999 Main Prize – Watercolour Biennial Kunstation Kleinsassen, Fulda. Germany 2000 Lithuanian Artists Association Prize - Baltic Book Art Triennial 2001 Scholarship of Kunstation Kleinsassen, Fulda. Germany 2001 Special Jury Prize in Salon D`Autumne, Albi, France 2001-2002 Scholarship of Lithuanian Ministry of Culture 2002 Prize – The Most Beautiful Book of Year , Vilnius /Lithuania 2006 Government Award for culture and art. 2007 Award of D. Gruodiene, International Triennial of mini print, Vilnius, Lithuania 2008 Diploma, Graphic Art Show, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius Works have been acquired by M.K.Ciurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas/ Lithuania; Vilnius Art Museum, / Lithuania; Tretyakov Art Museum, Moscow / Russia; Pushkin Art Museum, Moscow / Russia; Modern Art Museum in Lodz, Poland; private collections in Lithuania and abroad, National Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina.