jonas balčiūnas

also known as
jonas vaida 

born
vilnius, lithuania. lives and works in new york

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 gulia, rome, italy
2012 mimi ferzt gallery, new york
2011 siena art institute, siena, italy
2011 beeld & aambeeld gallery, enschede, netherlands
2011 deutsches goldschmiedehaus museum, hanau, germany
2011 6th kiwa exhibition, kyoto municipal museum, japan    
2011 summerfield gallery, gloucestershire, uk
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 sandström-de wit gallery, linköping,sweden
2009 central gallery, southold, new york
2009 cebra gallery, düsselldorf, germany
2009 national craft gallery, kilkenny, ireland
2009 art sites gallery, riverhead, new york
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 lietuvos aido gallery, vilnius , lithuania
2001 pädaste manor, muhu island, estonia
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

awards
2010 honorable mention- painting, international miniature art biennial, quebec, canada
2009 contemporary art exhibition terna 02. finalist in the "connectivity new york" category, rome, italy

education
1994 estonian academy of arts, tallinn, estonia. cum laude