Laisvyde Salciute

Laisvyde Salciute grew up in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. In 1989 she is graduated from Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts.

Laisvyde has built a career as a printmaker and exhibits regularly all over Europe. She also participated in group exhibitions at Contemporary Art Fair in Vienna, The United Nations in Geneva, Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre, The International Print Triennials in Germany, Sweden, Poland, Japan, France, Netherlands, The Graphic Art Festival Evora in Portugal.

The artist was the grant recipient of The Frans Masereel Graphic Center, Kasterlee /Belgium/ in 2005 and 2003. Also, in 2004-06 ,1997, 1993 she received grants by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and in 1994 - grant by Austrian Ministry of Culture.

On 2007 Laisvyde was awarded by Associations of Lithuanian Art Creators as The Best Artist of the Year.

Works in collections :

The National Lithuanian Art Museum in Vilnius, at The National M.K. Čiurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas /Lithuania/, also in Skovde University /Sweden/ , Vilnius University Graphic Cabinet and Birkenfelds gallery

Laisvyde Salciute have had 16 personal exhibitions.