Arūnė Tornau

Born 1956. Painter. 1974-1979 studied at the Vilnius Art Institute. Member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union (LDS) since 1990. Participated in many international and national exhibitions, carried out art educational projects in Lithuania and abroad.
Major exhibitions of the last 10 years
2012

Donelaitis 2012, Vilnius City Hall

Imaginary stories. Figure, Užutrakis Manor Homestead

LT00 Painting, Center for Contemporary Art, Vilnius
Roots, Arka Gallery, Vilnius; L. Shchemelov Museum, Minsk; G. Vashchenko Picture Gallery, Gomel, Belarus

2013

Songs of Boers, Arka Gallery, Vilnius
Portrait of the Century, Museum of Culture and History, Giorlitz, Germany; Art Exhibition Hall, Kaliningrad, Russia
International Art Fair Huntenkunst'13, Ulft, The Netherlands
Symbiosis, IV LDS Collection, Ulft, The Netherlands
Flight, Gallery "Arka", Vilnius
Imaginary stories. Emotion, Užutrakis manor homestead
Painting Contexts, 15th International Painting Triennial, Center for Contemporary Art, Vilnius
City and artist, Lithuanian representation in the EU, Brussels, Belgium
Up and down, EC, Brussels, Belgium
III Eastern Partnership Summit, Litexpo Exhibition Hall, Vilnius
Synchrony, Ulft, The Netherlands

2014

The year opens the gate, VAA exhibition hall "Titanic", Vilnius
Memory and Shades of Time, Grodno Exhibition Hall, Grodno, Belarus
Portrait of the Century, Lithuanian Cultural Center at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, Warsaw, Poland; Consulate of the Republic of Lithuania in Tilsit, Russia; Exhibition Hall of the Belarusian Artists' Union, Minsk; Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Madrid; University of Valencia Library, Spain
Imaginary stories. Broadcasting, Užutrakis manor homestead
Freedom Colors, Arka Gallery, Vilnius; Monkutė-Marks Museum, Kėdainiai
Kelias / Cels / Kett, Exhibition of Lithuanian-Latvian-Estonian Artists' Unions, Arka Gallery, Vilnius; Latvian DS Gallery, Riga; Museum of New Art, Pärnu; National Library, Tallinn
Q14: Art on the Flagpole, 3rd Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, Bastia, Vilnius

2015

Painting exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Lithuania's independence, EP, Brussels; EC, Luxembourg and Brussels; NATO Headquarters, Brussels; Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, The Hague, The Netherlands
Vilnius Polonaise for Lithuania, Arka Gallery, Vilnius; Samogitian Art Museum, Plungė; Cultural Center at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Warsaw, Poland
Is (t) archive, Arka Gallery, Vilnius
Zakhor, Topography of Jewish Vilnius Images, Vilnius City Hall; K. Adenauer Center, Berlin, Germany
No (Border), Pamėnkalnis Gallery, Vilnius

2016

The painting exhibition is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Lithuania's independence, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, Berlin; Deutsche Bank premises, Berlin
Still life, Arka Gallery, Vilnius
Zakhor, Jewish Museum of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
100% Paintings, Arka Gallery, Vilnius
Textiles: for soul and body, VII Lithuanian Biennial of Textile Art, Gallery "Arka", Vilnius
Art Vilnius'16, Gallery of the Lithuanian Artists' Union, Litexpo Exhibition Center, Vilnius

Nomadic Images, 16th Vilnius International Painting Triennial, Kaunas Picture Gallery, Kaunas

2017

Zakhor, M. Mendelssohn Foundation, Jerusalem, Israel
Art Vilnius'17, Lithuanian Artists' Union Gallery, Litexpo Exhibition Center, Vilnius
Vilnius - Salzburg. Dialogue, Arka Gallery, Vilnius; art bv Berchtoldvilla, Salzburg

2018

At (create), VIII Lithuanian Textile Biennial, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius

2019

Document, Vilnius City Hall

Q19. Memorabilia. IV Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, Art Park Gallery, Kaunas

LDS Century Collection, Taras Shevchenko National Museum, Kyiv

2020

Art Vilnius'20, exposition of sculptures and installations “Trail”

(Un) derminated, 17th International Vilnius Painting Triennial, Arsenal, Vilnius

Personal exhibitions of the last 10 years
2013

Exhibition dedicated to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Vilnius

2015

Endangered Images, LDS Gallery, Vokiečių 2, Vilnius

2016

Endangered Images II, Art Park Gallery, Kaunas; Šiauliai University Art Gallery
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Vilnius

2017

Barriers, Compensa Concert Hall, Vilnius

2018

Melting forms, Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center, Klaipeda

The end is the beginning, Artifex Gallery, Vilnius

2019

Objects, Trivium Gallery, Vilnius

Unsustainable conditions, VAA Exhibition Hall “Titanic”, Vilnius; Šiauliai Art Gallery,

Stockholm Diaries, Multicultural Center, Kėdainiai

2020

Donors, Vilnius Graphics Center Gallery “Left-Right”

Fragments, Rokiškis Region Museum

2021

Obverse Reverse, LDS Pamėnkalnis Gallery, Vilnius

2022

Hospital, Artifex Gallery, Vilnius

Scholarships, awards
Individual scholarship for a creator of culture and art (2015, 2019, 2020, 2021)
LDS Gold Muse Award (2021)