Aidas Mikelenas
Aidas Mikelenas is a passionate and motivated artist of stained glass, watercolors and oil based paintings. Aidas originated from Kaunas, Lithuania and moved his way to Chicago, Illinois. His passion came from young days when he started attending “Kaunas Juozo Naujalio art school” in Lithuania. Through his young career he met well known Lithuanian painter Alfredas Šatas, who not long after became his personal teacher and passed down his painting knowledge. Upon completing art school and private tutoring he got into “Vilnius Art Academy” of stained glass specialty. All the education led him to find his own unique art style in painting, watercolors and stained glass. A lot of his inspiration comes from his own surroundings of architecture and culture. He likes to express himself through bold and vivid colors. Currently he lives and creates in Chicago, Illinois which you can see through his art. Where he is, he takes it as inspiration and creates it.
Education:
Vilnius Art Academy BA and MA in stained glass
Kaunas Juozo Naujalio art School
Alfredas Šatas private painting tutoring
Kaunas handicraft school
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2022.04.22 - 05.30 Personal exhibition - Canvas in the city. Energy and Technology Museum, RinktinÄ—s str. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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2017 “Kitas kelias/Another road" exhibition in Siela gallery, Lemont, IL.
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2017 Local Art Stars art auction, Orland Park, IL.
2016 Painting and stained glass Lithuanian art exhibition in Sielos gallery, Lemont, IL.
2016 Painting and stained glass, Artist installation exhibition in Sielos gallery, Lemont, IL.
2000 Painting and stained glass exibition in Šiauliai galery, Šiauliai, Lithuania.
2000 Painting and stained glass exhibition in AuksinÄ—s kanopos gallery, Nida, Lithuania.
2000 Šato art gallery, Painting, Kaunas, Lithuania.
2000 Art project with Egle Kmieliauskaite in Šlapelių museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1999 Stained glass artist group exhibition at Vartai gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1999 Painting and stained glass exhibition at Panevėžio art gallery, Panevėžys, Lithuania.
1998-1999 Vilnius, Lithuania, Two personal art exhibitions in Grigo Ratu galery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1998 Painting and stained glass at Polish art gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1998 Painting and stained glass exhibition at Vartai gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1997 Painting and stained glass at Russian art gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
1997 Created stained glass artist group „Šviesos stygos“ project.
1985 Personal painting exhibition in Kaunas Architect art gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
1991-1995 Four personal art exhibitions in Justiniškes art gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.