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The Exhibition 'And Reticence As Well' by an artist Algis Griskevicius opens on Friday September 3, 2010, in Borati Gallery in Klaipeda, The Lithuania Tribune reports. Algis Griskevicius is a famous contemporary artist, working in various areas.

"The works of artist Griskevicius fit into the traditional boundaries of painting, yet express the spiritual condition of man. Past, eccepted values and connection of current anxiety. In plastic measure area creation work conform to the standarts of contemporary art, enriching the discoveries of the postmodernist period," as an art critic Aldona Dapkute described.

Algis Griskevicius was born in 1954 in Vilnius. He worked as artist’s assistant in Opera and Ballet House from 1976 to 1980. Then studied at Vilnius Art Institute (now Academy) from 1980 to 1985. At the same time worked as senior artist – scene painter in Vilnius Youth Theatre from 1980 to 1990, writes LETA/ELTA.

Working as a freelance artist from 1990, he started taking part in exhibitions from 1986.

Entered the Lithuanian Artists Association from 1988.

Arranged 47 personal exhibition in Lithuania and abroad.

His works have been acquired by Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius, M.K. Ciurlionis National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Ethnographic Museum of Alytus, Lithuania, Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum, Vilnius, – Tretyakov Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia, Museum of Fine Arts, Yekaterinburg, Russia, The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum New Jersey, USA, European Parliament Brussels, and art collectors in various countries.