Paulius Rukas
Paulius Rukas (born in 1977 in Klaipėda, now based in Vilnius) started his career in 2013. Since then, he has been actively participating in festivals and educational events held both in Lithuania and abroad. In 2016, the Jewellery School Vilnensis awarded P. Rukas the first category certificate, in 2017 he was awarded with the second category certificate and, in 2019, the third category certificate. P. Rukas is a member of “Pajauta” (Club of Experimental Archaeology) since 2017. In 2019, the artist started teaching at the Jewellery School Vilnensis.
In 2022 Master degree of arts, Vilnius Art Academy
Since 2022 Member of Paris Taylor Foundation, Artists’Association.
Since 2023 Member of Lithuanian Artists’Association (LAA)
The artist has presented his work in exhibitions, festivals and residences
Since 2015 silversmithing and bronze casting workshop, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2015. Européennes Médiévales de Bitche, presentation Baltų juvelyrika in Bitche, France.
2015. Presenting a costume of a Curonian of the 8th century — the reconstruction won the 1st place in the competition at the “Centrum Słowian i Wikingów Wolin Jomsborg Vineta” in Poland.
2015. Together with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Spain held a presentation of Baltic costume and jewellery at La Navidena Feria Internacional de las Culturas at the “Matadero Madrid—Centre for Contemporary Creation” in Madrid, Spain.
2016. Lecture on Curonian costumes and jewellery of the 8th—12th centuries at “Saula Viking Winter Camp” in Estonia.
2016. Personal exhibition “Smeigtukai”, reconstructions of triangle and cross-shaped pins in Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019. Social project “Kilowac” Šiauliai, Lithuania
2020. Personal exhibition “Virsmas” at the gallery “Vilnensis” in Vilnius, Lithuania. 2021. Personal exihbition in Ruko gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2021. Project X: EGO. Exhibition and presentation of catalog. Panevėžys city gallery, Lithuania
2021. 1st International Art Triennial Unpredictable Futures UFNA, Molėtai Region Museum Ethnographic Homestead and Observatory, Kulionių village, Lithuania
2021. Exibition “In situ”. Ruko gallery, Vilnius Lithuania
2021. Paris international city of The Arts. VISUAL ARTS. Meda Norbutaitė and Paulius Rukas OPEN STUDIO EXHIBITION
2021. Legnica International Jewellery Competition “Still Human”. Legnica, Poland
2022. Exibition “Blue Yellow”. Ruko gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2022. Exibition „In situ“ Sieraad Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022. Exibition “In situ” gallery of Vilnius Art Academy, Telšiai, Lithuania
2022.Winter season at MARK ROTHKO ART CENTRE, project X: EGO, Daugavpils, Latvia
2022. Contemporary Metal Art Biennial “METALLOphone 6: MEMORY OF A PLACE”, Museum of Applied Arts and Design. Vilnius, Lithuania
2023. Personal exhibition “MEMORABILIA”, Palanga Resort Museum, Palanga, Lithuania
His works have been acquired by the National Museum of Lithuania (Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania), the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Kingdom of Spain and the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania. SEMC Stasys Eidrigevičius Art Center (Lithuania).