Zinaida Irutė Dargienė (born 1936 in Mažeikiai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian textile artist.[1]
1953–1959 Kaunas School of Applied Arts, Lithuania. 1960–1965 Vilnius Academy of Arts, Kaunas Textile Arts Department.Lithuania. 1997 – Internship at Shankar School of Arts, Israel.
Member of Lithuania Artists Association since 1971. Honour Member of Textile Workers and Artists’ Guild. Participating in exhibitions since 1966 in Lithuania and abroad.
1965–1972 Designer at Kaunas Silk Amalgamation factory. 1972–1990 Independent Artist. 1990 – Associate Professor of Vilnius Art Academy, Kaunas Art institute Textile Department. Working with tapestry, batik, water-colours,macramé, non-woven,other authentic techniques.
Arranged thirty-four Personal exhibitions in Lithuania, Latvia,USA, Canada, Poland, etc. Participated in approximately thirty joint exhibitions from 2002, in Lithuania, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Poland, USA,etc. Museums and Private collectors from Vilnius, Kaunas, Toronto, Lemont, Moscow, Warsaw, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg and other cities acquired most of my art Works.
Personal exhibitions since 2002. 2002- Textile, Museum of Lithuanian Art, Lemont, USA. 2002- “Meditacijos”, Fiber Arts Guild Gallery, Kaunas Lithuania. 2003- “Threads in Space” Janina Monkute-Marks Gallery, Kėdainiai Lithuania. 2003- “Far – Near”Picture Gallery, Kaunas Lithuania. 2003- “Of Old Testament” Šiauliai University Arts Gallery, Šiauliai Lithuania. 2003- “From Chaos to Harmony” Perkuno House Museum, Kaunas Lithuania. 2003- Textile / Installations Exhibition Hall, Telšiai Lithuania. 2003- “Textile” Philharmonic Hall,Kaunas Lithuania. 2004- “Textile” non-woven techniques Museum Druskininkai Lithuania. 2004-“ Preserve the Source” Arka Gallery, Vilnius Lithuania. 2004-“About Old Testament” Mazovja Culture and Art Centre, Warsaw Poland. 2005- “Blessing of the Earth” Ostrolenka Art Gallery, Ostrolenka Poland. 2005- “Echo of Blessing of the Earth” Lithuanian Cultural House, Punsk Poland. 2006- “Uicoli” Kaunas Public Library, Kaunas Lithuania. 2006- “Textile” Lietuvos Vyriausybes rumuose, Vilnius!!!!\ pamirsau itraukti\. 2007- “Irradiant World” Apsida art Gallery,Riga Latvia. 2007- “Mexika” Jonyno Gallery, Druskininkai Lithuania. 2007- “100 Years of the Life” Meno Parkas Gallery, Kaunas Lithuania.
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1971- Ministry of Light Industry Honorary Diploma for high artistic level of product creation. 1987- SSR Ministry of Culture of honor for an active creative activity. 1997- Rector of the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, and thanks for a good many years of teaching. 1998- Design contest to create a flag of Kaunas City -Place III 2002-2003-Lithuanian Ministry of Culture, the highest degree of scholarship. 2007-Awarded Diploma of Fine Arts exhibition "Rebirth. " 2007-Kaunas won the Confluence of the 3rd grade Medal of Honour. 2010-Art Exhibition "Revival" for Lithuania's Independence Day - February 16-March 11 for her and 20-th anniversary marked. 2010-Lithuanian Artists' Association 75 th anniversary, thanks to the creative and responsible participation in the organization.
1989 - Lithuanian community hall in Toronto, Canada. 1997 - "Exit" textile installation, Kaunas Picture Gallery. 1997 - Textile Gallery of Applied Art, Vilnius. 1997 - Textile Public Library, Kaunas, Lithuania. 1997 - Watercolor. Mazeikiu Renavas palace museum. 1998 - Textiles, "Business Insurance" Kaunas, Lithuania. 1998 - Textiles, Kaunas Russian Cultural Centre. 1998 - watercolor-collage of "Promised Land", Kaunas art. Union Gallery. 1999 - Textiles, Druskininkai Little Gallery. 2000 - Watercolour "Close-Distant Land", Museum of Mazeikiu Renavas manor. 2001 - Textiles, "Three eyes, Mazeikiai Renavas palace museum. 2002 - Textiles. Lithuanian Museum of Art, Lemont, USA. 2002 - Textiles. "Meditation", Kaunas Textile Guild. 2003 - Textiles. "Threads space, " Monkute Marks Museum-Gallery. 2003 - Textile installation Distant-close ", Kaunas Picture Gallery. 2003 - Textiles. "paraphrases of the Old Testament. " Šiauliai University Gallery. 2003 - Textiles. "From chaos to coherence, Kaunas thunderstruck home. 2003 - Watercolor. NORD \ EN Bank, the county. 2003 - Textile installation "promised land", an exhibition hall, county. 2003 - Textiles. Kaunas Philharmonic. 2004 - Textiles. Druskininkai Town Museum. 2004 - Textiles. Save the source, Vilnius Arch Gallery. 2004 - Textiles. "Old Testament paraphrases, Masovian Culture and Art Center, Warsaw. Poland. 2005 - Textiles. Blessed Earth. Ostrołęka Culture and Arts Center Gallery, Poland. 2005 - Textiles "Uičoli", Kaunas Public Library. 2005 - Textiles. "Echoes of the Holy Land, the House of Culture Lithuanian Punsk, Poland. 2006 - Watercolor .. "promised land", Rudy Kazlu Municipal Cultural Center. 2006 - Textiles. Ministry of Government House, Vilnius. 2007 - Textiles. "Irradiant World, Apogee Gallery, Riga, Latvia. 2007 - Textiles. "Mexiko" V. Q Jonynas Gallery, Druskininkai. 2007 - Textile installation "One Hundred Years of Life", Gallery of Art Park, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2009 - Textiles. "I dedicate Tėvuii, Mazeikiai Cultural Center.
1996 - Republican textile exhibition "Textile 96", Kaunas Picture Gallery. 1996 - International Exhibition of Textile and Leather 1996, Litexpo, Vilnius. 1996 - International Exhibition of the Baltic Sea Gdynia, Poland. 1996 - International exhibition of mini-textiles, Arka Gallery, Vilnius. 1997 - International Textile Exhibition, Kaunas M. Zilinskas Art Gallery. 1997 - Textile exhibition Mother's Day, Kaunas Window Gallery 1998 - Lithuanian tapestry, "Rohan, France. 1998 - Lithuanian tapestry "Chicago, USA. 1998 - "Water and Color, " Ho-Kaunas Artists' Gallery. 1999 - Lithuanian textile art, LDS Arka Gallery, Vilnius. 1999 - The exhibition "Yesterday and Today"at Kaunas Picture Gallery. 1999 - "Line" an international textile exhibition, Kaunas M. Zilinskas Art Gallery. 1999 - 3 Second World žemaičiai exhibition, Zielona Gora 2000 - Kaunas Artists' Exhibition of textile Alytus Local Lore Museum. 2000 - Kaunas textile-mail "on Wednesday, Klaipeda Art Museum. 2000 - Textile exhibition "Tradition Today ", Helsinki, Finland 2000 - Exhibition of Applied Arts, Kaunas Picture Gallery. 2001 - Textile exhibition "Mother's Day, " Kaunas Artists' Gallery. 2001 - Lithuanian Textile, Art Museum, Plungė. 2001 - open-air "Textiles in the Wind, " Art Museum Park Plungė. 2001 - "Textiles in the Wind", Kaunas Communications Museum courtyard. 2001 - Exhibition of Water and Color ", Kaunas art. Union Gallery. 2001 - Lucas County Arts and Crafts Festival in the United States. 2002 - International Exhibition of Soft World ", Kaunas Picture Gallery. 2002 - Republican Exhibition of Applied Arts in 2002 ARKA Gallery, Vilnius. 2003 - 4 Second World žemaičiai exhibition Plungė žemaičiai Museum. 2002 - Kaunas Artists' Exhibition of textile works, University Art Gallery. 2003 - Textile exhibition in Kaunas, J. Monkute Marks Museum-Gallery, Kėdainiai. 2004 - Lithuanian Arts, Kilkenny, Ireland. 2004 - Travel around the world, "Arka Gallery, Vilnius. 2004 - Textile exhibition dedicated to the Mother's Day Art Park Gallery of Kaunas, Lithuania. 2005 - Lithuanian tapestry of xx century Decades 8-9, J Marks Museum-Gallery 2005 - Best work at Kaunas Picture Gallery. 2006 - Plein Air "Painting on Silk" Rudy Kazlu farm forestry training. 2006 - Exhibition of Paintings on silk, Rudy Kazlu farm forestry training. 2006 - Exhibition "Painting on Silk" Marijampolė Local Lore Museum. 2006 - "Black Light" J Monkute Marks Museum-Gallery, Kėdainiai. 2007 - Exhibition "Rebirth" Girstutis Palace of Culture, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2007 - "Černá Svetla, Brno City Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. 2007 - Textile exhibition in Kaunas Castle 2007 - 5 Second World Zemaiciu Art Museum exhibition, Plunge 2007 - Textile exhibition "Portrait" Kaunas Artists' House. 2007 - Textile exhibition in H2 O, Kaunas Artists' House. 2008 - "Revival" Kaunas biblioteta public. 2008 - Watercolours exhibition "Water and Color" Girstičio Palace of Culture, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2008 - "Black Light, White Gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania 2008 - Exhibition "WE", combo club, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2008 - Exhibition "ESAME_-9, Neringa History Museum. 2008 - Exhibition "We are -10, Marijampole cultural center, M. Stanikūnienės maybe. 2008 - Municipal Project "Black Light", Polotsk, Belarus. 2008 - Paroda Linas, flax, Jurate gallery, Vilnius. 2008 - Joints and Discoveries "exhibition, the Gaon Jewish Museum of Tolerance Centre, Vilnius. 2009 - Lithuanian Millennium "exhibition, Vilnius Radziwill Palace. 2009 - Plein Air "Painting on silk, Rudy Kazlu Educational State Forest. 2009 - Group exhibition ARE "amphibious, A. Mickiewicz Public Library, Vilnius. 2009 - Textile exhibition ARE 12 "Ludwig Reza Cultural Center, Nida. 2009 - Textile exhibition dedicated to Mother's Day "Prtretas, Kaunas County Public Library. 2009 - Textile exhibition "Homage, " by M. Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum Kaunas, Lithuania. 2009 - Republic of textiles and leather exhibition "Portrait", Art Museum, Plungė. 2009 - Textile exhibition "Water", Kaunas business center. 2009 - international Tsai-Mo graffiti art exhibition in Taiwan. 2010 - Exhibition "rebirth" for the Lithuanian Independence Day - February 16 th and 11 th March 20-year anniversary of the Kaunas County Public Library 2010- 4th international triennial of textile and fiber, "Global Intrigue II ", Riga, Latvia 2010 - Kaunas textile section of the exhibition, designed by Antanas Baranauskas, the Seine, Poland.
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“Famous Lithuanians. Zinaida Irute Dargiene.
Ministry of Culture. "Motherhood", batik, cotton, 200x100cm. 1967, the Moscow Art Fund. "Space", tapestry, wool, 197x150cm. 1969, MCC Museum of Art 'green approach', tapestry, wool, 200x100cm. 1969 minutes of Lithuanian culture. "Fisherman", tapestry, wool, 240x120cm. 1970, the Moscow Art Fund. "Icarus", tapestry, wool, 160x220cm. 1972, the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. "Smithy", tapestry, wool, 300x200cm.1975 the Moscow Art Fund. The Bell-tapestry, wool, 290x175cm., 1976, Folk Music Instruments Museum in Kaunas. ". "Evening", tapestry, wool, 200x600cm. 1977, Applied Arts Museum. "Science and art ', tapestry, wool, 335x130cm. 1979, Vilnius University. "book carriers"-dimensional tapestry, pynikai, wool, linen, 400x120x120cm.1981 Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. "vernacular", tapestry, wool, 140x140cm. 1982, musical instruments Time Harmonies ", tapestry, wool, 250x335cm., 1982, the Moscow Art Fund. Museum in Kaunas. "lyrical mood" - woven Tech. wool, 130x150cm. 1996, Art Museum, Plungė. "September" "October" "November", cotton, synthetics, 120x70, 120x70, 120x70cm. 1997, Art Museum, Plungė The Story of I-silkscreen, 150x335cm. 1987, the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. History II, screen printing, painting, cotton, 150x330cm., 1989, the Canadian Lithuanian Anapilis museum. 18 watercolor works Mazeikiu Museum.
restoranas Nemunas Scenos uždanga,neaustinė techn. medvilnė, sintetika, 500x900cm. 1974, Mažeikių kompresorių gamykla. Scenos uždanga, neaustinė techn.,medvilnė, sintetika, 700x2000cm. 1974 Kauno Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. Sienos kilimas, pinikų techn., medvilnė, 250x150cm. 1975, Palangos poilsio namai Žilvinas. Erdvinė kompozicija “inklai”, medvilnė, pinikų techn. 300x500cm.,1976, Kauno restoranas Kastytis. “Jūros dugnas”, pinikų techn., linas, 270x400cm. 1977, internacionalinis Nachodkos jūreivių klubas,Tolimieji rytai. "marine vegetation" s four-part composition, each of 270x100cm., pynikai, linen club sailors internacionalinis Nakhodka, the Far East. "Nakhodka I tapestry, wool, 390x400cm., 1978, intern.jūr.kl. Long. east "Nakhodka II knotted, wool, 200x400cm. 1978, Intern. jūr.kl. Tolim.rytai. Egle 4, tapestry, wool, 300x900cm. 1980, Kaunas restaurant. "Blacksmiths" tapestry, wool, 182x303cm. 1984, flying the ship. "Waiting" tapestry, vilna188x486cm. 1985, the vessel interior. "RetroI" tapestry, wool, 223x300cm. 1985, Kaunas restaurant in the West. "RetroII" tapestry, wool, 250x220cm. Kaunas 1985 West restaurant. "vernacular II tapestry, wool, 300x400cm. 1987, Druskininkai Sanatorium Belarus. "Meadow" tapestry, wool, 200x400cm., 1988, sticks cultural center. "Untitled Planet tapestry, 160x100cm. 1983, a radio factory in Kaunas.