Antanas Sutkus was born in Kluoniškiai on 27 June 1939.

Academic Achievements:

Studied journalism at Vilnius University, 1958-1964. Initiated the Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art. Chairman of the Organizational Group of the Lithuanian Union of Photographic Art, 1968-1969; Chairman of the Organizational Committee, 1969-1974, Vice-Chairman, 1974-1980, Chairman, 1980-1989, Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art. Chairman, 1989-1990 and since 1996, Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers. Member of the Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers, 1970. Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation Grant for the documentation and conservation of personal archives, 2001-2002.

MAJOR WORKS:

Lithuanian People (1959-); Lithuania from a Bird's Eye View (1973-1980); Meetings with Bulgaria (1972-1979); Lithuanians of the World (1991-1994); Nostalgia for Bare Feet (1959-1979); Pro Memoria: To the Living Martyrs of Kaunas' Ghetto (1994-1997); Past Times (1999).

ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS:

Photography Gallery, Vilnius, 1974; Museum of Photography, Siauliai, 1980; Photography Gallery, Kaunas, 1981; Photography Museum, Helsinki, Finland, 1981; Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweeden, 1982; Kek in de Kök Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, 1984; ZANGO Fotoforum Galerie, Munich, Germany, 1985; Museum of Photography, Lvov, Ukraine, 1986; Musee Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Sa?ne, France, 1986; Modern Art Gallery, Bialystok, Poland, 1988; Photography Galleries, Vilnius, Kaunas, 1989; Tom Hayden Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 1991; Fujifilm Photo Gallery, Kaunas, 1993; Photography Gallery, Vilnius, 1993; Nikolaj Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1994; Na Solianke Gallery, Moscow, Russia, 1995; Nikon Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 1996; UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 1996; L'Atelier Demi Teinte, Paris, France, 1996; Nikon Salon, Osaka, Japan, 1996; Commercial Gallery, London, England, 1996; Stara Galeria, Warsaw, Poland,, 1996; Argus Fotokunst Galerie, Berlin, Germany, 1996; Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, USA, 1996; Municipal Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 1997; Islington Arts Factory Gallery, London, England, 1997; Photography Gallery, Vilnius, 1997; Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark, 1997; Marienham Gallery, Aaland Islands, Finland, 1998; Modern Art Center, Rovinj, Croatia, 1998; National Library, Tallinn, Estonia, 1998; Fujifilm Photo Gallery, Kaunas, 1998; Photography Museum, Riga, Latvia, 1999; Argus Fotokunst Galerie, Berlin, Germany, 1999; European Union Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, 2000; National Library, New York, USA, 2000; State History Museum, Stockholm, Sweeden, 2000; European Council of Nations, Strasbourg, France, 2000; Mo?ums Gallery, Riga, Latvia, 2001; Striped House Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2002; Photography Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2002; French Cultural Center, Ottawa, Canada, 2002; Forum fur Zeitgenosische Fotografie, Cologne, Germany, 2003.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS are extensive.

RECIPIENT:

Merited Worker of Culture, 1980; Lithuanian State Prize, 1985; Honorary Member, Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers, 1993. The Order of Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas of the 4the Degree, 1997; Lithuanian Republic Government's Art Prize, 1998; Lithuanian Republic's Ministry of Culture Prize, 2000; LR National Award for Culture and Arts, 2003.

COLLECTIONS:

Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers, Vilnius; Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius; Museum of Photography, Šiauliai; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French Museum of Photography, Paris, France; Photography Museum, Helsinki, Finland; International Center of Photography, New York, USA; Institute of Arts, Chicago, USA; Art Museum, Minneapolis, USA; Fotoforum Felldeg Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland; Art Galerie, Drezden, Germany; Art Museum, Boston, USA; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweeden.

PUBLICATIONS:

Vilniaus šiokiadieniai (with R. Rakauskas), Vilnius, 1965; Šalis ta Lietuva vadinas (with R. Rakauskas), Vilnius, 1970; Lietuva iš paukš?io skrydžio, Vilnius, 1980, 1981; Neringa, Vilnius, 1980, 1982, 1992; Daina Lietuvai, Vilnius, 1984; Draugyst?, Vilnius, 1988; Naturparadies Kurische Nehrung (with H. Peitch), Leipcig, Germany, 1988; Lietuva, Lithuania, Vilnius, 1991, 1993; Lietuva, Vilnius, 1993; Fotografijos / Photographs, Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2000; Kasdienyb?s archyvai 1969-1993,- Vilnius: Lietuvos fotomeninink? s?jungos fotografij? fondas, 2003.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Photography Year Book, London, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1984; Fotojarbuch International, Leipcig, 1968/1969, 1970/1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979; 1980/1981, 1982, 1983/1984; Macmillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists and Innovators, New York, 1983; International Center of Photography. Encyclopedia of Photography, New York, 1984; Taryb? Lietuvos enciklopedija v.4, Vilnius, 1988; Lietuvos fotografija, Vilnius, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1987; Photographers Encyclopaedia International from 1839 to the Present, Hermance, Switzerland, 1985, 1997; Contemporary Photographers, London, 1988, 1995; Žurnalistikos enciklopedija, Vilnius, 1997; Das Lexikon der Fotografie von 1900 bis heute, Munich, 1999; Atsisveikinant su XX amžiumi, Vilnius, 2000; Lietuvos fotografija iki XXI a., Vilnius, 2002; Lietuvos dail?s istorija, Vilnius, 2002; Lietuvos fotografija: vakar ir šiandien, Vilnius, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.