Algirdas PETRULIS
Was born in 1915 in the village of Natiрkiai, Vabalninkas district, Biržai region.
1934-1939 studied at Kaunas Art School. J. Vienožinskis was his painting teacher. Was awarded prizes in student exhibitions.
1939 Debut at Autumn Art Exhibition, Individualists Section, Vytautas Great Culture Museum, Kaunas.
1942 Survey Art Exhibition of Lithuanian Artists, Kaunas.
1944 Lithuanian Art exhibition, Vilnius’ Art Museum.
1946 Art Exhibition, Vilnius’ Art Museum. Has taken part in Lithuanian Art Exhibitions in Vilnius,
Kaunas, Klaipėda, Riga, Moscow, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia,
Italy, USA, Netherlands since. 1959 .Graduated from school a year earlier.
1944-1951 and 1962-1984 lectured at Vilnius Art Institute.
1986 Associate Professor. 1975 - Honoured Art Worker at the Lithuania.
1983 National Award,.
1995 Gediminas (III degree) Order of the Republic of Lithuania.
1995 National Award.
Personal exhibitions
1964 Lithuania Writers’ Union Club.
1967 Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius; M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas.
1976 Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius; M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas.
1978 Tbilisi, Georgia.
1985 Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius; Picture Gallery, Kaunas; Drama Theatre, Panevėžys.
1989 Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius.
1991 Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius; Picture Gallery, Kaunas; gallery Vartai, Vilnius.
1992 Kolona gallery, Riga, Latvia.
1995 Jubilee Exhibition 1940 - 1960 gallery Vartai, Vilnius; Jubilee exhibition, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius.
1993-1997 Sixteen personal painting and watercolour exhibitions, gallery Vartai,
Vilnius, gallery Kauno langas, Kaunas; gallery Eglę, Kaunas;
gallery Laiptai, Šiauliai; BAROTI gallery,Klaipėda; Biržai’ Region Museum Sėla;
Alytus Etnography Museum.
1998 Exhibition of Paintings by Algirdas and Klaudijus Petrulis. Gallery Kauno langas,
Kaunas; BAROTI gallery, Klaipėda; gallery Laiptai, Šiauliai.
1998 Exhibition of watercolours. Gallery Rūsys, Utena;
Art gallery, Dusetos.
2000 Algirdas Petrulis 2000, Exhibition of Paintings,
Gallery Lietuvos aidas; Gallery Laiptai, Šiauliai.
2000 Algirdas Petrulis 2000, Exhibition of watercolours, crayons, paintings. Art Exhibition
Palace, BAROTI gallery, Klaipėda; Art Exhibition Palace, Panevėžys.
2000 Algirdas Petrulis 2000, Exhibition of watercolours and crayons. Gallery Akademija, Vilnius.
2000 Algirdas Petrulis 2000, Exhibition of Crayons. Art gallery, Dusetos.
2001 Exhibition of Paintings. Picture gallery, Kaunas; gallery Lietuvos aidas, Vilnius; BAROTI gallery, Klaipėda.