About Dalia
Dalia Doksaite was born in 1955 in Vilnius. In 1980 she graduated Vilnius Academy of Art and worked as a scenographer in Lithuanian theatres and cinema studio.
She has participated in exhibitions since 1976. In 1992 was organized her first oil paintings and scenography exhibition. Since than she has organized more than 30 personal exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad.
Since 1996 she has worked in the sumi-e technique. In 2005, a year committed to mark relations between EU and Japan, she took part in exhibitions “From Japan to the Balts” and “Japan – Lithuania”, which took place in Lithuania, as well as in an exhibition organized by the Sumi-bi (“Burning Charcoal”) Union in Tokyo. There she presented a collection of 30 works. The same year she arranged personal exhibitions in Kawamura Memorial Art Museum and the NHK(Japan broadcasting corporation) Art Gallery.
In 1998, Doksaitė opened “The Road of Ink” studios of sumi-e and calligraphy in Vilnius and Kaunas. She organizes national and international exhibitions and shows, takes part in conferences, leads seminars on sumi-e and calligraphy, delivers lectures and takes part in TV and radio programs. She is the author of the articles: “The Monochromatic ZEN Painting sumi-e in Japan” // Indra, 2000; “The Place Where Samogitians Get Their Strength, or How Are We Like the Japanese?” // Žemaičių žemė. Also, she prepared and implemented the educational projects: “Art of Children”. “The Language of Symbols in Lithuanian Art”, “The Secrets of Watercolor”, “The Path of the Sun. Lithuania – Japan”.
Since 1995 she is Lithuanian Artist Union member. Also in 1997 she became a member of Japan Sumi-e Union Sumi-bi. Since 2006 Dalia Dokšitė is a board member of Lithuania – Japan association in Lithuania.
Dalia Doksaite has won awards in Japan, here are few of them:
There under given articles from the biggest Japanese newspapers about Dalia Doksaite's exhibitions, which took place in 2005 in Japan.