Born in Canada, in 1976, Juozas Cernius lives and works in New York City. He received his BFA from Concordia University in Montreal (2002), and MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004). He works with a wide range of media including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.  Thematically, he explores oppositional and contradictory aspects of human nature and culture, including the tropes of life and death. Cernius recently exhibited a large site specific sculpture entitled god is great/ god was great at the DUMBO art center’s Art Under the Bridge Festival in Brooklyn, NY (Sept. 2007). He will be exhibiting at Allen Gallery in New York City, in early 2008. He is also a contributor to the art journal, Boot Print.

EDUCATION

MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2004
BFA, Concordia University (Montreal), 2002

SOLO ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS

Articule, Montreal QC: “Chiens” 2005
Robert Morris College Gallery, Chicago IL: “Dogs” 2004
Gallery X, School of the Art Institute of Chicago: “Bather’s Guns, and Nervous Nellies” 2003 Espace 514, Belgo Montreal: “Fair Play” 2000
Espace 414, Belgo Montreal: “Pilgrims’ Progress” 1997

SELECTED GROUP ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS

Leap Year Benefit Auction, DUMBO Arts Center, 2008
Allen Gallery, New Work by Juozas Cernius & Lindsay Nobel, New York City, 2008
DUMBO Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY, Art Under the Bridge, 2007
Clay Projects, New York “Adam Bateman & Juozas Cernius” 2007
Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA Thesis: “Windfall” 2004
Telophase: The Dive Show, Chicago 2004
National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria: NAAS/SAIC print exchange 2003
Neubacher Gallery, Toronto ON: “The London Aesthetic” 2003
Artsolution, Montreal QC: Charity Auction 2002
New Groove, Toronto ON: Toronto Downtown Jazz Society multi-media event 2001
VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal: Juried Exhibition 2001
BluePrint Gallery, Toronto ON: 20th Century Side Show 1999
Albert College, Belleville ON: 3rd Annual Arts Festival 1999
Galerie Onze, Montreal QC: Concordia Fine Arts Student’s Exhibition 1999
VAV Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal: Juried Exhibition 1999
BluePrint Gallery, Montreal QC: “Conversations” 1998
Michael Gibson Gallery, London ON: 10th Annual Miniature Show 1997
London New Arts Festival, London ON: Juried Exhibition 1995

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS

Mosaic Venture Partners, Toronto 2001
Optimal Robotics Corp., Montreal 1998
Optimal Robotics Corp., Montreal 1997

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Magali Nachtergael, 2005. Art Press, N°31. Summer edition, p. 76 - 77
Jennifer Rivkin, 2002: “Seven Highly Effective People” FW Magazine, Issue #34, Toronto
Matt Killen, 2001: “Painting or just using its language?”, Montreal
Alexandra McIntosh, 2001: Significant detours”, Montreal
Montreal Mirror; May 4, 2000, Arts Week: “Style Synthesis”
Lorrie Blair, May 12, 1998: “Blueprints and Pink Slips” Mirror weekly magazine, Montreal