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plioplyte.monika@gmail.com
B. 1989 Kaunas, Lithuania
Lives and works in Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
2019 MFA / Print Media The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012 BFA / Printmaking Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2019 MFA / Print Media The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012 BFA / Printmaking Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 See, Shade, Shape, solo, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
2021 Opening of the Knot, solo, Boundary Space, Chicago, IL
2021 Gravity of the Unsubstantiated, two-person exhibition with Michelle Grabner, Rare
Visions, Boulder, CO. Curated by Alex Stark
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 (forthcoming) Bridging Cultures: 20th Century Lithuanian-American Artists in Chicago, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, IL
2023 (forthcoming) Mourning, Northern Illinois Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
2022 Home Grown, Unpacked Mobile Gallery, MDW Fair, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Justify My Love, Oh!klahomo, MDF Fair, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Heaven Gallery Benefit, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
Abstract Acres, Fennville, MI
Impact: Artists in Support of Refugees from Ukraine, Artsy.com x Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, online
2021 Dream, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Same, But Different, IUNorthwest School of the Arts, Gary, IN
Painting, Musa Collective, online exhibition
Visual Notebook, Viral Ecologies No.2, digital publication
MassArt Auction, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2020 Portraits: Identity and Expression, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Continuous Span, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 MFA SAIC Shows 2019, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Voices Embodied, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Our Intimates, The LeRoy Neiman Center, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2018 The Dust of the World Washed by the Droplets of Dew, organized by SAIC and Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), Sanshu-Idutsuyashiki, Hiketa, Higashikagawa, Japan
2024 (forthcoming) Bridging Cultures: 20th Century Lithuanian-American Artists in Chicago, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, IL
2023 (forthcoming) Mourning, Northern Illinois Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
2022 Home Grown, Unpacked Mobile Gallery, MDW Fair, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Justify My Love, Oh!klahomo, MDF Fair, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Heaven Gallery Benefit, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
Abstract Acres, Fennville, MI
Impact: Artists in Support of Refugees from Ukraine, Artsy.com x Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, online
2021 Dream, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Same, But Different, IUNorthwest School of the Arts, Gary, IN
Painting, Musa Collective, online exhibition
Visual Notebook, Viral Ecologies No.2, digital publication
MassArt Auction, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2020 Portraits: Identity and Expression, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Continuous Span, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 MFA SAIC Shows 2019, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Voices Embodied, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Our Intimates, The LeRoy Neiman Center, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2018 The Dust of the World Washed by the Droplets of Dew, organized by SAIC and Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), Sanshu-Idutsuyashiki, Hiketa, Higashikagawa, Japan
GIFC, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2017 Collage, AREA Gallery, Boston, MA
Stand Up, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA
2016 No Heads, Colo Colo Gallery, New Bedford, MA
Oh Sheet! Works on Paper, The Beehive, Boston, MA
The 2nd annual Fay Chandler Emerging Artist Exhibition, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA
Never Nothing, Outpost 186 Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2015 80th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
2014 The Introduction, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
Fresh Meat, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
Proof of Purchase, Samson Gallery, Boston, MA
2017 Collage, AREA Gallery, Boston, MA
Stand Up, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA
2016 No Heads, Colo Colo Gallery, New Bedford, MA
Oh Sheet! Works on Paper, The Beehive, Boston, MA
The 2nd annual Fay Chandler Emerging Artist Exhibition, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA
Never Nothing, Outpost 186 Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2015 80th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
2014 The Introduction, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
Fresh Meat, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
Proof of Purchase, Samson Gallery, Boston, MA
AWARDS, HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS
2023 Harris Barron Fellowship, MassArt Alumni Relations, Boston, MA
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2022 DECASE Individual Artists Program Grant, Chicago, IL
2020 Artist Relief Grant, United States Artists Org.
2019 Professional Development Track Grant, Illinois Arts Council Agency, IL
2018 SAIC x Tokyo University of the Arts Travel Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL ( travel to Japan)
Lithuanian Foundation Scholarship
Daniel D Van Degrift Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2017 John W. Kurtich Foundation Travel Grant, SAIC, Chicago, IL (travel to India)
Incentive Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
Lithuanian Foundation Scholarship
2016 The Blanche E. Colman Award, Boston, MA
2012 Genevieve McMillan – Reba Stewart Travel Fellowship, MassArt, Boston, MA (travel to Lithuania)
Morton Godine Fellowship, MassArt, Boston, MA
2011 Juror's’ Commendation Award, North American Print Biennial (Juried by Jim Dine), Danforth Museum of Art, MA
2023 Harris Barron Fellowship, MassArt Alumni Relations, Boston, MA
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2022 DECASE Individual Artists Program Grant, Chicago, IL
2020 Artist Relief Grant, United States Artists Org.
2019 Professional Development Track Grant, Illinois Arts Council Agency, IL
2018 SAIC x Tokyo University of the Arts Travel Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL ( travel to Japan)
Lithuanian Foundation Scholarship
Daniel D Van Degrift Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2017 John W. Kurtich Foundation Travel Grant, SAIC, Chicago, IL (travel to India)
Incentive Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
Lithuanian Foundation Scholarship
2016 The Blanche E. Colman Award, Boston, MA
2012 Genevieve McMillan – Reba Stewart Travel Fellowship, MassArt, Boston, MA (travel to Lithuania)
Morton Godine Fellowship, MassArt, Boston, MA
2011 Juror's’ Commendation Award, North American Print Biennial (Juried by Jim Dine), Danforth Museum of Art, MA
RESIDENCIES
2023 (forthcoming) Vermont Studio Center, Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
(forthcoming) Haystack Residency, Harris Barron Fellowship, Deer Isle, ME
2022 Studios at MASS MoCA, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA
2021 The Center Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2020 Conversations in Practice Program, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2019 Bridge Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
ARTIST TALKS & PANELS
2023 Artist Talk, Printmaking and Painting Departments at Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
Boston, MA
Artist Talk, Print Media Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Artist Talk, Department of Arts Administration, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Artist Talk, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Professional Practices Panel, Printmaking and Painting Departments, Massachusetts College of Art and
Design, Boston, MA
2021 Genevieve McMillan – Reba Stewart Traveling Fellowship, Juror, MassArt, Boston, MA
Professional Practices Panel, Printmaking and Painting Department, Massachusetts College of Art and
Design, Boston, MA
2020 Artist Talk, Printmaking and Painting Departments at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2019 Artist Talk, Print Media Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
SELECTED TEXT/ PRESS/ MEDIA
[EN] Monika Plioplyte Cyclic Pagan Patterns and Universes, by Michael Costello, COMP Magazine, Dec. 21st 2022
[EN] Top 10 for Visual Art in Chicago: Big shows, big messages in the first months of 2022, by Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 6th 2022
[EN] Hyde Park Art Exhibit Examines How to Build a Better World, NBC 5 Chicago, Dec. 15th 2021
[EN] Hyde Park Art Center presents biennial exhibition ‘Dream,’ part of Center Program, by Raymond Ward, The Chicago Crusader, Dec. 9th 2021
[EN] Visual Notebook, Viral Ecologies, Issue No. 2, Mar. 2021
[EN] Under The Bridge Magazine, Printmaking issue, Jan. 2021
[EN] 60wrd/Min COVID Edition: Alex Chitty, Monika Plioplyte, Barbara Diener, Dasul Kim. by Lori Waxman, Newcity Art, Nov. 19th 2020
[EN] Monika Plioplyte by Lori Waxman, 60 WRD/MIN ART CRITIC, Nov. 9th 2020
[LT] Ieskokime, tobulekime ir nenustokime augti, by Loreta Stephens. “Draugas” Lithuanian Worldwide Newspaper. Dec. 19th 2019
[EN] 2019 Exhibition Catalog, Department of Print Media SAIC, Dec. 2019
[EN] SPOTLIGHT Magazine, Issue #7, June 2018
[EN] Here to create: Iron Wolf Press by Courtney Moy. Big, Red and Shiny blog. April 5th, 2016
[EN] Fresh Meat: passion for creative output fuels new printshop by Susanna Jackson, Boston Dig. Sep. 27th, 2014
[LT] Lietuves dailininkes mene - savu simboliu sistema, by Loreta Stephens. “Draugas” Lithuanian Worldwide. Newspaper. Aug.18th, 2014