Mockus Donatas
Sculptor with vast professional experience across various mediums, including sand, ice, wood, and metal.
I have participated in countless creative projects and festivals across Europe and North America, both solo and in teams.My work ranges from cultural center employment and visual art for Lithuanian newspapers to scenography and puppet design for theater. Over the years, I have gained recognition through major events like international sand and ice sculpting championships, symposiums, and fire festivals.
Work experience
2008 | Kruonis culture center employee
2006 | visual artist in Lithuanian newspapers: „Letuvos rytas“ , „Laikinoji sostinė“ and others
2004 | Kaunas State Puppet Theatre – master of scenography and puppets
2011 | organizer and carver at 2nd ice sculpture park in Plateliai, Lithuania
2013-2017 | Sand project “Kalevala” 2013, “Music” 2014, “Heroes”2015, Lappenranta, Finlad
2014 | artist at Sand project Zuidlaren, Holland
2015 | fire sculpture “Mara sign” for city festivalvin Marupe, Latvia
2015 | artist in sand project “Safari”, Berlin, Germany
2013-2022 | ice artist in” Karls Eiswelt” projects Berlin and Rovershagen, Germany
2015 – 2022 | artist in sand project “Movie”, “Music”, “Water world”, “Animal planet” etc., Germany
2015 – 2017 | Sand bar artist and creator Jelgava, Latvia
2022 | ice carver in Lainio Snow Village, Finland
2018 – 2022 | artist in sand sculpture projects Casteel Warmelo, Netherands
Creative experience
2022 | Wood Sculpture Symposium “ Baltic Ferry tailes”, Jelgava, Latvia
2019 | Virginia Beach Neptune Festival The 2019 International SandSculpting Championship
2018 | solo exhibition “Everything is fine”, Jurmala artist house, Latvia
2015 | participant in monument sketch project competition dedicated to actor E.Valters. 2nd place (team with artist I. Valtere)
2015 | participant in group sculpture exhibition in St. Peters church, Riga, Latvia
2015 | sand festival “Movie”, Bulgaria. 1th place solo.
2015 | Ice festival “Ice on Whyte”, Edmonton, Canada. 2end place
2015 | International Championship in Snow Sculpture. Perm. Russia. 2end place double.
2015 | participant in 6th fire festival “ In the fire sign”, Biksere, Latvia.
2014 | ice festival “Magadan Crystal”, Magadan, Russia. 2end place double.
2014 | International sand sculptures festival in Rorschach, Switzerland, 1th place team work
2013 | International Ice Sculpture festival Ice Planet, Jelgava, Latvia. Jury sympathy award.
2013 | International Snow Sculpture festival Valloire, France. 2end place, Artist choice, People choice and Jung public choice (team work.)
2013 | International Championship in Snow Sculpture, Perm. Russia. 1th place and champion title double. 1th place in fast carving team work.
2012 | International Ice sculpture festival Polar Rhapsody, Salehard, Russia.
Artist choice and award in memory of Nikolaj Polukarov. Double.
2012 | Wood sculpture symposium “First breath”, Latvia
2012 | 14th international sandsculpturen – festival in Rorschach am Bodensee. Switzerland.
2012 | 6st. international send skulpture symposium in Jelgava, Latvia „Sumer signs`12“ 2nd place
2012 | Fire sculpture festival in Biksere Latvia
2012 | International sand sculptures festival in Perm, Russia.
2012 | 14 international ice sculptures festival in Jelgava, Latvia. 3rd place solo
2012 | International ice sculptures festival in Magadan Russia. 1th place solo
2011 | International metal sculpture symposium , Jelgava ,Latvia ,,Second breath,,. Audience favorīte.
2011 | Fire sculpture festival in Biksere Latvia
2011 | International sand sculpture festival in Ceboksari Russia‘s. 1th place and public sympathy.
2011 | Fire mystery in international Hansa days in Kaunas, Lithuania
2011 | Wood Symposium in Ikskile ,Latvia
2011 | Sand sculpting competition in Helsinki „Art meets sand“, Finland
2010 | Sand sculpture festival „Olialia sunset sand 2010“ , Kaunas, Lithuania
2010 | Ice sculpture park organiser and participle in Plateliai, Lithuania
2010 | II place in Medal competition of „Zalgiris battle“, Lithuania
2010 | Ice sculpting event of shopping center „Akropolis“ , Kaunas, Lithuania
