Česlovas Lukenskas

{{Short description|Lithuanian sculpture and performance artist}}

Česlovas Lukenskas (born 3 July 1959 Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian sculpture and performance artist.

He studied at Panevėžys J. Švedas Music Conservatoiry in 1974–78. Between 1978 and 1982 he studied at Vilnius Evening Art School.

Between 1978 and 1984, he studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music, where he studied saxophone.

In 1984–87, he taught music at Karmėlava Secondary School, and in 1987-97 taught the saxophone at Kaunas J. Gruodis Conservatoiry.

Starting in 1989, he created a series of work titled "Thrown into a Monument", "Thrown Out Man", "Thrown Out Children", and "Thrown Out Students".{{cite web|url=http://www.agora8.org/reader/Kenny_McBride_Conclusion.html|title=agora8 - Read | Publish | Comment | Publish art documents - HOMEPAGE|publisher=agora8.org|accessdate=2016-06-14}}

From 1999, he has been lecturing at VAA, Kaunas Art Institute.

Since 2005, he belongs to the Lithuanian Artists’ Union.{{cite web|url=http://www.kamane.lt/en/pristato_kamane/pagrindinis/en/pristato_kamane/lukenskas/index_html|title=Kamane.lt - Profesionalaus meno žinių portalas|publisher=kamane.lt|accessdate=2016-06-14}}

He is a member of Post Ars group.[http://test.svs.lt/?Daile;Article%286666%29;print "Česlovas Lukenskas: The Syndrome of a Restless Artist"], The Vilnius Review, dailė 2009/2, Rasa Andriušytė

He showed at the National Museum of Fine Arts,{{cite web|url=http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/305779/atidaroma-ceslovo-lukensko-personaline-paroda-foto|title=Naujienos | Balsas.lt|publisher=balsas.lt|accessdate=2016-06-14}} LDM Radvilles Palace,{{cite web |url=http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt/RRM/N_k_virt_paroda.htm |title=Lietuvos dailės muziejus. Radvilų rūmai. 2004-2005 m. LDM naujai įsigytų kūrinių paroda |website=ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905183623/http://ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt/RRM/N_k_virt_paroda.htm |archive-date=2006-09-05}} and Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery.{{cite web|url=http://www.arspanevezys.lt/?kalba=en&nuoroda=parodos|title=www.arspanevezys.lt/?kalba=en&nuoroda=parodos|publisher=arspanevezys.lt|accessdate=2016-06-14}}