In 1923, he graduated from the Telšiai Gymnasium and entered the painting studio of the Kaunas Art School. In 1929 he was expelled from the school for his participation in the students' strike, and became involved in the activities of the Independents' Group. He painted landscapes, portraits, posters and took part in exhibitions. In 1931, he joined the Šiauliai Drama Theatre. In 1934-1935 and 1937, he studied independently in Berlin and Paris.
In 1936, he was admitted to the Lithuanian Artists' Union. At that time, he created impressionistic landscapes and designed the ballet "Don Quixote" by L. Minkus. He also painted the "Mikhail Kitochov", which was a part of the Kaunas St. In 1938-1940, according to his design, the modern Great Altar and the interior of the presbytery were installed in the St. Nicholas Church, consisting of 3 stained-glass windows "Adoring Angels" and a panel on canvas "Apostles" (thought to be lost, discovered in 2023).
1932-1940 he worked at the State Theatre as a painter and decorated the following dramas: "The Golden Play" (1932), "The True Way" (1933), F. Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell" (1935), Sophocles' "Oedipus at Colonus" (1939), the operas. The Tales of Hoffmann (1939-1939), The Tales of J. Offenbach, The Tales of J. S. Ophenbach, The Tales of J. S. K. K. K. Verdi's Otello (1938), E.d Albero's The Dead Eyes (1940) and others. By 1940, he had designed the sets for 27 productions. He was greatly influenced by folk art and the artists M. Dobužinskis and M. K. Čiurlionis.
1941-1949 he was a lecturer, dean and head of the department of the Kaunas Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts, and from 1947 he was appointed an associate professor. In 1947-1949 he taught at Kaunas Secondary Art School. In 1948, he was the chief artist of the Vilnius Opera and Ballet Theatre, but was dismissed from his position when socialist realism took hold.
In 1956, he painted two frescoes in the Kaunas St. He painted two murals in the eastern part of the St. Cross (Carmelite) Church ("Crucifixion", covered with a wooden shield to protect it from deterioration) and in the southern part of the church ("Mother Mary and St. John the Evangelist").
In 1953-1959, he was a lecturer at the Kaunas S. Žuko Applied Arts Technical School, and created stage designs for performances. In 1969-1975 he worked as a lecturer at the Department of Applied Art of the Kaunas branch of the Lithuanian Art Institute. In 1975 he created the set design for the J. Verdi's operas "Aida" and "Don Carlo" and "La Traviata" (1984).
