Lithuanian painter, graphic artist, scenographer.
Born in Giršinai homestead, Mosėdis parish. Studied at Palanga Pro-Gymnasium and Liepaja Gymnasium. Studied painting in Petrapil, at the Stiglitz School, receiving the title of applied art artist, and in Berlin. The first Lithuanian etching artist. Later he continued his studies in Sweden, Italy and France.
1923-1940 Head of the graphic design studio at Kaunas School of Art, and during the war he was a professor at the Kaunas Institute of Applied Arts. In 1946-1947 he was a professor in Fribourg, in 1947-1952 he lived in Paris, and in 1952 he was a professor at the Art Institute of Lithuania and abroad.
Beginning in 1920, he exhibited his paintings at Lithuanian and foreign art exhibitions. In 1937 he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Paris World Exhibition for his triptych "Lithuania". He illustrated books and painted a number of sceneries (17 State Theatre productions in Kaunas). He was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 for the scenery of V. Krėve's drama "Šarūnas".
More well-known works of art. Galdikas's works have been acquired by the Stieglis Museum, the National Museum of Art of M. K. Čiurlionis (Kaunas), the National Museum of Lithuanian Art (Vilnius), the Latvian National Museum of Art, the Jau de Paume Museum (Paris), the Samogitian Museum of Art, the Samogitian Alka Museum, and other museums.