In 1946–1951 he studied at the Department of Decorative and Monumental Painting of the Kaunas Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. In 1952 he graduated from the Art Institute of the Lithuanian SSR (studied under Stasis Ušinskas). Since 1953 he has been a lecturer at the Lithuanian Institute of Art, in 1977–1985 and 1993–1997 he was the head of the Department of Drawing, and since 1976 he has been a professor. In 1953 he was one of the first in Lithuania to create an experimental stained glass window made of several layers of fused thin glass. The stained glass windows of the early period are characterized by realistic figurative drawings with ornaments ("Peace on Earth", 1955, "Jūratė and Kastytis", 1956, "Saturday's Party", 1959), allegories, symbols, and decorative stylization ("Muse", 1956, "Girl" 1960). Since the 1960s, he has been using ingot glass, connected with concrete, combining various glass textures ("Pirčiupis", 1962). He has created stained glass windows for pavilions of world exhibitions ("Hymn to Work" - Montreal, 1967, "Soviet Youth" - Osaka, 1970), decorative story-based stained glass windows (based on the fairy tale "Eglė - the Queen of Snakes" in the Druskininkai bookcase, 1956–1960), colored mirror glass ("Rytas", 1960). He used conical-shaped glass (the stained glass windows "Fight" and "Work" of the Kryžkalnis Memorial, 1972; LSSR State Prize, 1973). Created thick block glass (Kaunas Fort IX Museum Memorial stained glass, 1984; USSR State Prize, 1985), thin glass (Battle of the Sun 1236, Šiauliai Cinema “Saulė”, 1986, 27 stained glass ensemble with motifs from the life of the Holy Virgin Mary (Vilkaviškis Cathedral of the Visitation of the Holy Virgin Mary, 1996), stained glass technique (Kaišiadorys Partisan Chapel, 1998). Created 3 portrait stained glass windows at the J. Baltrušaitis School in Moscow, spatial stained glass windows at the Punsk School (both 2005), and the Church of Divine Providence in Utena (2008). Created one of the largest 180 m² stained glass windows in Lithuania, “Šventė” (now the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, 1981 m.). The work is characterized by optimism, a vividly conveyed idea, monumentality, a coherent expressive composition, unity of drawing and color, dynamic forms, a motif of a flying figure, expressive rhythm, rich contrasting colors (predominantly blue, yellow, red). Since 1953. has participated in exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad.
