Chronology: Life and Oeuvre
- 1939 06 27 Antanas Sutkus was born in Kluoniškiai, Kaunas district
- 1947–1954 attended the seven-year school in Zapyškis, Kaunas district
- 1955–1958 studied at Ežerėlis high school, Kaunas district
- since 1958 has been living in Vilnius
- 1958 a photocorrespondent at the Tarybinis studentas newspaper
- 1959–1962 a photocorrespondent at the weekly Literatūra ir menas
- 1962–1969 a staff photocorrespondent at the Tarybinė moteris magazine
- 1958–1964 studied the Russian language and journalism at Vilnius University
- 1964 married Auksė Mardosaitė (1935–2006), an English philologist and translator
- 1965 his son Simonas Darius was born (died in 1999)
- 1968–1969 the Chairman of the initiative group for the establishment of the Lithuanian Union of Photographic Art
- 1969–1974 the Chairman of the organizational committee of the Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art
- 1975 his twin daughters Giedrė and Indrė were born
- since 1970 a member of the Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art
- 1974–1980 the Vice-chairman of the Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art
- 1980–1989 the Chairman of the Lithuanian Society of Photographic Art
- 1989–1990 the Chairman of the Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers
- 1990–1996 a freelance photographer
- 1993 married Rima Kiubaraitė (born 1958), book designer
- 1996–2009 the Chairman of the Union of the Lithuanian Art Photographers
- Since 2009 foundator if the PO „ Antanas Sutkus‘ Photography Archive“; freelance photographer
Awards
- 1976 obtained the AFIAP distinction
- 1980 was nominated the Lithuanian Honorary Worker of Culture
- 1983 received the Lithuanian State Premium
- 1993 became the honorary member of the Lithuanian Union of Art Photographers
- 1994 holder of the EFIAP distinction (Excellence FIAP)
- 1997 was decorated with the 4th Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- 1998 received the Lithuanian Republic Government Art Award
- 2000 received the Lithuanian Republic Ministry of Culture Award
- 2001 beneficiary of the Hasselblad Foundation (Sweden) grant for Documentation and Conservation of Antanas Sutkus’ Photo Archives
- 2003 received the Lithuanian Republic National Award for Culture and Art
- 2006 was decorated with the Golden Cross of the President of the Poland Republic
- 2007 received the Balys Buračas Art Photography Award of the Ministry of Culture
- 2009 became the Honorary Chairman of the Union of the Lithuanian Art Photographers
- 2009 was decorated with the The Honour sign “Lithuanian Millennium Star”.