Gurskas was born in the village of Gintarai, in Ukmergė District Municipality, Vilnius County.[4][5] He was trained in the graphic arts under the likes of Antanas Kučas, Jonas Kuzminskis, Juozas Galkus, Leonas Lagauskas and P. Aleksandravičius.[5]
From 1966 to 1969, he worked at the National Land Survey Design Institute as an engineer-artist.[1] Between 1969 and 2003 he has worked at the Graphics Department of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, and was professor from 1993.[1] Since 1989 he has been involved with the Bank of Lithuania's design and manufacturing expert commission and designing some 40 commemorative coins.[1] He is also a designer of logotypes, posters, postcards, and books in Lithuania.[5] In 2006 he authored a book on calligraphy, Basics of calligraphy and script.
Gurskas has been a member of the Lithuanian–Czech Society since its inception in 1993, and since 2013 has been Chairman of the Society. He has been a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Association since 1970.[1] Gurskas is also a member of the National Heraldry Committee.[4]
