In 1926–1931 Drėma attended an art studio run by Vytautas Kairiūkštis.
[1] After graduating from the Stefan Batory University in 1936, Drėma continued his studies in Warsaw.
He founded Vilnius group, that involved Lithuanian, Polish and Jewish artists.
In 1992 Drėma was awarded an honorary degree of Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts.
He maintained active and long-term correspondence with Stanisław Lorentz about Vilnius art history, and heritage, that was published in 1998.