Vytautas Valius
Vytautas Valius (24 August 1930 in Telšiai – 28 September 2004 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian painter and graphic designer.[1]
Valius graduated from the Lithuanian State Art Institute (now
Valius created a cycle of paintings Lithuanian folk song motives, Historical paraphrases, 20th Century. His wall paintings decorate Hunters' Inn in Kaunas (1974) and Kristijonas Donelaitis reading room at
Since 1956, he was involved in many international exhibitions (in Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Russia, Norway, USA, Canada). Personal exhibition were held in Vilnius (1967, 1982, 1995–1996, 1997), Kaunas (1982, 1990–1991), Šiauliai (1991), Plungė (1995), Panevėžys, Alytus, Telšiai, Mažeikiai (1996), Toronto (Canada), Chicago (USA) (1988), Detmold (Germany) (1993), Washington, D.C. (Alex Gallery).[2] In 2000, Chodkiewicz Palace and Kaunas Picture Gallery held a retrospective exhibition.[3]
Awards
- 1968 Tallinn Triennial main prize
- 1974 Bonus Norway 2nd International Graphic Exhibition
- 1982 SSR State Prize
- 1996 Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Awardfor the cycle of paintings and prints Cultural Ecology
References
- ^ "Jubiliejinė Vytauto Valiaus virtuali kūrybos paroda". ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt. Archived from the original on 2001-02-27.
- ^ "Vytautas Valius | Alex Gallery | Gallery A | Washington, DC".
- ^ "Samogitia – Just another WordPress site".
External links
- "Vytautas Valius", Lithuanian Art Museum