17 Notable alumni of
Academy Arts, Vilnius
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Academy Arts, Vilnius is 2099th in the world, 692nd in Europe, and 6th in Lithuania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Academy Arts, Vilnius sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Nikas Safronov
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- paintervisual artist
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Nikas Stepanovich Safronov is a Soviet and Russian artist. He has been given the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
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Togrul Narimanbekov
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- painter
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Togrul Farman oglu Narimanbekov was one of the prominent modern Azerbaijani artists., laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR and the Azerbaijan SSR, the People's Artist of the USSR and Azerbaijan, and a personal benefactor of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Jurga Ivanauskaitė
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- poetpainterwriteressayist
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Jurga Ivanauskaitė was a Lithuanian writer.
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Kristina Sabaliauskaitė
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- novelist
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Kristina Sabaliauskaitė is an art historian, doctor honoris causa of Vilnius Academy of Arts and one of the most prominent contemporary Lithuanian writers. Born in Vilnius, she has been based in London since 2002. She worked as a foreign correspondent in London and columnist for Lithuania's biggest daily newspaper until 2010. She is best known for her opus magnum historical novel Silva Rerum and the international bestseller Peter's Empress.
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Stasys Eidrigevičius
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- paintergraphic artistgraphic designerdrawerphotographer
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Stasys Eidrigevičius is a painter and graphic artist.
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Valentinas Mazuronis
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- politicianarchitect
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Valentinas Mazuronis is a Lithuanian politician and a member of the European Parliament.
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Algis Uždavinys
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- philosopherclassical philologist
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Algis Uždavinys was a Lithuanian philosopher and scholar. His work pioneered the hermeneutical comparative study of Egyptian and Greek religions, especially their esoteric relations to Semitic religions, and in particular the inner aspect of Islam (Sufism). His books have been published in Lithuanian, Russian, English and French, including translations of Plotinus, Frithjof Schuon and Ananda Coomaraswamy into Russian and Lithuanian.
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Algimantas Nasvytis
- Enrolled in Academy Arts, Vilnius
- Studied in 1946-1952
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- university teacherpoliticianarchitect
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Algimantas Nasvytis was a Lithuanian architect. He was active in the pro-independence Sąjūdis movement and served as Minister of Construction and Urban Development in the first four Cabinets of Lithuania after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union.
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Kęstutis Kasparavičius
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- children's writerwriter
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Kestutis Kasparavicius was born on 2 June 1954 Aukstadvaris, Lithuania. In 1962- 1972 studied at M.K.Ciurlionis Art School, a choir conducting class. In 1972- 1981 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius, a graphic design class. Since 1984 he has been working as a children's books illustrator and author and has completed 65 books. Kestutis favorite technology is watercolour. His books have published in 22 languages: Lithuanian, German, English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Estonian, Latvian, Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Turkish, Chinese(Mandarin, Chinese(Simplified), Korean, Hungarian, Slovenian, Romanian, Albanian. In 1993 he was honored as Illustrator of the Year by Bologna Children's Book Fair, 2003 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition Award for Excellence and his illustrations have selected for fair's illustrators exhibition 13 times. Kestutis was also awarded the Golden Pen of Belgrade, 1990, the II Diploma Premi International Catalonia d`Illustracio, Barcelona, 1994, Diploma, Tallinn Illustrations Triennial, 2006; The Best Lithuanian Children's Book, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012; Lithuanian Children's Literary Award, 2008; The Gold Sign of Lithuanian Artists Assotiation, 2010; Baltic Sea Region Jānis Baltvilks International Prize in Children's Literature and Book Art, Riga, 2010; Atrapallibres Award for Children's Literature, Barcelona, 2011; The White Ravens list, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, München, 2013; Premio Vittoria Samarelli, Associazione Giuseppe Acerbi, Castel Goffredo, 2013; "Außergewöhnliches Buch 2015", Internationalen Literaturfestival in Berlin, 2015; German and European Garden Book Award, 2018; Kęstutis was nomined for The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2022 also for The Hans Christian Andersen Award, 2008, 2010 and 2018.
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Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė
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- politician
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Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė is a Lithuanian politician. She has served as a Member of the Seimas since 2016, and has additionally served as Deputy Speaker of the Seimas since 2020 and as First Vice Chairwoman of the Homeland Union since 2021.
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Undinė Radzevičiūtė
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- writer
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Undinė Radzevičiūtė is a Lithuanian novelist, a winner of the EU Prize for Literature in 2015.
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Gintaras Karosas
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- sculptor
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Gintaras Karosas is an artist who founded Europos Parkas and designed its landscape.
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Kęstutis Krasauskas
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- 1968-.. (age 56)
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- sculptor
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Kęstutis Krasauskas is a Lithuanian artist and sculptor.
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Aloyzas Stasiulevičius
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- painter
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Aloyzas Stasiulevičius is a Lithuanian modern painter, art teacher and critic. He lives and works in Vilnius. His works are held by various museums and galleries, including Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Tretyakov Gallery, Sharjah Art Museum, Latvian National Museum of Art, Lithuanian Art Museum. In 2007, he was awarded the Order for Merits to Lithuania.
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Ray Bartkus
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- 1961-.. (age 63)
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- artist
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Ray Bartkus is a Lithuanian-American artist. His work spans numerous mediums, including illustrations, hyperrealist paintings, and large-scale installations. He is known as the founder of MaLonNY, an annual art festival in Marijampolė, and as the designer of the Lithuanian 50 Litas bill. His works have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, the Lithuanian National Gallery of Art, the MO Museum, and the Noewe Foundation.
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Vytautas Tomaševičius
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- painter
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Vytautas Tomaševičius is a Lithuanian painter, creating work in Vilnius since the late 1990s. His distinctive style combines a graphite and painted image with an enlarged laser-printed graphic transferred to the painting surface. In 2019 he became the first Lithuanian artist to win the Excellence Award in the Tokyo Art Olympia Biennale.
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Laimutis Ločeris
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- paintergraphic designer
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Laimutis Ločeris was a Lithuanian monumentalist painter and graphic artist.
