Illustrarium: Contemporary Lithuanian Book Illustration

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Contemporary Lithuanian Book Illustration

i l lu st r ar i um Contemporary Lithuanian Book Illustration Under the Patronage of H . E . Dal ia G ry bau s kai t Ä— President of the Republic of Lithuania

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f I can borrow a metaphor from science, I would like to say that just as in researching a tiny part of a living organism we can detect complex DNA configurations, so also by getting to know a single part of the culture of a country we can learn a lot about all of its culture.

This applies especially to the children’s book, as it embraces two fundamental aspects of humanity: childhood and the book. There-

fore, by presenting its children’s literature, the state comes to manifest a range of key aspects of its cultural existence: the attitude to childhood and children, the changes and developments in this attitude, and its status quo. By doing this, it points indirectly to the place of childhood in the life of the state, and even to the country’s educational and developmental methods. It inevitably presents the dominant idea of the book and its aesthetics, and demonstrates its artistic potential.

Lithuania is proud to be this year’s Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, but

Some of these questions make no sense to the younger generation of illustrators. But it is

also feels the responsibility of coming up with a fitting presentation of this very important

extremely inspiring that this exhibition includes the work of young artists at the start of their

part of its culture, which has undergone multiple challenges and revolutions. The dramatic

careers, and showcases their interesting experiments alongside work by established Lithua-

20th century in Lithuania, just as in many other smaller European countries, was a period of

nian illustrators who are already familiar to visitors to the Bologna Book Fair. The collection

disrupted cultural development. Politics and culture went through three, or even four, roughly

has also benefited from the fact that its curators were not restricted by the decision to exhibit

defined phases: the twenty interwar years of volatile independence, the fifty years of the So-

only published artwork, as that would have ruled out many bold examples of illustrations

viet occupation, and another twenty years of independence since the fall of the Berlin Wall

which have so far failed to reach the bookshops for commercial or other reasons.

(as a symbol of the entire Communist system), the last seven of which had a new quality for

It only remains for me to thank the organisers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair for

Lithuania as a new member of the European Union. It comes as no surprise that children’s

granting us the honour to mount a detailed presentation of our children’s books, as well as

books and their creators have been directly influenced by the changing historical winds, and

to thank the curators who went that extra mile in order to construct the DNA for the exhibi-

this is best seen in the work by designers and illustrators of different generations.

tion of children’s books. Let us hope that the exhibition will offer the joy of discovery and a

Painful political turning points often prove interesting from a cultural point of view. The experience of different Lithuanian book illustrators, although of similar ages, has been dra-

thrilling journey into a Lithuanian childhood to the refined and demanding children’s book experts who are participants in and visitors to this world-famous event.

matically different. Was the artist as a child a member of the “Little Octobrists”? Was the technical presentation of his first work done manually or on a computer? Did he see his first work come out of the obsolete Soviet printing facilities that operated Russian-made equipment, or was it produced after 1990 when printing presses started acquiring modern Western

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Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

Contemporary Lithuanian Book Illustration

Salve, Bologna! A City of Culture and History,

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the Famous Mecca of Illustrators!

nyone replete with native air will favour an opportunity to leave their nest, to stick their head out feathered in the fashion of home, for a breath of fresh air under foreign skies.” This is how Saliamonas Risinskis, a famous Lithuanian humanist of the Renaissance era, described the need to visit other countries.

Thank you Bologna, for inviting us to be the special guest of the

fair, and for a “breath of fresh air under your skies”. We will put this to good use, and, having

“left our nest”, we will try to show you what we believe is most valuable in order to gain publicae utilitaris, showing oneself and looking at others.

Lithuania has brought to Bologna its Illustrarium: a collection of illustrations and artists, illustrators and their books. You have probably already guessed that the word illustrarium was coined by us, and embraces works of art, a country as their repository, and the creators of that artwork. Thus, the word has a threefold meaning: a repository of learning and knowledge, a collection, and a memory.

Many illustrated books come out every year, and open up to scores of readers the riches of literature. What can we say about Lithuanian children’s books? Are they unique in any way?

All generations of Lithuanian illustrators dedicate their talent mainly to the illustration of

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books by Lithuanian writers. Quite a few of them write and illustrate their own books. Some illustrate books in translation. Whatever the nature of the book, an illustration for it is not simply a picture; it is a demanding task for the artist, requiring special preparation. It takes ingenuity, flexibility and an understanding of different areas of life. The artist is expected to know about everything, whether it be fashion, technological wonders, the flora and fauna of the ocean, or even a crocodile’s teeth, depending on what the content of the book calls for.

Illustrators are chroniclers of a period, chronicling the details of our daily life. In their illustrations we can see the faces of our friends and relations, our pets and the objects surrounding us. Illustration weaves together culture, history and the immediate reality. Since ancient times, graphic art has been employed to instruct people about the world. Illustrations have always been associated with institutions of science and education, and belonged in the realm of knowledge. Libraries started building collections of graphic art. Science and illustration are mutually supportive fields, and for good reason. We could say that an illustrator is a kind of

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scientist, who understands the anatomy of animals and the biological structures of plants.

which, along with its other activities, works to advance the standards of artistry in children’s

Above all, he uses this knowledge to create fantastic and never-before-seen creatures, new

books, by selecting and awarding every year the most artistic children’s book.

characters, new beings and new plants. The greatest achievement of the illustrator has always

Thus, the exhibition has been put together with the intention of showing work that has

been his ability to enchant viewers with wondrous images.

already been noticed, recognised and praised at home. Each illustrator is presented with his

The significance of illustration in contemporary culture emerges clearly in The Mysteri-

or her own distinctive book, with only very few exceptions printed in Lithuania.

ous Flame of Queen Loana (La misteriosa fiamma della regina Loana, Bompiani, 2004) by

It was decided to present three recent books by Kęstutis Kasparavičius, the most dedicated

Umberto Eco, the celebrated writer and professor at the University of Bologna. This novel is a

and prolific of Lithuanian illustrators, and also himself a writer of children’s books. He is cer-

kind of hymn to illustration, perceived as a repository of symbols of a generation, a reservoir

tainly the best-known Lithuanian illustrator in Bologna, having participated in the Illustrators

of memory. It is important that children’s books occupy a substantial part of this repository

Exhibition thirteen times, and receiving the exhibition’s Award of Excellence in 2003.

of visual memories.

Kasparavičius embarked on his career in the 1980s. His illustrations to The Adventures of

Lithuania is presenting thirty-two illustrators and artists, with a collection of their work, a

Baron Münchhausen (1987) by Gottfried ­August Bürger, and Lithuanian Folk Tales (1989) by

panorama of styles and genres, at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Oscar Milosz were both published by the state-run publisher Vyturys, which used to special-

The exhibition shows illustrations by artists from three generations. Artists of the older

ise in children’s books. The picture book Naujieji Metai (The New Year, Vyturys, 1987) by the

generation who started their careers in the 1970s or 1980s are already well known in Bologna,

Lithuanian poet Janina Degutytė, was his first early work of illustration to be noticed interna-

as they have made their names in many countries and continued with their trade.

tionally, winning the Golden Pen of Belgrade. His talent soon attracted the interest of foreign

Artists of the middle generation might have been seen less often in Bologna: they were

publishers, and he signed a contract with Esslinger publishers. The Bremen Town Musicians

completing their studies at the time when Lithuania reemerged as an independent state, and

(Esslinger Verlag, 1990) saw nine reprints in Germany, and was soon translated into Danish,

had to start out on their careers with great ideas but few opportunities to see them appear

Japanese, French, English and Korean, and the artist’s illustrations started circulating around

in print. The disintegration of the USSR left Lithuania with the task of rebuilding its state

the world. While the Lithuanian printing industry was undergoing the trials of privatisation,

and its economy. Book publishing went into decline, with the old state-run publishing com-

Kasparavičius experienced wider acclaim abroad than at home. Only after 2000, with pub-

panies being shut down, privatised or going bankrupt, and printing equipment across the

lishing picking up, did Lithuania “reclaim” this illustrator. He has illustrated an impressive

country desperately obsolete. It was only at the turn of the century that strong private pub-

number of children’s books: about fifty titles, including children’s classics (Pinocchio by Carlo

lishers started emerging, and printing activity picked up. Representations of international

Collodi, Coppenrath Verlag, Münster, 1993; The Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Grimm

organisations were established, all together contributing to a more encouraging climate for

Press, Taipei, 1994; The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Coppenrath Verlag, Münster, 1998; The

publishing children’s books. In order to survive those times of fundamental change, artists

Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen, Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, 2002) by contem-

of the middle generation had to be Jacks of all trades: skilled draughtsmen and decent carica-

porary Lithuanian and foreign authors, and books of poetry by his father Jonas (Toj pirkelėj

turists, not infrequently taking on jobs in fields outside the arts. Now they can do it all: write,

seneliukas [A Little Old Man in That Cottage, Vyturys, Vilnius, 1989] and Ten už miško [On the

draw and design books.

Far Edge the Forest, unpublished]). He has also mustered up the courage to try his own hand at

The exhibition also includes the work of the younger generation. These artists graduated

writing: he has written and illustrated ten books for little readers, which have now been trans-

into a booming market, of job offers and demand, and of competition between private print-

lated into numerous foreign languages, winning him various awards. They are well known to

ing businesses. It is a generation whose life is unthinkable without digital technology. The

readers in Lithuania and abroad, and respected by professionals in the publishing industry.

computer ranks among their tools like a pencil, eraser, watercolour or brush.

The work of Stasys Eidrigevičius, one of the most established contemporary Lithuanian

This exhibition shows the best of the achievements of the last decade in illustration and

artists, has been a major influence on art in Lithuania. This star of illustration came to be

children’s books in Lithuania, achievements which have already been awarded or otherwise

noticed in the 1970s, with his unique vision of the world and a bottomless imagination that

recognised at home. Since 1993, the Ministry of Culture, in cooperation with the Lithuanian

combines melancholy with the grotesque. It did not take long for his talent to be recognised

Artists’ Association and Vilnius Academy of Art, has been holding The Most Beautiful Book

abroad. In Bratislava, his illustrations to Robotas ir peteliškė (The Robot and the Butterfly, Vaga,

of the Year Competition, with the goal of fostering the art of book design and promoting

1978) by Vytautė Žilinskaitė won him the Grand Prix bib ’79. Most of his illustrations for chil-

high standards in publishing. Over time, the competition grew to include children’s books

dren’s books were drawn in the 1970s and 1980s, but the best of his work that was printed in

and books for young adults as a separate nomination. The Lithuanian Section of IBBY, which

Lithuania suffered not only from the limitations imposed by censorship, but also from the

has been active at the National Martynas Mažvydas Library since 1992, is another institution

effects of obsolete printing equipment. By escaping from the Soviet Union and moving to

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Warsaw, Eidrigevičius gained better opportunities to explore his talent. Soon, in 1984, he was included in an international encyclopaedia of illustrators of children’s books featuring 110 artists. Visitors to the fair can see his illustrations to the book Laumių pasakos (Pixie’s Tales, Šviesa, 2008).

Rimvydas Kepežinskas, a fine calligrapher and watercolour artist, and a great dog lover into the bargain, is another figure who has already been discovered and appreciated at ­Bologna.

In 1992, his illustrations to The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni ­Rodari were awarded the Unesco Prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The illustrations to this book are displayed as a small digression into the past, as this beginning was very important for Kepežinskas’ career. As an illustrator, he specialises in animal, and above all, in dog characters. Burvė, a basset hound, was the first character he presented at Bologna, in the 1991 Illustrators Exhibition. To quote the artist, “this dog had his day”, and so did the artist. The artist’s genial illustrations, drawn with style and a mild irony, have won him the appreciation of the professional art community in Lithuania. His illustrations and calligraphy in Upside Down ­Stories (­Vyturys, 1994) by Donald Bisset are strong proof of his talent (recognised by The Most Beautiful Book Competition in 1994). However, when putting this book on show, we can only regret that it, too, is an example of poor printing quality. Professor Kepežinskas heads the Department of Graphic Art at ­Vilnius Academy of Art: he is a popular teacher who has educated many talented illustrators.

Other older illustrators featured in the exhibition are equally well established at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition. Leonardas Gutauskas, gifted with both a writer’s and an artist’s talent, a virtuoso in using pen and Indian ink, has written and illustrated over twenty children’s books, poems and tales. One of his first books, Vaško dvarelis (The Wax Mansion, Vaga, 1970), was rec-

commissions from abroad, others waited for a change of fortune, while today’s middle genera-

ognised with a second degree diploma in the USSR book design competition. His other books

tion, who were just out of school at the time, forged careers in other, more profitable areas of

have also won many important awards. In his illustrations, he employs stylised mythology,

graphic art and design. By way of example, Kęstutis Kasparavičius spent this sluggish period

religion, nature and fantasy, weaving all these motifs into a uniform and ornamental whole.

working on commissions from foreign publishers, and won international acclaim. There were

An artist with a uniquely distinctive style is Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis, who mostly illustrates

other artists, too, who found that Bologna gave them a great head start in an international

books for adult readers, but has also illustrated several children’s books. The exhibition shows

career. Agnes Indre, from a renowned family of artists, has not only simplified her name, but

his illustrations to Kiškelis Baltakakliukas (A Rabbit White-Neck, Žara, 2005) by Aldona Liobytė,

has also created a style of her own, and has become better known abroad than at home.

who was his aunt, a writer, translator and a champion of children’s books. Arvydas Stanislavas

Most of the middle generation of artists who work in illustration are well-established and

Každailis is well known for his work in fine art prints, heraldry, book illustration, wall painting

prolific artists, with their own idioms, individual style and form of expression. Artists such

and graphic design. He is maybe less well known as a great artist drawing for children (his first

as Laisvydė Šalčiūtė, Marius Jonutis, Ieva Babilaitė and Paulius Juodišius have also discov-

book was published in 1960) who has illustrated over twenty children’s books. His illustrations

ered a talent for writing books for children and illustrating them. Rimantas Rolia, Vaidas

to Svirplio Muzikanto kelionės (The Travels of Cricket the Musician, Lithuanian ­Writers’ Union

Žvirblis, Eglė Kuckaitė, Eglė Gelažiūtė-Petrauskienė and others illustrate children’s books by

Publishers, 1997) by Vytautas ­Tamulaitis are displayed. Irena Daukšaitė-Guobienė and Irena

other authors. As a reflection of this trend, Rimantas Rolia, one of the best-known representa-

Žviliuvienė, both older female artists, and Jūratė Račinskaitė, a younger artist, seek their in-

tives in Lithuania of the new style in children’s book illustration, is a famous cartoonist who

spiration from nature and draw its smallest shapes, reflecting the variety of the natural world

also works in animation. A skilled draughtsman, he creates devil-may-care characters and

and poeticising the relationship between nature and man.

integrates everyday life culture, customs and habits into his illustrations. Laisvydė Šalčiūtė

The first years of Lithuania’s regained independence were a difficult time for the chil-

is a prolific artist working across a range of media, and yet her talent and skill for drawing

dren’s book sector. Finding their creative ambitions thwarted at home, some artists sought

remains her greatest asset. She is also a writer of children’s books, who combines words and

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pictures naturally and seamlessly into a story. The work of Marius Jonutis, who has held numerous solo shows, is characterised by bold and stylised shapes in vibrant colours. He has recently tried his hand at writing, with some success. Paulius Juodišius breathes life into his characters, sometimes made from plasticine, and creates a world of fantastic vegetation for them. The book Žmogaus žvaigždė (The Star of the Man, Žara, 2004) started out from a series of prints by the graphic artist Šarūnas Leonavičius. His work inspired the poet Aidas Marčėnas, and they got together to produce a new book for children. Of other artists of this generation, Eglė Gelažiūtė-Petrauskienė stands out with her work for young adults. She likes to make monoprints, and employs a fluid line to tell stories set against the simple, mundane environments of home, school, the shop, or on the street. Eglė Kuckaitė indulges in extraordinary situations, evoked in unexpected detail and rendered in fine drawing. Though her style is diverse, her consummate drawing skills, unorthodox compositions and unusual angles are the staples of her art.

The youngest artists show the shift that is taking place in Lithuanian culture towards the dominance of the visual. This is a generation that has been strongly influenced by the spread of visual culture, and seeks inspiration from it. Therefore, their art has absorbed the principles of cinema and collage, and can be seen to mix and combine different cultural experiences. In the exhibition, the illustrations by Sigutė Chlebinskaitė to Kas kiemely daros (What’s Outside, What’s Inside?, Gimtasis žodis, 2003) by Kazys Jakubėnas stand out with their collage style. She is famous in Lithuania as a book designer; but she has also set up and runs creative practical workshops for children, teaching them about the production of books. The illustrations by Rasa Joni display cinematic qualities, and are closely connected to her cartoons. The exhibition includes illustrations from two of her books, Märklin och Turbin (Nieko rimto, 2007) by

Eidrigevičius, and that Rimantas Rolia was her best teacher. The great inspirers, virtuosos of

the Swedish writer Ulf Stark, and Žvaigždėtasis Arkliukas ir Meškiukas Panda (A Starred Horse

their trade, celebrated artists, teachers and students of illustration from Lithuania are now

and a Panda, Kronta, 2010) by the artist herself. As most young illustrators combine illustra-

all brought together under one roof at the fair.

tion with graphic design, their work resembles posters or cartoons. The unusual framing,

The exhibition for the fair is just a first impression, our smiling face that is willing to be-

unexpected angles and other qualities typical of contemporary art characterise the illustra-

come friends with you (with all of its thirty-two “teeth”). We invite you to visit other cultural

tion work by Ieva Juknytė, Vaiva Lingytė, Ula Šimulynaitė, Jurga Šarmavičiūtė, the youngest

events from Lithuania, in order to gain a deeper acquaintance with our literature, our writers

artists-illustrators.

and artists, animators and filmmakers, and famous illustrators of children’s books. Please do

Over the last decade, Lithuania has seen a revival in children’s books from the 1960s to

not be baffled by the long and difficult-to-read-and-remember Lithuanian names. Just like the

the 1980s, either in facsimile editions or as new editions with newly created illustrations.

illustrations, they are proof of the uniqueness of our nation. Thank you for taking the time

An example of such a trend is Ledinukas (The Little Ice Boy) by the Soviet-era writer Kostas

to read this, and now enjoy the pudding, the illustrations, which are more fun. Having said

­Kubilinskas, and illustrated by Vaiva Lingytė, who employed the style of the Sixties.

so much, we dare not keep you any longer!

Of the youngest illustrators, the talent of Lina Dūdaitė deserves to be mentioned. In her il-

Farewell, Bologna! Bene vale quisquis es qui haec legis.

lustrations, neat draughtsmanship, plenty of small detail, and a “non-human” perspective and angles are employed to create her warm and attractive characters. She has illustrated Sixten

by Ulf Stark (Nieko rimto, 2007) and The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly (Nieko rimto, 2008) by Luis Sepúlveda. In 2009, these illustrations received a Baltic Illustrators Triennial “The Power of Pictures” diploma. Subsequent to the award, Lina Dūdaitė said in an interview that she had been drawing since childhood, that her greatest inspiration was Stasys

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Agnes Indre 18 Ieva Babilaitė 24 Sigutė Chlebinskaitė 28 Irena Teresė Daukšaitė-Guobienė 34 Lina Dūdaitė 40 Stasys Eidrigevičius 46 Lina Eitmantytė-Valužienė 52 Eglė Gelažiūtė-Petrauskienė 58 Leonardas Gutauskas 64 Edvardas Jazgevičius 70 Rasa Joni 74 Marius Jonutis 80 Ieva Juknytė 86 Paulius Juodišius 90 Kęstutis Kasparavičius 94 Arvydas Stanislavas Každailis 104

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Rimvydas Kepežinskas 108 Eglė Kuckaitė 118 Šarūnas Leonavičius 124 Daiva Lingytė 130 Aidas Paberžis 134 Jūratė Račinskaitė 138 Rolandas Rimkūnas 144 Rimantas Rolia 148 Deimantė Rybakovienė 154 Laisvydė Šalčiūtė 160 Jurga Šarmavičiūtė 166 Ula Šimulynaitė 172 Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis 176 Birutė Zokaitytė 182 Irena Žviliuvienė 188 Vaidas Žvirblis 192

Agnes Indre Agnes Indre was born on 27 December 1963 in Vilnius into a family of artists. After graduating from the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School in 1981, she studied at the Tallat-Kelpša Higher Music School and the Lithuanian State Art Institute. She has participated in international illustrators’ exhibitions in B ­ ratislava and Barcelona.

Agnes Indre has made illustrations for children’s books published by Lithuanian (Alma littera, Valstybės žinios) and foreign publishers (J. F. Schreiber Verlag, Germany, Grimm Press, Taiwan). Andrius Vaišnys’ book The History of the Constitution for Kids was recognised by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY as the most artistic reference book for children of 2003, and received an incentive award from Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition the same year. Agnes Indre is a freelance book illustrator.

Latako g. 1-4, lt-01125 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 652 25337 agnesindre@yahoo.com

→ The History of the Constitution for Kids by Andrius Vaišnys Valstybės žinios, Vilnius, 2003 Mixed technique, 20.5 × 17.5 cm

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Ieva Babilaitė Ieva Babilaitė was born on 19 September 1973 in Vilnius. She graduated from the graphic art and design department of the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School in 1990. In 1996 she gained a BA in graphic art from Vilnius Academy of Art. A member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association since 1999, she has held ten solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. She has illustrated seven books for children, and is the author of two of them. The book Ulė and Mousie received an incentive award from Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition of 2005.

Antakalnio g. 83-40, lt-10215 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 611 43541 ieva@lmta.lt

→ Ulė and Mousie by Jurga Čekatauskaitė Tyto alba, Vilnius, 2005 Mineral paint, coloured pencils on paper, 26.7 × 38.9 cm

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Sigutė Chlebinskaitė Sigutė Chlebinskaitė was born on 4 October 1977 in Kaunas into a family of artists. Between 1996 and 2002 she studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, the Salzburg Summer Academy of Fine Arts, and Vilnius Academy of Art. She is a graphic artist and a book designer, a member of the Lithuanian Section of IBBY, and of the Organising Committee of the Vilnius Book Fair. She runs the creative project The Land of Books and the educational programme You Can Create a Book, and also acts as an exhibition curator. Chlebinskaitė designs books for Vilnius Academy of Art Publishers, and since 2002 her work in book illustration and book design has been recognised by awards in Lithuanian and foreign book art competitions.

Sėlių g. 72-33, lt-08109 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 600 82899 sigute@gmail.com www.knygusalis.lt

Home-Made Pie, 32 × 42 cm

→ What’s Outside, What’s Inside? by Kazys Jakubėnas Gimtasis žodis, Vilnius, 2003 Mixed technique, collage on paper

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Jonas and his Little Pipe, 32.4 × 42 cm

Molio Motiejukas, 29.8 × 39.8 cm

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A Stork’s Illness, 34.5 × 38.6 cm

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Irena Teresė Daukšaitė-Guobienė Irena Teresė Daukšaitė-Guobienė was born on 11 July 1942 in Kaunas. She graduated in graphic art from the ­Lithuanian State Art Institute in 1966. She works in fine art printmaking, book illustration, miniatures and ­drawing. She is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and of the Lithuanian Section of IBBY. Daukšaitė-Guobienė has illustrated over 20 children’s books, and has held over ten solo exhibitions and ­participated in numerous group shows. Her achievements in book illustration have been recognised by different awards. In 2006 she received the Lithuanian State Prize for Literature and Art. Krivių g. 41-5, lt-01209 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 652 80663 irena_dauksaite@yahoo.com

The Grim Reaper, 26.8 × 57 cm

→ The Ancient Lithuanian Gods and Goddesses by Libertas Klimka Žara, Vilnius, 2009 Gouache, watercolour on paper

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Sacred Fire, 26.9 × 56.5 cm

Thunder, 25 × 57.2 cm

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The Bealth-Bringing Household Spirit, 25 × 57.2 cm

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Lina Dūdaitė Lina Dūdaitė was born on 16 July 1974 in Kaunas into a family of artists, and graduated in graphic art from the Kaunas Art Institute of Vilnius Academy of Art in 1998. She has illustrated four children’s books. Her illustrations for the book The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda won a diploma at the 2009 Tallinn Illustration Triennial. Dūdaitė is a freelance book designer and illustrator.

Basanavičiaus g. 20-8, lt-50273 Kaunas, Lithuania +370 616 28433 dudkey@gmail.com www.dudaite.com

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly, 26 × 23 cm → The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda Nieko rimto, Vilnius, 2008 Coloured pencils on paper

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Hatching Cat, 25.8 × 22.9 cm

Meow, 24 × 20.9 cm

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Endless Perils, 25.3 × 22.1 cm

Learning to Fly, 23.3 × 20.8 cm

Joyless Night, 22 × 19.5 cm

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Stasys Eidrigevičius Stasys Eidrigevičius was born on 24 July 1949 in Mediniškiai, Lithuania. He studied graphic art at the Lithuanian State Art Institute between 1968 and 1973. Eidrigevičius has lived in Warsaw since 1980. He makes children’s book illustrations, designs posters and is involved in a range of contemporary art projects. He has created fine art prints, ex libris, miniature graphic works and book covers, and has illustrated around 40 books, mostly children’s books (most of them were published outside Lithuania). Eidrigevičius has held over 100 solo exhibitions in different countries, and won over 40 international awards, primarily for his illustrations to children’s books and for his posters. In 2001 his work was recognised when he won the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art. stasys.eidrigevicius@gmail.com www.eidrigevicius.com

Nearly off to Cut it → Pixie’s Tales Šviesa, Kaunas, 2008 Acrylic on coloured paper, 24 × 22 cm

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Water Fairies Used to Have Iron Nails

You Take it. I Stay Hither and Guard the House

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They Wrapped a Sooty Rag into the Baby’s Swaddles

Drink some of this Water

I was Curious that there was one Braid more Plaited in the Mane

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Lina Eitmantytė-Valužienė Lina Eitmantytė-Valužienė was born on 24 September 1970 in Kelmė, Lithuania. She studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art from 1989 to 1997. She has illustrated 14 children’s books, and has held four solo shows.

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→ Hello. How have you been? by Selemonas Paltanavičius Nieko rimto, Vilnius, 2010 Ink, watercolour on paper

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Eglė Gelažiūtė-Petrauskienė Eglė Gelažiūtė-Petrauskienė was born on 14 January 1974 in Kaunas. She received her BA from the Department of Graphic Art at Vilnius Academy of Art in 1995, and her MA from the Photography and Media Art Department at the same institution in 1997. Gelažiūtė has produced video works, has held four solo exhibitions, and has shown work at a number of group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. She is a freelance illustrator, working for children’s books and magazines, and has illustrated over 20 children’s books, several textbooks, and volumes of poetry for different Lithuanian publishers. Her work has been recognised by several prizes and diplomas.

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→ Little Silvermouse by Sigitas Geda Baltos lankos, Vilnius, 2004 Mixed technique, 30 × 42 cm

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Leonardas Gutauskas Leonardas Gutauskas was born on 6 November 1938 in Kaunas. He studied scenography at the Lithuanian State Art Institute from 1957 to 1965. Endowed with a double talent, he is an artist and a writer, he paints, illustrates, writes poetry and prose for adults and children, and writes musical compositions. He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and the Lithuanian Writers’ Union. He has written 11 books of poetry and seven novels, and is the author and illustrator of 17 children’s books. His achievements in literature and art have been recognised by numerous prizes. Gutauskas has held 15 solo (mostly anniversary) exhibitions, and participated in numerous group shows in Lithuania and abroad. In 2001 he received the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art. His book The Dwellers of the Ancient Tower received an incentive award from Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition of 2010.

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→ The Dwellers of the Ancient Tower by Leonardas Gutauskas Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, Vilnius, 2010 Clouds

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Edvardas Jazgevičius Edvardas Jazgevičius was born on 2 October 1969 in Vilnius. From 1988 to 1994 he studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art. A book designer and illustrator, he has participated in numerous shows in Lithuania and abroad. His illustrations for the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz won the title of the Most Beautiful Lithuanian Children’s Book of the Year awarded by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY. Jazgevičius is a staff book designer with Alma littera publishers.

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→ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Limen Baum Alma littera, Vilnius, 2000 Watercolour, ink on paper, 31.2 × 46.7 cm

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Rasa Joni Rasa Joni was born on 21 July 1984 in Kaunas. She received her MA in audio-visual arts from the Photography and Media Art Department of Vilnius Academy of Art in 2007. She has illustrated six children’s books, and made several cartoons. Her work has been showcased in several group exhibitions. Joni runs an animation studio and makes illustrations for children’s books and cartoons.

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→ A Starred Horse and a Panda by Rasa Joni Kronta, Vilnius, 2010 Computer graphics, 24.5 × 41.5 cm

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Marius Jonutis Marius Jonutis was born on 1 February 1965 in Vilnius. He studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art from 1983 to 1991. His work includes colour woodcuts in relief, and other objects, paintings and book illustrations. He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association. Between 1990 and 2010, he and his wife, the artist Nomeda Marčėnaitė, held 50 solo exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. He has illustrated eight children’s books, and is the author of some of them. Jonutis has received different awards, including the Lithuanian Section of IBBY’s award for the Rudnosiukas’s Stories by Vytautas V. Landsbergis (Vaga, 2004), as the most artistic book of the year for young adults. The Worm Bird by Jonutis was recognised by a special prize for its originality.

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→ The Worm Bird by Marius Jonutis Tyto Alba, Vilnius, 2009 Acrylic on woodblock, 40 × 40 cm

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Ieva Juknytė Ieva Juknytė was born on 15 January 1981 in Kaunas. She studied for her MA in graphic art at the Kaunas Art Faculty of Vilnius Academy of Art from 2005 to 2009, and in 2007 and 2008 she also studied at the L’Ecole Supérieure d’Art et de Design in Amiens. She is a freelance illustrator and a graphic designer.

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→ Nine Brothers and their Sister Elenytė Kronta, Vilnius, 2006 Computer graphics, 20 × 44 cm

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Paulius Juodišius Paulius Juodišius was born on 7 August 1969 in Vilnius. He studied stone sculpture at the Higher School of ­ pplied Arts in Telšiai from 1985 to 1989. As an artist and a writer, he has illustrated 18 children’s books since A 2000, and is also the author of most of them. His book Bug’s Cake was recognised by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY as the most artistic children’s book of 2006. Juodišius works as a freelance artist, and organises meetings with little readers.

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→ Bug’s Cake by Paulius Juodišius Kronta, Vilnius, 2006 Mixed technique, 30.4 × 43 cm

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Kęstutis Kasparavičius Kęstutis Kasparavičius was born on 2 June 1954 in Aukštadvaris district. He graduated from the M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art as a choir conductor in 1972. From 1972 to 1981 he studied graphic design at the Lithuanian State Art Institute. Since 1984, watercolour has been his favourite medium for illustrating children’s books, of which he has produced 50. He is the author of ten of these. He has illustrated books published by most Lithuanian publishers and numerous foreign publishers. Books illustrated and written by him have been translated into 22 foreign languages. His illustrations have won multiple awards: in 1990 he was awarded the Golden Pen of Belgrade; in 1993 he was named illustrator of the year in Bologna; in 1994 he won a 2nd degree diploma at the International Catalonia Illustrators’ Exhibition in Barcelona; in 2003 he was awarded the Bologna Children’s Book Fair diploma; and in 2006 he won a Tallinn Book Illustration Triennial diploma. His books were recognised as the best children’s books produced in Lithuania in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2008 he was named the best illustrator of children’s books, and in 2010 he received the International Janis Baltvilks Prize. He has several times been nominated for the international Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2005 and 2006) and the Hans Christian Andersen Award (2008 and 2010).

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→ Florencius the Gardener by Kęstutis Kasparavičius Nieko rimto, Vilnius, 2007 Watercolour on paper, 22 × 37 cm

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Arvydas Stanislavas Každailis Arvydas Stanislavas Každailis was born on 4 April 1939 in Baisiogala, Lithuania. From 1957 to 1962 he studied at the Lithuanian State Art Institute. Between 1965 and 1989 he taught in the art department at the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School. He works as a graphic artist and illustrator in the field of fine art prints and heraldry, book illustration, murals, decorative wood reliefs and advertising design. He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission. He has exhibited in Lithuania and abroad since 1968, has held over 20 solo exhibitions, and has illustrated 18 children’s books. He has received many awards: his 54-illustration cycle for the book The Ways of the Ancient Lithuanians, Lowlanders and Samogitians by Simonas Daukantas received in 1987 the Great Amber Prize of the 3rd Baltic Art of the Book Triennial in Vilnius, and the Andrei Goncharov Prize in the Art of the Book Competition of the Soviet Association in Moscow in 1989, and a 1st degree diploma and medal in the Most Beautiful Book Competition of the Baltic countries and Belarus. His achievements have been recognised by several official awards: in 1999 he received the fifth class Order of Grand Duke Gediminas, and in 2002 he won the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art; in 2003 in Tallinn he was decorated with the Medal for the Preservation of Estonian Cultural Monuments. Šv. Jono g. 5-5, lt-01123 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 683 65806

→ The Travels of Cricket the Musician by Vytautas Tamulaitis Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, Vilnius, 1997 Cardboard, watercolour, ink, 25 × 17.5 cm

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Rimvydas Kepežinskas Rimvydas Kepežinskas was born on 26 January 1956 in Kaunas. Between 1974 and 1980 he studied graphic art at the Lithuanian State Art Institute in Vilnius. He has been a member of the academic staff of Vilnius Academy of Art since 1993, has headed the Department of Graphic Art since 2003, and has been a professor since 2007. He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and the Graphic Design Association. He has exhibited in Lithuania and abroad since 1979, working in the fields of book illustration, posters, calligraphy, printmaking and graphic design. He is a book illustrator and calligrapher with a distinct style. He has illustrated around 50 books, published by Lithuanian (Vaga, Vyturys, Kronta, Gimtasis žodis) and foreign publishers (Michael Neugebauer Press, Grimm Press). His work has been recognised by the award of a number of prizes, such as a Unicef award in 1992 at the Children’s Book Fair in Bologna for his illustrations to The Adventures of Cipollino by Giovanni Rodari, a prize at the Biennial of European Book Illustrators in Aki in Japan in 2001, and a medal at the Tallinn Print ­Triennial. In 2006, he won the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art. Ašmenos g. 6-2a, lt-01135 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 69804076 keptas@yahoo.com

→ I am Going to Live for a Hundred Years by Vytė Nemunėlis Gimtasis žodis, Vilnius, 2006 Watercolour, yarn on paper, 32.5 × 42.5 cm

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Eglė Kuckaitė Eglė Kuckaitė was born on 24 September 1969 in Kupiškis, Lithuania. She studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art from 1991 to 1995. She is active across a range of media: fine art printmaking, photography, painting, contemporary art projects, book design and illustration. Kuckaitė is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, has held 15 solo exhibitions, and shown her work at numerous group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. She has illustrated 15 children’s books. In 2007, The Summer of the Pike by Jutta Richter (Alma littera, 2006) was awarded a prize by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY for the most artistic black-and-white illustrations for children.

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The Royal Postman and his Collection → Adventures Under the River by Serge Denel Kronta, Vilnius, 2009 Watercolour, coloured pencils on paper, 24 × 25 cm

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Šarūnas Leonavičius Šarūnas Leonavičius was born on 20 February 1960 in Kaunas. After graduating from the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School in 1979 he studied graphic art at the Lithuanian State Art Institute from 1979 to 1985. He works in the fields of book illustration, book cover design and posters, and makes fine art etchings. Since 1986, his work has frequently appeared at exhibitions, and he has held over 20 solo shows. His illustrations inspired a poet to write the book The Star of the Man. The book won the first prize in Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition in 2004, and was selected by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY as the most artistic children’s book of the year.

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→ The Star of the Man by Aidas Marčėnas Žara, Vilnius, 2004 Tempera, gouache, ink on paper, 26.5 × 40.5 cm

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Vaiva Lingytė Vaiva Lingytė was born on 25 July 1976 in Tryškiai, Lithuania. She studied knitwear and costume design at the Telšiai Faculty of Vilnius Academy of Art. In 2002 she graduated from Vilnius Academy of Art in monumental painting, fresco and mosaic, and from 2002 to 2004 she studied part-time in the Photography and Media Art Department.

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→ The Little Ice Boy by Kostas Kubilinskas Vaga, Vilnius, 2010 Computer graphics, 30 × 42 cm

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Aidas Paberžis Aidas Paberžis was born on 7 November 1965 in Vilnius. He graduated from the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School in 1984, and from 1984 to 1992 studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art. Between 1994 and 1999 he worked on the teaching staff of the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School. He is a book illustrator and designer, and has shown his work at several exhibitions. Since 2006 he has worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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→ The Lake on a Giant’s Palm by Norbertas Vėlius Mintis, Vilnius, 1995 Mixed technique, 21.8 × 34 cm

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Jūratė Račinskaitė Jūratė Račinskaitė was born on 18 May 1955 in Zima, Irkutsk into a family of Lithuanian deportees to Siberia.

From 1974 to 1980 she studied scenography at the Lithuanian State Art Institute. She is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, and shows her work at solo and group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. She works in the field of book illustration, and has illustrated over 15 children’s books, which have won numerous awards. In 1998, the book A Letter to Sunday by Ramutė Skučaitė (Vaga, 1998) received a diploma in Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book of the Year Competition and the Baltic Book Fair. In 2000 it received a special Unesco award at the international Leipzig Book Fair; and in 2003, a diploma at the Tallinn Illustration Triennial. The illustrated book The Path Starts Once Again by Ramutė Skučaitė has also won several awards: a diploma award from the Baltic Book Fair in Riga in 2002, an incentive prize in the Most Beautiful Book of the Year Competition, and a diploma from the Lithuanian Section of IBBY as the most beautiful children’s book of the year. Other works by her have also been recognised by special diplomas.

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→ The Path Starts Once Again by Ramutė Skučaitė Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers, Vilnius, 2001 Mixed technique, appliqué, 25 × 34 cm

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Rolandas Rimkūnas Rolandas Rimkūnas was born on 26 June 1963 in Kaunas. From 1983 to 1990 he studied at the Lithuanian State Art Institute in Kaunas, graduating as a glass artist. Between 1991 and 1998 he studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art. Since 1994 he has taught at the Kaunas Art Faculty of Vilnius Academy of Art, and is currently an assistant professor. Rimkūnas is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and the Lithuanian Graphic Design Association. He works in the fields of printmaking, graphic design, book design and illustration, and heraldry. He has held several solo exhibitions, and shown his work in more than 20 group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad.

Laisvės al. 97b-5, lt-44291 Kaunas, Lithuania +370 687 73809 rorimkunas@gmail.com

→ It is not Kidding, Kids by Vytautas Landsbergis Kronta, Vilnius, 2006 Computer graphics, 30 × 42 cm

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Rimantas Rolia Rimantas Rolia was born on 26 April 1970 in Ignalina, Lithuania. Between 1986 and 1990 he attended Kaunas Higher Art School, and studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art from 1991 to 1997. He was on the academic staff of the Kaunas Art Faculty of Vilnius Academy of Art from 1997 to 2000. He has participated in numerous exhibitions (Paris, Kyoto, New York, Lisbon). In 2000, 2002 and 2004 he received special prizes from the panel of the Kyoto Biennial. He has illustrated eight children’s books, published in Lithuania (Šviesa, Kronta, Alma littera), and abroad (Random House). Rolia works as a freelance illustrator of children’s books and as a graphic designer.

V. Grybo g. 34-131, lt-10318 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 613 99758 rolia@takas.lt

→ Little Golden Carriage by Sigitas Geda Kronta, Vilnius, 2006 Mixed technique, 43.5 × 25.5 cm

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Deimantė Rybakovienė Deimantė Rybakovienė was born on 5 April 1970 in Kaunas. Between 1977 and 1988 she attended the Juozas Naujalis Art School in Kaunas, and from 1988 to 1994 she studied at the Department of Graphic Art at Vilnius Academy of Art. She works as a book designer and an illustrator for different Lithuanian publishers, and has made book covers and designs for over 100 publications. The book Lithuanian Fables won a diploma in ­Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition of 2010.

Pamėnkalnio g. 1-33, lt-01116 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 616 84208 deimante.rybakoviene@gmail.com

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Laisvydė Šalčiūtė Laisvydė Šalčiūtė was born on 2 February 1964 in Kaunas. She graduated from the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School in 1982, and in 1989 she completed studies in graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art. Producing work across a range of media, including printmaking, painting, photography, installation, objects and the artist’s book, Šalčiūtė has excelled as a conceptual artist with a distinctive and bold voice. In 20 years she has held 30 solo shows in Lithuania and abroad, and taken part in over 100 group exhibitions. She is the author and illustrator of four children’s books.

Her book Elf’s Hat (Baltos lankos, 2005) was recognised by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY as the best book of 2005 for the smallest reader. The same year, her book A Red Ball received an incentive award from Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition.

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→ A Red Ball by Laisvydė Šalčiūtė Baltos lankos, Vilnius, 2005 Watercolour, ink, 24 × 43 cm

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Jurga Šarmavičiūtė Jurga Šarmavičiūtė was born on 1 November 1975 in Šilutė, Lithuania. Between 1994 and 1998 she studied design at the Klaipėda Visual Design Department of Vilnius Academy of Art. From 1998 to 2005 she studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art. She is a freelance illustrator of children’s books. In 2008, the Lithuanian Section of IBBY recognised her illustrations to the Healing Tales by Maria Molicka as the most artistic work of the year.

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Ula Šimulynaitė Ula Šimulynaitė was born on 30 November 1983 in Vilnius into an artists’ family. Between 2003 and 2006 she studied graphic design at Vilnius College of Construction and Design. She writes and illustrates books, and has created several stories about a private ghost. Her book Cotons à Paris won a diploma in Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition of 2010.

Lobio g. 11b, lt-08413 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 612 10484 ulutes@gmail.com

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Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis was born on 3 May 1944 in Vilnius into an artists’ family. Between 1963 and 1970 he studied graphic art at the Lithuanian State Art Institute. In 1970 he took a serigraphy course at the Experimental Printing Institute in Kiev. He works on fine art prints, posters and book illustration. A member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, he has held over ten personal shows and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. He has been a member of the academic staff of Vilnius Academy of Art since 1989, where he teaches silkscreen printing and fine art printmaking. In 2004 he won the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art. Justiniškių g. 49-13, lt-05130 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 5 2129007 vilutis7@gmail.com

→ A Rabbit White-Neck by Aldona Liobytė Žara, Vilnius, 2005 Mixed technique, 29.5 × 21 cm

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Birutė Zokaitytė Birutė Zokaitytė was born on 14 March 1968 in Vilnius. Between 1987 and 1995 she studied graphic art at Vilnius Academy of Art. A member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, she works mostly in the field of fine art prints.

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→ The Truly Dapper Crocodile by Nijolė Kepenienė Folium, Vilnius, 1998 Coloured pencils, acrylic on coloured paper

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Irena Žviliuvienė Irena Žviliuvienė was born on 24 January 1944 in Tuitai, Lithuania. She graduated from the Stepas Žukas Applied Arts ­Technical School in Kaunas, and studied graphic art at the Lithuanian State Art Institute from 1965 to 1971. Žviliuvienė is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association. She has exhibited her work since 1972 in Lithuania and abroad. Her work embraces fine art prints, book illustration and decoration, including children’s books and ex libris. She has illustrated over 25 children’s books, with most of them seeing several reprints. In her work, she frequently collaborates with her daughter Živilė Žviliūtė (b. 1971). Books illustrated by Žviliuvienė have repeatedly been commended as the most beautiful Lithuanian books of the year.

D. Gerbutavičiaus g. 10-127, lt-04317 Vilnius, Lithuania +370 5 2452490 zivileziv@gmail.com

→ Dwarf by Martynas Vainilaitis Žara, Vilnius, 2004 Pencil, watercolour, gouache, seed-corns on paper, 37 × 25 cm

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Vaidas Žvirblis Vaidas Žvirblis was born on 5 September 1964 in Kaunas. He graduated from the Juozas Naujalis Art School in Kaunas in 1982, and from 1983 to 1991 he studied glasswork at the Kaunas Art Institute of Vilnius Academy of Art. Since 1991 he has participated in exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad (mostly in Australia), and has held five solo exhibitions. His work embraces ceramic sculpture, painting and drawing. He has illustrated five children’s books. The Moose Eugenijus by Vytautas V. Landsbergis was selected by the Lithuanian Section of IBBY as the most beautiful book of 2007, and won a diploma in the Lithuania’s Most Beautiful Book Competition of 2008.

V. Krėvės pr. 76-57, lt-50393 Kaunas, Lithuania +370 698 80022 vzvirblis@yahoo.com.au

→ The Moose Eugenijus by Vytautas V. Landsbergis Kronta, Vilnius, 2007 Ink, watercolour on paper, 42 × 30 cm

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Giedrė Jankevičiūtė (b. 1960) is an art historian and critic. She works as a chief research fellow at the Lithuanian Culture Research Institute and is an associate professor at Vilnius Academy of Art. She is a member of the Lithuanian Society of Art Historians, International Association of Art Critics and Lithuanian Artists’ Association. Her main field of interest is art and artistic life in the second half of the 19th–20th centuries. Jankevičiūtė has edited various paper collections and catalogues of exhibitions of 20th-century Lithuanian art. She has published a series of articles, based on her research, in American, Czech, German, Polish, Latvian, and Taiwanese journals, as well as academic reviews and paper ­collections. She has published the study Art and State: Artistic Life in the Republic of Lithuania in 1918–1940 (2003), and a bilingual illustrated publication Lietuvos grafika / Graphic Art in Lithuania in 1918–1940 (2008).

Ingrida Korsakaitė (b. 1938) is an art historian and critic, a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, Lithuanian Society of Art Historians, International Association of Art Critics, and Lithuanian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People. She is a winner of the Lithuanian Government Award for Culture and Arts. She graduated from the Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Leningrad (St Petersburg), Russia. The main fields of her interest are 20th-century graphic art, the history of children’s book illustration (especially picture books), and Lithuanian exile art. She has published numerous monographs on Lithuanian graphic artists, as well as albums, exhibition catalogues and research papers in Lithuania and abroad. Korsakaitė has participated in various scientific conferences and symposia (among them the Bratislava Illustration Biennial) and was the recipient of a grant from the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. She is a co-author of the bio-bibliographical thesaurus Lithuanian Children’s Book Illustrators (2009).

Jolita Liškevičienė (b. 1970) is an art critic. She works as a senior research fellow at the Institute of Art History at Vilnius Academy of Art, is a lecturer at Vilnius Academy of Art and Vilnius­University, and a member of the Lithuanian Society of Art Historians. She studied at Vilnius Academy of Art, acquired the qualification of an art critic (1989–1994) and defended her thesis Emblems in 17th Century Prints in Vilnius (2002). Liškevičienė is the winner of a special Martynas Mažvydas Award granted by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and Education for her contribution to the Lithuanian language, literature and book art (2004). She has published articles on book art in the Lithuanian and foreign press, produced several publications, and held some scientific conferences. She has also published the monographs 16th–18th Century Book Graphics: Coats of Arms in Old Lithuanian Prints (1998) and Mundus Emblematum: 17th Century Print Illustrations in Vilnius (2005).

Members of the Jury Dr Gi edrė Jan keviči ūtė Art critic, associate professor at Vilnius Academy of Art

Romas Orantas (b. 1949) is an illustrator and graphic artist, one of the most famous book art artists in Lithuania, and a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association. In 1976 he graduated from Vilnius Academy of Art. For many years Orantas has cooperated with various publishing houses, and has designed and illustrated dozens of books. He takes part in Lithuanian and international book illustration and drawing exhibitions and book art competitions. His works are regularly acknowledged with various awards and diplomas. He has acted as a jury member for various book art competitions, and has curated several illustration exhibitions.

Dr I ngri da Korsakaitė Art critic, member of the International Board on Books for Young People Dr Jolita Liškeviči en ė Art critic, research fellow at the Institute of Art History of Vilnius Academy of Art

Nijolė Šaltenytė (b. 1946) is a graphic artist and illustrator, a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ ­Association and president of its Graphic Department, and a member of the Lithuanian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People. Currently she works on prints and ex libris, illustrates books and organises Lithuanian and international graphic art exhibitions, as well as ­international mini print triennials. Šaltenytė has held about 30 solo exhibitions in Lithuania, Austria, Japan, the USA and Canada, has participated in many international print and ex libris exhibitions and won a number of awards. She has illustrated about 10 books.

Romas Orantas Graphic artist, book designer N ijolė Šaltenytė Graphic artist Dr Dan utė Zovi en ė Art critic, director of the publishing house of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association

Danutė Zovienė (b. 1954) is an art critic, director of Artseria, the art publication and information centre and publishing house of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, a doctor of humanities, and a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and International Association of Art Critics.

She graduated from the State Institute of Art, specialised in art theory and history (1972–1977), and defended the doctoral thesis Peculiarities of Contemporary Lithuanian Book Art (2009).

Zovienė ­actively participates in organisational activities: she has prepared a cycle of radio talks, coordinated various exhibition ­cycles and an international exhibition exchange project. Currently she works as a compiler and editor of the magazine Dailė (Art), and is also a manager of many editorial projects.

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Illustrarium Contemporary Lithuanian Book Illustration Catalogue edited by Jolita Liškevičienė Texts by Jolita Liškevičienė Translation and editing by Irena Jomantienė, Joseph Everatt Graphic design by Jokūbas Jacovskis Design and layout by Inter Se, Lithuania www.interse.lt Printed in Lithuania by www.kopa.eu Published by the International Cultural Programme Centre, Lithuania www.koperator.lt | www.lituania-bologna.eu Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania isbn 978-609-8015-08-9

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