Juozas Lebednykas
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Juozas Lebednykas is a Lithuanian artist and sculptor.
The art critic Virginijus Kinčinaitis said of his work:
From 1966 to 1972 he studied sculpture at the State Institute of Art (in 1989 renamed to Vilnius Academy of Art
). His tutors were Bronius Vyšniauskas, Gediminas Jokūbonis and Konstantinas Bogdanas. After graduation, from 1972 to 1973 he worked at the Vilnius Monument Restoration Institute and served in the army.
Since 1973 he has lived and worked in Panevėžys
. From 1974 to 1987 he worked as a teacher of art at the Panevėžys art school.
He has been a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union
since 1975. During the period from 1989 to 1993 he was elected chairman of the Panevėžys branch of the Lithuanian Artists' Union.
He created numerous copper sheet reliefs and sculptures for interior and exterior as commissioned by the public institutions, as well as small sculpture and ceramic sculpture pieces, plastic compositions, objects and pastels.
The art critic Virginijus Kinčinaitis said of his work:
Biography
Juozas Lebednykas was born in 1947 in Dusmenys Village, Lithuania.From 1966 to 1972 he studied sculpture at the State Institute of Art (in 1989 renamed to Vilnius Academy of Art
Vilnius Academy of Art
The Vilnius Academy of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania, grants a variety of degrees in the arts.The academy was created as a separate entity in 1940; it had previously been part of Vilnius University. It was closed during the Nazi occupation of Lithuania, and re-opened in 1944...
). His tutors were Bronius Vyšniauskas, Gediminas Jokūbonis and Konstantinas Bogdanas. After graduation, from 1972 to 1973 he worked at the Vilnius Monument Restoration Institute and served in the army.
Since 1973 he has lived and worked in Panevėžys
Panevežys
Panevėžys see also other names, is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2008, it occupied 50 square kilometers with 113,653 inhabitants. The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys is the Cido Arena...
. From 1974 to 1987 he worked as a teacher of art at the Panevėžys art school.
He has been a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union
Lithuanian Artists' Association
The Lithuanian Artists' Association is a creative voluntary artistic organization in Lithuania, uniting professional painters and artists. It is the official association for artists in the country...
since 1975. During the period from 1989 to 1993 he was elected chairman of the Panevėžys branch of the Lithuanian Artists' Union.
He created numerous copper sheet reliefs and sculptures for interior and exterior as commissioned by the public institutions, as well as small sculpture and ceramic sculpture pieces, plastic compositions, objects and pastels.
Solo exhibitions
- 1977 Exhibition Plastic Compositions. Lithuanian Art Foundation, Vilnius
- 1992 Exhibition of sculpture and plastic compositions. Panevėžys Art Gallery
- 1993 Exhibition of Small Plastic works and Drawings. Gallery XX, Panevėžys
- 1993 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. St.Jonas str. Gallery, Vilnius
- 1994 Exhibition of Small Plastic works. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- Pastel Works, Panevėžys Art Gallery
- 1995 Exhibition of Small Plastic works. Germed Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- 1997 Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings. Arka Gallery, Vilnius
- 1998 Exhibition of sculpture and drawings. J.Miltinis Drama Theatre, Panevėžys
- 2000 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Gallery „Kauno langas“, Kaunas
- 2001 Exhibition of Sculpture. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- 2002 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- 2003 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Bikuskis Manor
- Small form sculpture, Academy of Sciences of the RofL, Vilnius
- 2005 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Laiptai Gallery, Šiauliai
- 2007 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Panevėžys Art Gallery
Group exhibitions
- 1973 The Second National Exhibition of Young Artists' Work. Čiurlionis Art MuseumM. K. Ciurlionis National Art MuseumThe M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum is a group of museums based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is primarily dedicated to exhibiting and publicizing the works of the painter and musician M.K. Čiurlionis ....
, Kaunas - 1974 The Third National Exhibition of Young Artists'Work. Art Palace, Panevėžys
- 1975 Exhibition „Our Country“. Art Palace, Vilnius
- 1976 National Exhibition of Young Artists' Work. Art Palace, Vilnius
- 1983 National Sculpture Exhibition. Art Palace, Vilnius
- 1974-1990 Spring Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. Panevėžys Art Palace, Panevėžys Art Gallery
- 1992 Exhibition of Lithuanian Sculpture. Abenraa, Denmark
- 1995 7th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition „1995: Art in Lithuania“. Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius
- 1996 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. Art Exhibition Palace, Klaipėda
- 1998 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artist's Work. Kėdainiai Town Hall Art Gallery
- Exhibition „Panevėžys Art –30“. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of artist's group "Plekšne". Arka Gallery, Vilnius
- 1999 Exhibition of artist’s group „Plekšne“. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- 11th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition "Lithuanian Ceramics". Schloss Ort castleSchloss OrtSchloss Ort is an Austrian castle situated in the Traunsee lake, in Gmunden, 19 km from Vöcklabruck, the gate to Salzkammergut.-Early history:...
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, Austria - Panevėžys Art Days in Vilnius. Artists Palace, Vilnius
- 2000 Exhibition "Chamber Sculpture". Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- "Arka" 10th anniversary exhibition. Arka Gallery, Vilnius
- "Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Ceramic Collection 1989-1999". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- 2001 Lithuanian Collection of the ceramics generated during the Panevėžys
- International ceramic symposiums. Arka Gallery, Vilnius
- Exhibition of Works of the Lithuanian Sculptors. The President's Office Gardens, Vilnius
- 13th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of Works of the Lithuanian Sculptors. Birštonas Local Government Building
- Exhibition of Photographs of Monuments as Tombstones. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- Gallery of Medals 10th anniversary exhibition. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- 2002 Sculpture exhibition "Bronze Metamorphoses". Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- Exhibition "10x10". Gallery XX, Panevėžys
- Exhibition "New creation". Gallery of Medals, Vilnius
- "Collection' 2002" fine arts review arranged by the Lithuanian Artists Union, Šiauliai Art Gallery
- 2003 Exhibition-contest "Sculpture Gardens of Bernardins", St.John's Gallery, Vilnius
- Exhibition "Panevėžys Art Days'2003". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of Lithuanian ceramics "Paraphrases". Hacettepe UniversityHacettepe UniversityHacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
Art Gallery, Turkey - Ceramic Collection of Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery. The President's Office Gardens, Vilnius
- 2004 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. LDS Gallery, Kaunas
- 15th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- National exhibition "SPACE- monumental art-architecture". Arka Gallery, Vilnius
- 2005 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. LDS Gallery, Klaipėda
- Exhibition "Panevėžys Art Days'2005". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work "Panevėžys – Vilnius". Arka Gallery, Vilnius
- Project "Clay on Clay"(KLAAI OP KLAAI). Exhibition "Selected works of Panevėžys
- "International Ceramic Symposiums". Groate Kerk St. Jacobiparochie, Het Bildt, The Netherlands
- Contemporary Art of Aukštaitija. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- 2006 Exhibition "SPACE 1990-2005. Monumental art". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery
- Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work "Panevėžys – Jelgava". G. Eliasa museum of art and history, JelgavaJelgava-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... - National exhibition of graphic arts and sculpture "Space – plane – body". Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius
- Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work "Panevėžys – Jelgava". G. Eliasa museum of art and history, Jelgava
- 2007 Exhibition "Selected works of the Panevezys International Ceramic Symposiums", Lithuanian Center, the Lithuanian Embassy in Poland, Warsaw, Poland
Symposiums, Pleinairs
- 1995 7th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium
- 1999 11th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium
- 2000 International Ice Sculpture Symposium, Jelgava, Latvia
- 2001 1st International Pleinair. Ecological –eductaional actions „Vision of Metal“, Onuškis, Lithuania
- 13th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium
- 5th bronze symposium. Foundry "Bronze Age" of the Lithuanian Artists Union, Vilnius
- 2004 15th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium
Sculptures in public spaces
- Sculpture on the grave of actor Bronius Babkauskas (architect R. Eigelis). 1976, granite, 210x70 cm, Graveyard of the Christ the King Cathedral, Ramygalos Str., Panevėžys
- Birds (architect R. Vyšniauskas). 1985, copper, 645x150 cm, Front yard of the Panevėžys Water Supply and Sewer organization (in 1995 renamed to Joint Stock Company „Aukštaitijos vandenys“ (Aukštaitija Waters)
- Spring. 1986, copper, 190x100 cm, Interior of the Panevėžys Water Supply and Sewer organization office building (in 1995 renamed to Joint Stock Company „Aukštaitijos vandenys“ (Aukštaitija Waters)
- Waiting. 1987, copper, 170x70 cm, Panevėžys Land Museum
- Tranquility. 1987, copper, 137x50 cm, Panevėžys Land Museum
- Sails (architect M. Steponavičius). 1988, copper, 270x100 cm, Panevėžys Local Government Building
- Pieta (architect V. Andriuška). 1990, copper, granite, 400x80 cm, Churchyard of the Panevėžys Holy Trinity church
- Snail (architect A. Barzdžiukas). 1995, granite, 120x80 cm, Exterior of the Lithuanian Savings Bank Panevėžys office
- Monument to participants of the 1863 year uprisingJanuary UprisingThe January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
(architect A. Beresnevičius). 1998, granite, 280x176x120 cm, Uprising square, Panevėžys - Tranquility. 1999, copper, 180x50 cm, Vytauto str. , Palanga
- Blossom (architect R. Lukšas). 1999, copper, 120x120 cm, Urbšio str. Panevėžys
- Monument to St. Roch in Onuškis township. 2004, stonewareStonewareStoneware is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic ware with a fine texture. Stoneware is made from clay that is then fired in a kiln, whether by an artisan to make homeware, or in an industrial kiln for mass-produced or specialty products...
, metal, 450x80x80 cm, Onuškis, central square