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 Vytenis Lingys was born on December 6, 1956 in Vilnius. In 1969–74 he attended the Vilnius Children Art School. In 1974–80 he studied painting at the Vilnius Art Institute (now the Vilnius Art Academy) under associate professor J. Švažas, associate professor A. Stasiulevicius and professor A. Gudaitis. He created set design for films, scenery and costumes for Šiauliai, Kaunas and Leningrad theatres, and the Vilnius Youth Theatre, worked as a set designer for many state festivals, and created various Japanese-style lamps. He participated in the artists’ symposiums in Nida, Scotland, Germany, the Island of Mauritius, Japan and France. He held 24 solo exhibitions and participated in 37 group exhibitions in Lithuania, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, USA, Russia, Holland, Hungary, Canada, Estonia and other countries. Since 1988 he is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association. |
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