Dailininkas Antanas Kmieliauskas
Artist Antanas Kmieliauskas

Summary/Abstract: Antanas Kmieliauskas (1932–2019) is one of the most versatile contemporary Lithuanian artists, painters, monumental art creators, sculptors, graphic artists, art educators, and winners of the National Culture and Art Prize. He was born in 1932 in Olenderne (Alytus district). In 1951, he graduated from Kaunas Secondary School of Fine Arts. From 1951 till 1957, he studied at the Painting Department of the Lithuanian Art Institute. From 1962 till 1977, he lectured at Vilnius Children’s Art School. Since 1977 Kmieliauskas lectured at Vilnius Academy of Arts (Professor since 1994). Since 1960, he participated in exhibitions. In 1975, he became a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union. Most of his works, especially with religious content, had been unduly ignored. Kmieliauskas painted portraits, landscapes, compositions, murals, created ornamental sculptures, sculptural portraits, about 30 tombstones, and more than 320 ex-librises. In 1974, he awarded by gold medal in San Vito (Italy) ex-librises competition and first prize in Bled (Serbia and Montenegro). His prints are mainly dedicated to landscapes and architectural monuments of Vilnius. To his murals unexpected angles and muted colors are typical; to sculptures – generalized shapes and a crisp silhouettes. In 1994, he got the National Prize for the frescoes of Rainiai Martyrdom Chapel.

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