stasys zirgulis
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Professor Stasys Zirgulis is a Accomplished Contemporary Sculptor and Famous in his Native Lithuania for his Brilliant, Inventive and Imaginative Artistry.
Sculptures by stasys zirgulis
Credentials
Qualifications
sculptor - professor
1974, graduated from the State Art Institute (Now, Vilnius Art Academy), Sculpture Faculty.,sculptor - professor
1974, graduated from the State Art Institute (Now, Vilnius Art Academy), Sculpture Faculty.Exhibitions
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Awards
Major awards
1978 – Diploma of the 2nd degree for metal plastics in the Republic exhibition of art business.
1980 – 1st prize and medal for sculptures “Morning”, “Evening”, “Problem” in the quadrennial of Baltic sculpture in Riga.
1981 – Letter of honour of the State Nature Protection Committee of the former USSR for attempts while furnishing the Museum of T.Ivanauskas.
1981 – Letter of honour of the Aviation Sports Federation Presidium of the former LSSR for valuable artistic works-prizes.
1985 – Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the former LSSR for sculptures “Dzūkija”, “Pilėnai” in the republic exhibition of fine arts in Kaunas.
1987 – Prize of Kaunas radio factory Banga for the sculpture “Homeland” in the exhibition of fine arts in Kaunas.
1988 – diploma for sculptures “Yung”, “Dialogue with Oneself”, “Echo of Epochs” in the quadrennial of Baltic sculpture in Riga.
1999 – Medal of the 1st degree of the Grand Lithuanian Duke Gediminas Order for merits to Lithuania.
1999 – State stipend of the highest degree of the Republic of Lithuania.
2000 – Letter of gratitude of V. Landsbergis, Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, for the artistic contribution while commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Constituent Parliament.
2004 – Knight’s Cross of Vytautas Magnus Order.
2008 – Golden badge and prize of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union for the monument in memoriam of residence victims “Calmed Bell” in Alytus.
Stasys ˇirgulis, b.10 06 1944 in Radvilikis. Professor of sculpture. In 1974, graduated from the State Art Institute (Now, Vilnius Art Academy), Sculpture Faculty. Since 1975, he participates in exhibitions. He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists` Association. since 1978. From 1975 until 1983, he headed the metal-crafting section at the Dailė— Applied Art Workshops in Kaunas. From 1983 to 1987, he was in the leadership of the Kaunas section of the Lithuanian Artists` Association. Since 1988, ˇirgulis teaches drawing, sculpture and composition at Kaunas Faculty of the Art Academy of Vilnius. For many years, the artitst was a member of the Kaunas Art Board and the National Art Board, the Lithuanian Art Fund, and the Board of the Lithuanian Artists` Association. He was elected chairman of the sculpture branch in the Kaunas section of the Lithuanian Artists` Association for two terms. For one term, he sat on the Art Experts Board at the Lithuanian Culture Ministry. Currently, he serves his third term on the Kaunas Municipal Board and is a member of the Municipal Culture Committee and various several Committee`s too. Stasys ˇirgulis dedicates a lot of his time and energy to fostering of arts, culture and sports in Kaunas and Lithuania. In 1999, the Second Class Medal of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas was conferred to Stasys ˇirgulis to recognise his merits to Lithuanian culture. In 2004, he was decorated with the Knight Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas. In 2007 he was awarded the Gold Badge of Lithuanian Artists` Association
1989 – gallery Arka, Vilnius.
1990 – gallery Arka, Vilnius (along with V. Venckūnienė, R. Dalinkevičius).
1992 – Kaunas Exhibition Centre.
1993 – Ada Goosen gallery, Bilderdam, Holland.
2003 – gallery Meno Nia, Vilnius (along with M. Levitan-Babenskienė).
2004 – gallery Doxa, Česky Krumlov, Czech.
2013 - La Capitale galerie, Paris, France.
