The Lithuanian Artists' Association (Lietuvos dailininkų sąjunga) is a creative voluntary artistic organization in

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, uniting professional painters and artists. It is the official association for artists in the country. The association works towards stimulating and promoting the work of unions, protecting their copyright, and preparing and participating in creative efforts such as galleries etc. From 1940-1941 it was known as the Lithuanian Artists' trade union, from 1989 again the Lithuanian Artists' Union or Association.

Presidents

* Justinas Vienožinskis – 1935-1936 * Viktoras Vizgirda – 1936-1938 *

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– 1938-1940 *

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius Antanas Žmuidzinavičius ( pl, Antoni Żmujdzinowicz, 31 October 1876 – 9 August 1966) was a Lithuanian painter and art collector. Educated at the Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary, Žmuidzinavičius worked as a teacher while pursuing art education ...

– 1940 * Mečislovas Bulaka, Stepas Žukas –1940-1941 * Adalbertas Staneika – 1942-1944 * Liuda Vaineikytė – 1944-1956 * Vytautas Mackevičius – 1956-1958 * Jonas Kuzminskis – 1958-1982 * Konstantinas Bogdanas – 1982-1987 * Bronius Leonavičius – 1987-1992 *

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– 1992-1994 *

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– 1994-1998 * Vaclovas Krutinis – 1998-2008 * Eugenijus Nalevaika – 2008-2012 *

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– from 2012

References

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