Sofija Veiverytė (April 13, 1926 in Naujatriobiai, Kaunas district – July 23, 2009 in

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) was a

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n artist. She studied monumental painting at the Kaunas Applied and Decorative Arts Institute. From 1951 to 1985 she lectured at the Lithuanian Art Institute. Her works are monumental and expressive.

Publications

* Monographs, 1976 and 1968 * Exhibition catalogues, Vilnius 1981 and Bulgaria 1986 * Book of reproductions of her paintings, 1987

Honours and awards

*People's Artist of Lithuania *Honoured Art Worker (1974) *Painter of the Nation (1976) *Lithuania Prize (1976) *Laureate of Baltic Countries (1981) *Exhibition Silver Medal, Moscow (1981) *Grand Prix for portrait, Yugoslavia Biennale (1984) *

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(1986) *

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(1996) *Estonian

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, Fifth Class (2004) *1st prize in paintings exhibition in Lithuania (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veiveryte, Sofija 1926 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Lithuanian women artists 21st-century Lithuanian women artists People from Kaunas District Municipality Academic staff of the Vilnius Academy of Arts Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Lithuanian portrait painters