Arunas Vasiliauskas

Arunas Vasiliauskas was Born on March 26, 1942 in Rozalimas town, Pakruojis district. Graduated from the Faculty of Art of Siauliai Pedagogical Institute. He continued his studies in art theory at the A. Gercen Institute in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg). He worked as a lecturer at Siauliai Pedagogical Institute and  later as a teacher at Siauliai School of Art.   Member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union since 2001. In 2003, he was elected as the chairman of the Lithuanian  Artists’ Union at  Siauliai department.   Has organized many personal and joint exhibitions in Lithuania. 1996 Participant in the Atlanta Olympics Cultural Program. Initiator of creative projects with composer A. Bružas, artists A. Krištopaitis, S. Prancuitis. He has published several studies about Lithuanian cross-stitching and written articles about  children’s aesthetic education.  Watercolorist. The main topic of the works is the Lithuanian village and rural philosophy. The author’s works have been acquired by museums, galleries and private collectios.