Algimantas Aleksandravičius

 

Was born in Klaipėda, on 2 November 1960. In 1984-1991, he worked in Panevėžys as a bodybuilding coach, in 1986, trained the Lithuanian national youth bodybuilding team. In 1994-1999, he headed the Algimantas Photo Gallery in Panevėžys. Member of the Lithuanian Photographers Association since 1988, Honorary Member (2011).

 

Exhibitions: has been participating since 1987; has had about 90 personal exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad.

 

Honours: Artist FIAP (AFIAP, 1996) (International Federation of Photographic Art); Award of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania (2002); Government of the Republic of Lithuania Culture and Art Award (2003); Fujifilm Euro Press Photo Award (2003); Golden Frame of the Lithuanian Press Photo(2006); Medal of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2007); Knightof the Order ofOrange Nassau (the Netherlands, 2008); Gold Medal on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Lithuanian Photographers Association (2009); LATGA‘A (Lithuanian Copyright Protection Association) Gold Star (2010), Best Baltic portrait (Grand Prix competition Baltic Photo Contest 2011). 3 Golden Frames of the Lithuanian Press Photo(2011), Lithuanian National Culture and Art Award (2011).

 

Publications: 21. Lietuvos rašytojų portretai; 33 portretai. Lietuvos teatralai; Lietuvos džiazo meistrai. Fotografija 44 (all in 1999); Lietuvos dailininkų portretai. 53 fotografijos; Lietuva. Meno veidai / portretai (both in 2000); Devyni aukštai. Fotografijos (2002); Panevėžio Juozo Balčikonio gimnazija 2004 04 30, Algimanto Aleksandravičiaus fotosąsiuvinis; Veidrodžio pusė. Juozo Miltinio dramos teatras (abu 2005); Shining (2007), Православные храмы Литвы / Lietuvos stačiatikių cerkvės (2012), Tyli naktis. Aktas (2012).

 

 

Personal Exhibitions

 

2012 -The last citizens of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Gallery Photography Prispektas,Vilnius, Lithuania.

- The different ones - ARTVILNIUS'12 – Third International Contemporary Art Fair, LITEXPO Exhibition and Congress Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania.

- Lithuania's faces - EXPO 2012 Lithuanian pavilion, Yeosu, South Korea.

2011 - The constellation of Russia - Pushkin House, London, England

- On the ways of poet Cheslaw Milosh - Thomas Mann Museum, Nida, Lithuania

- The constellation of Russia - Tengri-Umai Contemporary Art Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan

- The constellation of Russia - Contemporary Art Centre Kulanshi, Astana, Kazakhstan

- Under the blue sky - Ufa, The Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

2010 - The reflections of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania - Vilnius City Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania

- Renovatio - Gallery of Photography Prospektas, Vilnius, Lithuania

- The Queen Beatrix in Lithuania - Vilnius Picture Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

- The constellation of Russia - Moscow, Russia

2008 - Her Majesty in Lithuania and other famous people - Atrium of the City Hall, Hague, Netherlands