Ambraziūnas Alfonsas Vincentas
Alfonsas Vincentas Ambraziūnas was born in 1933 in Valmantiškiai village, Kaunas County. In 1952, he graduated from Vilkija Secondary School, and in 1961, from the Vilnius State Art Institute, where he studied sculpture under Professor J. Mikėnas. He works in the fields of monumental, decorative, memorial, and small-scale sculpture, and also creates portrait compositions and molybtypes.
Since 1959, A. V. Ambraziūnas’ works have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions in Lithuania, as well as in Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Italy, and Austria.
Major Monuments
Most significant work: Monument at the Ninth Fort in Kaunas, 1985 (State Prize, Moscow). Architects: G. Baravykas, V. Vielius
Symbolic composition “The Light of Happiness”, Anykščiai, 1987Memorial-portrait composition for V. Krėvė, Druskininkai, 1988
Memorial-portrait composition for J. Basanavičius, Mažeikiai, 1990
Monument to the deportees, Varėna, 1991. Architect: A. Klyza
Monument to V. Mykolaitis–Putinas, Marijampolė, 1993. Architect: V. Medelis
Monument to philosopher A. Maceina, Prienai, 1997
Monument to the Tauras District partisans, Marijampolė, 2003. Architect: A. Lukoševičius
Public Activity
A. V. Ambraziūnas worked for many years in the sculpture section and on the board of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union, and served as deputy chairman of the Monumental Art Council under the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture.
He participated in numerous competitions:
Monument to Gediminas in Vilnius
Monument for Lithuanian deportees in Naujoji Vilnia
Monument to J. Miltinis in Panevėžys
Monument to L. Stuoka-Gucevičius in Vilnius
Ninth Fort Memorial in Kaunas (First Prize)
Monument to Tauras District partisans in Marijampolė (First Prize)
Freedom Monument in Kelmė (Third Prize)
Monument to Kęstutis District partisans in Tauragė (Second Prize)
Monument to Vytautas District partisans in Utena (Third Prize)
Jury member of various art competitions
Held solo exhibitions in Vilnius, Kaunas, Marijampolė, and Vilkija
Honors and Recognition
1983 – Honored Art Worker
1985 – State Prize Laureate
1990–1995 – Member of the National Monument Experts Council under the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania
1962–1997 – Art Educator, later Expert Teacher (1995), M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts
1997–1998 – Recipient of the State Grant
1997–2002 – Member of the Art Council for the Commemoration of the Freedom Struggles under the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania
2006–2007 – Member of the Art Experts Council under the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania
Participated in creative residencies and travels in Mexico, Algeria, Egypt, India, Nepal, and several European countries
Memorial Monuments
Composer A. Balsys and mathematician P. Katilius, Antakalnis Cemetery, Vilnius
Ethnographer P. Bugailiškis, Rasos Cemetery, Vilnius
Notable Sculptural Compositions
K. Donelaitis, A. Strazdas, I. Simonaitytė, J. Miltinis – National Art Museum, Vilnius
J. Avyžius – M. K. Čiurlionis Museum, Kaunas (Diploma from International Quadrennial, Riga)
Vydūnas – Ministry of Culture of Russia, Moscow
V. Mykolaitis–Putinas – Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
M. K. Čiurlionis – Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany (Diploma from International Quadrennial, Riga)Works are held in private collections in Lithuania, Germany, Canada, the USA, Israel, and elsewhere
