Kęstutis Kasparavičius is a Lithuanian book illustrator. Born in Aukštadvaris, he studied at M. K. Čiurlionis Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius. He has completed 40 books since 1984, which have been translated into fourteen languages. His works include Lithuanian Fairy Tales (1989), Adventures of Baron von Munchausen, Pinocchio (1993), Lazyland (1994), The Nutcracker (1998), The Little Match Girl (2002), and Saint Valentine (2004). In 1962–1972 studied at M.K.

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  • Kęstutis Kasparavičius is a Lithuanian book illustrator. Born in Aukštadvaris, he studied at M. K. Čiurlionis Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius. He has completed 40 books since 1984, which have been translated into fourteen languages. His works include Lithuanian Fairy Tales (1989), Adventures of Baron von Munchausen, Pinocchio (1993), Lazyland (1994), The Nutcracker (1998), The Little Match Girl (2002), and Saint Valentine (2004). In 1962–1972 studied at M.K. Ciurlionis Art School, a choir conducting class. In 1972–1981 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius, a graphic design class. Since 1984 he has been working as a children's books illustrator and author and has completed 45 books. His works has published for various publishers from whole world: Nieko Rimto, Vilnius; Esslinger Verlag, Esslingen; Coppenrath Verlag, Munster; Grimm Press, Taipei; Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, Agertofts Forlag, Kopenhagen, Papadopoulos, Athens, Calligram, Paris, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, Jakkajungsin Publishing, Seoul, Daeyeon Publishing, Seoul, Livraria Martins Fontes Editora, São Paulo, Editora Atica, São Paulo, Gotmer-Becht-Aramith, Bloemendaal, Harry N. Abrams, New York, Thule Ediciones, Barcelona, Yavneh, Jerusalem. In 1993 he was honored as Illustrator of the Year by Bologna Children's Book Fair. 2003 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition Award for Excellence and his illustrations have selected for fair's exhibition eleven times. Kestutis was also awarted the Golden Pen of Belgrade, 1990, the II Diploma Premi International Catalonia d`Illustracio, Barcelona, 1994, Diploma, Tallinn Illustrations Triennial, 2006, Best Lithuanian Children's Book, 2005. Kestutis favorite technology is watercolour. He, his wife Raimonda and four children live near Vilnius, Lithuania.
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  • Kęstutis Kasparavičius is a Lithuanian book illustrator. Born in Aukštadvaris, he studied at M. K. Čiurlionis Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius. He has completed 40 books since 1984, which have been translated into fourteen languages. His works include Lithuanian Fairy Tales (1989), Adventures of Baron von Munchausen, Pinocchio (1993), Lazyland (1994), The Nutcracker (1998), The Little Match Girl (2002), and Saint Valentine (2004). In 1962–1972 studied at M.K.
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  • Kęstutis Kasparavičius
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