Dailininkė Rūta Ničajienė
Artist Rūta Ničajienė

Summary/Abstract: Rūta Panavaitė-Ničajienė was born in 1966 in Vilnius city. During 1984–1989, she studied artistic metalwork in Telšiai College of Applied Arts and acquired an artist-executor qualification. From 1989–1994 she continued studies in Lithuania Academy of Arts and chose Art pedagogics as a specialty. Since 2013 she has been a member of Lithuania Artists Asociation. Her creative activity was quite varied. Both of the above specialties were tried, although artistic metalwork was always the priority. After her first studies, Ničajienė worked at Kaunas State Manufactory “Daile” as an artistic coloured iron treatment specialist (1989–1996), later she worked as a designer at UAB „Medalis“ in Kaunas city (1996–1997). Her new artistic experience was working in animation movie studio „Vosinta“, as a background painter (1998–2001). There also was an art pedagogy practice while working as art teacher in „Gabija“ gymnasium in Mazeikiai city (2000–2001). Since 2003 her activity in metal plastic is dominant again. R. Ničajienė worked as an artist-designer at TŪB „Gurtana“ in Kaunas city (2003–2004) and as a creator of wax benchmark at UAB „Metalo forma“ in Vilnius (2005–2009). Presently, the artist is living and creating in Vilnius. Since 1989 the artist has participated in exhibitions by displaying sculptures, jewelry, medals. She has won various awards in international exhibitions, competitions. The artist is an author of representative artworks, presented to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the US President G. W. Bush, the President of Ukraine V. A. Yushchenko and nuncio P. S. Zurbriggen. She has created a golden scene cross, which is annually presented to the best annual Lithuanian theater representatives. She is the author of many collector (commemorative) coins, evaluated not only in Lithuania, but also abroad.

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