Algimantas Sakalauskas

Lithuanian folk artist and wood sculptor (born 1958)

Algimantas Sakalauskas
Born	(1958-09-22)22 September 1958 Dailučiai, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Known for	sculpture
Awards	Lithuania Ministry of Culture prize

Algimantas Sakalauskas (September 22, 1958) is a Lithuanian folk artist and wood sculptor.

Born near Vilkaviškis, after high school graduation Sakalauskas moved to Prienai, where he lives and works now. He has created a lot of sculptures, children playgrounds and monuments in Lithuania and other countries. He creates open-air monuments 1.5–13.5 metres (4.9–44.3 ft) in height. Currently, Sakalauskas is the director of "Meninė drožyba" in Prienai.

Sakalauskas is a certified cross maker and A category craft artist.^[1] In 2001, he was awarded the Prize of the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture for ethnocultural work.^[2] Sakalauskas participated in internationals wood carvers symposiums and exhibitions in Lithuania Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Japan.^[3]^[4]

Books by Sakalauskas

Sūduvos krašto drožyba, skulptūra, kryždirbystė (Suduva region carving, sculpture cross-making, 2006) ISBN 9986-418-40-2
Medžio dirbiniai sodyboje (Wood works for homestead, 2009) ISBN 978-9955-703-06-8

References

^ Lithuania National Heritage website Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (Lithuanian)
^ XXI Amzius newspaper (Lithuanian)
^ http://www.schoenau.at/HBS/Kunstwerke.html (German)
^ http://122226629.seesaa.net/article/53945091.html (Japanese)