Juozas Lebednykas

Juozas Lebednykas (20 August 1947 – 17 September 2024) was a Lithuanian artist and sculptor.

Biography Juozas Lebednykas was born on 20 August 1947 in Dusmenys village, Lithuanian SSR, USSR.

From 1966 to 1972 he studied sculpture at the State Institute of Art (in 1989 renamed to Vilnius Academy of Art). His tutors were Bronius Vyšniauskas, Gediminas Jokūbonis and Konstantinas Bogdanas. After graduation, from 1972 to 1973 he worked at the Vilnius Monument Restoration Institute and served in the army.

From 1973, he lived and worked in Panevėžys. From 1974 to 1987, he worked as a teacher of art at the Panevėžys art school.

Lebednykas was a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union since 1975. During the period from 1989 to 1993 he was elected chairman of the Panevėžys branch of the Lithuanian Artists' Union.

He created numerous copper sheet reliefs and sculptures for interior and exterior as commissioned by the public institutions, as well as small sculpture and ceramic sculpture pieces, plastic compositions, objects and pastels.

The art critic Virginijus Kinčinaitis said of his work:

Lebednykas died in Panevėžys on 17 September 2024, at the age of 77.

Solo exhibitions 1977 Exhibition Plastic Compositions. Lithuanian Art Foundation, Vilnius 1992 Exhibition of sculpture and plastic compositions. Panevėžys Art Gallery 1993 Exhibition of Small Plastic works and Drawings. Gallery XX, Panevėžys 1993 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. St.Jonas str. Gallery, Vilnius 1994 Exhibition of Small Plastic works. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius Pastel Works, Panevėžys Art Gallery 1995 Exhibition of Small Plastic works. Germed Gallery, Berlin, Germany 1997 Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings. Arka Gallery, Vilnius 1998 Exhibition of sculpture and drawings. J.Miltinis Drama Theatre, Panevėžys 2000 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Gallery "Kauno langas“, Kaunas 2001 Exhibition of Sculpture. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery 2002 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius 2003 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Bikuskis Manor Small form sculpture, Academy of Sciences of the RofL, Vilnius 2005 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Laiptai Gallery, Šiauliai 2007 Exhibition of Sculpture plastic compositions. Panevėžys Art Gallery

Group exhibitions 1973 The Second National Exhibition of Young Artists' Work. Čiurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas 1974 The Third National Exhibition of Young Artists' Work. Art Palace, Panevėžys 1975 Exhibition "Our Country“. Art Palace, Vilnius 1976 National Exhibition of Young Artists' Work. Art Palace, Vilnius 1983 National Sculpture Exhibition. Art Palace, Vilnius 1974-1990 Spring Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. Panevėžys Art Palace, Panevėžys Art Gallery 1992 Exhibition of Lithuanian Sculpture. Abenraa, Denmark 1995 7th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition "1995: Art in Lithuania“. Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius 1996 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. Art Exhibition Palace, Klaipėda 1998 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artist's Work. Kėdainiai Town Hall Art Gallery Exhibition "Panevėžys Art –30“. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of artist's group "Plekšne". Arka Gallery, Vilnius 1999 Exhibition of artist’s group "Plekšne“. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius 11th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition "Lithuanian Ceramics". Schloss Ort castle, Gmunden, Austria Panevėžys Art Days in Vilnius. Artists Palace, Vilnius 2000 Exhibition "Chamber Sculpture". Gallery of Medals, Vilnius "Arka" 10th anniversary exhibition. Arka Gallery, Vilnius "Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Ceramic Collection 1989-1999". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery 2001 Lithuanian Collection of the ceramics generated during the Panevėžys International ceramic symposiums. Arka Gallery, Vilnius Exhibition of Works of the Lithuanian Sculptors. The President's Office Gardens, Vilnius 13th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of Works of the Lithuanian Sculptors. Birštonas Local Government Building Exhibition of Photographs of Monuments as Tombstones. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius Gallery of Medals 10th anniversary exhibition. Gallery of Medals, Vilnius 2002 Sculpture exhibition "Bronze Metamorphoses". Gallery of Medals, Vilnius Exhibition "10x10". Gallery XX, Panevėžys Exhibition "New creation". Gallery of Medals, Vilnius "Collection' 2002" fine arts review arranged by the Lithuanian Artists Union, Šiauliai Art Gallery 2003 Exhibition-contest "Sculpture Gardens of Bernardins", St.John's Gallery, Vilnius Exhibition "Panevėžys Art Days'2003". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of Lithuanian ceramics "Paraphrases". Hacettepe University Art Gallery, Turkey Ceramic Collection of Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery. The President's Office Gardens, Vilnius 2004 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. LDS Gallery, Kaunas 15th Panevėžys International ceramic symposium exhibition. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery National exhibition "SPACE- monumental art-architecture". Arka Gallery, Vilnius 2005 Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work. LDS Gallery, Klaipėda Exhibition "Panevėžys Art Days' 2005". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work "Panevėžys – Vilnius". Arka Gallery, Vilnius Project "Clay on Clay" (KLAAI OP KLAAI). Exhibition "Selected works of Panevėžys" "International Ceramic Symposiums". Groate Kerk St. Jacobiparochie, Het Bildt, The Netherlands Contemporary Art of Aukštaitija. Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery 2006 Exhibition "SPACE 1990-2005. Monumental art". Panevėžys Civic Art Gallery Exhibition of the Panevėžys Artists' Work "Panevėžys – Jelgava". G. Eliasa museum of art and history, Jelgava, Latvia National exhibition of graphic arts and sculpture "Space – plane – body". Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius 2007 Exhibition "Selected works of the Panevezys International Ceramic Symposiums", Lithuanian Center, the Lithuanian Embassy in Poland, Warsaw, Poland

Symposiums, Pleinairs 1995 7th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium 1999 11th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium 2000 International Ice Sculpture Symposium, Jelgava, Latvia 2001 1st International Pleinair. Ecological –educational actions "Vision of Metal“, Onuškis, Lithuania 13th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium 5th bronze symposium. Foundry "Bronze Age" of the Lithuanian Artists Union, Vilnius 2004 15th Panevėžys International Ceramic Symposium

Sculptures in public spaces Sculpture on the grave of actor Bronius Babkauskas (architect R. Eigelis). 1976, granite, 210x70 cm, Graveyard of the Christ the King Cathedral, Ramygalos Str., Panevėžys Birds (architect R. Vyšniauskas). 1985, copper, 645x150 cm, Front yard of the Panevėžys Water Supply and Sewer organization (in 1995 renamed to Joint Stock Company „Aukštaitijos vandenys“ (Aukštaitija Waters) Spring. 1986, copper, 190x100 cm, Interior of the Panevėžys Water Supply and Sewer organization office building (in 1995 renamed to Joint Stock Company „Aukštaitijos vandenys“ (Aukštaitija Waters) Waiting. 1987, copper, 170x70 cm, Panevėžys Land Museum Tranquility. 1987, copper, 137x50 cm, Panevėžys Land Museum Sails (architect M. Steponavičius). 1988, copper, 270x100 cm, Panevėžys Local Government Building Pieta (architect V. Andriuška). 1990, copper, granite, 400x80 cm, Churchyard of the Panevėžys Holy Trinity church Snail (architect A. Barzdžiukas). 1995, granite, 120x80 cm, Exterior of the Lithuanian Savings Bank Panevėžys office Monument to participants of the 1863 year uprising (architect A. Beresnevičius). 1998, granite, 280x176x120 cm, Uprising square, Panevėžys Tranquility. 1999, copper, 180x50 cm, Vytauto str., Palanga Blossom (architect R. Lukšas). 1999, copper, 120x120 cm, Urbšio str. Panevėžys Monument to St. Roch in Onuškis township. 2004, stoneware, metal, 450x80x80 cm, Onuškis, central square