86 LOGOS 51 2007 BALANDIS BIRÞELIS DALIA KAS¨IÛNAIT¸ Tapyba Dalia KasLißnaitº gimº 1947 m. balandþio 17 d. Vilniuje. Nuo vaikystºs svajojo tapti dailininke, daug pieðº. 19671972 vadovaujama Algirdo Petrulio, Silvestro Dþiaugðto ir Jono —vaþo studijavo tapybà Vals- tybiniame dailºs institute. Baigusi institutà kurÆ laikà dirbo dailºs bßrelio vadove, vºliau pasirinko lais- và dailininkºs gyvenimà uþsidirbdama duonà tik savo kßriniais. Surengº 17 personalinil ir dalyvavo daugybºje grupinil parodl Lietuvoje, Prancßzijoje, Vokietijoje, JAV, Rusijoje, Lenkijoje, Estijoje ir ki- tuose kraðtuose. Gyvena Vilniuje, greta tapybos kuria eiles, o pastaruosius septynerius metus daug dº- mesio skyrº fotografijai. Apdovanojimai: 1978 m.Vilniaus tapybos trienalºs diplomas. 1982 m. Pabaltijo jaunljl dailininkl trienalºs medalis. 1985 m. Baltijos ðalil taikomosios dailºs trienalºs diplomas (kartu su dail. F. Jakubausku) 2000 m. Nacionalinº premija. Dalia KasLißnaitº was born on 17 April 1947 in Vilnius. From her childhood she desired to become a painter. From 1967 till 1972, at Vilnius State Art Institute, Dalia studied pictorial art under the guid- ance of Algirdas Petrulis, Silvestras Dþiaugðtas and Jonas —vaþas. After graduating, she started working as an art teacher, but soon dropped that job and became a freelance artist earning a living by her art. She held 17 personal exhibitions and took part in many collective art exhibitions, in Lithuania, France, Germany, the USA, Russia, Poland and Estonia. She resides in Vilnius, and paints and writes verse. In the 12 last years she has been especially interested in the art of photography. AWARDS: Vilnius Triennial Diploma in 1978. Baltic Countries Triennial of Young Painters Medal in 1982. Baltic Countries Arts and Crafts Triennial Diploma (together with F. Jakubauskas) in 1985 m. Na- tional Award in 2000.