Danguole is an award-winning artist from Lithuania who focuses on hyper realistic animal portraits. She grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania, and being surrounded by beautiful northern European wilderness has provided her a deep appreciation for nature and animals, which has grown to become the basis of her artistic aspiration. With experience from decades of training, breeding, judging dogs as an FCI Judge, and keeping other animals, she draws upon her understanding of animal psychology as well as anatomy to produce art that captures and embeds animal’s emotions into the art piece, and puts animals under the same spotlight that is usually reserved to humans, within her artwork the animal is the only subject and focus of the story. Danguole has lifelong experience as an artist, with skill ranging from academic art to impressionistic oil painting, and after producing hundreds of pencil drawings and paintings of landscapes, animals and humans, she eventually found and developed a rare technique which perfectly aligns with her artistic desire to portray animals deeply, accurately and efficiently. The said technique is applying oil on paper using a dry paint brush. Having mastered this technique Danguole has gained a liberating amount of control over the intensity of shading and ability to add as much detail as she desires. She works layer after layer, until her artistic vision is fulfilled, and the result is art with distinct tonal gradation, hyper realistic detail and contrast that makes the painting hard to distinguish from a photograph, enthralling many artists and collectors from various and even opposing backgrounds. Alongside all of her accomplishments, Danguole has been fighting cancer for 14 years and despite undergoing brain surgery in 2016, she continues to paint and express herself artistically with relentless motivation, hoping that she can serve as inspiration for others to take life’s difficulties head-on and persist on realizing themselves and their visions.
Artist at Alessandro Berni Gallery 2019-2020 Year Memberships: Professional Member of "International Guild Of Realism" (USA) Academic at Mondial Art Academia (France) Associate Member of "The Society Of Animal Artists" (U.S.A) Achievements: 2023 "International Art Professionals Awards 2023" second place at Mondial Art Academia France 2023 World Art Awards 2nd place "Portrait" 2023 World Art Awards 4th place "Fantasy Landscape" 2023 Artorful "Botanicals 2023" Top 10 United States 2023 Artorful "Blueorgrey 2023" Top 10 United States 2023 Artorful "Animals 2023" Top 10 United States 2022 Noteworthy At The Colors Of Humanity "Animals 2022" United States 2022 2Nd Place In The American Art Awards "Floral Not Realistic" United States 2022 American Art Awards "Abstract Expressionism" 5Th Place United States 2022 Art Show International Gallery First Pize Awards "Color" United States 2021 Artorful "Pets 2021" Top 10 United States 2021 Merit Award, Animals Art Show, Grey Cube Gallery United states 2021 Honorable Mention, Portrait Art Show, Grey Cube Gallery United States 2021 Silver Award Camelback Gallery, Into The Wild 2021 Visual Arts Exhibition United States 2021 Artist Of The Month At Mondial Art Academy France 2021 1 St Place In The American Art Awards "Floral Not Realistic" United States 2021 Bronze Medal, International Arts Professionals Awards, Mondial Art Academy France 2021 6 Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2021 Honorable Mention, International Arts Professionals Awards France 2021 2 Nd Place In The American Art Awards "Futurism" United States 2021 2 Nd Place In The American Art Awards "Expressionism Other" United States 2021 5 Th Place In The American Art Awards "Expressionism Human Figure" United States 2020 World Animal Day Design Challenge, Winner 2020 United States 2020 1 St Place In The American Art Awards "Expressionism Human Figure" United States 2020 2 Nd Place In The American Art Awards "Expressionism Other" United States 2020 1 St Place In The American Art Awards "Abstract Expressionism" United States 2019 Merit Award In The Richeson75 International "Animals, Birds & Wildlife" Competition 2019 United States 2019 1St Place In The American Art Awards "Humorous" United States 2019 5Th Place In The American Art Awards "Abstract Expressionism" United States 2019 4Th Place In The American Art Awards "Oil Human Figure" United States 2019 4Th Place In The American Art Awards "Portrait Of Someone Not Famous" United States 2019 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Portrait Of Someone Not Famous" United States 2019 5Th Place In The American Art Awards "Innovative" United States 2019 2Nd Place In The American Art Awards "Floral Not Realistic" United States 2019 3Th Place In The American Art Awards "Floral Not Realistic" United States 2019 3Th Place In The American Art Awards "Abstract" United States 2019 Finalist In The 2019 Richeson75 "Animals, Birds & Wildlife" Exhibition Kimberly, Wisconsin, United States 2019 Finalist In The 14Th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition United States 2018 Meritorious In The Richeson75 International "Animals, Birds &Amp; Wildlife" Competition 2018 United States 2018 Special Recognition Animals Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United States 2018 Honorable Mention Animals Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United States 2018 Finalist In The 2018 Richeson75 "Animals, Birds & Wildlife" Exhibition Kimberly, Wisconsin, United States 2018 Finalist In The 13Th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition United States 2018 MASTERPIECE Winner 2018, For The One Image Winning In Most Categories, American Art Awards United States 2018 2Nd Place In The American Art Awards "Humorous" United States 2018 5Th Place In The American Art Awards "Innovative" United States 2018 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Portrait Of Someone Famous" United States 2018 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Religious Or Spiritual" United States 2018 3Rd Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2018 4Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2018 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2018 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2017 Special Recognition Nature Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United Statetes 2017 Special Recognition Nature Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United States 2017 Honoroble Mention In Painting Category Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United States 2017 4Th Place In The American Art Awards "Expressionism Other" United States 2017 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Floral" United States 2017 3Rd Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2017 5Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2017 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2017 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2017 4Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Human" United States 2017 Winner For Solo Exhibition In Spain Selected From Over 200 Artists As A Winner For Solo Exhibition In Spain Organized By "Radar" Cultural Association Spain 2017 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Impressionism Animal" United States 2016 6Th Place In The American Art Awards "Realism Floral" United States 2015 Special Recognition Animals Art Competition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United States 2015 Special Merit Category Animal Art Competition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery United States 2015 Painting Competition "Open 2015 Show" 2Nd Place Colors Of Humanity Art United States 2015 1St Place Winner American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States 2014 3Th Place American Art Awards "Realism Animal" United States
