Andrius Kovelinas (Lithuanian painter, 1958)

Lithuanian painter Andrius Kovelinas has been living in Ireland for almost 6 years now. His extraordinary style and imagination has been on show at The Green Gallery shortly after he set foot on these shores.

For many years Kovelinas had travelled throughout Europe producing his masterly works everywhere he wen “I travelled a lot in Europe through Countries such as Sweden, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Spain. My sister lives in New York I go there two or three times a year and organise small private exhibition for collectors. Before I moved to Ireland I was living In Northern France in the City of St. Michel".

Among traces of Kovelinas still visible there is a large fresco for the supermarket chain L’eclerc. He returned there for a short time in 2007 to take up a similar commission. At the beginning of 2008 he had his most recent solo exhibition in Austria, in the beautiful city Gmunden. In summer time every years, traditionally, he participates in the international Art Camp in France.

Most recently winning the coveted second prize in the most prestigeous Anglo-Italian Academy of Art biennial at the Chianciano Art Museum, Italy with his painting 'Red Dance'.