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Janina Buzunaite - Zukaitiene (Janina Buzūnaitė - Žukaitienė, born July 17, 1955 Daugai, Lithuania ) is a Lithuanian painter, poet, accessories and metal sculptures creator. She is a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists(FCA) since 2000. The abstract thematic is dominant in artist's work and expressionism is felt throughout all paintings. Author's poems are mostly influenced by neo-romanticism and modern rhyming techniques. In regards to fashion accessories, their type is massive but with a close attention to the detail - giving a social status.

Early Life
Janina Buzunaite - Zukaitiene's ancestors were minor aristocrats. However, when she was around 10 her parent's house burned down so she spent many years living at her relatives. The artist left home when she was 16 and started studying to become a librarian because of her love for books. In 1978, she began working in Medvilne House of Culture. This when her poems started being published in newspapers and used in national and international events. The artist also tried her skills in commercial photography and business.

Artist's Career
As art critic Rasa Sarkauskaite (2000) has noticed Janina Buzunaite - Zukaitiene entered Lithuanian art world unexpectedly, suddenly and impressively. The paintings were full of temperament and not bound by any rules - they did not follow art school rules. Art critics compared her work to well known Georgia O’Keffer who was painting in the beginning of the 20th Century. Especially, the similarities are seen in the paintings collection 'Cactuses', the same synthesis of erotic, poetic and strong colours motives. Another art critic Romualdas Alekna (2001) referred to the artist as a phenomenon defined by Ignacy Witz in his book ' The great self taught artists' 1961. Romualdas Alekna (2005) has also stressed that Janina Buzunaite-Zukaitiene never repeats herself, there are no repetitive motives - just all original work. Furthermore, the paintings composition is well balanced with abstract and figurative details.

Paintings, Publishing
Since 1999 the author has had 30 individual exhibitions all over Lithuania in Alytus, Druskininkai, Kaunas, Vilnius. The most significant ones are listed below. The last exhinition was held on the International Day of Culture 2011, Lithuania. 1999 Baltos Varnos Salonas, Alytus. (White Crown Salon) 2000 Lietuvos dailininkų sąjunga, Vilnius. (Lithuanian Artists' Association) 2001 Medaliu Galerija, Vilnius. (Gallery of Medals) 2002 Lietuvos Seimas, Vilnius. (Lithuanian Parliament) 2003 Alytaus Teatras Alytus. (Alytus Theatre)

The paintings are held in private collections around the world: Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Latvia, Denmark, Canada, the USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Japan and others.