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Rake (born Egle Rakauskaite; April 30, 1967) is a leading Lithuanian artist, recognised for her unique and individual works which combine qualities of purity, intimacy and emotional depth. She graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts in 1993. Trained as a painter, she initially rejected the medium, drawn to unconventional, perishable materials such as chocolate, honey, fat, hair and strawberries. Her work has since moved into performance and video, with a documentary strand. She was selected to represent Lithuania at the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999. She has been awarded important international bursaries including ArtsLink fellowships in the USA in 1998 and 2000 and a residency at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart in 1998. Egle Rakauskaite is a leading Lithuanian artist, prominent on the world scene for her highly individual and memorable works.