Serena Pečiūnaitytė
Serena Pečiūnaitytė

Artist Serena Pečiūnaitytė was born in 1976 in Lithuania (Šakiai, Giedručiai village). In 1995 Ms. Serena graduated from Kaunas Arts Gymnasium, and in 1999 she graduated from Vilnius Arts Academy with a Diploma of Bachelor of Arts (Graphics). In 2001 she graduated Vilnius Arts Academy with a Diploma of Masters in Arts (Graphics). She also received a Diploma of a Teacher from Lithuanian University of Education in 2012. In 2013 Ms. Serena received the second highest qualification of a teacher in Lithuania. Since 2020 Ms. Pečiūnaitytė is a member of Lithuanian Association of Artists. Ms. Serene lives and works in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Ms. Serena Pečiūnaitytė devotes her arts to animals. In her young years she lived in environments where horses, cows, turtles, other animals were appreciated. Childhood impressions still influence her artistic choices. Attention to nature, animals is evident in her pieces of arts, and her creativity is well received and recognised both in Lithuania and internationally: in Lithuania, Japan, Greece, China, India, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland.
Serena Pečiūnaitytė is interested in animals and love them. There are not many artists, as Ms. Serena, who conceptualise themselves so strongly particularly with nature orientated artists, especially, in the branch of arts of Graphics. Ms. Serena is extremely sensitive to environment, drawing, observation and representation. An animal is much more than simply a natural zoological object for this artist, because for this artist an animal also symbolises person‘s experiences, and serves as a metaphor for human emotions. Anatomy of mammals in Ms Serena‘s arts comprises a unique characteristics of her creative philosophy.
The genre that artist Serena Pečiūnaitytė contributes most is related to animals, however, she is also interested in and contributes to other genres. She illustrates books, paints paintings and murals. Ms. Serena prefers graphics, because she appreciates drawing. Drawings of animals remind a portrait, introduces an animal as a reflection of a human being, her drawings emanate soul. She represents biological diversity. Turtles, iguanas, alligators find their way into her pieces of arts. Specific features of her pieces are evident, because their transcendental nature mirrors human experiences. Motion, ideas are important to Ms. Serena. The paintings at the same time analyse problems that people are facing now, such as emigration. While illustrating a book about a turtle and its story, Ms. Serena discusses the fragility of human happiness. Ms Serena infuses life to animals. Her paintings depict humorous, sensitive features of a human temperament. The series presented in exhibitions „Snukučiai“, „Snukučiai-1“, „Snukučiai-2“, „Snukučiai-3“ („Little Snouts“) clearly show the courage of this artist to pursue a chosen path. Drawing plays the man role in pieces of graphics and while illustrating books.
Ms. Serena organised 25 personal exhibitions, she participates in events organised by Lithuanian Association of Artists, international events, tri-annual event in Belgrade (Serbia), also she participates in events, such as conferences, organised by zoologists. Lithuanian nature and its preservation are important for Ms. Serena. Moreover, she has a pet, a turtle. The turtle lent its face for one of the main characters in one of the children‘s book. Turtle and the artist invites children to navigate pages of the book.