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Daiva Staškevičienė, a Lithuanian artist, was born on June 13, 1968, in Vilnius. Following her completion of secondary school in 1986, she commenced her formal art studies at the Justinas Vienožinskis School of Arts, attending from 1993 to 1995.

Staškevičienė began studying at the Vilnius Academy of Arts in 1995, initially concentrating on scenography. After a year and a half, she discovered a deeper interest in graphics and subsequently shifted her focus to that discipline. Guided by Professor Leonas Lagauskas, she received her Bachelor’s degree in Arts in 2000. That year, she also chose to further her education by undertaking a Master’s program in poster art under the supervision of Professor Juozas Galkus.

Staškevičienė’s artwork has achieved recognition internationally. From 2001 to 2005, her pieces depicting Vilnius’s Old Town were presented at the international conference “WoMen and Democracy, Reykjavik-Vilnius” as well as shown to NATO congress participants. In 2002, she completed her Master’s degree in Arts and joined the Lithuanian Artists’ Association as a member.

Currently, Daiva Staškevičienė works in various media, including etching, miniatures, painting, posters, and illustration. She has held 21 solo exhibitions, and her art is exhibited in galleries throughout the United States, Russia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Many of her works are also part of private collections abroad.