Painters of Vitebsk

Artist – a magician, a big heart. It retrieves beauty finds freshness in all subordinates element.

Marc Chagall

Vitebsk Regional Library

Named After V. I. Lenin

VLIB

Biography

 

Lapshin Aleksandr (04.09.1948, Vilnius), Belarusian artist. He graduated from Art and Graphic Department of Vitebsk State Pedagogical Institute in 1971. He was taught by F. Gumen and I. Stolyarov. The artist a participant of art exhibitions since 1981. A member of Belarusian Union of Artists since 1991. He lives in Vitebsk.

The main sphere of creative activity - design of the museum and exhibition displays, interior design.

His major works are: the design of the museums of the 43rd Army, the Museum of the History of Light Industry College № 46, the Museum of the History of the Police of Vitebsk region (all in Vitebsk, in co-authorship), the Museum of Guerrilla Movement in Chashniki, the Museum of Local History in Beshenkovichy, the Museum of Partisan Glory in Surazh; the Museum of Polish Song Festival.

 

LITERATURE

1.Аляксандр Лапшын // Саюз творцаў [Выяўленчы матэрыял] = A Union of creators : фотаальбом / уклад. і аўт. тэксту М. Цыбульскі ; аўт. уступ. У. Андрэйчанка ; фат. В. Балоціна, М. Цыбульскага. — Мн. : Беларусь, 2005. — С. 77. — На беларус. і англ. мовах.

2.Лапшын Аляксандр Пятровіч // Беларускі саюз мастакоў : 1938—1998 : энцыкл. даведнік / аўт.-склад. Б. А. Крэпак [і інш.]. — Мн. : ВТАА «Кавалер Паблішэрс», 1998. — С. 332. — На беларус. і англ. мовах.