19. January, 2024 till 25. February, 2024
Painter, cartoonist
Born on 14th of August, 1929 in the home of "Mežavilki" in Svitene Parish. After the death of the father, Kristaps Mežavilkas, the family moved. He started his schooling at the Vecsaules school and continued on the Liepāja side. During the Second World War, he went to Russia with his mother and brother. Graduated from Vasiliy Surikov Art High School in Moscow. After returning to his homeland, he graduated from the painting department of the Latvian Academy of Arts. For almost 40 years, he was a cartoonist in the humor and satire magazine "Dadzis". Organized and participated in cartoonist exhibitions in Riga. At the same time, he painted and drew cartoons of popular Latvian cultural characters. An unbeaten performance in book graphics is the illustrations for Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Illustrated mostly humor and satire collections. Died in 1998.
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