Vladimiras Beresniovas

Vladimiras Beresniovas (Russian: Владимир Береснев; born 13 December 1948), known under his pen name Vlaber (Влабер) is a Lithuanian artist, humorist, poet, and cartoonist. Vlaber has been an active participant in the Lithuanian and world artistic communities for more than 40 years. In the last 10 years, he has illustrated more than 100 books, published weekly cartoons in the local newspapers, and been named to Who's Who in Lithuania in 2008.

Beresniovas was born in Soviet Belarus in 1948. He lost his parents at a young age and at the age of 13, he found himself completely orphaned when his only remaining relative, his grandmother, died. He moved around the Soviet Union until he finally settled in Lithuanian city of Kaunas. Beresniovas learned the Lithuanian language fluently, and graduated from the Kaunas College of Art. He then submitted some of his early drawings to a local newspaper and they were published immediately.

exhibitions in 20 countries, including Greece and Bulgaria.

He is a member of the Lithuanian Artists Association, the Lithuanian Journalists Union, and the Lithuanian Cartoonists Association.

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