Ausra Chapskyte

Ausra Capskyte (1966–2023) was a Lithuanian graphic artist and book illustrator whose work drew inspiration from literature, fairy tales and visual storytelling. Her distinctive graphic compositions and bookplates (exlibris) are characterised by imaginative imagery, literary references and rich symbolic detail.

Born in Vilnius, she graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Fine Arts in 1993. She became a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Association (Graphic Arts Section) and the Lithuanian Bookplate Creators' Club in 1999.

Book illustration, particularly fairy tales, was central to her artistic practice. From 1994 onwards, she regularly participated in graphic art and exlibris exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad, presenting her work in approximately thirty solo exhibitions encompassing bookplates, colour graphics, illustration and painting.