Sculptor Jānis Strupulis receives award from American Numismatic Association
Latvian sculptor and medal maker Jānis Strupulis has received the American Numismatic Association's Numismatic Art Award for excellence in medallic sculpture. The prize recognises his lifetime contribution.
Jānis Strupulis, a Latvian sculptor, medal maker and patron of the arts, has received international recognition. The American Numismatic Association has given him its prestigious Numismatic Art Award for excellence in medallic sculpture. Strupulis is also the designer of several Latvian coins. The award is regarded as a high appraisal of his lifetime contribution to the field.
Ties to Valka
Strupulis graduated from Valka Secondary School No. 1 in 1966. He has donated works by various artists from his own collection to the Valka Local History Museum. Last year these works were on show in the exhibition “Ieva”.
Earlier, in February 2024, artworks by other authors donated by Strupulis were displayed in the exhibition “Gleznas un medaļas” (“Paintings and Medals”).
The artist is thus known not only as a creator of medals and coins but also as a patron whose gifts have added to the Valka museum's holdings and formed the basis of exhibitions.
