A defining voice in Lithuanian graphic art and children’s book illustration, Žilytė shaped a visual world where folklore, colour, and imagination meet with striking intensity. Her work is marked by vivid colour, folk motifs, symbolic contrasts, and decorative clarity, giving her images both tenderness and force. 

Across hundreds of illustrations and graphic works, she helped define the visual memory of Lithuanian children’s literature. In collaboration with Algirdas Steponavičius, Žilytė also carried this language into public space through landmark mural works for a children’s café and sanatorium. Her achievements include the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas and the National Prize, recognising one of Lithuania’s most distinctive artistic voices.