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CV Born in 1985 in Tirana, Albania Lives and works in Tirana Education 2008-2010 M.A at Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Milano (Photography 2010) 2004-2008 Academy of Fine Arts, Florence (Painting 2008) Awards 2012 First price at ARDHJA AWARD organize by TICA (Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art), AL Residencies 2018 Studio das weisse haus - Short term Resident, Vienna, AT 2017 KulturKontakt Austria - Artists in Residence, Vienna, AT 2012 ISCP - International Studio & Curatorial Program , New York , USA Solo Exhibitions: 2019 THE CAT ABOVE AND THE MOUSE BELOW - Curated by Markus Waitschacher, Bazament Art Space 2019 HOLY MUSCLE- Hoast Project, Vienna, AT 2017 (OVER)INDENTIFICATION - Curated by Maja Ciric, TULLA Cultural Center, Tirana, AL 2010 GRAFI DI MEMORIA - MS gallery, Madrid, ES 2006 AT EAST OF INPOSSIBLE - Curated by Valentina Spata ,Vitervo, IT Selected Group Exhibitions 2019 Nuit Blanche Prizren - curated by Blerta Hocia, Prizren, KS The In-Between State of Mind" - curated by Yunnia Yang, Easttopics in Budapest , HU The In-Between State of Mind" - curated by Yunnia Yang, screening in Berlin, RIga and Lubjana Altered States - curated by Nadia Perez, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, AT 2018 Schermo a Schermo - video selection curated by Adela Demetaj, Tirana, Al 36th Asolo Art Film Festival: The In-Between State of Mind - curated by Yunnia Yang, Asolo, IT 2017 DU ODER ICH? COLLECTIVE SOUL- curated by Ursula Maria Probst, Melk, AT TEMPORALITIES - curated by Tereza Záchová, Vienna, AT TRANSCULTURAL EMANCIPATION - curator Ursula Maria Probst, FLUC, Vienna, AT THE NEW END - curator Paolo Torffolutti - Villa Di Toppo Florio, Udine, IT 2016 CONTEMPORARY ART IN ALBANIA AND KOSOVO- curator Julia Fabényi - Ludwig Museum, Budapest, HU DARK CHAPTERS - cutated by Margarethe Makovec & Anton Lederer, < rotor >, GRAZ, AT MBI QIELL NEN - DUO EXHIBITION , COD (center for open dialog), Tirana, AL 2015 THIS IS NOT A PALM TREEE - Neurotitan Schwarzenberg, Berlin, DE NATIONLESS (altering the palimpsests) - Center of Conteporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR SARA ART FAIR - Sarajevo Art Fair , Sarajevo, BA Supermarket - Stockholm Independent Art Fair , SE NATIONLESS [AUTONOMY/LIBERATION]- Youth Cultural Center (MKC), Skopje (Macedonia) 2014 ANIVERSARY EXHIBITION - Robert Kananaj Gallery , Toronto, CA POST YOUNG ALBANIA ARTIST, curated by Antonio Frugis and Roberto Lacarbonara, Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali, Bari, IT 2013 GJON MILI INTERNATION PHOTO EXHIBITION– Frits Grierstberg (curator), National Galery of Kosovo, KS KOL IDROMENO award – Zef Paci (curator), Shkodra Gallery, Shkodra, AL 2012 HOT TABU– MIZA, Tirana, AL ARDHJA award – T.I.C.A , Tirana, AL ANDATA-RITORNO, curated by Matilda Odobashi, Fap Gallery, AL 2011 ARDHJA award - FAB Gallery and Zeta Gallery, Tirana, AL ACCADEMIA, curated by Marco Signorini, METRONOM, Modena, IT 2009 ONUFRI 2009 - curated by Parid Teleferici, National Art Gallery, Tirana, AL 2007 ONUFRI 2007, curated by Rubens Shima, National Art Gallery, Tirana, AL INDEPENDENCE DAY, curated by Elsa Martini, National Art Gallery, Tirana, AL NETWORKING 2007 INTEGRATION AND CONFLICT, curated by Giacomo Banzzani, Florence, IT GenovARTE 2007, II Biennale of Contemporary Art, Genova, IT SECRET OF BOCCA - organize from Bocca Library Milano. IT