Born in Tirana, Albania, in May 20-th 1975
Lives and works in Milan, Italy

1993-1997

Completes the studies and graduates at the National Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Painting and graphics, Tirana, Albania

1998-2004

Completes the studies and graduates at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Painting, Milan, Italy.
Graduated with first-class 110 e lode. Thesis of diploma " Meeting with Truffaut and Hitchcock” cinema and psychoanalysis, pure cinema and cinema of the images."

solo shows

1994

"First step" Saloon of Art, Tirana, Albania

1999

"Tempi Migliori" Jungle Sound Station, Milan
"Workshop Europe" curated by E.R. Comi, Spazio Umano, Milan

2000

" Regeneration in conditions of not life" curated by Marco Bazzini, "Studio Paint Factory," Pistoia

2004 "Appointments to the dark" Art Fair Bologna 2004, included in the event "The Balkans - a Crossroad to the future" curated by Harald Szeemann (catalogue)

2007

“Mirupafshim, Shadows of Voices”, Federico Bianchi Contemporary Art Gallery, Gorgonzola Milan, curated by Noah Stolz

2008 “The woman produces the man. The man will kill her”, PivArte Gallery, Bologna, curated by Maria Vittoria Berti

group shows

1997

"Exhibition of the Women Albanian Artists" National Gallery of Arts, Tirana

1998

"Art in Bicycle" Associazione Culturale Ai Candelai, Palermo
" 1& 8" Common of Caslino d'Erba, CO

1999

"I Heard Her Voice On The Telephone, Kosovo, March 28-th 99" (Histories of each kind), curated by Francesca Pasini, Guasco Palace, Alessandria (lecture of video art)
"Borderland Dwellers" curated by Venera Kastrati, Bloom Mezzago, Milan
"Milan & Rome Academy" curated by D.Guzzi and B.Drudi, Colonnella, Teramo (catalog)
"Onufri '99" National Museum, Tirana

2000

"ECLIPSE" Grenoble Academy Museum , France, a project by G.Motti & F. Perrin (catalog)
"N.U.N.C." curated by A. d’Avossa,Vecchio Ospedale Soave, Codogno (catalog)
"SALON " curated by F. DeFilippi, Museo della Permanente, Milan (catalog)
"We love Italy, Italy loves us" curated by Edi Muka, Civic Museum of Contemporary Art, Palazzo Farnese, Ortona, Chieti (catalog)
"GLOCAL" curated by D. Esposito, Studio Casoli, Milan
"Glocal" curated by D. Esposito, XXL Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

2001

"The color of the earth", curated by A. d'Avossa, Chiostro dei Glicini, Milan
Center of Contemporary Art “DOMAINE DE KERGUEHENNEC”, Bretagne, France (catalog)

2003

"Blood& Honey, Future's in the Balkans" curated by Harald Szeemann, Collection ESSL, Klosterneuburg, Wien, Austria (catalog)

2004

Milan Art Fair, MiArt 2004, Gallery "Photology" (catalog)
“Colors of Albania” , National Museum of Art, Tirana, Albania (catalog)
Contemporary Art Permanent Collection, Seminario Vescovile di Trapani DiART (catalog)

2005

Art Fair Bologna 2005, gallery “Photology” (catalog)
“Paura”, Artandgallery, Milan, curated by Manuela Gandini

2006

Art Fair Bologna 2006, gallery “Photology”
“Sound & Vision”, Palazzo della Penna, Perugia, curated by Luca Beatrice – (catalog)

2008 MiArt, Milano, Federico Bianchi Contemporary Art

pubblications

1996

"How to use and maintain your wheelchair" Motivation Charitable Trust, Tirana
"Building Open Societies" Soros Fondation, New York (USA)

1997

Comic strip "The Deadly Play of the Arms" Tirana

1999

"More women than men" Dictionary of the italiane artists, F. Pasini, Flash Art, Milan (Estate'99)
Cover of the Album “Tempi Migliori ” by Circo Fantasma, (BMG records)

2000

"To Tirana for Onufri" G.Politi, Flash Art, [febbraio-] March 2000
"People on the moves" G. Politi, INTERVIEW (January. February 2000)
"To Tirana for Onufri" G. Politi, Flash Art International, (march-april 2000)

2001

Cover & foto of the Album “Ad un passo dal vuoto ” by Circo Fantasma, (Edel records)

2003

"Trip in the hell of the Bal-kan" Manuela Gandini, Il Sole-24 Ore, Sunday May 18th2003

2004

"The shoes: a choice of identity" ARS SUTORIA, [pag] 136-137
"The surrealistics shoes" From the art to the footwears, creativeness and technique for finding innovative solutions . ARS SUTORIA 316, [pag] 216-219

2006

Cover, artwork & foto of the Album “I Knew Jeffrey Lee” by Circo Fantasma, (Lain records)
Art Fair Bologna 2006, curated by “Photology” gallery
“Sound & Vision”, Palazzo della Penna, Perugia, curated by Luca Beatrice (catalog)
“Onufri 2006” , National Museum , Tirana, Albania curated by Rubens Shima (catalog)
“Chère Louise” Museum of Modern Art, Ascona, Switzerland, curated by Martin Kunz (catalog)

2008 Milan Art fair MiArt, curated by Federico Bianchi Contempoary Art Gallery

workshop programs

1995

"Ecole Cantonale D'Art de Lausanne", Switzerland

2001

"Center of Contemporary Art DOMAINE DE KERGUEHENNEC" Bretagne, France