• Art Instructor for Sculpture and Drawing at Art League School, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA, 9/2002 to present
• Sculptor at Torpedo Factory Studio: Skenderbeu Monument, Rochester Hills, Michigan, 6/2005 - 9/2006
• Sculptor at Gianetti Studio, Brentwod, MD, 9/2000 to 5/2005
• Art Teacher at Tucker Plast Program, Alexandria, VA, 9/2000 - 4/2001
• Art Instructor at Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township, NJ, 9/1999 - 6/2000
• Dean of the Faculty of Visual Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana, ALBANIA, 1996-1998
• Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana, Albania, 1982-1996
• Fellowship, Grenoble, FRANCE, 1998
• Fellowship, Athens, GREECE, 1998
• Fellowship, Marseilles and Paris, FRANCE, 1992
  
  

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EDUCATION & LANGUAGES

• Graduate studies in Sculpture (MFA), GMU, Fairfax, VA, 2003 - to present
• Post-graduate studies, Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana, ALBANIA, 1986-1987
• B.A. in Sculpture, Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana, ALBANIA, 1978-1982
• Archeological and restoration practice in ancient Butrint, ALBANIA, 1977-1978
• Arts High School Jordan Misja , Tirana, ALBANIA, 1973-1977
• Languages: English, Albanian, French, Italian, Greek

 

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ART SHOWS & GALLERIES

• First Prize - Skenderbeu monument for Skopja Park, Macedonia, February 2006
• First Prize - Skenderbeu monument for Detroit Park, Michigan, May 2005
• First Prize - Washington Square Sculpture Show, Washington, D.C., August 2004
• "Developer" exhibition, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., December 2003
• 45th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount, NC, May 2002
• Juried Exhibition in NY, NY, December 1999
• Gallery Show, Clifton, NJ, January 2000
• Studio Gallery Show Skylines, Work included in the final catalogue, Sparta, NJ, March 1999
• Studio Gallery Show, Friends of Louis Bay 2nd Library 4th Annual Juries Art Show, Hawthorne, NJ, May 1999
• National Exhibition, Tirana, ALBANIA, 1977 - 1997
• Eurosculpture Festival, Bretagne, FRANCE, 1994
• One-man Show in National Art Gallery, 19 works in marble, bronze, stone, plaster, Tirana, ALBANIA, 1993
• Third International Asian-European Art Biennial Exhibition, work included in the final catalogue, Ankara, TURKEY, 1990
• Biannual Exhibition, work included in the final catalogue, Ankara, TURKEY, 1986
• Albanian Art Show, Belgrade, YUGOSLAVIA, 1986
  

 

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COLLECTION INFORMATION

• National Gallery of Arts in Tirana, ALBANIA 8 pieces
• Fan Noli Foundation, Tirana, ALBANIA 1 piece
• British Embassy in Tirana, ALBANIA 1 piece
• Authors studio, Tirana, ALBANIA 11 pieces
• Studio of Sculptor Niko Thano, Tirana, ALBANIA 3 pieces
• Prof. Ymer Veshi s private collection, Tirana, ALBANIA 1 piece
• Prof. Agim Xhiku s collection, Saranda, ALBANIA 1 piece
• Author's home, Centreville, VA, 15 pieces

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OUTDOOR SCULPTURE

• Skenderbeu monument, Rochester Hills, Michigan
• Faik Konitza, bust in bronze set in the National Park in Tirana, ALBANIA
• WWII Martyrs Memorial in bronze, Vrap-Tirana, ALBANIA
• War Obelisk in cement, Helmes-Skrapar, ALBANIA
• Totem, stone, city park Caraex-Breatgne, FRANCE

 

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ART RESEARCHES

• Development of memorials
• Nude in school programs
• Roden Life and Art Career
• Burdel Life & Art
• Architecture & Sculpture
• Riaces bronze study
• Nudo in our school program
• Majol Art career
• Albanian sculpture in 1944-1973
• Zadkin Study of Destroyed City
• Marino Marini variety of subjects
• Henry Moore's influence in Albanian sculptures

 

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AWARDS & HONORS

• First Prize - Washington Square Sculpture Show, Washington, D.C., August 2004
• Honor member of TEI, Athens, GREECE 1998
• National Onufri Prize for Sculpture, ALBANIA 1997
• National Prize for Gjergh Fishta conquest, ALBANIA 1996
• National Onufri Prize for Sculpture, ALBANIA 1993
• National Prize for Sculpture, ALBANIA 1986
• National Prize for Sculpture, ALBANIA 1984
• National Prize for Sculpture, ALBANIA 1977