Gazmend Leka
| Gazmend Leka | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gazmend Leka 11 October 1953 Tirana, Albania |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | ' |
www.gazmend-leka.com .
Gazmend Leka is an Albanian painter and artistic director and scholar.
Biography
He finished his high school studies at the artistic "Jordan Misja" school in Tirana. He finished studies for painting and graphics at the ILA (today's Academy of Arts).
He was responsible for designing the interior of the "Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeu" museum in Kruja. From 1982, for ten years he worked in the film studio "New Albania" ("Shqipëria e Re") as a painter and artistic director. He worked on two films and won an international award "Dea Fortunata" in Naples.
Since 1992 he has been Professor at the Academy of Arts, Tirana.[1] As a painter he has made around 140 major painting exhibitions inside and outside Albania.
His artwork is typically in earthy tones such as brown or grey.
Prices
- 1982 - Order of "Naim Frashëri", Third class, Tirana, Albania
- 1983 - First Price at "The Fifth Festival of Animated Movies", Albania
- 1983 - Price of "Dea Fortunata" At International Festival of Animated Movies, Naples, Italy
- 1984 - Price of Republic, third class, Tirana, Albania
- 1985 - First Price at "The Sixth Festival of Animated Movies", Albania
- 1986 - Price of "Odhise Paskali" for the best performance of the year, Tirana, Albania
- 1987 - First National Price for Graphic
- 1988 - Order "Naim Frasheri", first class, Tirana, Albania
- 1994 - Second Price "Onufri", National competition "G.K.A", Tirana, Albania
- 1995 - Second Price "Onufri", National competition "G.K.A", Tirana, Albania
- 1999 - Second Price for animated movie (Panorama e Filmit), Tirana, Albania
- 2000 - Price of the Year "Painter of the Year", Magazine Kult 2005, Tirana, Albania
References
- ↑ "Agim Zajmi". Albania art.com. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
External links
|