Omer Kaleshi
Omer Kaleshi (born 1932) is an Albanian modern painter from Kičevo of Macedonia. Kaleshi was formed as an artist in Istanbul, Turkey and now lives in Paris, France well known for his epic paintings focused on the Heads of ancient Albanian people.
Artistic life
- 1956 - After many exhibitions and professional experiences all over the art galleries of famous capitols and cities of Istanbul, Rome, Vienna, London, Belgrade or The Hague the painter Kaleshi decided to stay and create in Paris.
- 2013 - Omer Kaleshi is also part of the study by the art critic Luan Rama who made as a quartet of living painters in France with the other Albanian painters like Zamir Mati, Bujar Luca and Artur Muharremi.
In 2012, Omer Kaleshi was honored by the Iliria Royal University with the title of “Honorary Member of the Board of the ILIRIA College”. With the reception of this award, Kaleshi has joined a list of illustrious recipients, which includes personalities like the Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, the world-renowned illyrologyst Arberesh Aleksandar, and Ferid Murad, whose contributions to medical sciences won him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Omer Kaleshi is announced the Honorary Member of the Board of the ILIRIA College". ILIRIA College. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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