Albanian-born American sculptor (born 1954)
Vasiliev Nini (born 1954 in Gjirokastra , Albania ) is an Albanian -born American sculptor who lives in Columbus , Ohio .[ 1]
In 1979, he graduated with distinction from the Academy of Arts , Branch of Monumental Sculpture, in Tirana , Albania.
Since 2 July 2007, he has lived in the United States.
He sculpts in a variety of materials such as marble, granite, stone, wood, bronze, metal and chrome. As a teacher he worked at the Center for the Implementation of Art Works and the Academy of Fine Arts-Branch of Figurative Arts in Tirana; he also organized private fine art classes in Omaha, Nebraska .
Early life
His sculpting expanded through projects for the Ministry of Education, the Albanian League of Writers and Artists , and with the following commissions:
1982 – triptych of monumental sculpture , Museum Erseka , Albania (bronze, 9m x 3m x 70 cm)
1984 – monument of Helmes, Skrapar , co-author Albania (artificial stone, 8m x 1.20 cm x 1,20 cm)
1985 – monument Kordelja (Ribbon) dedicated to the Women's Institute, co-author, Tirana, Albania (bronze & artificial stone, 4m x 2.50 cm x 2.50 cm)
1986 – A Woman Singer , a park sculpture, Tirana, Albania (bronze, 2m x 1m x 1m)
1988 – A Woman Swimmer , a park sculpture, National Park Sports Center , Tirana, Albania (bronze, 2.50 cm x 70 cm x 50 cm)
1992 – memorial dedicated to the martyrs of Palokaster Village, Gjirokastra , Albania (artificial stone, 3.50 x 1m x 1m)
1999 – monument of Jakov Xoxe, Fier , Albania (granite and bronze, 3m x 50 cm x 50 cm)
Exhibitions
2003 – Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, Nebraska
2004 – Bellevue University , Bellevue, Nebraska
2004 – Hot Shop Festival of Art, Omaha, Nebraska
2004 – Open House Artists Impressions, Ralston, Nebraska
2004 – Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, Nebraska
2004 – Hot Shop Art Center Open House, May and December, Omaha, Nebraska
2004 – Hot Shop Art Center-Barker Studio Project Omaha, Nebraska
2005 – Collective Exhibition Hot Shop Art Center, Tsunami Relief, Omaha, Nebraska
2005 – Exhibition, Embassy of Albania, Washington, D.C.
2007 – Exhibition in Armory Center, Zanesville, Ohio
2009 – Exhibition at Ohio University , Zanesville, Ohio
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