Vasiliev Nini
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Vasiliev Nini | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Known for | Monumental sculpture |
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[edit]
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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[edit]
- 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
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- 1996 "Onufri '96" Exhibition in National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
- 1986 First place in National Competition for Park sculpture in Tirana, Albania
- 1981, 1983, 1985 Prices for sculpture at National Art Gallery in Tirana, Albania