Xhevahir Kolgjini
Contact Information
contact name: Xhevahir Kolgjini
phone: 763-493-5198
email: xh_kolgjini@yahoo.com
location address:
9471 Irving Ave. N.
Brooklyn Park MN 55444
open to public: no
Experience
Education:
1988-1989 Academy of Arts, Tirana, Albania. Post-Graduate, Diploma – Art Critic
1980-1984 Academy of Arts, Tirana, Albania. Diploma - Textile Painter
Awards
Awards:
1990 National Exhibition of Applied Arts. First Prize. Tapestry. National Art Gallery. Tirana, Albania.
1988 National Exhibition of Applied Arts. Second Prize. Tapestry. National Art Gallery. Tirana, Albania.
Awards:
1986 National Exhibition of Albanian Culture. First Prize. Tapestry. Shkodra, Albania.
1984 National Exhibition of Art. First Prize. Tapestry. National Art Gallery. Tirana, Albania.
Exhibitions/Performance History
Exhibitions:
2001 Selected Paintings, Tapestries, and Informal Lecture, The Gardens, Seattle, Washington
2001 Selected Paintings, Tapestries, and Informal Lecture, “2001 A Weaving Odyssey” (Association of Northwest Weavers’ Guild) University of Oregon, (Eugene)
2000 Selected Paintings, Association of Cultural Artists “Busulla”, “Los Pintores Albaneses en Barcelona”, Barcelona, Spain
1997 Selected Tapestries, Rogner Hotel, Tirana, Albania
1995 Selected Tapestries, Die, France
1995 Exhibition of Albanian Artistic Carpets, National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
1995 Exhibition of Albanian Artistic Carpets and Tapestries, Center of Fashion and Textile Projects and UNDP, National Art Gallery, Tirana
1994 Selected Tapestries, Rogner Hotel, Graz, Austria
1993 Selected Paintings, Lauzanne, Switzerland
1990 Selected Paintings, Florence, Italy
1988 Selected Tapestry, Euro-Asian Biannual Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey
Galleries
see exhibitions
Publications
Publications:
Linguistic Co-editor, B?-ja (The Oath) by Suleman Dida. Tirana, Albania: Dardania Publishing House, 2002.
Kolgjini, Xhevahir. 1991. Art q? simbolizon etik?n, filozofin?, shpirtin Shqiptar. Nentori. Janar, 1.
Kolgjini, Xhevahir. 1990. Historiku i zhvillimit t? arteve figurative ne Kosov?. Nentori. Korrik, 7.
Kolgjini, Xhevahir. 1988. Artet vizuale n? Kosov?. Skena dhe ekrani.
Arti shqiptar n? bot?n latine. Koha Jon?. 30 Gusht 2000.
Newspaper Articles/Reviews:
Eksperienca artistike dhe sociale: Rreth opusit piktural t? Xhevahir Kolgjinit.Rilindja. 19 Shtator 1997. (Parruca, Ylli S.).
Aplikimi i par? modern i tekstilit Shqiptar. Rilindja. 1995.
Pune m? t? kualifikuar. Kukesi i Ri. 10 N?ntor 1990. (Basha, Beqir).
Rinovimet ideoartistike menjanojne skematizmin. Kukesi i Ri. 9 Qershor 1990.
Firma t? reja por dinjitoze. Zeri i Rinise. 13 Dhjetor 1989. (Morina, Arben dhe Grezda, Ermir).
Perfaqesim i denje i talenteve te reja. Zeri i Rinis?. 8 Dhjetor 1989.
Fituesit e konkursit komb?tar t? 45-vjetorit t? ?lirimit. Drita. 3 Dhjetor 1989.
Larmi tematike, perpjekje p?r nivel cilesor (Krijuesit tane n? 45-vjetorin e climirit). Kukesi i Ri. 9 Shtator 1989.
Peneli i piktorit dhe makina e prodhuesit: Intervist? me piktorin e ri Xhevahir Kolgjini. Zeri i Rinis?. 2. Shtator 1989.
M? frym?zon historia e popullit ton? (Eksposita “Pranvera 1989”). Zeri i Rinis?. 2 Gusht
1989.( Cahani, Bajazit).
Duke menduar edhe p?r ekspozit?n e ardhshme. Drita. 9 Korrik 1989.
Artist? t? rinj n? rrug?n e formimit (Autor? dhe vepra t? ekspozit?s “Pranvera 1989”). Drita. 25 Qershor 1989. (Kokushta, Petro).
Me ngjyrat e gjalla t? jet?s (mbresa nga ekspozita e talenteve t? reja “Pranvera 1989”). Zeri i Popullit. 20 Qershor 1989.
Antologji artistike e rinis? (Ekspozita “Pranvera”). Drita. 18 Qershor 1989. (Agolli, Dritero).
M? forcen e perfytyrimit rinor (Ekspozita “Pranvera 1989”). Zeri i Rinise. 14 Qershor 1989. (Blido, Llambi).
Poetika e nje ekspozite (Ekspozita “Pranvera 1989”). Zeri i Rinis?. (Zhupa, Ilirian).
“Miniera” e bukurise. Zeri i Rinis?. 1989. (Spahiu, Agim).
Arritje t? reja t? krijuesve tan?. Kukesi i Ri. 29 tetor 1988.
Duarartat tona. Kukesi i Ri. 5 Mars 1988. (Spahiu, Agim).
?mimet p?r pjes?marr?sit n? Ekspozit?n Komb?tare t? Kultur?s Popullore. Drita. 19 Tetor 1986.
Arti q? flet shqip n? ekspozit?n e artit t? aplikuar t? sixhadeve artistike shqiptare. Koha Jon?. 11 Maj 1995. (Xhunga, Rudina).
Organizations:
1996-present Muslim-Papal Association, member, Paris, France
1984-present Lidhje e Shkrimtareve dhe Artist?ve t? Shqip?ris? (“League of Albanian Writers and Artists”), member, Tirana, Albania
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
Albania
Birth Place:
Kukes, Albania
Birth Date:
April 22, 1961
Gender:
Male
Active Place:
Brooklyn Park
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
Artist Information
Roles
Fiber Artist