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Shpend Bengu
Born on May 12th 1962 Tirana – ALBANIA
Education
September 1982 – July 1986
Graduated as Graphic Painter at the Academy of Fine Arts. – Tirana Albania
September 1977 – June 1981
Artistic Lyceum – Tirana, Albania
Employment Record
2002 – 2005
Collaborator of the University of Calabria and
other public institutions of the Region of Calabria as expert in graphic design, painting, multimedia techniques, in different artistic activities promoted for the valorisation of the Albanian Culture.
Professor of artistic techniques through the application of the informatics means in the courses organised by the University of Calabria for the employees of the local authorities (Municipals and Province) of the arbëresh minority of Calabria.
February 1997 - 2002
Freelance artist
August 1996 - February 1997
Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, and professor of subjects: Graphic Design, Painting, and Theory of Communication.
March 1987 - June 1996
Artistic Lyceum, Tirana-Albania
Teacher in the subjects: Painting, Drawing, Graphic Design, Letterform History.
July 1986 - March 1987
Ministry of Internal Trade. –Tirana-Albania.
Graphic Designer
Exhibitions
September 2006
Participates in the Bienniale of Austria and is awarded the Biennala Austria Prize for Painting.
June 2006
Participates in "The Concerta Awards" Festival. - Bruxelles, Belgium.
March 2006
Go-Est Film Festival in Visbaden– Frankfurt -
Germany.
December 2005
TIFF Tirana International Film Festival – Third Edition Milenium 2 Cinema.Tirana -
Albania.
December 2004
International Exhibition "Marubi" – National Gallery of Arts.Tirana -
Albania.
December 2004
TIFF Tirana International Film Festival – Second Edition Milenium 2 Cinema.Tirana -
Albania.
September 2004
Personal exhibition “Fiera di Lavoro” University of Calabria – Italy.
August 2004
Personal exhibition “ Vedute di Calabria” Comunal Library San Fili. Calabria – Italy.
April 2004
Personal exhibition. “Beni e promozione culturale in Calabria” – Seconda Conferenza Regionale.- Centro Servizi Avanzati, Ricerca, Formazione, Sviluppo Agroalimentare della Calabria.
Lamezia Terme – Italy.
February 2004
“Calabria Cartoon 2004” University of Calabria & Commercial Center “Metropolis”
Rende (CS) – Italy.
November 2003
“Homage to De Rada, to Arberia, and Calabria”
Badia Greca. Esarchic Monastery of Grottaferrata,
Grottaferrata – Rome, Italy.
November 2003
Exhibition “Fashion, beauty, and costumes in ancient Italy”
National Museum of Sibaritide
Sibari – Italy
October 2003
Personal exhibition dedicated to De Rada.
Italian-Albanian College.
San Demetrio Corone (CS) Italy.
October 2003
DeRadian Personal exhibition.
Birth house of Geronimo De Rada
Macchia Albanese (CS) Italy.
October 2003
DeRadian Personal exhibition.
National Library
Cosenza, Italy
October 2003
Personal exhibition “Historical Centres of Calabria and Arberia”
Communal Archives
Corigliano Calabro, Italy
April 2003
Personal Exhibition
Aula Magna, University of Calabria
Arcavacata. Italy
December
2002
Exhibition “Comics – Stories from the Balkans”
Thessalonica, Greece.
October 2002
Personal Exhibition
Art and Culture Centre
Tirana, Albania
September 2002
Exhibition +36
XXI Gallery
Tirana, Albania
September 2002
Bienniale of Austria
Klagenfurt, Austria
August 2002
“For Twenty Four Thousand Kisses”
Balkan festival
Ravenna, Italy
August 2002
“Exhibition Engraving 2002” in S.E. Europe
Thessalonica, Greece.
August 2002
Comics from the Other Europe
Dubrovnik, Croatia
June 2002
Mains d’Ouvres
Saint Queen
Paris, France
June 2002
Emmetrop
Bourges, France
May 2002
Stripburek – “La Bande Dessinée dans l’Autre Europe”
Confort Moderne
Poitiers, France
February 2002
Stripburek – “Comics from the other Europe”
Karton Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
May 2002
Personal Exhibition
Embassy of the European Council
Tirana, Albania
November 2001
Exhibition KUD
France Presern
Ljubljana, Slovenia
November 2001
Personal Exhibition “Views of Albanian Cities” and the premiere of his animated short “The Cage”
Art and Culture Centre
Tirana, Albania
December 1999
Paints the murals of the “Sacro Cuore” Cathedral
Tirana, Albania
November 1999
Exhibition “Kosova XXI”
XXI Gallery
Tirana, Albania
September 1997
Exhibition “Autumn ‘98”
XXI Gallery
Tirana, Albania
July 1996
International Graphic Exhibition “Saint e Loi”
Leglise de Recloses
Paris, France
May 1996
International Exhibition “Propositions – Exchanges”
“San Filippo” Gallery
Torino, Italy
November
1995
International Exhibition “Onufri”
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
May
1995
Design Exhibition
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
April
1995
Exhibition of the Third edition of Expocomics
Fiera del Levante
Bari, Italy
March
1995
Exhibition of the Seventh International Comics Festival
International Art Center
Kemi, Finland
October 1994
Exhibition of the Biennial of Lisbon
Cordoaria Nacional
Lisbon, Portugal
May 1994
Exhibition of the Albanian Applicative Artists
Te & Gi Gallery
Tirana, Albania
March 1994
Exhibition of the Second edition of Expocomics
Fiera del Levante
Bari, Italy
March 1994
Exhibition “86+8”
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
August 1993
Exhibition of Albanian Painters in Athens
Municipal Centre
Athens, Greece
May 1993
Exhibition “Fight Against AIDS”
National Historical Museum
Tirana, Albania
March 1993
Exhibition of Independent Albanian Artists
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
October 1992
Exhibition “Autumn ‘92”
International Centre of Culture
Tirana, Albania
March 1992
Exhibition of Independent Albanian Artists
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
May 1990
Exhibition “Spring ‘90”
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
November 1989
Exhibition “45th Anniversary of Liberation”
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
May 1989
Exhibition “Spring ‘89”
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Tirana, Albania
October 1988
Exhibition of the Painters of Tirana
Culture Palace
Tirana,Albania
October 1987
Exhibition “Spring ‘87”
Culture Palace
Tirana,Albania
October 1977
Exhibition of Young Talents
Culture Palace
Tirana,Albania. |
