National Gallery of Kosovo

[2] The Kosova National Art Gallery was built of stone bricks in approximately 1935 as a military barrack of the Yugoslavian Army.

Kosovar art remained relatively unknown internationally due to political restrictions that limited opportunities for artists to exhibit in formal galleries.

They were affirmed and evaluated highly because of their unique approach to the arts considering the circumstances in which they were created, making them distinguished and original.

In the decade following the war, the Kosovo Art Gallery organized more than 200 collective and individual exhibitions from national as well as international artists.

He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade, studying under the well-known Serbian artist Zora Petrović.

Mulliqi exhibited his artwork in Kosovo, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Norway, Finland, India, Canada, and Egypt.

[7] The Kosova National Art Gallery has created cooperation between: This program was initiated by Wendy W. Luers, founder and director of Foundation for a Civil Society in the United States.

The winner of the exhibition is rewarded by a six-week residency at the highly acclaimed International Curatorial Studios Program in New York.

His drawings are delicate and they create a poetic story where human relationships and house objects take an important role.

This initiative resulted with the yearly exhibition which has been held since, and has gained a reputation as the most important photography competition not only in Kosovo, but throughout the whole Albanian nation.

[25] The aim KNAG has given to itself in the latest editions of the Muslim Mulliqi Prize is the provision of the current Albanian visual art.

With their exhibitions in many galleries around the world, such as Daut Berisha in Paris, the US, Mexico, Mikel Gjokaj in Rome, Brussels, Tirana, and Bahri Drançolli in Munchen, Germany, they have helped spread the knowledge of Kosovar art.

[28] Artists whose work has been exhibited at the museum include Masar Caka, Tahir Emra, Gjelosh Gjokaj, Ibrahim Kodra, Nimon Lokaj, Muslim Mulliqi, Visar Mulliqi, Ramadan Ramadani, Esat Valla, Sislej Xhafa, Haki Xhakli, Hysni Krasniqi, Musë Prelvukaj, Agim Çavdarbasha and Burim Myftiu.

Location of KNAG in Pristina, Kosova
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