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• 1990 -The Salon of the Youth, Gallery at Youth Center, Prishtina, Kosova
• 1990- The Creative Woman, Gallery at Youth Center, Prishtina, Kosova
• 1990- Biennal of Students’ Drawings, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
• 1993-1994 The Creative Woman, Prishtina, Peja, Prizren-Kosova and Ulcinj, Montenegro
• 1994- Spring Salon, City Gallery, Prishtina, Kosova
• 1995- November Salon, City Gallery, Prishtina, Kosova
• 1997- Albanian Woman Artists, Tirana, Albania
• 2000- Albanian Artists in U.S Kimberlly Hotel, Penthouse, New York City
• 2001- Displaced, Nicu’s Spoon Theater, New York City
• 2001- Mother, Three Women Exhibition AAWO New York City

ARTIST STATEMENT: As a child I used to escape to a wonderland of painting and drawing creating my heroes and dreams. For me painting has always been a pure expression of my feelings and at the same time a play with figures and colors in a free space.
In my last years of living in Kosova, I was deeply troubled by madness and inhumanity of war. My art turned into a silent (but loud colors) opposition based on freedom of speech and humanity.
In my paintings I tried to reveal a moment of people’s feelings, desperation and pain while they were alone and unheard. Displaced objects as metaphors, such as the displaced moon, stars and smashed geometrical elements evoke the turmoil of the mind.
The very intensive lines above the story made out of colors represent the power to control my own life stating that I am going to live my dream.

EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 (6 – 9 PM)

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