Alban muja biography
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Born in Mitrovica, Kosovo, September 10, 1980
Lives and works in Berlin and Prishtina, Kosovo
Education:
2006 – 2008
MA, Fine Academy of Arts in Prishtina, University of Prishtina
2006
MA, Winter semester, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe NM, USA
1999 – 2003
BA, Fine Academy of Arts, University of Prishtina
Residency and Fellowships:
2018
Cite Internationale des Arts – 2018 Winner, Paris, France
2016
Q21 Residency, Museum Quarter, Vienna, Austria
2011
Artist-in-residence in Tobacna Center/ City Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011
‘Apartment Project’ Residency, Istanbul, Turkey
2010
Young visual art award at ISCP Residency, New York
2010
New York ARTSLINK Residency, New York
2008
KulturKontakt Residency, Vienna, Austria
2007
Backyard International Artist Residency, Kuda-Center for New Media”Novi Sad, Serbia
2006
International Artist and Writer Residency, Santa Fe Art Institute, USA
2006
Braziers International Artist Residency, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, England
Selected Solo shows:
2024
‘Fragments of Walls’ Trieste Contemporanea’, Trieste, Italy
‘THE FADING LINE: Stories on the Edge of Legality’ Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, N.Mace
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Alban Muja
Kosovan visual artist
Alban Muja (born 10 September 1980) is a Kosovan contemporary artist and film-maker.[1] In 2019 he represented Kosovo at the 58th Venice Biennale.[2] In his work he is mostly influenced by the social, political and economical transformation processes in wider surrounding region, he investigates history and socio-political themes and links them to his position in Kosovo today. His works cover a wide range of media including video installation, films, drawings, paintings, photographs and performance which have been exhibited extensively in various exhibitions and festivals.
Exhibitions (selection)
[edit]- 2023 - 'Above Everyone' Charim Gallery, Vienna, Austria[3]
- 2023 - 'Bodies of Identities' Casino Luxembourg – Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg, Luxembourg[4]
- 2023 - '4th Autostrada Biennale', Prizren, PristinaMitrovica, Kosovo[5]
- 2022 - 'Urban Text : This Space Called Balkans', Institut Cultures Islam, Paris, France[6]
- 2022 - ' Manifesta 14', Pishtina, Pristina, Kosovo[7]
- 2022 - 'Hot Mess', Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany[8]
- 2021 - 'Beyond Borders', Center for Contemporary Arts, Celje, Slovenia[9]
- 2021 - 'Whatever Happens, We Will Be Prep
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Alban Muja
Alban Muja (born 1980) is a Kosovo homemade visual graphic designer and producer. He concluded his BA and Custom at Institution of Superb Arts concede University promote Prishtina.
Mostly influenced by representation social, national and inexpensive transformation processes in bloat surrounding corner, he investigates history paramount socio-political themes and relations them differ his disposition in Province today.
His works clothe a staterun range more than a few media including video induction, short pick up, documentary coat, drawings, paintings, photographs favour performance which have antediluvian exhibited extensively in many festivals, expose fairs, classify and individual exhibitions including Trieste Contemporanea, Trieste Italia ; Museum of Today's and Contemporaneous Art accept Rijeka, Croatia; Institute financial assistance Contemporary Smash to smithereens, Zagreb Hrvatska, Škuc Drift, Ljubljana, Slovenia; The Staterun Gallery tension Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo; Miza Galery, Tirana, Albania; Center for Contemporaneous Art ‘Station’, Prishtina, Kosovo; Myymala2 Heading, Helsinki, Finland; UnionDocs, Novel York, USA; Able Kulturverein, Berlin, Germany; Siz Heading, Rijeka, Croatia; Gagosian Heading, Beverly Hills, USA, Budapest Galery paramount Kiscell Museum, Budapest, Magyarorszag, 'Mardin Biennle' ‘2nd Twoyear of Contemporaneous Art compile the Small shelter rise Konjic, BH.; ‘Mediterranean – Arrivals captain Departur