Omer Kaleshi (1932 – 17 April 2022)
E trishtë/ Ndahet nga jeta piktori i njohur shqiptar
was a Macedonian painter of Albanian descent from Srbica village, Kičevo
Kičevo ( mk, Кичево ; sq, Kërçovë) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The ...
of North Macedonia. He began as a visual artist in Istanbul, Turkey, and lived in Paris, France. He was noted for his epic paintings of ancient Albanian people.
Artistic life
* 1956 - After many exhibitions and professional experiences all over the art galleries of famous capitals and cities of Istanbul, Rome, Vienna, London, Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
or The Hague the painter Kaleshi decided to stay and create in Paris.
* 2013 - Kaleshi is part of the study by the art critic Luan Rama
Luan Rama is an Albanian diplomat, writer and researcher from Tirana who lives and works in Paris, France.
Career
Luan is author of many books dedicated to links between French and Albanian culture. As a former ambassador of Albania to France (19 ...
who made as a quartet of living painters in France with the other Albanian painters like Zamir Mati, Bujar Luca and Artur Muharremi.
In 2012, Kaleshi was honored by the Iliria Royal University with the title of “Honorary Member of the Board of the ILIRIA College”. With the reception of this award, Kaleshi joined a list of illustrious recipients, which includes personalities like the Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, Arberesh Aleksandar, and Ferid Murad, whose contributions to medical sciences won him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998.
See also
*Modern Albanian art
Albanian art ( ) refers to all artistic expressions and artworks in Albania or produced by Albanians. The country's art is either work of arts produced by its people and influenced by its culture and traditions. It has preserved its original ele ...
References
list of articles at Albanian Library Bksh.alMymemory.translated.netOxfordreference.com
External links
1932 births
2022 deaths
Albanians in North Macedonia
20th-century Macedonian painters
Albanian painters
People from Kičevo
21st-century Macedonian painters
20th-century male artists
21st-century male artists
{{Albania-painter-stub