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| Xhovalin Delia | |
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| Born | (1959-04-29) April 29, 1959 (age 65) Pukë, Albania |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, publicist, film director |
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Xhovalin Delia (born April 29, 1959) is an Albanian italian artist, painter, filmaker, writer from Pukë, Albania who lives in Florence, Italy.
Career
Xhovalin Delia received his degree in Painting at the Fine Arts Academy of Tirana in 1985. After his studies, Delia worked in an animation studio, "AFA Film Animation," as both a director and a painter.
From 1994 to 2013, Delia opened painting and visual art exhibitions in Florence, Italy. In 2004, he was part of a group exhibition of Albanian artists who had either fled or migrated from Albania during a previous regime. Delia also stayed linked in the capital of Albania and continued to perform various media there, such as installation and video art, particularly at Pyramid of Tirana or International Center of Culture and Museum in Tirana, Albania.
In 1990, Delia, before leaving Albania, was the winner of first place in the National Animation Film Festival of Albania.
See also
References
- "Feature: Albanian artists return home, ending exile for exhibition". UNHCR Ireland. Retrieved 15 July 2024.