heldi pema 

Heldi Pema is born in 1977 in Tirana, Al.  Pema is a conceptual artist who works in a broad range of media including painting, drawing, video, photography, performance, and sculpture. Working with familiar materials and images, Pema manipulates them to create unexpected works with charged socio-political statements. Drawing on personal, political, and historical narratives, Pema reflects upon the increasing globalization of the world, and the way that it impacts an individual's sense of self.

 

Education

1999 / Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana / Albania

1999 – 2002 / Attended the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts / Austria

Artist in residence programs

2008 / O’Artoteca AIR program / Milan / Italy

2009 / AIR program KulturKontakt / Vienna / Austria

2013 / ISCP AIR program / New York / USA

Selected solo exhibitions

2005 / Temperim 2 / National Gallery of Arts / Tirana / Albania

2007 / Play girl / The Promenade Gallery / Vlora / Albania

2013 / Interference / The Bikini Gallery / New York / USA

Selected group exhibitions

2005 / 2nd Tirana Biennale / Tirana / Albania

2007 / The 52nd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia / Albanian Pavilion / Venice / Italy

2008 / European Month of Photography / Haus am Lützowplatz / Berlin / Germany

2009 / ViennAfair / Viena / Austria

1010 / Museum of Contemporary Art - Villa Croce / Genova / Italy

2011 / New Trends In the Albanian Visual Arts 8th International Mulliqi Prize / The National Gallery of Arts / Prishtina / Kosovo

1012 / Rencontres Internationales Paris / Berlin / Madrid / Haus der Kulturen der Welt / Berlin / Germany

2013 / Recorded Memories / Photo Museum / Braunschweig / Germany

2014 / 24th Istanbul Art Fair / Istanbul / Turkey / Iron Courtain / The Dictators House / Tirana / Albania