ALEXANDER ALVAREZ CONTEMPORARY ARTARTISTSEXHIBITIONSNEWS/EVENTSGALLERYBOOKSCONTACTS
A R T A N   S H A B A N I

Born: 1969 in Vlorë Albania. Lives in Turin (Italy) and Vlorë (Albania)



Lady LibertyMixed media on papers.Variable dimensions 2009/2010

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009 curators at Albania & Kosovo pavilon, Prague BIENNAL 4, Praha (Czech Republic)

2008 project director \ exibitions at The Promenade GALLERY in Vlorë (Albania)

2007 project ''indipendent day off Italy'', in Vlorë. Albanian and Italian NEWBROW

2005 project ''Balkanica YBA'', Porto Venere, group exhibitions, Yang Balkan Artist

2003 project with consulate general of Albania in Milan, Albanian  Contemporary Art. BOCCONI University, Milano


Untitled C-print 70\50 cm  2008                                              The Singing Lions C-print 100X70cm 2009

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 Beatles. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Alexander Alvarez Gallery. Alessandria (Italy)

2010 The Promenade Gallery, Vlorë (Albania)

2008 "Foreigners, ma non troppo", Mavu Kum Gallery. Istanbul (Turkey)

2008 Ghetto Palace of Chieri, Torino (Italy)

2007 ''Pictures about Pictures. Discourses in Painting'', Jozef Gallery, Durrës (Albania)

2006 "Visage d'Albanie", curated by Honorary Consulate of Albania in Monaco and the Monègasque Commission UNESCO, BPS Suisse, Monte Carlo 

2006 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARTS.Tirana (Albania)

2006 DORIA PAMPHILI PALACE, San Martino al Cimino,Viterbo (Italy)[Catalogue]

2005 VILLA CARUSO BELLOSGUARDO, Lastra a Signa. Florence (Italy)[Catalogue] 

2005 ''Via Egnatia'', THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AUTOMOBILE, Torino (Italy)

2004 "Consructed Realities". PALACE OF EUROPEAN CONCILS. Strasbourg (France)

2004 ''PALACE OF THE VENETIAN PRISONS'', Venice (Italy) 

2004 ''History Portraits'', Palace of the Captain. Bagno di Romagna (Italy)

2004 Artan Shabani. The Salmatoris Palace. Cherasco (Italy)[Catalogue] 

2004 Artan Shabani, The Ducal Castle of Corigliano Calabro (Italy)   

2004 ENTROTERRA, Villa STROZZI. Florence (Italy)[Catalogue]

2003 POHJANMAAN MUSEO - Osterbottens museum Vaasa (Finland)[Catalogue]

2003 ''Still Life'', Serbelloni Palace, Milano (Italy)

2002 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARTS - Tirana (Albania)

2002 ''Volti della folla'', Alfieri Palace, Cuneo (Italy)

2002 ''PastPresentFuture'', BARBERINI PALACE, Rome (Italy)

2001''Below The Light", Antibes Gallery, Antibes (France)[Catalogue] 

2001 Carrugiu Space, Porto Venere (Italy)

2001 Lenka Tresnak Gallery, Bruneck South Tyrol (Italy)

2000 ''Night After Night'', Congress Hall, Limone sul Garda, (Italy)

2000 Memory Space, Manini Gallery, Torino (Italy)[Catalogue]

1999 ''Spectacular Optical'', Metropole Contemporary Art, Monte-Carlo (Monaco)  

1999 Municipal Hall. Roquebrune Cap Martin (France)

1998 ''Salon 3'', Scaglia di Verrua's Palace, Torino (Italy)

1997 ''Extraordinary Visions'', Fundamentals of San Pietro, Porto Venere (Italy)

1993 The Ducal Castle of Corigliano d'Otranto (Italy)


The Horse Man Mixed media  26.5 X 18 cm2009                          Motive Mixed media  26.5 X 18 cm  2009

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 ''The Mediterranean Biennale 2'', art director Corrado Calò (Italy - upcoming)

2010 ''EASTREM'' CASA MASACCIO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA. Curator Valerio Dehò. San Giovani Valdarno (Italy - upcoming) Courtesy Carini e Donatini Gallery \  Adrian Paci, Alfred Mirashi, Parlind Prelashi, Artan Shabani, Migranti - dal passato al presente: storie, volti e voci di Puglia. Lecce Brindisi Taranto Bari Foggia Torino.

2009-10 ''CALLING ALL THE STATIONS'', Muslim Mulliqi prize. Kosova NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARTS, Prishtina, Curated By Michele Robecchi & Gazmend Ejupi.(Kosova)[Catalogue]

2009 PRAGUE BIENNAL 4, Albania&Kosova pavilion, curator Artan Shabani, director and general curators Helena Kontovà and Giancarlo Politi, general editor & curatorial advisor Nicola Trezzi. Praha (Czech Republic)[Catalogue]  \  VENICE BIENNALE - 53. Editions,''Krossing/Oltre I Confini Tra I Territori, Oltre I Confini Tra Artista e Spettatore'', curators Riccardo Caldura, Andrea Bonifacio e Orsola Casagrande, evento collaterale, 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennal, Forte Marghera. Venice.[Catalogue]   \  Memories & Dreams, Curated By Art Contact. Bashtova Castle, (Albania)  \  ADRIATICA, Mari & Monti Gallery, curator Paola Ballesi. Civitanova Marche (Italy)[Catalogue]   \   Art Fair Verona, courtesy Galleria Carini Donatini, Verona (Italy)

2008 Lallazioni lavabili live 01 & Scofinamenti, Alexander Alvares Gallery, Alessandria (Italy) [Catalogue]  \  The Promenade Gallery, Vlorë (Albania)[Catalogue]

2007 THE NATIONAL GALLERY of Macedonia Čifte Amam, Scopie (Macedonia) [Catalogue]  \  THE NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM, Tirana (Albania)  \  Ali Pasha Castle, Porto Palermo, Qeparo (Albania)  \  Limonaia of Castle Museum, Limone sul Garda (Italy) [Catalogue]   \  ''Processo Grottesco'', Zenit Gallery, Tirana (Albania)  \  The Luzzati Museum. Porta Siberia. Genova (Italy) [Catalogue]  \  Petro Marko Theater, Vlorë (Albania)  \  Fine Arts Gallery, Vlorë (Albania)  \   Works From a Private Collection, Iris Gallery, Shkoder (Albania)

2005 ''Experiment in Terror'', curator Eleni Laperi, The 12th International Onufri Prize, The National Gallery of Arts Tirana (Albania)  \   Hippocampe Gallery, Saint. Jean Cap Ferrat (France) [Catalogue]  \  ''Sound Check'', Collegio Fratelli Cairoli, curator Marta Casati, Pavia (Italy)  \  ''New Contemporaries'', Porto Venere (Italy)[Catalogue]  \  Henry Bronne Gallery, Monte-Carlo (Monaco)

2004 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARTS, Curated by Edi Muka.Tirana (Albania)[Catalogue]  \  Master Olofsgarden, curator Lalage Florio, Stockholm (Sweden) \  For Gen, THE NATIONAL LIBRARY, Florence (Italy) [Catalogue]  \  PALLAVICINI PALACE. Mombaruzzo Asti (Italy)[Catalogue]  \  Albanie: ''Collection Printemps - Eternitè, Galerie Montaigne, Paris (France)  \  ''Extraordinary Visions", BOCCONI UNIVERSITY, Milano (Italy)

2003 Ceriana-Mayneri Palace, Torino (Italy) \  Cascina Grande Rozzano, Milano (italy)  \  New Horizons, NEUF Gallery, Dijon (France)

2002 ''Point of View, works from Private Collection'' Congress Hall, Limone sul Garda, Italy \ The Salzburg World Fine Art Fair. Courtesy Lenka Tresnak Gallery, (Austria)  \  The Fondation Palazzo Bricherasio, Historical Rooms, Torino (Italy)  \  Auditorium del Massimo, Week of Albanian Culture, Rome (Italy)  \  La Place Gallery, curated by Holta Vrioni, Calvisson (France)

2001 POHJANMAAN MUSEO - Osterbottens museum Vaasa, (Finland)[Catalogue] \ ''Amour Erotisme Pornographie'', Original Gallery, Nice (France)[Catalogue]  \  Azzarie Palace Santuario, Savona (Italy)

2000 Hippocampe Gallery, Saint. Jean Cap Ferrat (France) \  Mark Peet Visser Gallery. Heusden (Netherland) \  Permanente Palace Museum, Milan (Italy)[Catalogue]

1999 International Salon of Fine Art, Roquebrune Cap Martin (France) \  Salon 99 Monaco Artistes, Monte-Carlo (Monaco)

1998 ARTISSIMA International Fair of Contemporary Art, Turin (Italy)[Catalogue]  \  Project Room, Mediateque, St. Jean Cap Ferrat (France)[Catalogue]  \  Henry Bronne Gallery, Monte-Carlo (Monaco)  \ Bertrand Kass Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria)

1997 Promoter of the Arts Museum, Torino (Italy) [Catalogue]

1996 Hippocampe Gallery, St. Jean-Cap Ferrat (France)

1992 The Ducal Castle of Corigliano d'Otranto, Lecce (Italy)[Catalogue]

1988 Fine Arts Gallery, Vlorë (Albania)


The Missing Scenery C-print 61x97cm 2009                         Untitled C-print 61x97 cm 2008

SELECTED ART FAIRS

1998 ARTISSIMA International Fair of Contemporary Art 2002 The Salzburg World Fine Art Fair 2004 Saluzzo Art Fair 2002 Padova Art Fair 2006 Tirana Art Fair 2008 Genova Art Fair 2009 Art Fair Verona 2010 Bergamo Art Fair

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

POHJANMAAN MUSEO - Osterbottens museum Vaasa (Finland)_Albania American Enterprise Fund Tirana \ Ernesto e Teresa della Torre Museum, Treviglio \ Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo, Fondations CRC, Cuneo \ Limonaia of Castle Museum, Limone sul Garda  \  Retoratto Bocconi University, Milano \  Francesco Federico Cerruti Fondations,Torino

SELECTED FESTIVALS

2010 Lecce - Torino. group project in train, with Albanian Yang Artist, Adrian Paci, Artan Shabani, Alfred Milot, Arlind Perlashi. 2009 Memories & Dreams, Bashtova Castle,(Albania) 2009 I muri dopo Berlino. Milano, Scicli, Vlorë. 2008 The Etnik Festival - suq in Genova (Italy) 2007 Ali Pasha Castle, Porto Palermo, Qeparo (Albania) 2004 Sabir festival of Mediterranee Scicli Ragusa, Artan Shabani, Visar Zhiti. (Italy) 2004 Contaminazioni dal paese delle aquille, Celestini Palace and Adorno Palas, Artan Shabani, Fatos Kongoli, Liliana Qafa,Silvana Likursi. Lecce (Italy) 2001 Harp Duo, C Center ; Ca Duo cantalia, Vancouver (Canada)