Agim Zajmi
Encyclopedia
Agim Zajmi is an Albania
n painter
. For his contribution to painting, he received the People's Artist of Albania
medal.
. He graduated as an artistic painter
and specialized as a Stage & Costume designer at the Imperial Academy of Arts
in Leningrad
, USSR. From 1961 and on, he was a stage design painter in National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania
, also most of time in the National Theater of Albania
, Tirana
. He also often works in the theatres of Pristina
, (Kosovo
) and Skopje
, (Macedonia). Zajmi has participated in several International festivals of Theaters as a stage designer painter
.
From 1978, until present, Zajmi has been a professor at the Academy of Music and Arts of Albania
in Tirana
.
His paintings are now part of the selected collection of the National Gallery of Figurative Arts of Albania
and of different collections in and are exposed currently in various countries of the world.
At present its works are exposed in the room of reception (for foreigns delegations) of the Prime Minister of Albania
.
and in 1991 with the People's Painter
award. In 1995 he achieved the "Professor" title.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. For his contribution to painting, he received the People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania was an honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts . It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title was no longer...
medal.
Biography
Zajmi was born on 28 November 1936, in TiranaTirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
. He graduated as an artistic painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and specialized as a Stage & Costume designer at the Imperial Academy of Arts
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, USSR. From 1961 and on, he was a stage design painter in National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania
National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania
The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania or TKOB is a theatre in Tirana, Albania.-History:The National Opera and Ballet Theatre was founded on November 29, 1953...
, also most of time in the National Theater of Albania
National Theater of Albania
-History:The building of the Theater dates 1939. It was previously a movie theater. Later was called Kosovo Movie Theater . The inauguration and naming to Professional Theater of the Country occurred on May 24, 1945. Later the theater was called Popular Theater...
, Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
. He also often works in the theatres of Pristina
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
, (Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
) and Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, (Macedonia). Zajmi has participated in several International festivals of Theaters as a stage designer painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
From 1978, until present, Zajmi has been a professor at the Academy of Music and Arts of Albania
Academy of Music and Arts of Albania
Albanian University of Arts is the main institution that offers higher education in the arts in Albania.-Brief History:...
in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
.
His paintings are now part of the selected collection of the National Gallery of Figurative Arts of Albania
National Gallery of Figurative Arts of Albania
The National Arts Gallery of Albania has a fund of over 4,000 works of art by Albanian and foreign authors, spanning seven centuries of Albanian cultural heritage.-See also:*Skanderbeg Museum*National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania...
and of different collections in and are exposed currently in various countries of the world.
At present its works are exposed in the room of reception (for foreigns delegations) of the Prime Minister of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
.
Recognition
On 1975 was honored with the Merited Artist of AlbaniaMerited Artist of Albania
Merited Artist of Albania was a state honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania. It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980...
and in 1991 with the People's Painter
People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania was an honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts . It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title was no longer...
award. In 1995 he achieved the "Professor" title.