Gjon Izano

Biographical Sketch

1995 – today: Relocates to the US where he settles in Summit, New Jersey, as a freelance artist.
1988 - 1995 Professor of painting at the institute of fine arts in Tirana, Albania.
1986 - 1988 Artist at the institute nr.1 of The State Projects of Tirana.
1982 - 1986 Artistic Director of Interior Design at the National Museum in Tirana.
1979 - 1982 Artistic Director of Interior Design at the “GJ. K. Skenderbeu” Museum .
1973 - 1986 Stage designer for the Gjirokasra city theatre.
1972 - 1973 Assistant professor at The Institute of Fine Arts in Tirana.
1968 - 1972 Graduates from the Institue of Fine Arts in Tirana with a degree in painting and stage design.
1965 - 1968 Studies painting at the Artistic Lyceum “Jordan Misja” in Tirana.

Solo exhibitions

2016 National Gallery Of Arts, Tirana, Albania
2016 “Kadare” house, Gjirokastër
2015 12 Star Gallery London, UK
2014 Lore Degenstein Gallery, Selinsgrove, PA
2008 National Gallery Of Arts, Tirana, Albania
2007 Cosmopolitan Art Gallery, Summit, Nj, USA
2006 Art’s Museum, New York, USA
2005 New Century Gallery, New York, USA
2004 National Gallery Of Arts, Tirana, Albania
2003 Atelier Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, USA
2002 Atelier Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, USA
1997 Sumit Gallery, Summit, Njew Jersey, USA
1996 Centre Of Visual Arts, New Jersey, USA
1995 National History Museum, Tirana, Albania
1993 National History Museum, Tirana, Albania
1992 Centre Of Culture, Herning, Denmark
1992 National Museum Of Art, Ankara, Turkey
1991 National Historical Museum, Tirana, Albania
1985 National Historcal Museum, Tirana, Albania
1985 The Palace Of Cuture, Gjirokastra, Albania

Group exhibitions

2015 Lore Dedenstain Gallery, Selingrove, Pensilvania, SHBA
2014 Nave Gallery, Boston, MA
2012 Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2012 Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2011 Lore Degenstain Gallery, Selingrove, PA
2011 Berisha Syudio, New York, NY
2011 Silvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA
New York - SHBA
Rome - Italy
Marseille - France
Istanbul - Turkey
Cairo - Egypt
Beograd - Serbia
Prishtina - Kosova
Janina - Greece