Esat Valla
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Esat Valla is a Kosovar Albanian painter
noted for his figuritive paintings of small animals or insects such as butterflies and birds.
He was born in Gjakove, at the time part of Nazi-occupied Albania
(now Kosovo
) and graduated from the Academy of Figurative Arts in Belgrade
in 1971 studying the specialist art under Professor Zoran Petrovic. He is a member of the KAFA since 1976.
He resides in Pristina
where many of his awards have been won.
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...
noted for his figuritive paintings of small animals or insects such as butterflies and birds.
He was born in Gjakove, at the time part of Nazi-occupied Albania
Albania under Nazi Germany
The Albanian Kingdom existed as a de jure independent country, between 1943 and 1944. The usual de facto name in most of the historic German literature and documents is Großalbanien, sometimes Gross-Albanien...
(now 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 graduated from the Academy of Figurative Arts in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
in 1971 studying the specialist art under Professor Zoran Petrovic. He is a member of the KAFA since 1976.
He resides in 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....
where many of his awards have been won.
Notable awards
- 1974 - The Public's Prize ,Spring Salon, Pristina
- 1978 - League of Prizren Prize , PrizrenPrizrenPrizren is a historical city located in southern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district.The city has a population of around 131,247 , mostly Albanians...
- 1980, The Public's Prize , Spring Salon , Pristina
- 1982, Mosa Pijade Prize , the ll-th Kosova Spring Salon , Pristina
- 1983 Prize at the 9th Biennial of Drawing , Pristina
- 1988 The Public's Prize , Spring Salon , Pristina
- 1994, Prize for Painting , The Migration contest