BEKIM HASAJ
WORK EXPERIENCE
September 2020
Artist in TV Program (Vaasa, Finland)
Strömsö Svenska Yle Invited in the TV program, for an episode on the monotype technique.
July / August 2020
Mural Painting (Vaasa, Finland)
City of Vaasa Cultural Services Collaboration with Vaasa City for a murale grented by Bröderna Gröndahls Stiftelse - Veljekset Gröndahlin Säätiö sr.
May 2019 Present
Board Member of Cultural Association (Malax, Finland)
Malakta Art Factory rf In addition, I have been actively collaborating since 2018.
June 2018 Present
Black Box Genesis Art Space (Vaasa, Finland)
Co-manager of Black Box Genesis art space.
May 2018 Present
Black Box Genesis
Founder of Black Box Genesis.
2010 - 2017
Freelance Visual Artist (Milan, Italy)
360 Decor-Art
2016
Mural paintings (Milano, Italy)
for the Canottieri Milanosports center.
2014 - 2015
Public Art (Buccinasco, Italy)
Realization and installation of two public art works for the municipality.
2015
Assistant (Milan, Italy)
Assistant for David Tremlett during a site specific art artwork at Zazà Ramen.
2011-2014
Assistant (Milan, Italy)
Assistant for Remo Salvadori.
2009
Decorator for Thun (Tirana, Albania)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2010 - 2014 _ Bachelor degree in Painting at Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan(Italy) Obtained a score of 110/110, with the thesis ‘Tuttele facce dell’Io’. Skills in visual arts, art history and painting.
2005 - 2009 _ Diploma of Artistic High School J. Misja, Tirana (Albania) Obtained with a score of 10/10 in Painting.
EXHIBITIONS
- Konstrundan 2020 (also online exhibition)
group exhibition at Black Box Genesis (Vaasa, Finland, September 2020)/ Group exhibition at Malakta art Factory and mural painting still in process, (Malax, Finland, September 2020);
- Wall Mania
collective art exhibition at Black Box Genesis art space (Vaasa, Finalnd, 2020);
- Terminal
collective art exhibition at Sale Agello (Crema, Italy, December 2019);
- Who I Am
VIZart International Biennal 2019 of Self-portrait at National Historical Museum (Tirana, Albania, September 2019);
- Konstrundan 2019
group exhibition at Malakta art Factory and started a new mural painting inside the building (Malax, Finland, September 2019);
- Participation in art fair Swiss Art Expo 2019 (Zurich, Switzerland, August 2019);
- Terminal, una riflessione contemporanea ispirata a Leonardo da Vinci
collective art exhibition at Spazio d’arte Tribasso-Looking for Art (Milano,Italy, July 2019) and at Sala Bergognone (Nerviano, Italy, May 2019);
- Untitled
personal art exhibition at Black Box Genesis art space (Vaasa, Finland, April-May 2019);
- Sussurri, Racconti Dal Contemporaneo
collective art exhibition at Villa Rusconi (Rescaldina, Italy, February 2019);
- Le Forme Dell'Uomo
collective art exhibition at Casa delle Artiste (Milan, Italy, November 2018);
- Il Bestiario di Brera
collective art exhibition at Villa Adele in San Vittore Olona (Italy, October 2018);
- Le Bestie di Brera
collective art exhibition at Sala Birolli in (Verona, Italy, September 2018);
- Participation at the collective art exhibition for the art prize ‘Paolina Brugnatelli’, Brera Academy of Fine Art, (Milano, 2011).
Workshop, Events, Projects
- Mural Rural Festival 2021
selected artist for Mural Rural by Malakta rf ry (autumn 2020, postpone on spring 2021);
- Artist Talk
I had three meetings with the students of Vasa övningsskola, to talk about the mural commissioned by the city of Vaasa to celebrate the Arts Night anniversary (Vaasa, September 2020);
- Vaasa Arts Night 2020
mural painting for Vaasa Arts Night 30° anniversary (August 2020);
- Monotype online Workshop
workshop for Art Saturday at Malakta (May 2020);
- Handmade Paper Workshop
workshop for Art Saturday at Malakta (December 2019);
- Vaasa Arts Night 2019
art installation Glitch- sorry, there is interference (Finland, August 2019);
- Artist Talk
artist talk at Malakta Art Factory (June 2019);
- Burning Art Festival 2018
performance Deep Smoke at Malkta Art Factory (Malax, Finland, September 2018);
- Vaasa Arts Night 2018
performance Living Painting at Black Box Genesis art space and on the streets (August 2018, Finland);
- Participation as fine art student in the workshop about Breraten - Quaderno Di Appunti Visivi by Barbara Vistarini ( Milan, Italy, 2015);
- Preparation of the space dedicated to Remo Salvadori in the T-Rame art exhibition at the Triennale di Milano, 2014;
- Creation of sacred painting La Madre Nostra in collaboration with Fondazione Michetti and the Academy of Fine Art of Brera. The work was painted toreplace a work stolen in the church of St. Antonio da Padova, in Francavilla al Mare (Italy, 2013-2014).
Grants, Honours , Awards
- Svenska Kulturfonden
art exhibitions projects at Black Box Genesis art space, 2020;
- Vaasa City Kultural Grant
got for Black Box Genesis art space, 2020;
- Selected for VIZart International Biennale 2019 of Self-portrait entitled Who I am, Tirana, Albania;
- CCSA (under 35) open call
with the art group La Faretra, we won the open call by Crema Municipality (Italy, 2019), presented the art project: Terminal - a contemporary reflection inspired by Leonardo da Vinci;
- The Art of Shining
finalist of the competition organized by Red Bull in collaboration with Bobino Club (Milan, Italy, 2014);
- Paolina Brugnatelli Art Prize
finalist with the partecipation at the art exhibition (Milan, 2011).
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