Visar Mulliqi (born 2 May 1966) is an impressionist and expressionist painter of Kosovo.
Life
Influenced by his father, the famous artist Muslim Mulliqi, Visar Mulliqi studied Painting at the Faculty of Arts, University of Prishtina and graduated in 1990. He then continued the post-graduate studies and obtained a master's degree at the Faculty of Arts in 1997.Visar Mulliqi - Artist Presentation
From 1990, Visar Mulliqi held 15 personal exhibitions in cities like Paris, Graz, Prishtina, Gjakova, Tirana, Gostivar, and Tetova and over 100 collective exhibitions in Austria, Japan, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Albania, and Kosovo. Academic Personnel of the Faculty of Arts, University of Prishtina - Official website
One of his collective exhibition was held in 1999 at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.
Currently, he is working as a Painting Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Prishtina, where he has contributed with his knowledge and skills since 1995.
Mulliqi's work is characterized by abstractness and use of color contrast that easily attracts attention. His paintings often transmit optimism, leaving the viewer intrigued by the structure, texture and the combination of color.
Recent exhibitions of Mulliqi include the one held in Paris, France (May 2016), along with a posthumous exhibition of Muslim Mulliqi.Syri News Portal The exhibition was held in the premises of La Maison D'Albanie, with the patronage of FICEP Fédération internationale catholique d'éducation physique et sportive and the honoring of the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo in France, Muhamedin Kullashi.KultPlus, the Albanian Portal of Culture and Art
Visar Mulliqi also participated in the jury panel on the 10th Anniversary "Muslim Mulliqi Prize" in 2014.[http://www.mkrs-ks.org/repository/docs/JUL-AUG-2014.pdf Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, Republic of Kosovo[http://www.gazetaexpress.com/arte/gkk-shpall-emrat-e-jurise-317-26536?archive=1 Gazeta Express
Personal exhibitions Source: Cafe Gallery Roma, Pristina (1995) Cafe Gallery Dodona, Pristina (1996 and 1997) Leechgasse Gallery, Graz (1998 and 1999) Cafe Gallery Hani i 2 Roberteve, Pristina (1998) Pallati i Rinise Gallery, Pristina (2001) "Vizioni+" Gallery, Gjakova (2002) Kosovo Museum, Pristina (2011) "Kult" Gallery, Gostivar (2012) Gallery of Art, Tetovo (2012) "FAB" Gallery, Tirana "EVOLUTION/EVOLUCIONI" (2012)Albanian Portal Shqiperia.com Galerie Nicolas Deman, Paris (2015)Paris Exhibition, Galerie Nicolas Deman 9 November 2015 La Maison d’Albanie, Paris (2016)Albanian Telegraphic AgencyLe Courrier Des Balkans[http://archive.koha.net/?id=4&l=111184 Koha.Net Portal Faculty of Arts Gallery, Pristina "100% ORIGINAL" (2018)[https://www.koha.net/kulture/88103/visar-mulliqi-me-ekspozite-100-original// Koha DitoreKultPlus Ministry of Culture's Gallery of Art "Qafa", Pristina "Origjinaliteti" (2019) National Gallery of Art, Skopje "Përtej ngjyrave/Beyond the colors" (2021)/
References
See also Kosova National Art Gallery Muslim Mulliqi Albanians in Kosovo