George Pali

I was born 1957 in Shkoder, Albania, a small sunny Mediterranean country. During childhood I was interested in music. Little by little I abandoned music for painting through which I better expressed myself.I received my BFA from the Institute of Arts in Tirana, Albania in 1981. In January 1988 I escaped from Albania for political and artistic freedom. Same year emigrated to USA where I pursued my Master of Fine Arts at Michigan State University, I graduated in 1991. Now I live in Yonkers, New York where I enjoy my family life. Presently I'm runing my own Studio - Gallery, 191 Hillside Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703.Paintings at my gallery are colorful, textured, and technically executed. My images weave images of music, my past and remains of my daily life, Albanian and American patterns and compositions. Expressionistic, painterly, and inspirational.Since the mid 90s, my work has focused on the themes of music and memories of childhood and adolescence. My paintings often weave together mythical stories of a lost culture with remembrances of my past life, including fragmented references to musical instrument and musical notation, iconography, and folklore from the Balkans.The prominence of musical notes, musicians, dancers and musical i...

Academy of Arts, Tirana, Albania, BA, Graduated 1980
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, MFA, Graduated 1992

FAB Art Gallery, Tirana, One Man show, May 2015
Stamford Art Association, Group Show, Portrets and Figures, January - February 2015
GKA, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, One Man Show, October 28 - November 14, 2013
Gallery 444, 444 Post Street, San Fransisco, California - [Gallery Representation]

Design Domain Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey - [Gallery Representation]

Aikona Gallery, Bermuda, On going [Gallery Representation]
Coconut Grove Gallery, 2790 Bird Ave., Miami, Florida 33133 - [Gallery Representation]
GR Art Gallery corp., 191 Hillside Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703 - [Gallery Representation]
City Gallery, Yonkers Gov., Center, 2010, 2011, 2013 (3 months, Group Show)
Art Essex Gallery, 10 Main Street, Essex, CT, Group Show, Dec., 2012 (by invitation)
Ward Nasse Gallery, SOHO, 178 Prince Street, New York 10012, February 2008, April 2014, (One man show)

New York ArtExpo 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013

Las Vegas ArtExpo, 2007

Broome Street Gallery, SOHO, 2005-2006 (One man show)

IIIrd Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea 2007, 2009, 2011, Ermitage De Rioe, Mandelie, Cannes, FRANCE

Broom Street Gallery, 498 Broome Street, SOHO, NYC, Sep.1st, 2003 (One man show)Excel Fine Art, 313 Columbus ...