Naim Gashi

Naim Gashi (b. 1974) is of Albanian descent and was born and raised in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. From a young age he demonstrated exceptional artistic talent, and in high school he began to explore painting with oils and acrylics. He eventually went on to study fine art at the University of Pristina in 1996 under the guidance of notable Albanian artists including Tahir Emra and Xhevdet Xhafa.

In 1998 the Albanian resistance group, the Kosovo Liberation Army, began their attacks on Serbian law enforcement and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The attacks were the start of the Albanian peoples’ response to what the United Nations called "a systematic campaign of terror, including murders, rapes, arsons and severe maltreatments" carried out by Serbian & Yugoslav forces, and were the spark that began what we know today as the Kosovo War.

During this time, Naim was forced by the government to leave the University, his home, and Pristina. Alongside his fellow exiled Albanian students, he continued his studies in a small home in Pristina until being forced to flee completely, escaping to the countryside of Macedonia. After the war ended he chose to return to Kosovo to finish his studies, obtaining his master's degree in 2...

Masters of Fine Art, University of Pristina, Kosovo

Naim's work has been displayed in the following exhibits and galleries:

Galleria e arteve, Pristina, Kosovo
Vizioni I studentëve, Pristina, Kosovo
Salloni I nëntorit , Pristina, Kosovo
Dita e Prishtinës Muzeu I Kosovës, Pristina, Kosovo
125 vjetorii lidhjes së Prizrenit, Pristina, Kosovo