A lifetime of artwork from vas nini
Vas Nini
DOB 1954 Sculpture with mastery in Realism, Expressionism, and Abstraction Albanian American with dual citizenship.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is one international private collector owning his work. • 1969-1973 He attended Jordan Misja High School, Branch of Sculpture, in Tirana, Albania.
1975-1979 he attended college and graduated with distinction from the Academy of Beaux Arts and Master Degree in Branch of Monumental Sculpture, Albania;
1982 Triptych of Monumental Sculpture, Museum Erseka, 1984 Monument of Helmes, Skrapar, co-author; 1985 Monument Kordelja, (Ribbon) dedicated to the Women's Institute, co-author, Tirana, 1986 'A Woman Singer' a park sculpture, Tirana, 1988 'A Woman Swimmer' a park sculpture, National Park Sports Center, Tirana, 1992 Memorial Dedicated to the martyrs of Palokaster Village, Gjirokastra, 1999 Monument of Jakov Xoxe, Fier, Albania.
Teaching Experience. • 1997 to 2002 he lectured at the Academy of Fine Arts-Branch of Figurative Arts in Tirana, Albania. • 2002-2007 Nini taught fine private fine art classes in Omaha, Nebraska. International exhibitions 1979,1980; 1986; 1994; 1995;1998;2001; 2010; 2011: 2012: 2013; 2014: Albania; 1995 Italy; 1999 Den Hague, Holland. 2014 Art teacher at Vaughn E. Hairston YMCA, Columbus, Ohio
2003 Louisville Art Gallery, Nebraska, USA; 2004 Hot Shop Art Center-Barker Studio Project Omaha, Nebraska, USA, 2004 Bellevue University, Nebraska USA, 2004 Louisville Art Gallery, Nebraska USA, 2004 Hot Shop Art Center Open House, May and December, Omaha, NE, USA, 2004 Hot Shop Festival of Art, Omaha, NE USA, 2004 Open House Artists Impressions, Ralston, NE USA; 2005 Collective Exhibition Hot Shop Art Center, Tsunami Relief, Omaha, NE USA, and 2005 Exhibition, Albanian Embassy, Washington, DC. 2007 Exhibition in Armory Center, Zanesville, Ohio. 2009 Exhibition at Ohio University at Zanesville. 1990, 1991 Park sculpture, Italy; 1995; 2000; Washington DC USA Albanian Embassy. 1997 Statute of Mother Teresa, Tuz, Montenegro, co-author; 1999 Statue in Albanian Embassy in Den Hague, Holland; 2001 Monument of 4 Martyrs Sculpture and Monument of “Ismet Jashari,” Kosovo; 2002 Statue of Mother Teresa, Kosovo; 1998 Monumental statue of Mother Teresa, Bronx, New York, USA co-author; 2002 Monumental statue of Mother Teresa, Detroit, Michigan, USA .
2005 Terracotta reliefs for Monument of Lois & Clark, Casabas, Iowa. 2006 Monument “Wedding Day,” Omaha, Ne; 2007 Relief “Grey Hound” Welling, West Virginia. Stadium; 2007 Monumental “Granville Girl Museum,” Granville, Ohio. 2008 A&M Texas University. World War I, Solder. 2009 Saint Antonio Cathedral. Series of 10 different figures of saints, Texas. 2010 Angelo Falcone Monument Washington Pennsylvania (co-author); 2011 Life size statue Saint Marry with Child, Kalamazoo, Michigan. (Co-author). 2012 Mural Short North Columbus, Ohio; 2013 Mural Hilliard, Ohio.
Awards Acknowledge and Recognize Artistic Achievement in: • 1981, 1983, and 1985 for sculpture. 1986 first place in National Competition for Park sculpture. First Place in the National Competition for the Monument of Overthrowing of the Dictatorship in Tirana, Albania in 1996.
54-foot-long mural with graphite pencil in Arch City Tavern at 862 North High Street, Columbus Ohio