Leonard QYLAFI is an Albanian contemporary artist (b 1980) working in different mediums such as; video, photography, music and painting. He lives and works in Tirana /Albania
1999 – 2003: MFA – Atelier of painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana/Albania
Solo exhibitions:
2017 – Representing Albania at the 57th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia
"Occurrence in Present Tense", curated by Vanessa Joan Müller.
2016 – "IMAGERY", Zeta Gallery, Tirana/Albania
2013 - “Museum of Nature” at Zeta Gallery / Tirana/Albania
Group exhibitions:
2019 Déjeuner avec Marubi / Videos aus Albanien 8-9 March at Belvedere21 Vienna
2017- 23rd International Onufri Prize , "Ou fil du Temps", curated by Gaetano Centrone at the National Gallery of Arts / Tirana
2016 - ALBANIE, 1207 KM EST, curated by: Jean-Roch Bouiller
MuCEM-Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, Marseille/France
- “The Presence of Absence, or the Catastrophe Theory”, curated by Cathryn Drake. 19 May-19 June at IZOLYATSIA foundation Kiev/Ukraine
2015 - ACAS – Albanian Contemporary Artist Salon
Organized by French Embassy in colaboration with The Albanian Ministry of Culture
The National Historic Museum, Tirana, Albania
2014 - October Salon 55th “Disappearing Things”
Curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen and Vanesa Muller
Belgrade City Museum , Belgrade/Serbia
2012 - “Flying” Curated by Christoph Tannert and Ulrich Schreiber,
Kunstlerhaus Bethainen, Berlin/Germany
- “Concrete in Common” Kunst Raum Riehen Basel/Switzerland
- SUPERMARKET Art fair Stockholm /Sweden
2011 - Wiew to the Lichthof- Eastern European video art
MODEM Museum for Modern and Contemporary Arts
Debrecen/Hungary
- OPENING What are we dealing with?
TiranaEkspres – alternative art space
Tirana/Albania
- What Happened to the General? Curated by Edi Muka,
TICA – Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art.
FAP Gallery,Tirana/Albania
2010 - “Albania in Backlight”, ArtPoint Gallery Kulturkontakt and
“Eyes On” Art Fair Vienna/Austia
Vidéo’Val - Festival d’art vidéo à l’université Paris-Est Créteil Paris/France
- The Culture Lobby - an archive of cultural memory
organized by KIOSK ngo
Belgrade/Serbia
2009 - Tirana International Contemporary Art Biennial TICAB 3-rd episode
Curated by, STEALTH.unlimited ,Ana Dzokic and Marc Neelen
Tirana/Albania
2008 - Bjcm- XIII Biennal of young artists from Europe and Mediterranean,
Puglia/Italy
- “My space“ Zeta Gallery Titana/Albania & Haus am Lutzowplatz,
Berlin/Germany
- Artist in residency exhibition,Art Point Gallery KulturKontaktAustria,
Vienna/Austria
- “ARDHJE “Award TICA -Tirana institute of contemporary art
FAP.Gallery,Tirana/Albania
2007 - “Everything we want to know, but did not dear to ask “Tirana/Albania
- “VAD International video and digital art festival 07“ Gerona/Spain
2006 - “ Saze on tour “ , Mariakapel Gallery, Hoorn/Netherlands
- “ Looking for Video art “, Small Gallery, Tirana/Albania
- “ AMC Prize for Contemporary Art “,ETC Gallery Tirana/Albania
- “ Tirana-Transfer“ Kunsthalle , Karlsruhe /Germany.
2003 - International Prize “Onufri 03” , National Gallery of Art, Tirana/Albania
“Ashamed to be Happy “, Small Gallery, Tirana/Albania
Prizes & Awards
Nominated for the-Visual artist of the year 2008 by KULT Academy Albania
Winner of ARDHJE award 2008 . Jury members Roberto Pinto, Celia Prado, Gezim Qendro
Finalist of video art section, VAD International video and digital art festival 07 “Gerona/Spain
2009 - ISCP New York /SHBA
2008 - Kulturkontakt Austria, Vienna/Austria
2007 - TICA -Tirana institute of contemporary art Tirana/Albania
2005 - 2006 -NIFCA -Nordic Institute of contemporary Art, West Balkan Air program
Helsinki/Finland