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Luan Mulliqi is a sculptor born 1953 in Gjakova in Kosovë).He graduated in Sculpture at the Academy of Visual Arts, in Prishtina in 1977. He finished the post graduate studies in Belgrade in 1979. He is member of the Association of Visual Artists of Kosova since 1977 and a member of Artists’ Association of Chicago USA since 1990. In 1992 he was admitted as a member of United American Artists, New York, USA. In 1994, was admitted to membership in the International Sculpture Center, Washington, USA. He participated in many international sculpture symposiums. So far, he published many essays on sculpture and published two monographs about visual art in Kosova.

Personal Exhibitions
1979 – The Gallery of Art Faculty, Belgrade 1992 -Renatra Gallery, Chicago,USA 1994 – Artecounter Gallery, Dallas, USA 1995 – Art 54 Gallery, New York, USA

Relevant group exhibitions
1977  The City Museum, Dubrovnik (Croatia) 1979  The National Gallery, Tirana (Albania) 1992  Becker Gallery, Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1993  Beaux Arts Institute, Montreal (Canada) Toyamara Sculpture Biennial, Hokaido (Japan) 1994  Pietrasanta Plaza, Pietrasanta (Italy) 1995  Marble Institute, Colorado (USA) 1997  Florida Art Center, Miami (USA) 2003  ECKE Gallery, Augsburg (Germany) 2004  National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai (India) 2006  National Gallery, Skopje (Macedonia) 2007  Cite International Des Art, Paris (France)

Rewards
1978  Award for Sculpture, Art Faculty, Belgrade 1979  “Mosha Pijade” reward, Prishtina 1981  Award for Sculpture “40 years of revolution”, Prishtina 1983  Award at “Drawing Biennial”, Prishtina 1985  “Spring Salon” reward, Prishtina 2000  First Prize in the competition for the Statue of Mother Teresa, Prishtina 2004  First Prize in the International Competition “Monument of Mother Teresa”, Tirana 2005  First Prize in the exhibition “Skenderbeg, strategist and diplomat”, Prishtina 2006  First Prize in the competition for the statue of academic Fehmi Agani His sculptures are in private collections and were presents to many famous personalities such as : Pope John Paul II, President Clinton, King Hirohito, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Mrs. Madeleine Albright, President George W. Bush, Pope Benedict XVI, President Demirel, president R. Formigoni, etc.