Ilir Pojani was born in Tirana,
Albania in 1954
He studied painting and graphic art at Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2001
Eklektikos Gallery, Washington D.C.
1999
Sheryl Leonard Galleries, Potomac, MD
1998
International Monetary Fund, Washington DC
Galeria XXI, Tirana, Albania
1996
Office de Tourisme, Grenoble, France
Musee Faure, Aix les Bains, France
Espace Malraux, Chambery, France
Palais Episcopal, Belley, France
1995
National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
Marriott Hotel, Cambridge, MA
Arthur Danziger Gallery, New York, NY
National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
1994
Municipal Gallery, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
1993
TE & GI Gallery, Tirana, Albania
National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
Solo exhibition, National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
Municipal Cultural Center, Athens, Greece
Janos Gat Gallery, New York, NY
TE & GI Gallery, Tirana, Albania
National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
1992
National Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
International Cultural Center, Tirana, Albania
1991
Jugend Kulturzentrum, Bern, Switzerland
International Biennial of Humor and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
SELECTED JURIED COMPETITIONS
2002
6th International all Media Exhibition, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington
DC
1994
Balkan Cartoon Festival, Athens, Greece
1993
National Arts Contest, National Gallery, Tirana
1991
International Biennial of Humor and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
1988
People and Environment, Serres, Greece
World Cartoon Gallery, Scopie, Macedonia
1987
Albanian artist’ representative in the Albanian Caricature exhibit,
Koblenz, Dortmund, Nuremberg, Germany
1984
International Salon of Cartoons, Montreal, Canada
1983
International Cartoon Contest “Simavi”, Istanbul, Turkey
AWARDS AND HONORS
Honorable Mention, International Cartoon Contest, Istanbul, Turkey,
1983
Third Prize, Editorial, International Salon of Cartoons, Montreal,
Canada, 1984
Order Naim Frasheri First Class (Highest distinction in the field
of Culture and Science in Albania), 1988
Prize of the Republic of Albania, 1989
Second Prize in painting, National Arts Contest, National Art Gallery,
Tirana, 1993
Honorable Mention, International Cartoon Festival, Athens, Greece,
1994
COLLECTIONS
National Art Gallery’s Collection in Tirana, Albania
Private collections in United States and Europe
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Illyria, USA, January 20, 1999
Klan, Albania, February 22, 1998
55, Albania, January 22, 1998
Koha Jone, Albania, July 22, 1997
Drita, Albania, May 5, 1996
Drita, Albania, April 28, 1996
Koha Jone, Albania, April 4, 1996
Dauphine Liberé, France, Mars 24, 1996
Dauphine Liberé, France, Mars, 1996
Dauphine Liberé, France, Mars 6, 1996
Figaro, Rhone-Alpes, France, Mars 2, 1996
Dauphine Liberé, France, February 9, 1996
Lajmi i Dites, Albania, January 23, 1996
Koha Jone, Albania, October 26, 1995
Artspeak, USA, October, 1995
Drita, Albania, October 1, 1995
Koha Jone, Albania, September 7, 1995
Rilindja Demokratike, Albania, August 22, 1995
Illyria, USA, August 14, 1995
Illyria, USA, August 10, 1995
Rilindja, Albania, December 24, 1994
Koha Jone, Albania, December 18, 1994
24 Heures, Switzerland, October 13, 1994
Voir, Switzerland, September, 1994
L'express, Switzerland, September 16, 1994
Journal du Nord Vaudois, Switzerland, September 10, 1994
Thermes, Switzerland, September, 1994
Liberation, France, December 14, 1993
Gazeta Shqiptare, Albania, October 13,1993
Rilindja, Albania, April 23, 1993
Albanian Encyclopedia, Albanian Academy of Sciences Publishing
Guide Apollonia, Contemporary Art of Central and Eastern Europe.
Council of Europe Publishing
SELECTED SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND INTERVIEWS ON RADIO
AND TV.
Voice of America, TV., September, 2001
Voice of America, Radio, 2000
Radio, RCF Savoy, France, Mars, 1996
National Albanian Television, 1995
National Albanian Radio, June 14, 1995
Radio Canton de Vaud, Switzerland, September, 1994
National Albanian Television, 1994
National Albanian Radio, April 21, 1993
National Albanian Television, April, 1993
Radio Koln, Germany, September, 1987
German Television, ZDF, September, 1987