Burim Myftiu Explained
Burim Myftiu |
Birth Place: | Prizren, Kosovo |
Nationality: | American |
Known For: | Photography |
Training: | University of Prishtina NYIP |
Notable Works: | "Missing", "Broken Dreams", "Remembrance", "Trance" |
Burim Myftiu (born 1961) is an Albanian American contemporary photographer.[1]
Early life
Myftiu was born in Prizren, Yugoslavia (in today's Kosovo).
Career
Burim Myftiu holds a Master's Degree in Visual Arts. He began photographing in the early 1980s. He initially studied Linguistics at the University of Prishtina. Later he specialized in commercial photography in New York City. In 2003, he founded PACK (Photo Arts Collective of Kosovo). Myftiu is co-founder and director of Dokufest (International Documentary and Short Film Festival).[2] He is the curator of the International Photography Exhibition, "Gjon Mili Prize",[3] [4] at the National Art Gallery in Pristina, Kosovo.[5]
He is a founder of Kosova Images Photo Agency, and has served as a regional liaison officer of the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP).[6] He was appointed a Cultural Ambassador for the European Commission in 2016.[7] He is a member of the New Haven Arts Council in Connecticut.
Presently, he teaches photography, doing editorial and curatorial work.[3]
Myftiu lives and works in Connecticut, USA.
Exhibitions
Films
- Discover Pristina with Burim Myftiu - Welcome to Pristina, as seen through the lens of photographer Burim Myftiu – a documentary[18] [19]
Notes and References
- http://www.albanianarts.com/aart/artists_portfolio.php?id=0000000173 Burim Myftiu
- Web site: Dokufest. dokufest.com. 25 June 2023.
- Web site: who's who : denizhan ozer. www.turkishculture.org.
- Web site: Balotelli në Lazio vetëm me një kusht. KOHA.net.
- Web site: Sanyal Asis - artist, news & exhibitions - photography-now.com. photography-now.com.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2016-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424200950/http://www.fiap.net/pdf/OL-fr.pdf . 2016-04-24 . dead .
- Web site: Southeast Europe: People and Culture - Discover Pristina with Burim Myftiu. 4 October 2016.
- Web site: BV:BKV - Berufsvereinigung der bildenden Künstler Vorarlbergs. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093112/http://www.kuenstlerhaus-bregenz.at/index12_ausstellungen_2009_02.htm . 2011-07-06 .
- Web site: Exhibitions | Burim Myftiu. 16 September 2011 .
- Web site: BURIM MYFTIU - "UTOPIA IN CHAOS" Contemporary Photography Exhibition by Milot Hasimja KLAN KOSOVA TV . .
- Web site: Rätsel gelöst: Schiller-Zitat am Thörl-Brunnen. Nadine. Wenzlick. October 10, 2016. www.abendblatt.de.
- Web site: Galerie Mytoro zeigt die Ausstellung "The beautiful Travellers II" . 2017-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118135632/http://www.besser-im-blick.de/8-kultur/2962-galerie-mytoro-zeigt-die-ausstellung-the-beautiful-travellers-ii . 2016-11-18 . dead .
- Web site: de. 25 June 2023. Beautiful Travellers. neuerruf.de. 5 October 2016.
- Web site: Award winning Kosovan photographer Burim Myftiu comes to Findlay – the Pulse.
- Web site: Kosovo Photographer Burim Myftiu – Lake Erie TV. 24 June 2021 .
- Web site: About Photography | Bridge Magazine.
- Web site: Burim Myftiu me ekspozitë personale në Galerinë Nacionale të Maqedonisë së Veriut . 10 November 2021 .
- Web site: Southeast Europe: People and Culture: DISCOVER PRISTINA WITH BURIM MYFTIU . 2017-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202033249/http://www.southeast-europe.eu/videos/discover-pristina-with-burim-myftiu.html . 2017-02-02 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2017-01-24 . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202040406/https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/media_colorbox/8593/default/und_el . dead .