BIO

Devis Zani, born in 1998 in Gramsh, Albania is a contemporary artist residing and working in Florence, Italy. Zani moved to Italy to continue his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, in the Department of Visual Arts-Sculpture and obtained the Level I & II Academic Diploma.

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Born in 1998 in Gramsh, Albania
Resides and lives in Florence, Italy

Education:

2022-2024, Level II Academic Diploma - New Expressive Languages - Sculpture, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy
2018-2022, Level I Academic Diploma - Sculpture, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy
2014-2018, High school Diploma, Liceu artistik Jordan Misja, Tirana, Albania

Selected exhibitions:

2023, ART BLEND (group exhibition), Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy
2023, L’incontro di studio sull’Annunciazione del Beato Angelico (group exhibition), Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy
2023, L’ottava edizione, concorso nazionale di scultura Maria Grazia Vaccari (group exhibition), Museo Civico della Paglia, Signa, Italy
2022, ACADEMO (group exhibition), Palazzo Chigi-Zondadari, San Quirico d’Orcia, Italy
2018, Riscopriamo il Parco (group exhibition), Presidential Palace Park, Tirana, Albania
2018, TRAJEKTORE (group exhibition), Center for Openness and Dialogue, Tirana, Albania

Awards:

2023, OXFAM Winner of the OXFAM call for ideas competition, to create a prize for the winners of the 2nd Edition of the OXFAM Italy Award Combattere la disuguaglianza - si può fare, Florence, Italy

Selected residencies:

2024, Artist-in-Residence, Panario, Roccalbegna, Italy
2023, SCART, Santa Croce sull’Arno, Italy
2023, Anabasis, Montaione, Italy

Public works:

2024, Tradurre/Tradire, 1600 x 320 x 30 cm, Panario, Roccalbegna, Tuscany, Italy
2023, Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well Reproduction, 221 x 177.8 x 27.9 cm, The Holy Mount of San Vivaldo, Montaione, Tuscany, Italy

Professional experience:

2023-2024, Sculpture Teacher, Abbey Road Programs, Florence, Italy
2023, Project eARTh, Internship in Italy, Hungary and Greece
2023, Sculpture Assistant, Studio Cristian Biasci, Pisa, Italy
2017-2018, Sculpture Assistant, Studio Anesti Shuraja, Tirana, Albania