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Vasiliev Nini | |
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
Known for | Monumental sculpture |
Vasiliev Nini (born 1954 in Gjirokastra, Albania) is an Albanian-born American sculptor who lives in Columbus, Ohio. [1]
In 1979, he graduated with distinction from the Academy of Arts, Branch of Monumental Sculpture, in Tirana, Albania.
Since 2 July 2007, he has lived in the United States.
He sculpts in a variety of materials such as marble, granite, stone, wood, bronze, metal and chrome. As a teacher he worked at the Center for the Implementation of Art Works and the Academy of Fine Arts-Branch of Figurative Arts in Tirana; he also organized private fine art classes in Omaha, Nebraska.
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His sculpting expanded through projects for the Ministry of Education, the Albanian League of Writers and Artists, and with the following commissions:
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