Omer Kaleshi
Omer Kaleshi | |
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| Born | 1932 Srbica, Kičevo, North Macedonia |
| Died | 17 April 2022 (aged 89–90) |
| Education | Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University |
| Occupation | Painter |
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Omer Kaleshi (1932 – 17 April 2022)[1] was an Albanian painter and visual artist.
Biography
Born in the village of Srbica, Kičevo in North Macedonia, he had Albanian heritage. He began as a visual artist in Istanbul, Turkey, studying at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He lived in Paris, France. He made multiple paintings and was a talented artist from a small village in Kićevo North Macedonia. His family moved to Srbitsa from a village called Kaleshe before he was born.[2]
Sources
- Ag Apolloni: I live to paint. Symbol, No 12/2017.
- Ismail Kadare: Arti si mëkat. Tiranë, Onufri, 2015.
References
- ↑ E trishtë/ Ndahet nga jeta piktori i njohur shqiptar (in Albanian)
- ↑ "Омер Калеши – кичевчанецот – граѓанин на светот". 29 April 2013.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2022 deaths
- Macedonian people of Albanian descent
- 20th-century Macedonian painters
- 20th-century Albanian painters
- People from Kičevo
- 21st-century Macedonian painters
- 20th-century Albanian male artists
- 21st-century French male artists
- Albanian male painters
- 20th-century French male artists
- Macedonian people stubs
- European painter stubs
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