ELEND ZYMA
Artist – Career
1995 Group exhibition at the Gallery of Figurative Arts, Tirana – Albania
1997 – 1998 Group photography exhibition “Seeing Through. Experiences of an Educational Path” curated by Mario Cresci – Milan – Italy
2000 – Group Painting exhibition at NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti – Milan – Italy
2001 Artistic project “A Monk’s Work” – San Martino delle Scale – Palermo – Italy
2001 “Segno Giovani” engraving exhibition – Bellinzona Gallery – Milan – Italy
2001 “Epicentro” exhibition – Centro Polivalente Art Gallery – Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto – Messina – Italy
2002 Solo exhibition 9painting and engraving) – La Rotonda – Monza – Italy
2006 Research and sculptural interventions in marble – Pietrasanta – Italy
2022 Solo exhibition “Luoghi Invisibili” – Granaio of the Duomo of Monza – Monza – Italy
2022 Exhibition at Villa Reale of Monza, during the “Pink is the new Monza” organized by Monza Pink Network for the week dedicated to elimination of violence against women – Monza – Italy
2023 June 6 – 10 Presentation and exhibition of “Sospesi” and “Sospesi affidati al Vento” – San Gerardino Cloiser – Monza – Italy
2023 June 11 – 24 Exhibition of the work “Ottavo Giorno” – Monza Cathedral (Duomo) – Italy
2023 June 8 – July 2 Solo exhibition “Riconoscimi” (Sottosopra) – mimumo MICROMUSEOMONZA – Italy
2023 July – October Solo exhibitions “Luoghi Invisibili” and “Sospesi” – Roquebrune Cap Martin – French Riviera – France
2023 September 12 Exhibition of the work “Ottavo Giorno” during the “Les Journées de l’Art-Bre” under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco in Roquebrune Cap Martin – French Riviera – France
2023 September 17 Exhibition of the works “Ottavo Giorno” and “Sospesi affidati al vento” during the “Art and Heritage Days” in Roquebrune Cap Martin – French Riviera – France
2024 March 16 – April 7 Group exhibition “La vie en RROSE SELAVY” in the Principality of Monaco
2024 February – May Creation and execution of the art project “EVASIONE” with the Monza Prison – Italy
2024 May 24 Presentation of the art installation “EVASIONE” created in collaboration with the inmates from the Monza Prison – Italy
2024 June – July “C’e bisogno di pace” – a personal journey, an artistic and human itinerary across the European continent, an odyssey to awaken consciousness across cultures and borders
2024 Currently working as Professor at EMAP – École Municipale d’Art Plastique de Menton – France
2024 December 15 and 22 Open studio event presenting new creations, paintings and installations, as well as the very place where these works come to life and ideas transfom into art – Monza – Italy
2025 Artist member of the Comité National Monégasque de l’Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques at U.N.E.S.C.O., founded in 1955 with Honorary President His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco – Principality of Monaco
2025 March 7 – 8 “DONNE IN ROSSO” “Women in Red”, artistic installation in Piazza Duomo, Monza, aimed at raising awareness on the issue of femicide – Monza – Italy
2025 June 13 – 28 Palais de l’Europe, Menton – “The Sails Do Not Seek Shores – Dreams Suspended Between the Abyss and the Sky” – Evocative installation composed of sails from ancient boats, hand-painted sheets, and colorful fabrics – Menton – France
2025 July 6 – 20 Solo exhibition “La Stori Siamo Noi” at the Oratorio Santo Stefano in Lentate Sul Seveso – Italy
2025 July 9 – 20 Presentation of the artistic installation “DONNE IN ROSSO” at Villa Cenacolo, Lentate Sul Seveso – Italy
2025 September 9 Exhibition of the work “Lo Vedi Il Mare” – French Riviera – France
2025 September 9 Permanent inauguration of the work “La ou Repose la Lumière” at Parc des Oliviers, as part of Les Journées de l’Art-Bre, under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco – Roquebrune Cap Martin – French Riviera – France
2025 September 9 – October 25 Installation “Visionary Routes”, created using sails salvaged from old vessels, symbols of travel, memory and transformation – exhibited on the French Riviera – France
2025 November 16 – 23 Art installation “DONNE IN ROSSO” at the Macherio Town Hall – Italy
2025 November 16 – 23 Art installation “Sospiri nel Vento” at the Macherio Town Hall – Italy
2025 November 22 Participation in the “Orange the World” initiative, promoted by the Inner Wheel Club of Monza at the Sporting Club, with the presentation of a single element from the installation “DONNE IN ROSSO” as a gesture of sharing the message against femicide – Monza – Italy
2025 24–28 November – EcoArtFestival of Calatafimi Segesta – Participation in the exhibition with “INTRAPPOLATI”, a cycle of three works composed of four panels made from construction wire mesh, clothing, and recycled fabrics – Calatafimi Segesta, Sicily – Italy
November 2025 – Permanent exhibition of one of the works from the “INTRAPPOLATI” cycle at the Temple of Segesta – Sicily, Italy.
25 November – Presentation of the artwork “MaDONNA” (red) in Piazza dell’Arengario – Monza, Italy.
25 November – 2 December – Installation “DONNE IN ROSSO” at the headquarters of the Regional Council of Lombardy, Palazzo Pirelli – Milan, Italy.
28 November – Participation in the event “Fragile a Chi”, promoted by FIDAPA BPW Italy, with the presentation of a single element from the installation “ DONNE IN ROSSO” as a gesture of sharing the message against femicide – Teatro Manzoni, Monza, Italy.
14 December – Open studio event to present new paintings and installations, as well as the creative space where these works come to life and ideas transform into art – Monza, Italy.
27 December 2025 – 5 January 2026 – Exhibition “La Cultura del fare per il desiderio del bello” at the historic Villa Camperio – Villasanta – Italy
2026 February 7 – March 7 Exhibition of the sculptural work “ CARPE DIEM” at the Lascaris Castle-Museum in Gorbio – French Riviera – France
2026 March 7 – 15 Exhibition of the works “ San Tommaso” and “ Ama/ore” from the “ CICATRICI” series at the Mariani Gallery in Seregno – Italy
2026 April 13 – 19 partecipation in Milano ArtWeek
2026 April 20 – 26 partecipation in Milano Design Week
2026 “ Un viaggio che non dovrebbe esistere” an urban installation, a red tram fully wrapes in the “ DONNE IN ROSSO” logo, carrying the installation’s mannequins inside
2026 “ I Confini dell’Anima – nan – la patria Lacerta” present an albanian flag torn at the point where the two eagles meet – a symbol of a wonded, divided homeland and onetheless remains alive in the emoziona memory of those who carry it within them
2026 “ Stato di Quiete” Fondazione Gaiani – Museum and Treasury of the Cathedral of Monza – Italy
2026 “ CARPE DIEM” installation al LeoGalleries – Monza – Italy