Driant Zeneli (1983, Shkoder, Albania), lives between Tirana and Turin.
Graduated:
The Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, Italy. 2001 – 2005 BA: Sculpting, and 2006 – 2008 MFA: Multimedia.
Main Solo Shows:
Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb, 2024; National Gallery of North Macedonia, 2022: National Gallery of The Republic of Kosovo, Prishtina (2019); Albanian Pavilion 58th International Art Exhibition – Venice Biennale, (2019); GAMEC, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Bergamo, (2019); Villa Medici, Rome (2016); GAM, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Turin (2013)
Main Group exhibitions:
EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (2025); Sharjah Biennial 16, Sharjah (2025); 15th Bienal De La Habana, 2024; Ruhr Triennale, Bochum 2024; Maxxi Museum, Rome (2023); Double Feature – Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (2023); Dhaka Art Summit (DAS), Dhaka (2023); 59th October Salon, Belgrade Biennale,(2022); Manifesta Biennial 14, Prishtina (2022); Teatrino Palazzo Grassi, Venice, (2021); 39th EVA International Biennial, Limerick (2020); Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga (2019); Albanian Pavilion 54th International Art Exhibition – Venice Biennale, (2011); Autostrada Biennale, Prizren, (2019); Mostyn Gallery, Wales, UK (2017); MuCEM, Marseille, (2016) Centre Pompidou, Paris (2016); ZKM, Karlsruhe (2012); MUSAC, Castilla Leó n. Spain, (2012); Prague Biennale 5 (2011); National Gallery of Albania, Tirana (2008).
Residencies:
2010 – Upload Art Project, Trento, Italy
2011 – Situa.to (curated by a.titolo, Maurizio Cilli and Andrea Bellini), Torino, Italy
2013 – T.I.C.A, Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art, Albania
2015 – Pistoletto Foundation, Biella, Italy
2015 – M.A.M, Foundation, Tirana, Albania
2016 – Kunstlerhaus, Salzburg, Austria
2016 – Campus in Camps, Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Palestine
2017 – Artist meets Sheef, Hotel Adriatik, Rovinjo
2023 – Waiting Room Residency, Trento
2023 – Kora, Center of Contemporary Art, Castrignano Dei Grecci
2025 – RAVE- East Village Artist Residency- Trivignano, Italy
2025 – 2026 – Art Explora – Cité internationale des arts residencies, Paris
Awards:
2024 – Winner of Italian Council 13th edition
2017 – Winner of the Moroso Concept Prize, Milan
2009 – Winner Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award, Trieste
2008 – Winner of the 15th International Onufri Prize, Tirana
2007 – Winner of L’attimo fuggente”, International Film Festival, Pesaro