Ismet Jonuzi

CV

Was born on 9th February 1961 in Rahovica
1983 – Graduated in Academy of Fine Arts in Prishtina .

Art Residences

1987 - Cite International des Arts - Paris
1997 - Heinrich Böll Stiftung - Germany

Personal introduction

My work examines how materials marked by violence can be recontextualized into critical and reflective sculptural forms.
Using deformed and discarded weapons, I transform objects associated with destruction into structures that question memory, agency, and historical responsibility.
The sculptures operate as material archives. They preserve traces of collective trauma while resisting linear narratives of history.
Through anthropomorphic references and fragmented forms, the work explores the relationship between the human body and material culture—how violence inscribes itself into objects, and how those objects, in turn, shape collective memory.


Selected Personal Exhibitions

1986 - Studio of Gallery Karas,Zagreb,Croatia
1987 - Cite Internationale Des Arts,Paris,F
1987 - Kosova National Gallery Prishtina,Ks
1987 - Sallon of Art Gallery Belgrad
1988 - Gallery Alfa Split,Croatia
1989 - Galler Stambuk Split,Croatia
1997 - Leopold Hoesch Museum Düren ,D
1998 - Lutz Rohs Gallery Düren ,D
1998 – Aachenerkunsthaus Aachen,D
2010 – K12 Galerie Bregenz, A
2012 - Kosova National Gallery Prishtina
2017 - Structure of Peace / Kosovo Documentation Center, Prishtina
2024 - Retrospective / Gallery of Arts Faculty / University of Prishtina



Selected Group Exhibitions

1989 - International Exhibition “Onufri”, Al
1999 - International Biannale of Drawing Salon Krezby,Slova.
2000 - Parkraum 2000 Duren,D
2001 - Drawing exhibition Sent Leger,F
2004 - Kosova Contenporary Art Exhibition, India
2006 - Muslim Mulliqi prize Art Gallery Prishtina,Ks
2006 - V.International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen,Cz
2006 - 12 International Pint & Drawing Biennial,Taiwan
2006 - Intercontinental Biennial of small Graphics,R
2006 - V th International Triennial of Graphic art Bitola,Mk
2006 - The Third International Drawing Competition Wroclaw,Pl
2006 - Circulo de Arte Toledo International Exhibition,E
2006 - Kosova Contenporary Art National Gallery Tirana, Al
2007 - International Exhibition Visual Immortality Basel,Ch
2007 - 4th International Drawing Competition Melbourne,Au
2007 - Fragile State Stockport Gallery Manchester,Uk
2008 - VIth International Drawing Biennial Pilsem,Cz
2008 - American Print Biennial 2008,USA
2008 - Intercontinental Biennial of small Graphics,R
2009 - Balkandemokraci Kunstlerhause Bregenz,A
2009 - B.A.L.K.A.N Muzeum of city Skopje, Mk
2009 - Best Collection of Pilsen Biennial- Center Bavaria Bohemia Schoensee,D Tonsberg Vestfold Kunstnersenter Norway, Sala Mansu Galler Bergamo Italy,John David MooneyFoundation Chicago,Illinois-USA,
2009 -5th International Drawing Competition Melbourne, Australia
2009 – VI International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitolja, MK
2009 – Muslim Mulliqi Prize International Exhibition Art Gallery Prishtina,Ks
2010 – Drawing Biennial of Kosova,Art Gallery Prishtina
2010 - 5th International Printmaking Biennial od Douro Portugal
2010 – 7th International Drawing Biennial Pilsen,Cz
2010 - Intercontinental Biennial of small Graphics,R
2011 - 6th International Drawing Competition Melbourne Australia
2011 – Ansichten IX Quadrart-ART Dornbirn, A Ausstellende Künstler: Joseph Beys,Alfred Hrdlicka, Franz West…
2011- The best works of the Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2010 Gallery of Slovak Union of Visual Arts Bratislava
2012 - The best works of the Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2010 Wroclaw Museum of Architecture,Pl
2012 - Art Revolution Taipei
2012 - 6th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro,Portugal
2012 - International Triennial Of Graphic Art - Bitola,M
2012 -5th International Drawing Competition Wrocław,Pl
2012 -8th International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen,Cz
2012 - The best works of the Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2010 Wroclaw Museum of
2014 - 7th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal
2014 - 9th International Drawing Biennial Pilsen, Cz
2015 - 4 Retrospective Steps Gallery, Polish Art Foundation, Au
2015- Group exhibition Unique Art Gallery, Prishtina
2015 - Holzbildhauer Symposium Brienz , Ch
2015 - 9th International Open-Air Sculpture Symposium Poznan 2015 (Touch of The Past) Poland
2017 - In the context of the Venice Art Biennale 2017, the GAA Foundation presents the exhibition "PERSONAL STRUCTURES – open borders" Palazzo Mora, Venice
2021 – Nomades Bienal Guayaquil, Ecuador
2022 - Nomade Bienal Selecta - Museum of anthropology and Museum of Contemporary Art of Cuenca , Guayaquil, Ecuador
2023 - Nomade Bienal “Bestia En Llamas” (Centrum SZTUKI Gleria EL) Art center EL / Elblag, Poland
2023 – Contemporary Drawing Biennale 2023 , Polish Art Foundation Melbourne, Australia

What is it about your studio space that inspires you?

Space where I'm free and open mind

What sounds, scents and sights do you encounter while in your studio?

Space in my studio is space of thinking and searching ideas

What is your favourite material to work with? How has your use of it evolved throughout your practice?

Metal is my favourite material to work

What themes do you pursue?

War and social plastic

What advice has had the biggest impact on your career?

Art without compromises

If you could install your art absolutely anywhere, where would that be?

Public space perhaps Land art

If you could only have one piece of art in your life, what would it be?

Moses of Michelangelo

If you weren´t an artist, what would you be doing?

Singer or guitarist

What are your favourite places besides your studio?

Nature