Αγκίμ Σουλάι

Ο Αγκίμ Σουλάι (αλβανικά: Agim Sulaj) είναι φημισμένος Αλβανός ζωγράφος, διαμένων μονίμως στο Ρίμινι στην Ιταλία. Γεννήθηκε στα Τίρανα στις 6 Σεπτεμβρίου 1960. Το έτος 2010 κέρδισε το Βραβείο CartoonSEA, που είναι το Ιταλικό ανώτατο βραβείο για σκίτσα χιούμορ και σάτιρας και επίσης κέρδισε ένα δεύτερο Βραβείο στο Διεθνή διαγωνισμό "Brothers of Italy". Η εργασία του αποκαλείται "ποιοτική υπερρεαλιστική σατιρική απεικόνιση".

 Μετά το Λύκειο σπούδασε στην Ακαδημία Καλών Τεχνών των Τιράνων το έτος 1985. Ως ζωγράφος, άρχισε να εργάζεται στο πολιτικό και σατιρικό περιοδικό HOSTENI, δημιουργώντας απεικονίσεις και σκίτσα. Παράλληλα σχεδίαζε την επιδεξιότητά του στην υπερρεαλιστική ζωγραφική. Η πρωτοπορία του παγκοσμίως είναι ότι έδωσε σατιρικό χρώμα στον υπερρεαλισμό. Ο Σουλάι έχει έρθει δύο φορές στην Ελλάδα μία για μια έκθεση στις Σέρρες και μία στο νησάκι της Λίμνης Παμβώτιδος των Ιωαννίνων, όπου έχει παραχωρήσει την ελαιογραφία "Το κεφάλι του Αλή Πασά παρουσιάζεται στο Σουλτάνο Μαχμούτ ΙΙ". 1960 - Year of birth in Tirana (Albania) 1979 - Winner of the special and encouragement reward at the traditional yearly competition of satire and humor organized by the “Hosteni – Satire and Humor Magazine” for the cartoon “Elegy” 1982 - Winner of the first prize at the traditional yearly competition of satire and humor organized by the “Hosteni – Satire and Humor Magazine” for the emblem of the “70-th anniversary of the independence of Albania” 1984 - Winner of the third prize at the traditional yearly competition of satire and humor organized by the “Hosteni – Satire and Humor Magazine” for the caricature on the title page “ Assortment and the global” 1984 - Winner of the special reward at the competition in occasion of the 40-th anniversary of the liberation of Albania organized by the High Institute of Fine Arts in Tirana for the cartoon “The man with two faces” 1985 - Graduate from the Fine Arts Academy of Tirana (Albania) 1986 - Winner of the first prize at the traditional yearly competition of satire and humor organized by “Hosteni – Satire and Humor Magazine” for the cartoon “ My smoke over the all others” 1986 - First exhibition at the National Gallery in Tirana (Albania) 1988 - First prize in the Balkan Cartoon Prize “Man and Enviroment”, Serres (Greece) 1990 - Exhibition at the Greek National Museum “Ali Pasha”, Joanina, in the Lake Pamvotis Island (Greece) 1990 - Special prize "Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition" in Ankara (Turkey) 1992 - Personal exhibition at the “Meeting” event in Rimini (Italy) 1993 - Personal exhibition at the Town Hall in Brindisi (Italy) 1997 - Publication of some works in the collection “1997 Artists & Graphics Designers’ Market”, New York (USA) 1998 - First prize in “Eurohumor”, Cuneo (Italy) 1998 - Personal exhibition at the Podesta Palace in Rimini (Italy) 1999 - Personal exhibition at the “Immagine Gallery” in Rimini (Italy) 1999 - Prize of honor to International cartoonist competition, Tolentino (Italy) 2000 - Collective exhibition at the Stefano Forni Gallery in Bolonia (Italy) 2000 - Prize to the international competition "Omaggio a Charles Shulz" in Cuneo (Italy) 2001 - Exhibition in the Fregoso fortress in Sant’Agata (Italy) 2001 - Collective exhibition “ Europei Erranti” at the Forni’s Gallery in Bolonia (Italy) 2002 - Exhibition at the Forni’s Studio, in Milan (Italy) 2002 - International Special Prize “Eurohumor”, in Cuneo (Italy) 2003 - Collective exhibition at the Forni’s Gallery, in Bolonia (Italy) 2003 - Winner of two special prizes in the International Humoristic Art Festival in Tolentino (Italy) 2003 - Member of the internatonal jury of the Special Competition about Europe, Cuneo (Italy) 2004 - Winner of the “Festival of Humor” in Cuneo (Italy) 2004 - Collective exhibition at the National Gallery in Tirana (Albania) 2004 - Personal exhibition at the National Gallery in Tirana (Albania) 2005 - Special Prize at the European Cartoon Competition "The painter’s house" (Belgio) 2005 - Personal exhibition at the Stefano Forni Gallery in Bolonia (Italy) 2005 - Partecipated in the national manifestation about the figure of albanian national hero Skenderbeu, by the National Gallery of Tirana and the Fine Art Gallery, Pristina (Kosovo) 2005 - Special Prize at the 23 th International Humoristic Art Festival, Tolentino (Italy) 2005 - Personal exhibition at the “Emigranti” Gallery, Tirana (Albania) 2006 - MUSICARTE Collective exhibition at the Stefano Forni Gallery - Bologna (Italy) 2006 - INTERAZIONI Personal exhibition at the Palazzo Ducale di Podestà - Rimini (Italy) 2006 - KOSOVA CARTOON WORLD 2006 - Prize Grand Prix with "Indipendence" - (Kosova) 2006 - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION CARTOONIST TOURCOING 2006 - First prize with "Lo Straniero" - (France) 2006 - “Eurohumor” International Humoristic Art Festival “School, a teacher of life ?" - First Classified with "Nelle orme del padre" - Cuneo (Italy) 2007 - Best Entry of the EUROPEAN UNION, Biennal international Kruishoutem - Belgium 2007 - Partecipated in the collective exhibition "ACQUA" at the Forni Gallery, 4 May/30 June - Bologna (Italy) 2007 - EXHIBITION at "1° ULUSLARARASI BURSA KARIKATUR BIENALI" - Bursa (Turkey) 2007 - His work "The pipe of uncle Norman" goes to became part of the museum dedicated to the big american painter Norman Rockwell in Stockbridge (MA) USA 2007 - Silver Medal , 2° Biennal Interational Humoristic Graphics "Dulcinea", Tobozo (Toledo) - Spain 2007 - Special Prize at the International competition "Stuttgart Award" "Fascination Automobile", Stuttgart (Germany) 2007 - SPECIAL PRIZE International Competition theme "Censorship" - Aachen (Germany) 2007 - Partecipated at collective exhibition "Premio Michetti" - 58° edizione - Francavilla al Mare, Chieti (Italy) 2007 - Partecipated at collective exhibition "Acqua" - Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena (Italy) 2007 - Prize of honor to 27° International Cartoon Competition " Nasradin Hodja" - Istanbul (Turkey) 2007 - First Prize, Bursa International Cartoon Competition Blue Gold " WATER" - Bursa (Turkey) 2007 - Personal Exhibition, "Galleria D'Arte Stefano Forni" - Bologna (Italy) 2007 - Member of the international yuri "Black Cat" - Baku (Azerbajian) 2007 - The best illustrations prize: Master Cup International Cartoon and Illustracion - Beijing (China) 2007 - Partecipation in the collectiv exhibition "Artecento", Palace of the Governator, Cento - Ferrara (Italia) 2008 - "Future children" First international Cartoonnet Contest honorable mention Teheran - (Iran) 2008 - "The Dreamer" Personal Exhibition from National Gallery of Tirana - Albania 2008 - Awarded International competition in the "Cinema and Women" Izmir - Turkey 2008 - Special prize, International cartoon contest "Culture" - Damascus - Syria 2008 - Exhibition at the "Next Art Gallery" - Arezzo - Italy 2008 - First Prize, "1 Bienal de Humor Luis d'Oliveira Guimaraes" Penela - Portugal 2008 - Success Awards and International Cartoon Competition "Aydin Dogan", Istambul - Turkey 2008 - Second Prize and International Cartoon Competition "Aydin Dogan", Istambul - Turkey 2008 - Participant in the collectiv Exhibition "RECALL" Gallery of Art Stefano Forni, Bologna - Italy 2013 - Exhibitions 2 in United Kingdom