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portrait states of nini and his daughter in the united gjirokastra , albania 1954 monumental sculpture father & daughter.jpg vasiliev nini
 vasiliev nini
vasiliev nini

vasiliev nini -lrb- born 1954 in gjirokastra , albania -rrb- is an albanian-born american sculptor who lives in columbus , ohio .
in 1979 , he graduated with distinction from the academy of arts , branch of monumental sculpture , in tirana , albania .
since 2 july 2007 , he has lived in united states .
he sculpts in a variety of materials such as marble , granite , stone , wood , bronze , metal and chrome but is not limited according to his visions and variably to different textures , medias and colors .
as a teacher he spread knowledge and experience at the center for the implementation of art works and lectured at the academy of fine arts-branch of figurative arts in tirana ; also continued to organize private fine art classes in omaha , nebraska .
