Fatmir Tufina

"Emotion takes shape through form, deepens inshadow, and speaks in silence". - Fatmir Tufina

Fatmir Tufina is an Albanian painter whose work transforms painting into a space of inner revelation. Moving between figuration and abstraction, he creates poetic visual worlds where forms emerge, dissolve, and reappear, carrying the weight of memory, emotion, and imagination. Rather than describing reality, his paintings uncover its hidden atmosphere, inviting the viewer into images that feel both intimate and universal.

What makes Tufina’s work distinctive is the way it balances emotional depth with compositional strength. Shaped by his early formation in painting and his experience in stage design, his artistic language is marked by expressive gesture, symbolic transformation, and a refined sensitivity to color and space. Each canvas becomes more than an image; it becomes a felt experience, open to interpretation and resonant beyond the visible.

2023 — Selected Artist, London Art Biennale 2023, United Kingdom. Artwork: "Devil gifts Flowers".

2021 — Art Museum of Chianciano Terme Award / City of Art Award (group recognition – Top 25 Artists), Awarded at the London Art Biennale 2021, United Kingdom. Artwork: "Fantasy".

2021 — Selected Artist, London Art Biennale 2021, United Kingdom. Artwork: "Atelier".

Solo Exhibitions

Dualitet
Vilson Kilica Art Gallery, Fier, Albania | 2025

Gjendje
FAB Gallery, University of the Arts, Tirana, Albania | 2022
Exhibition featuring 33 works exploring emotional and psychological states

Oil Paintings and Drawings
Düsseldorf, Germany | 1996

Group Exhibitions

Atelier an der Donau – Schnäppchenmarkt
Atelier an der Donau, Ybbs an der Donau, Austria | 2025

MURI – 5th Edition
Vilson Kilica Art Gallery, Fier, Albania | 2024

MURI – Group Exhibition
Gallery of Arts, Vlorë, Albania | 2024

MURI – Group Exhibition
Tirana, Albania | 2021

Two Palettes
Tirana, Albania | 2019

Cyprus Landscape and Fantasy
Cyprus / Turkey | 2018

Residenza dei Pittori
Montecchio Emilia, Italy | 2017

Biennials & Symposia

7th International Drawing Biennial
Galeria e Arteve Ferizaj / Ferizaj Art Gallery, Ferizaj | 2026
Curatorial theme: Shtëpia / Home

London Art Biennale
Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, United Kingdom | 2023
Work exhibited: Devil Gifts Flowers

Chianciano Biennale
Chianciano Terme, Italy | 2022
Work exhibited: Fantasy

Saranda Art Days – International Art Symposium
Saranda, Albania | 2022

London Art Biennale
London, United Kingdom | 2021
Work exhibited: Atelier

Paintings and Ethnography Exhibition (Tirana Biennial)
Tirana, Albania | 2019

Art and Culture Symposium
Istanbul, Turkey | 2014