Omer Kaleshi

He was born in Serbica of Kirčova, at that time under the control of the Serbo-Croatian-Slovenian Kingdom and today in the Republic of North Macedonia, the son of Myderris Adem Efendi.[1] In 1950 he graduated from the Technical High School of Skopje in the electrical department, while after 6 years he emigrated to Turkey where he started and completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. In 1961, he participated in the Istanbul Gallery University Festival.
After many films, paintings and exhibitions in Istanbul, Rome, Vienna, Munich, London, Thessaloniki, Belgrade, The Hague, etc., in 1956 he finally settled in Paris where he continues to create, exhibit and be most sought after for his paintings . .