Valdrin Thaqi

Valdrin Thaqi (b. 1994, Kosovo) lives and works between Prishtina and Berlin. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Prishtina and is known for his multidisciplinary practice, with a strong focus on painting and installation. Recent solo exhibitions include Short Poems and Other Tales / A Play by Valdrin Thaqi at Hajde Foundation / Grand Hotel, Prishtina (2024); I think I see it now at Bazament Art Space, Tirana (2024); You do realize, there is a place where the sidewalk ends at East Contemporary Gallery, Milan (2023); and It’s been a while since I saw a cloud in the sky at Motrat Gallery, Prishtina (2019). Selected group exhibitions include Silent Threads at Continua Gallery, Paris (2025); Artists of Tomorrow at Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art, Prishtina (2022); Kosovo Art Collection at the Kosovo National Gallery of Arts (2022); Manifesta 14 (2022); Nothing Like Home at LambdaLambdaLambda Gallery, Prishtina (2021). Thaqi has been recognized with the Muslim Mulliqi Award (2018) and the Young Artists Award (2019) from the Kosovo National Gallery of Arts, and was nominated for the Stacion Centre for Contemporary Art Award in 2022.