Grigor Aleksi

Internationally acclaimed artist, Grigor Aleksi, was born in Tirane, Albania in 1936. He studied Fine Art Painting and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirane, in 1967. Grigor Aleksi is also known as Sabaudin Xhaferi, and by his nickname SABKA. Since 1969 he has been a member of the League of Writers and Artists of Albania. He is part of the Albanian artists of the figurative arts elite, as an easel painter, a fine caricaturist, and as a scene painter for the theater and television. With over 40 years of experience in these genres of art he is recognized as a remarkable, knowledgeable and formed artist.

Grigor’s artwork, found throughout the world, includes murals, like niches, domes and interior art decoration. His murals of any dimension are commissioned and custom ordered. Another form of art which defines Grigor as a great artist, are his fine art paintings, from portraits, still life's, landscapes, to compositions, using several paint mediums, such as, oils, acrylics, tempera, water colors, pastels, color pencil and charcoal. Grigor Aleksi is a realist/impressionist painter. His paintings are admired for their colorful harmony, interesting composition, expressing feelings and emotions. His art, characterized by the brilliant use of light and rapid brush strokes, reflects the splendor of nature. His elegant drawings capture with sensitivity the psychology and character of the people.

For all of his high quality of art and his originality, Grigor Aleksi has been awarded 27 prestigious awards, prizes and medals, in national competitions of fine art, caricature, and scene painting in his native country, Albania. He has participated in various international competitions throughout the world, including Canada, Italy, Greece, Japan, Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia.

Aleksi’s paintings are displayed in the Albanian National Gallery of Arts, Art Museums, private collections in Albania, and throughout the world. Today, he resides and continues his career as an artist in the United States of America.

Laert Aleksi

Laert Aleksi was born in Vlore, Albania, on February 9, 1984. He and his family moved to Athens, Greece, in 1992, where he began taking art lessons from his father, Grigor Aleksi. At the age of only eight he learned the techniques, of drawing and painting, while at the age of eleven he painted his first original oil painting that revealed his exceptional and distinctive talent as an artist.

Under his father’s supervision, teaching him daily with a special program, specifically designed for Laert, he began to draw and paint with a high mastery. His ability to capture details, and materialize the form of his paintings with colors, soon became a signature of Laert’s work. His father encouraged him to recreate works of the old masters of art, something that he achieved explicitly, and successfully. A lot of Laert’s paintings of this stage are signed and displayed today at their gallery.

In 1999 Laert moved to the United States, continuing his high school studies. There, he was acknowledged as a talented artist that earned him awards of excellence in drawing and painting. For his extraordinary ability in art, he was also presented by the National Honor Society, with the "Golden Paintbrush Award," which distinguished him as a truly remarkable artist.

Today he has established his own profile, style and individuality, which he hopes to develop with even more excellence in the future.

Many serious art collectors, in Greece and the United States, display Laert’s paintings in museums and homes. His work can also be seen at their current gallery.