I was born 1957 in Shkoder, Albania, a small sunny Mediterranean country. During childhood I was interested in music. Little by little I abandoned music for painting through which I better expressed myself.

I received my BFA from the Institute of Arts in Tirana, Albania in 1981. In January 1988 I escaped from Albania for political and artistic freedom. Same year emigrated to USA where I pursued my Master of Fine Arts at Michigan State University, I graduated in 1991. Now I live in Yonkers, New York where I enjoy my family life. Presently I'm runing my own Studio - Gallery, 191 Hillside Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703.

Paintings at my gallery are colorful, textured, and technically executed. My images weave images of music, my past and remains of my daily life, Albanian and American patterns and compositions. Expressionistic, painterly, and inspirational.

For more information please call: GR Art Studio (914) 434-1906 from 10:30 - 6:30 Tuesday - Sunday (New York time) e-mail: gpali@optonline.net

Exhibitions & Collections

• Gallery 444, 444 Post Street, San Fransisco, California - [Gallery Representation]
• Aikona Gallery, Bermuda, On going [Gallery Representation]
• Coconut Grove Gallery, 2790 Bird Ave., Miami, Florida 33133 - [Gallery Representation]  
• Broome Street Gallery, 498 Broome Street, SOHO, New York, June 2004 (One man show)
• Ward Nasse Gallery, SOHO, 178 Prince Street, New York 10012, February 2008 (One man show)  
• Las Vegas ArtExpo, 2007
• New York ArtExpo 2007, 2008, 2009
• IIIrd Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Ermitage De Rioe, Mandelie, Cannes, FRANCE
• Walnut Street Gallery, 221 East Walnut St., Springfield, MO 2002 [Represented ]
• Agora Gallery, 415 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012 [represented from 3/2003 - 3/2004]
• Broom Street Gallery, 498 Broome Street, SOHO, NYC, Sep.1st, 2003 (One man show)
• Western Publishing, 350 Third Avenue, New York, NY - May- June 2003 (One man show)
• Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, December 2003, Florence, ITALY
• The International Academy of Modern Arts, March 2003, Rome, ITALY
• Images of Art, 540 Nepperhan, Yonkers, NY, Nov16-Dec 30 2002, (One Man Show)
• The Ninth Life Fine Art Gallery, St Thomas, US, Virgin Islands, September 2002, (One Man Show)
• Gora Gallery, Montreal, Canada, June 19 - July 10, 2002
• Purple Gallery, New Rochelle, Two Year Round Show, November 1997 - November 1999
• Art Coalition of Manhattan, Group Show, 96 St. and Broadway, New York City, December 1996
• The Wall Gallery, New York University, One Man Show, 44 West 4th St. SOHO New York City
• Kresge Art Center, East Lansing Michigan, One Man Show, 1991
• Center Art Gallery, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Group Exhibition, 1989
• Group Exhibition: Albania 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987.