Musë Prelvukaj


Musë Prelvukaj is a Kosovar artist born in Martinaj, near Gusinje and Plav in what is now Montenegro, on December 25, 1950.

Life

After finishing elementary school in Martinaj and Gusinje, he enrolled at the Fine Arts division of the High School of the Arts in Peć in 1971 followed by a graphic design course at the Academy of Figurative Arts in Pristina. He took a job at a trade school known as the SH.M.T. "28 Nëntori" in 1973, organizing volunteer and professional activities there. In the 1990s, he began exhibiting student artwork there on national holidays, receiving peer awards for his efforts in 1996 and 2005. From 2003 to 2008, he served on a trade school development task force. He has reviewed several art textbooks for primary and sedoncary schools. As an artist in his own right, he has participated in 50 exhibitions at home and abroad, headlined three solo exhibitions, and co-authored a book. He is part of the Association of Kosovo Figurative Artists and a sister Association of Figurative Artists among Albanians in Montenegro.
Works have been published, and have been reviewed by publications such as Rilindja, Zëri i Rinisë, Bota e Re, Fjala, Shkëndija, Bujku, Sheshi, Kosova Sot, Zëri, Koha Ditore, Bota Sot, Koha Javore, Lajm, Ekskluzive, and Kronika e Ulqinit.
Musa Prelvukaj is an active graphic designer whose work includes book covers, illustrations, tickets, packaging, etc. He has also reviewed books on fine arts by other authors.

Group exhibitions