Blerta Hashani (b. 1997, Ferizaj, Kosovo) lives and works in Mirash, Kosovo, where the landscapes of her birthplace continue to shape her practice across painting, drawing, and photography. Her work draws from the rhythms and textures of rural life, juxtaposing expressive depictions of animals, vegetation, and everyday objects with abstract, intuitive forms. Through this poetic visual language, Hashani explores themes of memory, place, and belonging. 

After completing her studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Pristina (2015–2020), Hashani began developing a body of work that situates intimate, often small-scale paintings within a broader dialogue about rural life, mysticism, and the transformation of the ordinary. Her paintings often appear deceptively simple, yet each carries a subtle resonance: blood-orange suns, snails, puffs of forest, and fragments of handwriting imbue her work with quiet energy and a contemplative, almost ritualistic sensibility.

Hashani’s commitment to exploring both local and international contexts has been strengthened through residencies at the Milvus Artistic Research Center in Sweden and Kulturpunkt PROGR in Switzerland (2024), where she furthered her engagement with rural memory, sitespecific practice, and collaborative projects. Her first artist publication, A Story upon the Green (2024), documents her site-specific work for the Old Mill in Mirash, reflecting her attention to the interweaving of landscape and history.

Her solo exhibitions trace a steady progression of recognition, from early presentations in Pristina to those abroad. Recent highlights include Cicërimat në Mjegull at ARKIV – Institute of Contemporary Art, Peja (2025), Memorizonim at LambdaLambdaLambda, Pristina (2024), and Known/Unknown Worlds at Kulturpunkt PROGR, Bern (2024). Hashani has also been an active participant in group exhibitions that situate her work within contemporary Balkan and international painting trends. Notable presentations include Silent Threads Resounding Kosova at Galleria Continua, Paris (2025), Perceive, Record, Imagine at Foundation 17, Pristina (2025), and Jahresgaben at Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2024). Earlier exhibitions, such as her participation in Manifesta 14 (2022), established her presence within critical discourses on rural representation, abstraction, and contemporary painting. Blerta Hashani’s oeuvre demonstrates a keen sensitivity to scale, intimacy, and poetic resonance.

Blerta Hashani © The Artist & Foundation 17

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