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Adriana Kutllovci

Adriana Kutllovci, born on April 21, 1979, in Pristina, Kosovo. She is a graphic designer, lecturer, and visual artist with extensive and diverse experience in the field of graphic design, contemporary art, and art education. She built her professional background at the Faculty of Arts, University of Pristina, where she graduated in Graphic Design and completed my postgraduate studies, earning the title Master of Graphic Design.

Her career began early after graduation, working voluntarily as an assistant in Graphic Design at the Art Center of the Faculty of Arts in Pristina (2001/02), followed by lecturing Graphic Design at the Faculty of Fashion “Design Factory” (2007–2018). Since 2022, she has been a lecturer at AAB College – Faculty of Arts, teaching Typography (BA) and Editorial Design (MA).

Since 2002, she have been part of the graphic design team at Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), contributing to the visual production of television content. In parallel, since 2007 she has been engaged at the art studio Ars Albanica, first as a designer and since 2013 as a project manager for artistic and cultural projects.

In 2025, she was appointed by the Minister of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of Kosovo, Ms. Arbërie Nagavci, as Chair of the Scientific Council for the academic field “Linguistic, Cultural and Historical Studies”, with a four-year mandate – a role she considers both an honor and a great responsibility.

She has been the author and co-author of dozens of solo exhibitions and over one hundred group exhibitions at national and international levels. She has represented Kosovo and Albanian art at prestigious exhibitions such as:

  • Mini Print International of Cadaqués (Spain, France, UK)
  • Lessedra Art Gallery, Bulgaria
  • Visual AIDS in New York (Postcards from the Edge 2025, held at Berry Campbell Gallery and listed on Artsy.com) [Visual AIDS | Postcards from the Edge 2025 on Artsy.com]

She has also participated in numerous international biennials, triennials, and festivals of graphic design, painting, and drawing across Europe and beyond. Her most notable solo exhibitions include:

  • Tears of the Sea (2013)
  • Colors and Forms (2021–2022)
  • In Search of My Star (2022)
Awards
  • 2001 – Certificate of Merit from the Dean of the Faculty of Arts for academic excellence in Graphic Design
  • 2001 – First Prize in Graphic Design at the exhibition Islamic Art 2, Pristina
  • 2006 – First Prize for the design of a commemorative postage stamp and envelope “Children of Kosovo”, Pristina
  • 2013 – First Prize for the design of the postage stamp “Bjeshkët e Nemuna – Maja e Gjeravicës”, Pristina
  • 2019 – First Prize – “Golden Plaque” at Zagreb Full Color 2019, Croatia Adriana Kutllovci wins the Golden Plaque – Link
  • 2021 – First Prize in the public competition by the Ministry of Education for the textbook “Art Education 3” (co-author)
  • 2022 – First Prize for postage stamp design: “Doors of Prizren”, Pristina
  • 2023 – Recognition by Mileniumi i Tretë School for her contribution to youth education
  • 2024 – Special Award at the International Poster Festival, Pristina. Link
Media Presence and Art Publications
  • Interview for the program “Art Tema”, RTK, 2021 – Link
  • Interview for the program “Mysafiri i Mëngjesit” – Link
  • Article in the newspaper “Koha Ditore”: Colors and Shapes, 2021 – Link
  • Article on RTK Web – Link
  • Presentation of the exhibition “Colors and Shapes” on Report TV, Albania, 2022 – Link
  • Article in “Time” Magazine, 2022 – Link
  • Article on RTSH Web – Link
  • Presentation of the exhibition in Vlora – Link

Adriana is married and has one child. She lives in Prishtina.