Barbara Prenka

Barbara Prenka (1990, Gjakova, Kosovo) lives and works between Bolzano, Berlin and Brescia. She obtained both her BA and MA in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice under the supervision of Carlo Di Raco. Her practice unfolds through installations and textile-based works that activate matter as a relational space, exploring manual gesture as a temporal and collective practice.

Among her recent solo exhibitions are What Lies Behind the Boundaries of a Shadow? (Lottozero), What time is it between my fingers? (A plus A Gallery, Venice), and Covers (Arthouse, Shkodër). She has exhibited in international institutions and galleries including Kunstquartier Bethanien (Berlin), Secci Gallery (Pietrasanta), Clima (Milan), and the National Gallery of Kosovo, and has participated in art fairs such as SWAB Barcelona and Artissima Torino.

She has taken part in residencies at Lottozero, Palazzo Monti and Bocsart, and is a recipient of the Premio Fabbri and the Combat Prize.