Since 1992 Alush Shima's paintings have been eagerly acquired around the world by major art collectors, celebrities and museums, including the National Gallery of Albania."

"Spring Village" was painted in the Spring of 1992 during Alush's first visit to England...and the West. Bursting with color and celebration, it captures the sense of freedom and joy which overwhelmed the artist as he finally realized that the "Cold" era of repression had passed and a new season was in store. ...A very important and beautiful work!

Painted in 1998, "Irises on Red Stool" was the star painting for Shima's major personal exhibition in New Jersey during December of the same year. A few years earlier, much had been made in the press about Shima's infamous "Irises on Red Chair" of 1985 which celebrated the death of Albanian dictator, Enver Hoxha. The art world clamored for a reminiscent ouvre, but Shima produced this smaller, distinct masterpiece (with similar colors) for a different kind of celebration- his first Christmas season in America

"It is a privelege to witness viewers' reactions to Alush's once-hidden art. I've seen some giggle like children and others choke back tears. At his last exhibition, an elderly woman simply hugged him and whispered 'Thank you.'"