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Meet Sotir Davidhi - Artist Owner of Mural by Design LLC

Sotir is a full-time muralist, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has painted many interior and exterior murals, all commissioned for commercial, residential, and public spaces. Each one of his murals is uniquely designed and customized according to his clients’ needs and objectives. He has painted for decades, both here in the United States and abroad. Sotir's murals and artwork are on display across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, South Carolina, Greece, and Albania. His love for art started when he was around seven years old when he was in elementary school in Albania. Albania is a beautiful Mediterranean country that borders Greece to the north and located on the coast of Adriatic and Ionian seas. Sotir has vivid memories of the excitement and appreciation of the pictorial illustrations in his Abetare, his first-grade Albanian language book. The moment he opened that simple book he got hypnotized by the imaginary world that until then he was not aware existed. He started tracing some of the illustrations from the book and showed them around with excitement. After finishing his eighth grade, which was the end of compulsory education at that time, he participated in two art competitions in order to continue his education at the Art Liceum (a high school specializing in fine art). Sotir graduated from the Art Liceum in Albania with a diploma in fine art painting and theatrical set design. After working as a surviving artist in Albania and Greece, he came to the United States and many years later he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fine art from Aquinas College. His international journey, life experiences, and education became the cornerstone of his artist career.