Edi Muka studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana. In 1995 he attended an international course on curatorial devices, organized by Soros Foundation in Kyiv, Ukraine. He became assistant professor at the AFA in Tirana, where he continues today as guest professor at the Contemporary Art Atelier. In 1999 Muka was appointed Director of the International Center of Culture, Tirana, where he developed an active programme of visual art exhibitions, unconventional theatre performances, and music events. While at the ICC, he instituted its Gallery of Contemporary Art in 2000. In 1998 he curatedPermanent Instability, the first international contemporary art show in Albania, which turned into an annual event, also curating the next two installments, In & Out (2000) and Small Brother (2002). In 1999 he organized Albania Today, The Time of Ironic Optimism, the first Albanian contribution to the Venice Biennale. As one of the co-founders behind the Tirana Biennale, Edi Muka was the curator and general coordinator of Tirana Biennale 1 held in 2001 and Co-Director of the 2003 installment. In 2005 he co-curated the Temptations exhibition as part of the biennale's third installment. Muka continues to serve as Co-Director of the Tirana Biennale and is also currently a Curator at the National Gallery in Tirana in charge of the International Program. In addition, Muka has curated numerous exhibitions internationally in cities such as Milan, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, and Tel Aviv. Muka's writings on contemporary art have been published in various exhibition catalogues as well as in journals and magazines such as Perpjekja, PamorArt, FlashArt, Springerin, Camera Austria, and Manifesta Journal. At present, Muka is developing an exhibition for Apex Art in New York City.