Bio

DATES

 

Born 1983, Cento (Ferrara), Italy

Lives and works between Bologna (Italy) and the USA

 


 

EDUCATION

 

2007-2011 Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, University of Bologna, Italy

2002-2006 University Degree SSLMIT, School of Interpreting and Translation, Forlì, University of Bologna, Italy

 


 

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS (Download CV for a complete list)

 

  • Solo exhibition, experimental performative and participatory project Cosmic Syntropy, curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio. Event organized in collaboration with Arts at Cern, CERN, Geneva. CNR Area Territoriale di Ricerca di Bologna, Biblioteca Dario Nobili, Bologna, Italy, 13 January – 29 February 2024.
  • Group Exhibition Combat Prize 2023, Selected artwork of the exhibition of the ten finalists, Section Graphics, Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori, Livorno, Italy, 2023.
  • Group Exhibition: The Looking Glass and Through it. MISP Museum, Museum of Saint Petersburg 20-21 Century Art (with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consulate General of Italy in Saint Petersburg and the Italian Cultural Institute of Saint Petersburg), Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2020.
  • Solo Exhibition: Penelope Chiara Cocchi: Atelier, MACRO Contemporary Art Museum of Rome, Rome, Italy, 19- 24 November, 2019 (catalogue).
  • Group Exhibition: Combat Prize 2018, award of distinction and selected artwork in the Sculpture and Installation section. Villa del Presidente, Livorno, Italy, 2018.
  • Group Exhibition: Star Gate in The Friendship Project. The Venice Art Biennale, National Pavilion of the Republic of San Marino, Venice, Italy. 2017.
  • Group Exhibition in the Spoleto Art Pavilion, Venice, Italy.
  • Double Solo Exhibition with Erwin Wurm Star Gate. Palazzo Dandolo. On the occasion of The Venice Art Biennale, Venice, Italy. 2017.
  • Solo Exhibition: Avatar. International Museum and Library of Music, Bologna, Italy. 2016.
  • Solo Exhibition: We Are All Made of Stardust: Paintings on Natural and Mysteriously Found Objects. The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, The Italian Consulate. 2015.
  • Solo Exhibition: Forgotten Spaces: All That Is Left Behind. Palazzo Dandolo. On occasion of The Venice Art Biennale, Venice, Italy. 2015.
  • Solo Exhibition: Driftwood Series. The Ringling Museum Art Center, Englewood, Florida. 2014.
  • Group Exhibition: Ringling Underground. The Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida. 2014.

 


 

AWARDS

2023

Combat Prize 2023
Livorno, Italy
Selected – Section Graphics

 

2021

Canal Convergence – Water+Art+Light

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Selected artist Phase I

 

Premio Comel, Latina, Italy

Selected artist Phase I

 

2020

The Looking Glass and Through it, Italian Cultural Institute of Saint Petersburg
Exhibition of the winners in Museum MISP (The Museum of St. Petersburg Art 20th–21st centuries), St Petersburg

Winner

 

2018

OfficinARS Award, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Winner

 

ARTDEX Art Competition, New York City, New York, USA

First place

 

Combat Prize, Museo Fattori, Livorno, Italy

Finalist

 

2017

Premio Arte Laguna, Venice, Italy

Finalist

 

2016

Trees Price. Bologna, Italy
Winner

 

2010

Festival delle Arti (Festival of the Arts), Bologna, Italy

Finalist

 

2009

San Vitale Photography Contest. Bologna, Italy

Winner

 

Art and Science Prize, Fondazione Marino Golinelli.

Palace Re Enzo, Bologna, Italy

Finalist

 

2008

MAGI 900 Museum, Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Italy.

Finalist