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