1986 Born in Sant’Agata de’ Goti (BN), Italy
Lives and works in Weehawken, New Jersey
Education
2017
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
Diploma in Graphics / Visual Arts, awarded highest honor, Meisterschüler (Master student, class of Peter Kogler)
2010
Accademia di belle arti di Brera, Milan, I
MFA in Visual Arts, graduated with highest honors (class of Bernardino Luino)
2009
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
LLP Erasmus (class of Peter Kogler)
2008
Accademia di belle arti di Brera, Milan, I
BFA in Visual Arts, graduated with highest honors (class of Bernardino Luino)
Solo exhibitions
2023
la Peau de chagrin (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Namy Gallery, Naples, I
2019
Un, due, tre…stella! (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Galleria Nuvole Arte, Montesarchio, I
Apis anonyma (with Evyenia Gennadiou and Wouter Wirth), Atelier für medienkunst, Munich, DE
2017
Snoopy, Ludwigsplatz, curated by Saskia Riedel, Saarbrücken, DE
2016
Yawp è innocente, (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Galleria Cart, Monza, I
2015
Tu sì, Galleria Nuvole arte contemporanea, Montesarchio, I
2014
Perlen vor die Steine (with Evyenia Gennadiou and Wouter Wirth), Prince of Wales, Munich, DE
2013
Un incontro fortunato, Galleria Ostrakon, Milan, I
Mind Games, (with Ray Smith), curated by Francesco Correggia, Galleria Formentini, Milan, I
2011
La belle aurore, curated da Anna Wondrak, La Générale en Manufacture, Paris, F
2009
Works, Mc Gallery, New York, USA
Group exhibitions
2022
Bisogna continuare, pietrofinelli enterprise, Asso, CO, I
Palazzo del Municipio (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Lama Mocogno, I
2020
That’s the way it is. Digression on geometric abstraction (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Gowen Contemporary,
Geneva, CH
Steps, bells, strings, Akademiegalerie, Munich, DE
Autour d'un café (Over coffee), (with Evyenia Gennadiou) Gowen Contemporary, Geneva, CH
Drawing restrict: a growing exhibition, Space Rosa Stern, Munich, DE
Calendario del cielo (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Borgo degli artisti, Bienno, I
2019
Venire per avere (with Evyenia Gennadiou), curated by Bustos Domenech, Museo storico archeologico, Nola, I
De’ colore (with Evyenia Gennadiou), STECCA 3.0, Milano, I
Venire per avere (with Evyenia Gennadiou), curated by Bustos Domenech, ARCOS, Museo d’arte contemporanea
Sannio, Benevento, I
2018
Cerco un coccodrillo, curated by Alberto Finelli, Galleria Cart, Monza, I
Blue hour (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Gowen Contemporary, Geneva, CH
Darsi (with Evyenia Gennadiou), curated by Bustos Domenech, Spazio espositivo Palazzo Lombardia, Milano, I
2017
5 x 2 = 10 (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Gowen Contemporary, Geneva, CH
Linea continua (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Villa Borletti, Origgio, (MI), I
Darsi II (with Evyenia Gennadiou), curated by Bustos Domenech, Dedalus Space, Lissone (MB), I
Design on a dime (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
These are my enemies, super+CENTERCOURT, Munich, DE
These are my friends, A.01_15 / Kleines Atelier Pumhösl, ADBK, Munich, DE
Diplom (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
2016
Komplizen (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Galerie HBK Saar, Saarbrücken, DE
Untitled, Villa Borletti, Origgio (VA), I
Preis der Stiftung Kunstakademie München (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Karl & Faber, Munich, DE
Vizio di forma, Villa Vertua, Nova Milanese, I
Baustelle Europa (with Evyenia Gennadiou), IMAL Halle 10, Munich, DE
I segni di Agathae, GAM le Ciminiere di Catania, Catania, I
Premio Santa Croce, Villa Pacchiani, Santa Croce sull’Arno, I
Jahresausstellung 2016 (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
2015
Fookbooks (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Coop Himmelblau, AdbK, Munich, DE
Buy the book fair (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Central Booking, New York, NY
Fookbair (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Staatliche Hochschule für Bildenden Künste, Frankfurt, DE
Auf der suche nach licht - nie aufhören zu beginnen, Kunstverein Wesseling, Wesseling, DE
L’arte e il torchio, Museo Civico “Ala Ponzone”, Cremona, I
Künstler vor Gericht (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Amtsgericht, Munich, DE
Il maestro presenta l’allievo, Villa Schiff – Giorgini, Montignoso, I
Collateral collaboration (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Kunstraum, Munich, DE
Collateral collaboration (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Galleria Ostrakon, Milan, I
Postcards from the Edge, Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, NY
München zeichnet – das kleine Format, Wäcker & Graupner, Munich, DE
Jahresausstellung 2015 (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
2014
Europäische Gedanken (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Halle 10. Schwere Reiterstr 2, Munich, DE
Disegnare il '700 tra Napoli e Parigi, Maschio Angioino, Neapel, I
Blackburn exchange show, The Ink Shop Printmaking Center, Ithaca, NY
Die grenzen sind fließend (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Galerie Kunst/Handeln, Munich, DE
Passaggi, Circuiti dinamici, Milan, I
Member Show, Blackburn 20/20 Gallery, New York, NY
Mourning and Melancholy (with Evyenia Gennadiou), curated by Bustos Domenech, Galleria Ostrakon, Milan, I
Figura acqua, Ex-fornace, Milan, I
Postcards from the edge, Luhring Augustine, New York, NY
Jahresausstellung 2014 (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
2013
Siamo quel che mangiamo?, Corcoran gallery of Art, Washington DC, DC
Siamo quel che mangiamo?, Ex chiesa di San Carpoforo, Milan, I
Member Show (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Blackburn 20/20 Gallery, New York, NY
Wo ist Balve?, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
Catch a glimpse, curated by Anna Wondrak, Galerie Filser & Gräf, Munich, DE
Lustgarten des 21. Jahrhunderts, Schweriner Schloss Garten, Schwerin, DE
München zeichnet, Galerie der Künstler (BBK), Munich, DE
Jahresausstellung 2013, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
2012
Carteggi, Teatro Verdi, Milan, I - Nachwuchswettbewerb -, Kunstverein Plauen - Vogtland e.V., Plauen, DE
Lia Traces, Leipzig Trade Fair, Leipzig, DE
Jahresausstellung 2012, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
Incipit, Collezione permanente della provincia, Milan, I
Potluck house Auction (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Columbia University, New York, NY
Works review, LeRoy Neiman Center, New York, NY
Spring benefit (with Evyenia Gennadiou), White Box, New York, NY
Member Show (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Blackburn 20/20 Gallery, New York, NY
Mein atelier - My studio, Stuttgarter Kunstverein, Stuttgart, DE
2011
Mi son perso tra le nuvole, Museo Ettore Archinti, Lodi, I
LIA-sommerausstellung, Lia International Art Center, Leipzig, DE
Jahresausstellung 2011, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
Kunstreise nach Pompei, with Lucia Lamberti, Colonia 210, Leipzig, DE
L’aur’amara, curated by Bustos Domenech, ex Chiesa di San Carpoforo, Milan, I
Il segno moltiplicato, Accademiacontemporanea, Milan, I
Eigenes/Fremdes, curated by Kristof Efferenn, Feinkost, Leipzig, DE
XD 01.User Experience Designer, Spazio Concept, Milan, I
Artexpo Arezzo, Arezzo, I
L'aur'amara, curated by Bustos Domenech, La Générale en Manufacture, Paris, F
2010
Giggling, Bubbling, Da Gallery, New York, NY
L’aur’amara, curated by Bustos Domenech, MC Gallery, New York, NY
Elogio dell’arte, Museo Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, I
White Market, Performance at Das KloHauschen, Munich, DE
Jahresausstellung 2010, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
Guest artist, L.E. Smart Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
Collective show, Stolen Gallery, Ceský Krumlov, CZ
Voressen 2, Performance at Muffathalle, Munich, DE
Guest artist, Bee Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
Halleluja, Performance at Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, DE
Il mondo a Brera - La via erasmus, Villa Borromeo Visconti Litta, Lainate, I
2009
Salon I 2008, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, I
Awards
2016
Nominated: Preis der Stiftung Kunstakademie München, Karl & Faber (Fine Art Auction House), Munich
Nominated: Premio Santa Croce, Villa Pacchiani, Santa Croce sull’Arno, Italy
2008
Recipient: Salon I, Visual Art, from Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy
Curatorials
2018, Cerco un coccodrillo, Galleria Cart, Monza, I
2011 Die Spur, Gartenhaus der Kunst, Munich, DE
2010 Subtópos, Gartenhaus der Kunst, Munich, DE
2010 Servus!, Gartenhaus der Kunst, Munich, DE
Residencies
2008 Studio Rental, Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY
2011 Lia, Leipzig International Art Center, Leipzig, DE
Public collections
Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe del Museo Civico “Ala Ponzone”, Cremona, I
Gabinetto delle Stampe Antiche e Moderne, Comune di Bagnacavallo, I
Collezione permanente della provincia, Milan, I
Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano, Milan, I
Bibliography
2018
Spazio espositivo Palazzo Lombardia (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Darsi, Exhibition catalogue
2017
Dedalus Space, Lissone (MB) Darsi II (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Exhibition Catalogue
Linea continua (with Evyenia Gennadiou), Villa Borletti, Origgio, Exhibition catalogue
2016
Galleria Cart, Yawp è innocente, Exhibition catalogue
2014
Galleria Ostrakon, Mourning and Melancholy, Exhibition Catalogue
2013
Galerie Kunst/Handeln, Beyond the White Cube, Exhibition Catalogue
Siamo quel che mangiamo?, Ex chiesa di San Carpoforo, Milan / Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Exhibition catalogue
München zeichnet, Galerie der Künstler (BBK), Exhibition catalogue
Un incontro fortunato, Galleria Ostrakon, Exhibition Catalogue
2012
Passages, Quaderni di grafica, N.0/ November
2010
Elogio dell'arte, Museo Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Exhibition Catalogue
2008
Salon I, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Exhibition Catalogue (with Evyenia Gennadiou)
© Alberto Finelli