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selected personal show

2020 Pattern. Tokyo. Istituto Italiano di Cultura,
2018 non essere sicuri non è vero, LocaleDue, Bologna, a cura di Gabriele Tosi
2015 The simple combinations, Contemporary Locus, Bergamo, sito web. a cura di Paola Tognon
2013 Il complesso dei pianeti, Interno4, Bologna
2012 A retrospective, Zajia Lab Beijing Project Space, Beijing. China.
2010 non c’è suspance, né morale, né causa ed effetti, Betta Frigieri Arte Contemporanea, Modena
2009 diversa proiezione, Bologna, Galleria Studio G7
2007 prospettive temporali, Betta Frigieri, Sassuolo (Mo)
2005 esposizioni ultrarapide, Artopia, Milan.

selected group exhibitions

2018 Biennale del Disegno – Castel Sismondo, Rimini
2017 Bologna dopo Morandi, 1947 – 2015. Palazzo Fava, Bologna
         Iteration and blending – 4th Edition of Beijing Film Academy, Pechino, Cina.
2016 Effimera – Relazioni Disarmoniche. Mata, Modena.
2014 Fellini all’opera. Teatro Galli, Rimini.
2013 Archetipi della videoarte: trentasei artisti italiani contemporanei. Vicenza, Basilica Palladiana.
        1st Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale. Nanshan District, Shenzhen
        The Garden of forking paths – Exploring Independent Animation. OCAT, Shanghai
2012 Open Sky– Changjianghui Contemporary Art Museum, Chongqing, China
         Antonello Ghezzi / Bianco-Valente / Diego Zuelli – Casabianca, Bologna
         Whatever you want. New Media Show
. Renwoxing Space, Beijing
2011 Sulla Fotografia. Rocca Malatestiana, Fano
Playing with Borders. Space A – for alternative art practice, Kathmandu
2010 City Limits – Close your eyes and dream. Tongji University, Shanghai
DRAFT. Performing Videoart and Music. Bologna, Palazzo Re Enzo
2008 Drawings in action, Prato, Pecci Museum
2005 Mulhouse 005 – la creation contemporaine, Mulhouse, France
Ouverture, New York, Ex Eggs – Enviroments.Art.Space
2004 Empowerment. Cantiere Italia, Genova
Chance, T293, Naples
 Space is the place 03, TPO, Bologna.
2003 Ad’A. Area d’Azione, Rocca Sforzesca, Imola
PLAY, Careof, Milan
         11th Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and Mediterranean, Athens
         Iceberg 03, Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna


Classes/Lectures

2011-18        Digital Animation Techniques class – Milan Fine Art Academy
2016             Workshop on video at Fotografia Europea 11 festival, Reggio Emilia
2012             Lecture at White Box Museum, 798 Art District, Beijing.
2011             Lecture at Accademia di Bergamo. Agustin Sanchez’ “Visual arts digital applications” class
2009             Digital Animation Techniques class – Accademia Belle Arti di Bologna
2008             Lecture at Accademia Milan Fine Art Academy, Luca Panaro’s “New media Estetics” class

Screenings

2018 “NO MIDDLE, NO END“, centre for Contemporary Art, Gdańsk, Poland.
2017 In Your Dreams I Am a Landscape – La Casa del Cinema, Venice.
2016 Digital Vertigo: A carte Blanche of digital video art. IkonoTV
2015 Artype: archétypes de l’art vidéo italien contemporain, Montreal
2012 Videoart yearbook 2012, Bologna
2011 All Around Videos – Franco Soffiantino Gallery, Torino, lecture by Fabiola Naldi
2009 VideoArtVerona, ArtVerona 09 Fair, Verona, curated by Maria Rosa Sossai
2008 VideoArt Yearbook 2008, Galleria Civica in Trento (Parallel Events to Manifesta)
2006 Contrechamp 3 : Spécial animation, Nantes, France “Le Cinématographe”
2003 Tent – Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Rotterdam, Holland, curated by Arno van Roosmalen and Esther de Leeuwe
         Anigma, Levall Gallery, Novosibirsk, Russia
2002 The Rencontres Internationales, Paris


Workshops, residences, special projects

2015 The simple combinations, Contemporary Locus’ website and iOS and Android app
2012 Caochangdi, Beijing
, with Lab-Yit | The Italian Contemporary Art Platform in China
2007 Art waiting room, LAGO, Padova
         Workshop “Premio Campigna”. Santa Sofia, Visiting professors: Anne and Patrick Poirier
2006 Neverending Cinema/ Cinema Infinito, workshop by Zimmerfrei at Galleria Civica, Trento.
2005 Ouverture, Ex Eggs – Enviroments.Art.Space; New York


altro/ other

2002
Co-director and animation director for the videoclip/short “Little Numba” (music by Mira Calix)
– audience prize, Vallecas Festival 2002, Spagna
– audience prize, Fundacio Aca, Portogallo 2002
– selected by WARP RECORDS for the magazine CREATIVE REVIEW
– “Best italian short film”, festival Arcipelago 2002, Roma
– Project Team Doga 2003, Japan

2001
Co-director for the cg 35mm short film “Le foto dello scandalo”
– “Miglior produzione Europea 2001″, IMAGINA, Francia
– “Grand Prize”, World Animation Celebration 2001, Los Angeles
– “Miglior corto di animazione europeo”, Genzano FilmFestival 2001, Roma
– “Miglior film europeo”, Castelli animati 2001, Roma
– first prize at Project Team Doga, Japan
– “Miglior video italiano di animazione”, festival Arcipelago 2000, Roma

2000 – 1999
works for the making of “Macchine ad energia lunare” (BetaCam, 9min, 1999) on music score by Pat Metheny, as animation director
– Giglio D’argento, Valdarno Film Festival 1999
– Third place, Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival 1999 (Canada)