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Francesca Grilli

artists

last update 09 June 2025

Francesca Grilli

year of birth 1978

city of birth Bologna

state of birth Italia

city where he/she lives/works Bruxelles

instagram studio_francesca_grilli

website https://www.francescagrilli.com/

academic paths

academy/institution name Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten

city Amsterdam

country Paesi Bassi

year of graduation 2008

academy/institution name Fondazione Antonio Ratti

city Como

country Italia

year of graduation 2005

teacher name Alfredo

teacher surname Jaar

academy/institution name I.S.I.A.

city Urbino

country Italia

year of graduation 2001

academy/institution name I.S.A.B.

city Bologna

country Italia

year of graduation 1997

exhibitions since 2019

exhibition name CLOSER

museum name Raccolta Lercaro

city Bologna

country Italia

year 2024

curators Mariotti Amerigo, Tronconi Giorgia

exhibition name Infinita infanzia

museum name Palazzo Collicola

city Spoleto

country Italia

year 2024

curators Verini Saverio

exhibition name The Forgetting Of Air (performance)

museum name MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo

city Roma

country Italia

year 2024

exhibition name RECORD

museum name Triennale Milano

city Milano

country Italia

year 2024

exhibition name FUORI TUTTO

museum name MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo

city Roma

country Italia

year 2023

curators Pietromarchi Bartolomeo

exhibition name Family (performance)

museum name Trondheim kunstmuseum

city Trondheim

country Norvegia

year 2023

exhibition name Family (performance)

museum name Oslo Nasjonalmuseet

city Oslo

country Norvegia

year 2022

exhibition name Sparks 2021

museum name MACTE-Museo di Arte Contemporanea Termoli

city Termoli

country Italia

year 2022

exhibition name Un posto come un altro dove appendere il cappello

museum name Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea Osvaldo Licini

city Ascoli Piceno

country Italia

year 2021

exhibition name Sparks 2021

museum name GAMeC Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

city Bergamo

country Italia

year 2021

exhibition name Sparks 2021

museum name Kunst Meran/Merano Arte

city Merano

country Italia

year 2021

exhibition name Sparks 2021

museum name MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo

city L’Aquila

country Italia

year 2021

exhibition name RISENTIMENTO / RESSENTIMENT

museum name Kunst Meran/Merano Arte

city Merano

country Italia

year 2020

curators Rekade Christiane

exhibitions galleries since 2019

independent spaces exhibitions

exhibition name Contemporary Locus 16 | VOCI

location name Monastero del Carmine

city Bergamo

country Italia

year 2024

curators Tognon Paola

exhibition name Sparks

location name BOZAR

city Bruxelles

country Belgio

year 2023

exhibition name Sparks 2021

location name Kunstencentrum buda

city Kortrijk

country Belgio

year 2021

exhibition name Sparks 2021

location name Netwerk Aalst

city Aalst

country Belgio

year 2021

exhibition name Artefact 2021: Wired of Empathy

location name STUK Arts Center

city Leuven

country Belgio

year 2021

exhibition name straperetana 2021 | The New Abnormal

city Pereto

country Italia

year 2021

curators Verini Saverio

representative galleries

museum collections

biennial presences since 2007

biennale name SAAL Biennial

city Tallin

country Estonia

year 2019

curators Üprus Annika

biennale name Young Congo Biennale

city Kinshasa

country Congo

year 2019

exhibition Transition

curators Mwilambwe Bondo Vitshois

biennale name 12th Kaunas Biennial

city Kaunas

country Lituania

year 2019

artwork title The Forgetting of Air, 2016-2019

exhibition AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING

curators Del Prete Elisabeth, Milnes Daniel, Pribišová Lýdia, Stoškutė Neringa, Troncone Alessandra

biennale name Biennale di Venezia

city Venezia

country Italia

year 2013

pavilion Italia

exhibition Vice versa

curators Pietromarchi Bartolomeo

awards

award name Premio New York

institution name Ministero degli Esteri – Direzione Generale per la Promozione e la Cooperazione Culturale + Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York + Italian Academy for Advanced Studies presso la Columbia University di New York

city New York

country Italia

year 2015

award name Nettuno d’oro

institution name Lions Club Bologna

city Bologna

country Italia

year 2013

award name Premio Moroso

institution name Moroso

year 2011

nomination Yes

award name Terna Prize

institution name Terna

city Roma

country Italia

year 2010

award name Fritschly prize

institution name Het Domein Museum

city Sittard

country Paesi Bassi

year 2010

nomination Yes

award name Premio Nuove Arti

institution name MAMbo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna

city Bologna

country Italia

year 2009

artwork title The Conversation

award name Premio Emerging Talents

institution name Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi

city Firenze

country Italia

year 2008

nomination Yes

award name Italian Wave

institution name Artissima

city Torino

country Italia

year 2008

award name Premio Iceberg

institution name Comune di Bologna

city Bologna

country Italia

year 2007

award name International Prize of Performance

institution name Centrale Fies

city Dro

country Italia

year 2006

residencies

entity name BASE

city Milano

country Italia

year 2024

entity name Civitella Ranieri Foundation

city Umbertide

country Italia

year 2017

entity name Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia

city Bamberga

country Germania

year 2016

entity name ISCP - International Studio & Curatorial Program residency program

city New York

country Stati Uniti

year 2016

entity name Vooruit

city Gent

country Belgio

year 2015

entity name American Academy in Rome

city Roma

country Italia

year 2014

entity name Centrale Fies

city Trento

country Italia

year 2013

entity name MACRO

city Roma

country Italia

year 2012

entity name SYB

city Beetsterzwaag

country Paesi Bassi

year 2012

entity name M4gastatelier

city Amsterdam

country Paesi Bassi

year 2010

entity name RED A.i.R - Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam

city Amsterdam

country Paesi Bassi

year 2009

entity name Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten

city Amsterdam

country Paesi Bassi

year 2007

participation in tenders since 2017

tender name Italian Council

year 2021

country Italia

client Contemporary Locus

client city Bergamo

project/work title Sparks 2021

destination institution GAMeC Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

tender type italiano

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