About
Rebecca Sforzani (Bologna, 1990) is a visual artist interested in combining art with social issues. In her projects she investigate the topics of conflict, gender issues and environmental sustainability. Her work ranges from Land Art to participatory practices and site-specific installations. In her explorations she collects memories and stories from places and people she meets. She took part in expositions, festivals and residencies in Italy, Ecuador, Russia and Turkey
EXHIBITIONS
Oct 2023 – ongoing · Residenze Musive, organized by MAR – Art Museum of Ravenna and GA/ER, Association of Emilia Romagna’s Young Artists, in collaboration with Koko Mosaico, curated by Arianna Maestrale (MIXTA) at the Crypt of the Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna (IT)
Jun 2023 – ongoing · Circulart III, curated by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, UNIDEE residency program, Biella (IT)
2022 · Estremi Elastici, collective exhibition curated by Estuario Project Space, Prato (IT)
2021 · Incorporare, online collective exhibition, Black Brazil Art Bienal
2021 · Nostos. É tempo di tornare, collective exhibition curated by Maria Laura Bonifazi and Giulia Giglio at Lazzaro Gallery, Genoa (IT)
2021 · Ecologicart, at Galleria La Nica (RM) and La Striscia Wine Resort, Arezzo (IT)
2021 · Herba Bēta, collective project, curated by Andreco, at Consorzio Factory Grisù, Ferrara (IT)
2020 · Abbecedario ’78, solo exhibition curated by Sara Costanzi, project Roumba – Pane&Cultura, Terni (IT)
2019 · Stazione climatica, curated by Checkpoint Charly and Castello Manservisi Association, Castelluccio di Porretta (IT)
2019 · Bağlantılar- Interconnections, curated by Bodrum Dans Kulübü Gençlik ve Kültür Sanat Merkezi, Bodrum (TR)
FESTIVALS
2022 · Alas de Luna, women artist meeting, Galapagos (EC)
2022 · Radici, festival of civil and environmental memories, Monte Sole, Bologna (IT)
2021 · Divago, festival of public art, curated by MIXTA, genova (IT)
2019 · Ins/Orti, site specific performative art festival , Bologna (IT)
2019 · Assedio! Festival, Instructions to get lost in the park, curated by Checkpoint Charly, Bologna (IT)
2019 · Muslyumovo International Land Art Festival, curated by Siberian Art Space, Muslyumovo (RU)
ART RESIDENCIES
Aug – Sep 2023 · Residenze Musive, organized by MAR – Art Museum of Ravenna and GA/ER, Association of Emilia Romagna’s Young Artists, in collaboration with Koko Mosaico, Ravenna (IT)
Nov – Jun 2023 · Circulart III, Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, UNIDEE residency program, Biella (IT)
Apr 2021 · Incorporare, online art residency curated by Artemisia collective and Black Brazil Art Bienal
Feb 2021 · Divago, curated by MIXTA, Genoa (IT)
Oct 2019 · Nutrimenti_Habitat creativo, curated by Associazione Demetra, Terni (IT)
Jul 2019 · Stazione climatica, curated by Checkpoint Charly and Castello Manservisi Association, Castelluccio di Porretta (IT)
COLLABORATIONS
2021 · performer in Our family garden by Smirna Kulenović, Sarajevo (BH)
2021 · performer in What happens with a dead fish? by Lina Lapelytė, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Bruxelles (BE)
2021 · assistent of the artist Maëlle Dufour at La Médiatine, Bruxelles (BE)
2020 · Co-organizer of Radici, series of art residencies for landscape artists curated by Associazione Demetra, Terni (IT)
2020 · Co-organizer and tutor of Circostanze, virtual art residency, curated by Checkpoint Charly, Bologna (IT)
2019 · Special effects assistant in the videoclip Who are you? by Helle, produced by Fonoprint s.r.l., Bologna (IT)
2017/18 · Italian national civil service, Engim Internazionale, Tena (EC)
2016/17 · Art educator and cataloguer , Art Basics for Children, Brussels (BE)
2011/16 · Art educator, ReMida Bologna_Terre d’Acqua, center for creative re-use of manufacturing company waste material, Bologna (IT)