S O F I A C A V I C C H I N I
Born in 1985 in Mantova, Italy.
She lives and works in Mantova.
From 2012 to 2020 she collaborated with Studio Orta in Paris, France.
Finalist of T.I.N.A. PRIZE and Premio Ora Espaῆa 2015.
Recommended by the jury at the PREMIO COMBAT 2016 and 2017.
Selected at the PREMIO MARCHIONNI 2018.
TEACHING
2023/2024 – IC “Scipione Gonzaga”, Bozzolo (MN).
2022/2023 – Liceo Artistico “Giulio Romano”, Mantova (MN).
2021/2022 – IC2 “Don Milani”, Castiglione delle Stiviere (MN).
2020/2021 – Istituto Superiore “E. Sanfelice”, Viadana (MN).
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCES:
2024 – Workshop with the artist Claudia Losi, Galleria Corraini, Mantova, Italy.
2017 – Artist in residence, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada.
2011/2012 – Artist in residence with an internship at the Studio Lucy + Jorge Orta, Paris, France.
2011 – Master in Fine Arts – painting – at Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy.
2009 – Collaboration in the creation of a Wall Painting with american artist Sarah Morris,
Museo d’Arte Moderna MAMbo , Bologna, Italy.
2009 – CRIOGRAFIE, five meetings with the artist Nanni Menetti, Academy of Fine Arts,
Bologna, Italy.
2008 – Bachelor in Fine Arts – painting – at Academy of Fine Arts in Ravenna, Italy.
2004 – High School Diploma in artistic studies at Liceo Artistico “Giulio Romano”, Mantova, Italy.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020
– PREMIO D’ARTE COMUNE DI SAREZZO, Palazzo Avogadro, Sarezzo (BS), Italy.
2019
– V BIENNALE DEL LIBRO D’ARTISTA, Complesso di S. Domenico Maggiore – Sala della biblioteca, Napoli, Italy (cat.)
– FORMELLO IN ARTE, Palazzo Chigi, Formello (RM), Italy.
– CONTEMPORANEITA’ A PIACENZA, Spazio Espositivo Libertà 6, Piacenza, Italy.
2018
– Mostra/Concorso, galleria La Spadarina, Piacenza, Italy.
– RITMO, COLOR Y FORMA, BCM Art Gallery, Barcellona, Spain.
– LA TOTALE, Studio Orta -Les Moulins, Boissy le Chatel, France.
– ARTISTI EUROPEI 4° Rassegna d’Arte contemporanea, galleria Immagini Spazio Arte, Cremona, Italy.
– International competition ORIZZONTI D’ARTE, Mausoleo della Bela Rosin, Torino, Italy (cat.)
– BIENNALE D’ARTE PREMIO COMUNE DI TRIVERO, Ex Filatura Loro Milan, Trivero (BI), Italy (cat.)
– 4° CONCORSO DI PITTURA CARLO FAYER , Ripalta Cremasca (CR), Italy.
– ARTISTI EUROPEI 2° Rassegna d’Arte contemporanea, galleria Immagini Spazio Arte, Cremona, Italy.
– 2° BIENNALE DELLA CREATIVITA’ AL FEMMINILE. WAB WOMEN ART BRA, Movicentro, Bra, Italy (cat.)
– PREMIO D’ARTE COMUNE DI SAREZZO, Palazzo Avogadro, Sarezzo (BS), Italy (cat.)
– Salone Regionale Lombardia 2017, Sistiana (Trieste), Italy.
– THE COLORS OF MUSIC, Museo della Città, Collegno, (TO), Italy (cat.)
– International competition LA SPADARINA 2017, galleria La Spadarina, Piacenza, Italy (cat.)
2017
– IX BIENNALE DI SONCINO A MARCO, Rocca Sforzesca di Soncino, Italy (cat.)
– BIENNALE DEL LIBRO D’ARTISTA IV EDIZIONE, Castel dell’Ovo, Napoli, Italy (cat.)
– OPEN STUDIOS and The Project Space, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada.
2016
– PREMIO ROBERTO ZAMBELLI, Torre Strozzi, Perugia, Italy.
– PROSPETTIVE 2016, Aurisina Cave, Trieste, Italy.
– CONTEMPORANEA VENTISEDICI, Chiostro di S.Francesco, Tagliacozzo (AQ), Italy.
– CONTEMPORANEA VENTISEDICI, Chiostro di S.Maria Valleverde, Celano (AQ), Italy.
– C’ARTE D’ACQUA, Battaglia Terme (PD), Italy.
– II edition of OLTRE I LIBRI, Biblioteca Angelica, Roma, Italy (cat.)
2015
– PREMIO NOCIVELLI, Chiesa della Disciplina, Verolanuova (BS), Italy.
2014
– 14° PREMIO NAZIONALE D’ARTE CITTA’ DI NOVARA, curated by V. Scardigno, Fondazione Novara Sviluppo (Palazzo Renzo Piano), Novara, Italy.
– CARNET DE RÊVES III, Studio Orta – Les Moulins, Boissy le Chatel, France.
2013
– CARNET DE RÊVES II, Studio Orta – Les Moulins, Boissy le Chatel, France.
2012
– CARNET DE RÊVES, Studio Orta – Les Moulins, Boissy le Chatel, France.
2011
– PREMIO ELENA PARENTI, Rocca Matildica di Reggiolo (RE), Italy.
– Invited to the XIII SETTIMANA DELLA CULTURA, Palazzo Ducale, Mantova, Italy.
2010
– UNA FONTANA PER PORRETTA TERME, Museo B.A.M. di Porretta Terme, Italy.
–NOUVELLE VAGUE 3, curated by B. Bandini, Russi (RA), Italy.
2008
– Invited to the national exhibition of visual arts CONTEMPORANEA 08, curated by S. Ferrari and F. Londino, Palazzo San Bernardino, Rossano, Italy.
– Invited to the IV edition of RINTRACCIARTI, Palazzo della Ragione, Mantova, Italy (cat.)
2007
– XIX PORTICATO GAETANO, Gaeta, Italy (cat.)
– 8° CONCORSO NAZIONALE DI PITTURA GAETANO MORGESE, Terlizzi (BA), Italy.
AWARDS:
2018
– International competition ORIZZONTI D’ARTE, Mausoleo della Bela Rosin, Torino, Italy –Prize of special mention in painting
– International competition LA SPADARINA 2017, galleria La Spadarina, Piacenza, Italy –Prize of special mention
2016
– II Edition of OLTRE I LIBRI, Biblioteca Angelica, Roma, Italy – Prize in Installation
2014
– 14° PREMIO NAZIONALE D’ARTE CITTA’ DI NOVARA, curated by V. Scardigno, Fondazione Novara Sviluppo (Palazzo Renzo Piano), Novara, Italy – Second Prize in sculpture