Biography

Elisa Rossi was born in Venice on February 10th 1980. She graduated in 1998 from the Art School of Treviso then in 2004 from the Academy of Belle Arti in Venice. She works in Treviso. Since 2002 she has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Italy and abroad and has exhibited paintings in many prestigious spaces devoted to contemporary art, including the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice, Villa Manin in Passariano (Udine), Palazzo della Permanente in Milan, Mart in Rovereto, the 54thBiennale in Venice.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Elisa Rossi: Dipinti,Villa Romivo, Assicurazioni Generali, Montebelluna (TV), 2019 – Trasparenze, Banca Mediolanum, Treviso, 2018- Introspezioni. Il volto, il corpo, l’anima il corpo nella pittura contemporanea, chiostro di San Francesco, Treviso a cura di Giorgio Russi, 2018 – Passaggi. Trame di racconti silenziosi, Vicenza Fiere, Vicenza, curated by Marzia Voltolina, 2017 – Trame, BorgoBerga, Vicenza by Elisa Paiusco, 2015 – Belle Evoque, Mirror Gallery, Vicenza curated by Giulia del Cappellano, 2015 – Personae, Forni Galleria d’arte, Bologna, 2014 – Il reale e l’apparente, Ten Art Gallery, Milan, 2012 – Mon cheri, Villa Caldogno,Vicenza by Daniele Capra , 2009 – Accesso Negato, Andrea Contemporary Art Gallery, Vicenza, by Maurizio Sciaccaluga & Luca Beatrice, 2006 – Accesso Negato, Furini Contemporary Art, Arezzo, curated by Maurizio Sciaccaluga& Luca Beatrice-Dove, 2006 – Vulcano Art Gallery, Napoli, by Maurizio Sciaccaluga, 2005.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: In 2018 she partecipated in Hand Made, Galerja Mesta, Ptuj, Slovenja and in El Poder de la presencia, Est-Art Madrid and in Natura Viva, Galleria Federico Rui Arte Contemporanea, Milano. In 2017 she participated in Di Carta Papermade, International Biennial of Paper Works, Palazzo Fogazzaro, Schio (VI) curated by Valeria Bertesina – Duende, Villa Le Maschere, Berberino Del Mugello (FI)- 37,2 Le Matin, Poggiodei Medici, Scarperia (FI) in collaboration with Galleria Per Capita –Treviso Street Festival, Modular Space, Villorba (TV). In 2016 her painting “Di splendido Splendor splendida appare” was chosen as thealtarpiece in a Church inGiulianova (TE). In the same year she participated in 6 Alpen Adria Kunstsimposyum, St. Kanzian am Klopeinersee, Austria and in the group exhibitions Immagini e conflitti, Villa Zonca, Arcade (TV) curated by Laure Keyrouz-Terre Ferme, Atelier 3+10, Mestre (VE) – Idee per una collezione, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Roma in collaboration with Galleria Per Capita –12 artiste, galleria Forni, Bologna – and Tango, Tarante, assenzio e recenti oblii, Galleria Per Capita, Carpi, (MO). In 2015, she was in New York for 3 months for an artistic residence. She participated in the Wunderkammer, 13° Festival Stays 2015, Ptuj, Slovenia – Oltre la Vita, Fondazione Arsenale, Iseo (BS) – Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton collection, Fondazione Sandretto Rebaudengo, Turin, curated by Luca Beatrice. In 2014 she took part in the following exhibitions: Pattern, Robert Lange Studio, Charleston, South Carolina – Collettiva, Patricia Acal Gallery, Seville, Spain – Tissue at Corte Ospitale in Rubiera di Reggio Emilia curated by Francesca Baboni – Pensieri Brevi at Morotti’s Gallery of Contemporary Art curated by Vittoria Broggini – Lo sguardo sul mondo at the Biffi gallery in Piacenza and at Palazzo Pirola in Gorgonzola curated by Alessandra Redaelli. In 2013 she displayed her works at the exhibition Oceans: under the skin of the sea at HB55 in Berlin- Sedimentazioni,at Villa Angels Adria (Rovigo), Shering Islands, Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Rovigo and Rivers of AIR, Peschiera Nuova, Rovigo curated by TobiaDonà& Beatrice Buscaroli. In 2011she participated in the 54th Venice Biennale, Italy Pavilion, Academies section curated by Carlo Di Raco and Vittorio Sgarbi. She was also present in the group exhibition Percorsiriscopertidell’ArteItaliana , VAF, Stiftung 1947-2010, Mart, Museum of Contemporary Art in Trento and Rovereto curated by Gabriella Belli & Daniela Ferrari, and in Shine Artist Albemarle Gallery, London, curated by Domenic Pontone. In 2010 she partecipated in The Big Show, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York – Women painting women, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina – Mare Nostrum, Galleria Forni, Bologna – Lost in Painting, Villa Brandolini, Pieve di Soligo(TV), curated by Carlo Sala – Archived, Fabbrica Borroni, Bollate (MI), curated by FiordaliceSette. In 2008 she partecipated in New painters, Albemarle Gallery, London, curated by Domenic Pontone – Devozioni Domestiche, Contemporary Gallery in Venice Mestre, curated by Riccardo Caldura. In 2007 she partecipated in Women. The goddess and the coy girls, Studio Forni, Milano – Curve Pericolose, Ex CastelliDaziari di Porta Venezia Casa del Pane, Milan, curated by Maurizio Sciaccaluga – La Nuova FigurazioneItaliana. To be continued… FabbricaBorroni, Bollate (MI), curated by Chiara Canali – Binomi, Castello di Formigine (MO), curated by Nadia Raimondi. In 2006 she partecipated in La donna oggetto – miti e metamorfosi al femminile 1900-2005, Castello di Vigevano, by Luca Beatrice – Confini, lo spazio del corpo il corpo dello spazio, Palazzo Pigorini, Parma, curated by Maria Luisa MacelliandVanjaStrukelj – Smalto, Corsoveneziaotto Gallery, Milano, by Luca Beatrice – PremioMaretti, at modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, Republic of S. Marino, curated PatriziaFerri, Walter Gasperoni, Alessandro Riva. In 2005 she partecipated in Quotidiana 05, Museo del Santo, Padua. In 2004she participated in Vernice, i sentieri della giovane pittura italiana,Villa Manin,Passariano (UD),curated by Francesco Bonami & Sarah CosulichCanarutto – Eye Whispers, Andrea Contemporary Art Gallery in Vicenza, by Maurizio Sciaccaluga & Gloria Vallese – Painting from Venice, Old Dominium University Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia – V Premio Cairo Communication, Palazzo della Permanente, Milan. In 2003 she participated in Non sono in casa, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Palazzetto Tito, Venice, curated by Angela Vettese –Workshop Ptuj 2003, TenzorPtuj’s Gallery, In 2002 she participated in 86° Collettiva, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice, by Angela Vettese. In 2001she participated in Il Corpo disdegnato,Villa Guerrazzi, Cecina (LI) curated by Antonio Fiengo.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Elisa Rossi: Dipinti,Villa Romero, Assicurazioni Generali, Montebelluna (TV), 2019 – Trasparenze, Banca Mediolanum, Treviso, 2018- Introspezioni. Il volto, il corpo, l’anima il corpo nella pittura contemporanea, chiostro di San Francesco, Treviso a cura di Giorgio Russi, 2018 – Passaggi. Trame di racconti silenziosi, Vicenza Fiere, Vicenza, curated by Marzia Voltolina, 2017 – Trame, BorgoBerga, Vicenza by Elisa Paiusco, 2015 – Belle Evoque, Mirror Gallery, Vicenza curated by Giulia del Cappellano, 2015 – Personae, Forni Galleria d’arte, Bologna, 2014 – Il reale e l’apparente, Ten Art Gallery, Milan, 2012 – Mon cheri, Villa Caldogno,Vicenza by Daniele Capra , 2009 – Accesso Negato, Andrea Contemporary Art Gallery, Vicenza, by Maurizio Sciaccaluga & Luca Beatrice, 2006 – Accesso Negato, Furini Contemporary Art, Arezzo, curated by Maurizio Sciaccaluga& Luca Beatrice-Dove, 2006 – Vulcano Art Gallery, Napoli, by Maurizio Sciaccaluga, 2005.

AWARDS & COLLABORATIONS: Since 2008 Elisa has been working for Costa Crociere on cruise ship interiors – She was a finalist in “Arteam cup”, OfficinadelleArti, Venezia curated by Arteam in 2015 – She took 1st place in “PremioPagineBianche d’Autore regione Veneto”, sponsored by the Seat Group and the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Directorate General for Architecture and Contemporary Art in 2005 – She was Finalist at the “V Premio Cairo Communication”, Palazzo della Permanente, Milan in 2004 – She was placed 1st in the “PremioAccademia (painting section)” at Premio Arte Mondadori 2003, Palazzo della Permanente, Milan in 2003 – Workshop Ptuj 2003, Ptuj, Slovenia in 2003 – Premio Acquisto Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice in 2002 – “PremioAcquistoASIAziendaServiziIntegrati” S.Dona’ di Piave, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice in 2002