Caterina Sbrana

Born in 1977

Italy

https://www.studio17.it/studio/chi-siamo/caterina-sbrana/

date of insertion in W.A.D. 06/2024

Biography

My education is humanistic, after classical studies, I’ve obtained a painting restoration degree at the Institute of Operative Arts in Perugia (now NED) and then I graduated in Painting and Visual Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara.

My research is an investigation conducted with primordial tools at the roots of our imagination,”balanced between natural materials, traditional techniques and a contemporary vision contaminated by technology” (Paola Bortolotti, 2012).

The collection of materials, traces, residues and textures, the relationship with the landscape and its transformations, the geographical imagery used to explore liminal places represents the core of my work which makes use of different media such as drawing, painting, ceramic.

The wild poppy capsules collected during the summer become a tool for drawing large maps while earth, coals and vegetable juices are the materials collected in the real landscape with which I paint views taken from digital exploration programs and ceramic is the material of choice with which I model still lifes and sculptures that investigate the relationship between man and nature.

In 2017 I founded, together with Gabriele Mallegni, Studio17, a research space dedicated to the contamination between visual arts and design among the finalists in 2021 of the Bienal Ceramica de Aveiro.

My publications, in the context of multidisciplinary research that investigate the relationship between words and images, appear in Per un sapere dei sensi, by Domenico Chianese and Andreina Fontana, Alpes, 2012, and Narciso e gli altri by Marina Breccia, Alpes, 2014.

In 2019, on the occasion of the exhibition Verrocchio the master of Leonardo and Natalia Goncharova at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, I curated the workshops for A più voci, a project of Palazzo Strozzi Foundation for people suffering from Alzheimer’s and for those who care for them

Curriculum

CURRICULUM VITAE

2024
Urpflanze des Mittelmeers, a project by Anna Guillot, On the Contemporary, Catania

Preziose Miniature, curated by Stefania Balestri, Archivio storico comunale, Palermo

Acqua sognante acqua a tutta quella sete, curated by Fabio Carnaghi, Villa Fumagalli and Midec, International Museum of ceramic design, Laveno Mombello, Varese

2023
Santissime, La galerie du Génie de la Bastille, Paris

Premio Midec, curated by Fabio Carnaghi, Midec, International Museum of ceramic design, Laveno Mombello, Varese

Fuoriporta, curated by Ilaria Mariotti with Caterina Fondelli e Alessandra Ioalè, Centro espositivo Villa Pacchiani, Santa Croce sull’Arno, 2023

The Planet breath, curated by Gaia Bindi, an idea by Qiu YI, Museo dei Georgofili, Florence

Mentre eravamo distratti, Cum Venio home/studio/gallery, Larciano (Pistoia)

The coldest summer, curated by Claudio Cosma, Fondazione Sensus Luoghi per l’arte, Florence, solo show

2022
Eco-esistenze, forme del naturale e dell’artificiale, curated by Daria Filardo, Martino Margheri, MA Curiatorial Practice Ied, Ied Firenze in collaboration with Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Imboscata, site specific installation in the wood of Corniola, curated by Shilha Cintelli, Rachel Morellet, Eva Sauer, Enrico Vezzi, Corniola, Empoli

Systemae Naturae, curated by Anna Guillot, Palazzo Mazzone Alessi, Caltanissetta

Landmarks, a map for an inner geography, 2022, Studio, La Portineria progetti per l’arte contemporanea, Florence

Sentieri di segni, curated by Alessandra Scappini, Sincresis Arte contemporanea, Empoli

2021
XV Bienal Internacional Ceramica Artistica Aveiro, Museo de la Cidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portogallo

2020
Aller Retour, 59 Rivoli, Rue Rivoli, Parigi

E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle…, curated by Delio Gennai, Spazio Gennai Arte
Contemporanea, Pisa

2019
Indifferente o partecipe, curated by Delio Gennai, Studio Gennai Arte Contemporanea, Pisa

Libera, Studio Gennai Arte Contemporanea, Pisa

2018
Origine, Studio Gennai Arte contemporanea, Pisa, solo show

2017
GPS – Global Participation System, curated by BAU container of contemporary culture, GAMC, Galleria d’arte moderna e contemporanea Lorenzo Viani, Viareggio/ Paola Raffo Arte Contemporanea, Pietrasanta

2016
The Curated Space, Five Figurative artists in Florence, curated by Arturo Galansino, The Mall Galleries, London

Io vedo Io Guardo, curated by Annalisa Cattani, in collaboration with Dino Ferruzzi, Gianna Paola Macchiavelli, Simoncini Tangi, Art Forms, Spazio MDT, Novella Guerra, Imola (BO)

2015
Again! Galleria Spazio Testoni, Bologna

Memoriae Mathildis, curated by Omar Galliani, Museo il Correggio, Correggio (RE)

Remake!, Galleria Spazio Testoni, Bologna

Remake! Fondazione Palazzo Terruzzi, curated by Paola Testoni, Galleria Spazio Testoni (RE)

2013
Caterina Sbrana / Tatiana Villani, curated by Gaia Querci, Galleria Paola Raffo Arte
Contemporanea, Pietrasanta

A private Geography. Art as a material epiphany, curated by Paola Bortolotti, Syracuse
University in Florence, Florence

A Matilde, Castello di Canossa, Canossa(RE), curated by Omar Galliani

2012
Observation of nature at a state of rest, curated by Paola Bortolotti, Museo Marino Marini, Firenze

Tra Metamorfosi e natura, curated by Gaia Querci, Laboratorio21, Viareggio

2011
54° Biennale di Venezia, Lo stato dell’Arte, pavilion Italia-Accademie, Tese di San Cristoforo, Venezia

Oh!Nirica, curated by Mauro Lovi and Olivia Toscani Rucellai, Otto luogo dell’arte, Firenze

2010
Earth and Water, curated by Grazia Tassi , Tetrapak Modena, solo show

Mari contro Mari, Museo di Sant’Agostino, Genova

Rassegna Internazionale d’arte/ Premio G.B.Salvi, curated by Mariano Apa, Sassoferrato, Ancona

In Carne-disegno e grafica d’arte, curated by Edoardo Di Mauro, Palazzo della fondazione Cominelli, San Felice del Benaco

Ecole del Disegno, curated by Mariano Apa, Fabbrica dei Pinoli, Parco della Versiliana, Marina di Pietrasanta, Lucca

Hypnos, curated by Grazia Tassi, Galleria Amphisbaena, Modena

CoCoCo, Como Contemporary Contest shortlisted exhibition, Pinacoteca civica Como

Alimenti – Elementi d’arte, Sakros, Carrara

2008
Organica, Sakros arte contemporanea, Carrara, texts di Gaia Bindi, Omar Galliani e Maurizio Iacono, solo show

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1999-2003
Degree in Painting and Visual Arts, Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara (Italy) 110 cum laude

1998- 1999
Degree in restoration of paintings, Istituto Europeo delle Arti Operative di Perugia (now NED)

1996
Classical high school diploma, Liceo Classico Galileo Galilei, Pisa

WORKSHOPS AND PROJECTS

2024 Ecce dominus take a step contributor to the choral project by Laura V.d.B Facchini, MAD, Murate art district, Firenze

2022

Hic sunt leones e l’archivio dei semi, workshop with Annalisa Metta and Caterina Sbrana Eco-esistenze exhibition public program, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

L’insurrezione dei semi, art project for Alzheimer Fest 2022, Firenze

Incontri, workshop in collaboration with IED students Museo degli Innocenti, Firenze

2019

La mietitura, A più voci, a project of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, for the people with Alzheimer and their caregivers Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

2018

Erbario del giardino invisibile, a project of Palazzo Strozzi for people with Alzheimer and they caregivers, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

2015

Saper fare Saper pensare, a workshop curated by CCCStrozzina, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

2012

Open Studios, a project by CCC Strozzina, Firenze

2011

Open Studios, a project by CCC Strozzina, Firenze

PUBLIC ARTWORKS

Il fiume aspetta, 2023, public artwork in collaboration with Gabriele Mallegni, Vis à Vis International Art Residency, curated by Matteo Innocenti, Tommaso Evangelista and Limiti Inchiusi Contemporary Art, Lucito (Molise), Italy

Qui tutto è altrove e tutto è qui 2023, public artwork on the facade of the chapel of San Gennaro, in collaboration with Gabriele Mallegni, Vis à Vis International Art Residency, curated by Matteo Innocenti, Tommaso Evangelista and Limiti Inchiusi Contemporary Art, Lucito (Molise), Italy

Lapidaria 2022, public work in collaboration with Gabriele Mallegni, Tassonarla (MS), Italy

PUBLICATIONS

2021

Erbario del giardino invisibile, (Herbarium from the landscape unseen) catalogue from the project of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi curated by Caterina Sbrana, Irene Balzani, Luca Carli Balolla, Michela Mei published by Palazzo Strozzi

2014

Intorno all’autoritratto di Borges, (On Borges self- portrait) text by Caterina Sbrana in Narciso e gli Altri, Marina Breccia, Alpes Italia

2012

Sismografi Sensibili. Visioni arcaiche e persistenze nell’arte contemporenea (Sensitive seismographs. arcaic vision and persistencies in contemporary art) text by Caterina Sbrana published in Per un sapere dei sensi curated by Domenico Chianese e Andreina Fontana, Roma, Alpes, Italia, 2012

LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

2023

L’isola di cemento ed altri paesaggi, (The concrete Islands and other landscapes) talk for the conference “Sustainability and art” Curated by Alessandra Scappini, Sincresis Arte lecturer

2022

Hic sunt Leones, with Annalisa Metta, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Lecturer

2016

La realtà innegabile delle cose, (The undeniable reality of things) CCC Strozzina, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze. lecturer

La formatura, tra tecnica, storia e pratica artistica (Moulding between technique, history, and artistic practice) Gipsoteca di arte Antica dell’Università di Pisa lecturer

Come le pietre e gli alberi, (Like trees and stones) presentation of the book by Domenico Chianese Gipsoteca di arte Antica dell’Università di Pisa relator

2011-2013

Syracuse University in Florence, guest lecturer

2013

book presentation of Il miracolo dell’Analogia by Alessandra Ginzburg, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Pisa relator

2011

Architettonica-mente, sogni, incubi, fantasie architettoniche, curated by del Centro studi Architettura e Urbanistica G. Guidi, SMS, Pisa relator

2010

Immaginando, curated by Domenico Chianese e Andreina Fontana book presentation, relator Ets, Pisa relator

ART RESIDENCIES

2023

International artistic Residency Vis à Vis, curated by Matteo Innocenti, Tommaso Evangelista and Limiti Inchiusi Arte Contemporanea, Lucito, Molise

2022

Studio, Art residency, La Portineria, contemporary art projects, Firenze

2015

Materia Prima, art residency curated by Materia Prima foundation, Ceppaiano, Pisa

2013

A Matilde, art residency curated by Omar Galliani, Torre del falco, Canossa, RE.

2004

Networking, una casa in città, a project curated by Lorenzo Bruni, Arianna di Genova, Matteo Chini with Gulsun Karamustafa, Pontedera, Pisa