Stefano Cescon was born in Pordenone in 1989, he moved to Venice in 2017, the city where he lives and works. He obtained a 1st level Diploma in Visual Arts, specialization in Painting in the 2012/2013 academic year at the Cignaroli Academy in Verona. He graduated with honors in Visual Arts, specialization in Decoration in the Academic Year 2018/19 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice (I).
From year 2019/2020 he's the winner of one of the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation studies in Venice.
ARTIST RESIDENCE
2019 Artist Residence at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venezia (I)
2016 Artist Residence at Künstlerhaus Salzburg, Salisburgo (AT)
2016 Workshop-Residence Ritratto a mano 3.0, Artist/Tutor Gianni Caravaggio, Caramanico Terme, Pescara (I)
PRIZES
2019 Arteam Cup, Villa Nobel, Sanremo, (I), curated by Livia Savorelli & Matteo Galbiati, winner Gallery Prize
2019 Premio Nazionale delle Arti, Accademia Albertina, Torino, (I), curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev & Beatrice Merz, finalist
2016 Premio Combat Prize, Museo G.Fattori, Livorno, (I), curated by A.Polveroni, A.Tolve, C.Perrella, F.Baboni, I.Bonacossa, finalist
2016 Smallzine Art Contest, online competition, Smallzine Magazine
2016 We Art competition, Area 35 ArtGallery, Milano, (I), curated by Tobia Donà, winner
2015 Francesco Fabbri Prize, Villa Brandolini, Solighetto, (I), curated by Carlo Sala, finalist
2015 Premio Arteam Cup, Officina delle Zattere, Venezia, (I), curated by Livia Savorelli & Matteo Galbiati finalist
2015 Lynx Prize, LuxArt Gallery, Trieste, Livorno (I), finalist
2015 Frase Got Talent Prize, winner Audience Award
SOLO SHOWS
2020 Sedimentale, Manuel Zoia Gallery, Studio Alice Voglino, Verona, (I), curated by Cristina Cuttica
2016 Rituals/Riti privati, Galleria GACMA Cappella Maggiore, curated by Duilio Dal Fabbro (Treviso), (I)
2013 Identity, Casa Cima da Conegliano, curated by Carlo Sala, Conegliano, (I)
COLLECTIVE SHOWS
2020 Tensioni Superficiali, Venice Art Factory; Venezia, (I), curated by Luca Berta & Francesca Giubilei
2020 103ma Collettiva Giovani Artisti, Istituzione Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Gallery of Piazza San Marco, Venezia, (I)
2019 Vastus, Art Night Venezia, Ex Ospedale degli Incurabili, Venezia, (I), curated by Mirella Brugnerotto
2019 World Oceans Days, Sede CNR ISMAR, Arsenale - Tesa 104, Venezia, (I), curated by Francesco Falcieri
2018 Arkhypèlagos, Sede Emergency, Venezia, (I), curated by Luca Reffo
2017 Heimat.Domovina.Patria³, Kro Art Contemporary Gallery, Vienna, (AT), curated by Ina Loitz
2017 Non nella nostra luce, Villa Fosca, Pordenone, (I), curated by Iva Lulashi
2016 Terre antiche, territori mobili, Convento SS. Pietro e Paolo, Asolo, (I), curated by Lorena Gava
2016 Terre ferme, Atelier 3+10, Mestre, (I),curated by Saverio Simi De Burgis
2014 Private Memories, Galleria la Loggia, Motta di Livenza, (Treviso), curated by Carlo Sala
2014 La verità dell’artificio, Villa Marini Rubelli, San Zenone degli Ezzelini (Treviso), curated by Carlo Sala
2014 Trasfigurazioni, civic gallery of San Vendemiano (Treviso) , curated by Carlo Sala
