ALICE ZANIN (Piacenza, 1987) self-taught artist, she experienced various means of expression amongst which painting. As of the beninning of 2012, she focused upon papier-mâché. During the first part of her production (the series "verba volant scripta..."), she developed, by using animal speech, an ironic dialogue illustrating the evanescent, temporary and changing link with the human values of oral tradition. She was able to reach results that are even more refined by removing texts from papers, in order to obtain lighter surfaces, and create chromatic counterparts among different kinds of paper. Nowadays her work -even though still sculptural- is oriented towards installations, which create, between her works and objects, a dialogue focused upon inconsistency and association of ideas. The almost immediate choice of the objects often lead to a misinterpretation of their common function, thus generating awkwardness and irony between them and animals. In 2018 Alice was included by the magazine EXIBART among the 222 emerging artists to invest in, and was finalist in several international competitions including the Arteam Cup (2016) and the Combat Prize (2014). Her works belong to private and public collections in Italy, Austria, Belgium, USA, Canada and Venezuela. She lives and works in Podenzano (PC), Italy.
solo shows
2020
TEATIME IN CHINATOWN, with the patronage of the Italy - Cina Foundation; text by J. Ceresoli, ESH Gallery, Milano (catalogue published by the gallery)
2018
UCCELLACCI&UCCELLINI. DA DARWIN A PASOLINI, curated by S. Bonomini, Palazzo della Regione - Sede Assemblea Legislativa -, Bologna, courtesy galleria Salamon Fine Art (catalogue with texts by S. Saliera, A. Crespi, J. Ceresoli, S. Bonomini, published by Regione Emilia-Romagna)
2017
ANIMALI INCARTATI, curated by A. Crespi, La Triennale, Milano, courtesy Galleria Salamon Fine Art
ANIMALI INCARTATI, curated by A. Crespi, Mondadori Megastore Piazza Duomo, Milano, courtesy Galleria Salamon Fine Art
CHINA, curated by J. Ceresoli, Galleria Nuovo Spazio, Piacenza
2016
THE GREAT HIPPOCAMPUS QUESTION, curated by J. Ceresoli, Palazzo della Permanente, Milano
THE GREAT HIPPOCAMPUS QUESTION, curated by J. Ceresoli, Santa Margherita Crypt, Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano, Piacenza
2014
CIRCUS CIRCES, curated by E. Beluffi, Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Milano (catalogue Vanilla Edizioni, published by the gallery)
2013
DESILIO, curated by D. Maria Papa, Galleria Nuvole, Montesarchio (BN)
VERBA VOLANT SCRIPTA DESILIUNT -Festival del Diritto-, Palazzo Gotico arcades, Piazza Cavalli, Piacenza
VERBA VOLANT, Libreria Bocca, Milano and Biffi Arte, Piacenza
group shows
2021
ASSONANZE, DISCORDANZE, FORME E LIBERTA’ DI MOVIMENTO AL TEMPO DEL NUOVO RINASCIMENTO, curated by C. Migliore, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano (catalogne published by the cultural association AmAMi)
ABECEDARIO D’ARTISTA, curated by A. Canu, Palazzo del Governatore, Parma (catalogue published by the association GA/ER)
2020
FRAGILE BELLEZZA: ARTE E OREFICERIA CONTEMPORANEA, curated by L. Lenti and D. M. Papa, virtual show (catalogue Silvana Editoriale)
NOLI ME TANGERE, in collaboration with Charitystars, curated by B. Stupak, Studio Rospigliosi, Milano
2019 EX VOTO, curated by A. Crespi, Museo Marino Marini, Firenze (catalogue published by Fondazione Maimeri)
ART SITE FEST, Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi, curated by D. M. Papa, Torino (catalogue Edizioni Teca)
ART SITE FEST, Casa Museo Martini – Bacardi, curated by D. M. Papa, Torino
CIRCENSES, Fondazione L’Arsenale, Iseo (catalogue published by the foundation)
2018
BLU. SEGNI DAL MARE, curated by R. Sorani, Esh Gallery, Milano (catalogue published by the gallery)
BUSTE DIPINTE –Festival delle Lettere-, curated by L. Castellini and C. Amato, Laboratorio Formentini and Teatro Franco Parenti, Milano (catalogue)
2016
ARTEAM CUP, Palazzo del Monferrato, Alessandria (catalogue Vanilla Edizioni)
APNEA -double show with Massimo Caccia-, curated by A. Redaelli, Galleria Punto Sull’Arte, Varese (catalogue published by the gallery)
SELVATICA, in collaboration with WWF Oasi and Aree Protette Piemontesi, Rivista Oasis, Santuario di Oropa; curated by A. Redaelli, Palazzo Ferrero, Biella (catalogue E20Progetti Editore)
FEBBRE A 39’, Galleria Nuovo Spazio, Piacenza
CARTA BIANCA, curated by D. M. Papa, Galleria Nuvole, Montesarchio (BN), (catalogue published by the gallery)
ANIMALI, curated by M. Manduzio, Silbernagl Undergallery, Milano
2015
PREMIO VIVIANI BICE BUGATTI, Villa Vertua, Nova Milanese (MI)
ART STAYS FESTIVAL, Ptuj, Slovenia
ZOOMAGINARIO, Torino Caselle Airport (TO)
31 DAYS OFF, Felino Castle (PR)
2014
NÖEL DES ANIMAUX, Galleria Rubin, Milano
MA MAISON di Odilia Prisco, Milano. charity auction in favor of the Marzotto Foundation for research on cystic fibrosis, curated by M. Casile, auctioneer Vittorio Sgarbi (catalogue published by Ma Maison Milano)
PREMIO COMBAT, Museo di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo, Livorno (catalogue Edizioni Sillabe)
RESPECT, curated by A. Redaelli, Galleria Punto sull’Arte and Museo Civico di Comerio, Varese (catalogue published by the gallery)
MATERIE, curated by S. Bartolena and A. Galbusera, Castello Visconteo, Trezzo sull’Adda (MI); (catalogue published by Fondazione Heart)
2013
PIX PARATISSIMA 9, Borgo Filadelfia (TO)
ART STAYS FESTIVAL, Ptuj, Slovenia
ZOOMAGINARIO, curated by F. Canfora and D. Ratti, ZOOM Biopark, Torino (catalogue with texts by Enrico Remmert)
ANIMALI, curated by S. Bartolena, Sartirana Lomellina Castle (PV)
ARTICOLO 21, curated by S. Bartolena and A. Galbusera, Torre Viscontea (LC)
2012
AEMILIA ARTQUAKE, curated by A. Agazzani, Chiostri di San Domenico (RE)
ARTE FANTASTICA LUNGO IL PO TRA LODI E PIACENZA, curated by M. Caprara, Collegio Morigi, Piacenza (catalogue)
MOVIMENTO NELLE SEGRETE DI BOCCA V, Libreria Bocca, Milano (catalogue published by Libreria Bocca)
2011
PREMIO SATURA, Palazzo Stella (GE), (catalogue)
ARTISTI DEL TERRITORIO, Vecchio Ospedale Soave in Codogno (LO)
premi e riconoscimenti
2018 EXIBART “222 artisti emergenti su cui investire" (catalogue Edizioni Exibart)
2016 Finalist Arteam Cup
2015 Finalist Premio Viviani Bice Bugatti, Villa Vertua, Nova Milanese (MI)
2014 Finalist Premio Combat, sculpture and installation section
2012 Selected by the jury, Movimento nelle Segrete di Bocca V
2011 Finalist SaturaPrize, painting section
public works
2018 MacS, Catania
2013 ZOOM Biopark, Torino
2010 Crocetta del Montello Natural History Museum (TV)
fairs
2021 CONTEXT ART MIAMI; Liquid Art System, Capri
ROMA ARTE IN NUVOLA; ESH gallery, Milano
ARTVERONA; ESH Gallery, Milano
2015 GENOVA ARTE FIERA; Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese
2014 ARTVERONA; Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi&Matthias Ritter, Milano
MACEF; Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi&Matthias Ritter, Milano
BERGAMO ARTE FIERA; Galleria Bianca Maria Rizzi&Matthias Ritter, Milano
