Cristina De Paola (b. 1995, Italy) is an artist based in Milan. Her latest artistic research investigates the sense of belonging to a specific place, both physically and mentally. Through a heterogeneous visual path that combines the artists personal heritage along with scientific sources, De Paolas work is a tale about how, since prehistoric times, human beings had an extreme need to interact with the Mother Earth; the Italian South proves to be fertile land of research on forms of interactions with our deepest sense of identity.
Commercial portfolio only upon request
Education
2018/2022 - MA in Photography, Brera Academy, Milan, IT
August/February 2016 - BA in New Media, Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, NL
2014/2017 - BA in Art and Media, Brera Academy, Milan, IT
Traineeship
2020 - Viasaterna, Milan, IT
2019 - Triennale di Milano, Milan, IT
Solo Exhibitions
2023 ITACA, double solo exhibition with Lorenzo D'Alba, curated by Angelica Lucia Raho Uggiano la Chiesa, IT
2020 Finis Terrae, curated by Emma Zanella Museo MA*GA, Gallarate, IT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 OMNEFEST 2023 / IN NATURA by Osservatorio Mobile Nord Est, Museo Casa Giorgione, Castelfranco Veneto, IT
2023 "Questa è la mia terra", XV Festival di Fotografia a Capri, Certosa di San Giacomo, Capri, IT
2023 Combat Prize, Museo Civico Fattori, Livorno, IT
2023 Parla del Tuo Villaggio #3, KORA Contemporary Arts Center, Castrignano de' Greci, IT
2023 ImageNation Paris / Just Women Collective, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, FR
2022 ReA! Art Fair, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, IT
2022 Where my feet stand, Liquida Photo Festival, ARTiglieria Contemporary Art Center, Turin, IT
2022 Insight Foto Festival / Confine, Sala Veratti, Varese, IT
2021 "DOMANI Aspettative, previsioni e desideri per l'epoca post pandemica", progetto BreraBicocca, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, IT
2021 TRACCIATI - AIR NON RESERVED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Officine Creative Non Riservato & Cascina Biblioteca, Milan, IT
2021 I am not sure (Will I ever be?), Spacca Studio, Milan, IT
2021 FRESH EYES 2021, Rotterdam Photobook Market, NL
2021 Maratona di Visione 3º Rassegna Online di Videoarte, curated by Alberto Ceresoli. Represented by Spazio Volta/selected by Edoardo De Cobelli, IT
2021 PROGETTO SPAZIO VOLTA OPEN CINEMA, Spazio Volta, Bergamo, IT
2020 BRAERAKLASSE#5 IPER Interno Esterno, Careof / Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, IT
2019 Riccardo Prina Prize, Un racconto fotografico, Ghiggini Gallery, Varese, IT
2019 Riccardo Prina Prize, Un racconto fotografico, La Triennale di Milano, Milan, IT
2019 "Che riguarda la fotografia", Centrale Festival, Rocca Malatestiana, Fano, IT
2019 "Tutti i verbi all'infinito", curated by Apuliart and Cava, Museo Diocesano, Lecce, IT
2017 (RE)GENERATION, curated by Apuliart, Prima Gallery, Lecce, IT
2016 Ubik Gallery, curated by Mint Collective, Rotterdam, NL
Artist Residencies and Masterclasses
2022 REREADING THE ARCHIVE curated by Saul Marcadent, in collaboration with Compulsive Archive, ICA Milano
2022 DEFAULT22 Masterclass Ramdom and Presidenza del Consiglio Regionale della Puglia, KORA Centro del Contemporaneo, Castrignano de Greci
2021 "In Nature" - workshop with Mark Steinmetz and Irina Rozovsky by Transizioni / OMNNE, Lecce
2021 TRACCIATI - AIR Non Reserved Artist in Residence by Non Riservato and Cascina Biblioteca, Milan
2021 "Nuove modalità operative per la fotografia", workshop with Paolo Woods Riverboom
2021 "Il fotolibro nel panorama dell'editoria indipendente", workshop with Tommaso Parrillo Witty Books
2021 "Editoria come Curatela - Publishing as Curating", workshop with Elisa Medde FOAM Magazine
2020 Canon Student Development Programme - Visa Pour l'Image
2019 BoCs Art - Art residence Curated by Giacinto di Pietrantonio, Cosenza
Awards & nominations
2023 "Questa è la mia terra" by Fondazione Capri (winner, Single Shot)
2023 Combat Prize (finalist)
2021 "Reunion Calling" by PhEST, selected by Phmuseum
2021 150 Greatest Emerging Photography Talent in Europe by FRESH EYES - Powered by GUP Magazine
2019 Riccardo Prina Prize (winner)
Catalogs and Paper
2023 Combat Prize, Sillabe (ISBN 9788833403793)
2022 ReA! Art Fair III Edition (ISBN 9788894571424)
2022 Liquida Photo Festival, powered by Paratissima
2021 FRESH EYES - Powered by GUP Magazine (ISBN 9789083106212)
2021 Ombra Magazine Issue n.2
2020 Yogurt Magazine - BAD TASTE flavour. Issue published by Yogurt Editions (ISSN 27240657)
2020 Encourage Canon Student Development Programme 2020. Curated by Luca Rocco and Camilla Ferrari, published by Postcart (ISBN 9788831363174)
Online publications
Juliet Magazine
Jugaad Magazine
Walk In Studio Il laboratorio dimensionale di Stefano Cavaliero
Ombra Magazine
D.A.R.E. Magazine
Assembramento by Invertebre
Artwave
Vulcano Statale
Apuliart
Rullino Rebels
4actionsport
Boardaction
m.cristinadepaola@gmail.comprivacy
20127, MIlan
+39 328 7478014