Virginia Zanetti was born in Fiesole (Fi) in 1981. She lives in Toscany.
In 2005 she graduates with honor in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence (110 out of 110 ).
In 2007 she got the qualification, in the Academy of fine arts in Florence, for teaching art, drawing and history of art.
In 2005 at Biennale di Venezia she made an exclusive interview to the Dutch-Southafrican artist Marlene Dumas.
She gives several personal exhibitions all over Italy and in Europe. She got publications of several works and some of her works belong public and private collections in Europe and in the U.S.A.
She also committed in the organization of art-cultural events, in the past in the underground world and now in private and public galleries. She was member of networking: an art and political group of activists and performer, that made some actions, exhibitions, urban incursions.
Virginia Zanetti’s research explores the relations and principle that governs phenomenas, crossing spirituality and science, autobiography and collective memory. Her poetic is made by light and color, matter, silence, empty spaces. She uses painting, photography, installation, video, performance, relational art according her communicative and processional necessity.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2009 senior high school specializing in Avertising-graphic, Istituto D’arte, Firenze
2007 Teaching qualification (master) of Art, Drawing and History, Academy of Fine Arts of Florence with 60 out of 60 marks
2005 Degree in Painting at Accademy of Fine Arts of Florence with 110 and lode of 110 marks
2000 Scientific Diploma, senior high school specializing in science education, Liceo scientifico Russell-Newton, Scandicci, Firenze
2011
Creativenet with Emilio Fantin e Cesare Pietroiusti curated by artway of thinking, Montevarchi, Arezzo
Scuola Quadri, Cesare Pietroiusti work for Declining Democracy, Strozzina, Centre of Culture Contemporary, Firenze
La Festa dei vivi che riflettono sulla morte with Emilio Fantin, Luigi Negro, Giancarlo Norese, Cesare Pietroiusti, Luigi Presicce, Lecce, Venezia, part of AND AND for Documenta
2010 workshop with Bianco-Valente by di dejavu, Accademia di Belle Arti- Palazzo re Enzo, Bologna
2009 workshop Manuale per autostoppisti dell’arte, curated by Lorenzo Bruni, with Cesare Pietroiusti, Vittoria Colini, Dryphoto arte contemporanea Prato e Art&Design Faculty Exhibition Monash Univesity, Prato
2007 Stage of methodological didactic introduction by R.Farinelli at Contemporary art Centre L. Pecci, Prato
2009 Workshop Cinemà@N.I.C.E. , by Federico Bondi, Ex Macelli, Prato
2001 workshop on Yves Klein by R.Farinelli at Contemporary art Centre L. Pecci, Prato
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
2011
Curare il curatore, a collaboration with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Galerie Eletto, Bern
Levitas Originae, curated by Luca Gambacorti and Špela Zidar, Galleria Lato, Prato
ACTION RELATIONAL ART
2011
Origine Dipendente, Museo Man, Nuoro
PUBLIC COMMISSION
2011
Levitas Originae, Scuderie Medicee Poggio a Caiano, curated by Studio-Galleria Lato, Poggio a Caiano, Prato
FASHION COLLABORATION
2011
Collection scarf fall-winter 2012-2013 LEVITAS ORIGINAE, Gruppo GF, Prato
WORKSHOP
2011
Origine Dipendente, Museo Man di Nuoro
GROUP SHOWS
2011
Souk, a cura di Pier Luigi Tazzi, StarPoint, Ex 3, Firenze
Fare Lume, curated by Fabrizia Bettazzi and Luca Gambacorti, Galleria Lato, Prato
Combat Prize, curated by Paolo Batoni, Bottini dell’olio, Livorno
Scopri l’ombelico, curated by didactic department , MAN, Museo d’arte, Nuoro
2010
E-ArtQuake, curated by Magintudo, Ex Carcere Borbonico, Avellino
L’AQUILA MUORE NELLE MACERIE DI DEMOCRAZIA, curated by Fulvio Batacchi e Andrea Abati Dryphoto artecontemporanea, Palazzo Buonamici, Prato
BRAINSTORMING-CAMERA DI DECOMPRESSIONE PER SPETTATORI, ambient installation, curated by Bianco-Valente, Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna
Cartefice, curated by Artefice, Start Point, Accademia d Belle Arti, Firenze
Green Social Festival, curated by Città Riciclante, Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna
2009
Manuale per autostoppisti dell’arte, curated by di Lorenzo Bruni, Monash University, Palazzo Vai, Prato
Mostra Premio Tito Conti, Sala espositiva Accademia delle Arti e del Disegno, P.za S.Marco, Firenze
La Nuova Era, Palazzo Pretorio, curated by Rossella Alberti, Certaldo, Firenze
L’arte, il cosmo e la quarta dimensione, curated by People&Freedom Communication and Istituto Italiano Studi Tomistici, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena Galleria Duchessa, Castello dei Pico, Mirandola, Modena
ArtMotion, Amore non Amore presentation, curated by Luca Fornaciari, Fortezza da Basso, Firenze.
2008
L’ALTROSENSO.SCILLA. Esplorazioni creative al femminile, curated by TestaccioLab di Roma, il Castello Ruffo di Scilla (RC)
2006
Arie del Parco Dipinto, curated by A.Bimbi and A. Gallo Parco Mediceo di Pratolino “La Locanda”, Villa Demidoff, Pratolino, Firenze
Arie del Parco Dipinto, curated by A.Bimbi e A. Gallo, Abbazia di San Galgano, Chiusino, Siena
2005
Gente e luoghi del Mugello: Studi di figurazione, curated byA. Bimbi e G. Cordoni, Spedale S.Antonio, Villa Caruso, Lastra a Signa, Firenze
Per le vie del Mugello, curated byA. Bimbi e G. Cordoni, Convento di Bosco ai Frati, Villa di Cafaggiolo, Cappella del Castello di Trebbio, S.Piero a Sieve, Barberino del Mugello, Firenze
2004
Gente e luoghi del Mugello:studi di figurazione, curated by A. Bimbi and G. Cordoni Fondazione di Ca’La Ghironda, Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bologna
Gente e luoghi del Mugello:studi di figurazione, curated by Adriano Bimbi and Giuseppe Cordoni, Convento di bosco ai frati, Villa di Cafaggiolo, Cappella del Castello di Trebbio, S.Piero a Sieve, Barberino del Mugello
2003
Kairos, La virtualità dell’arte e la realtà dell’ immagine, curated by T.Bazzichelli, Centro d’arte contemporanea Palazzo Piacentini, S.Benedetto del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno
Expo in progress, urban action with Network, Ex Meccanotessile, Firenze
Segni del corpo, Corpi di segni, curated by R.Alberti e G.Andreani, Tapiro Verde (Villa Orsini), Cascina Alta, Pisa
THEATER
2000
Attentati alla vita di lei, di Martin Crimp, con la Compagnia Istituto Charenton, regia di Rita Lusini, Teatro Studio di Scandicci
1999
Macbeth, con laboratorio Cassiopea, Teatro Studio di Scandicci
AWARDS
2011 Combat Prize, Bottini dell’Olio, Livorno
2009 Selected for group exhibition Trasfigurazione di Cristo nel L’arte, il cosmo e la quarta dimensione, by People&Freedom Communication e dall’Istituto Italiano Studi Tomistici, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena
2009 Prize Tito Conti, Sala espositiva Accademia delle Arti e del Disegno, 2009, Firenze
2006 win 2° prize Concorso di pittura S.Francesco, Forlì, Politiche giovanili
2003 L’arte 80 x 80, Ken’s Art Gallery, Firenze
DIDACTIC
2011-2012 Drawing and History of Art, senior high school Rodari, Scandicci, Firenze and Verga S.Donnino, Campi
2010/2011 Art, Drawing and History of Art, senior high school E.Fermi, Scandicci, Firenze
2009/2010 Art, Drawing and History of Art, senior high school Pirandello, Firenze e scuola G.La Pira S.Donnino
2008/2009 teacher of Art, Drawing and History of Art, senior high school E.Fermi, Scandicci, Firenze
2007/2008 teacher of Art, Drawing and History of Art, E.Fermi, Scandicci, Firenze Giovanni della Casa, Borgo S.Lorenzo, Fi
2006 /2007 teacher of Drawing and Modelling dental technician, I.T.I Leonardo da Vinci, Firenze
CONTACT
Virginia Zanetti
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