Viola Leddi

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VIOLA LEDDI

Viola Leddi was born in 1993, in Milan (IT) and she currently lives and works between Milan and Geneva.

EDUCATION

2019/2022 - MFA Work.Master - Contemporary artistic practices, HEAD - Genève.

2012/2016 - BFA Brera Academy, Milan

2014/2015 - Erasmus at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Painting, Copenhagen

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Current institutional solo exhibitions

April /May 2025 - Dear Hateful Spirits, TAG Art Museum, Qingdao (CN)

Upcoming institutional solo exhibitions

2027 - Sandra and Giancarlo Bonollo Foundation for Contemporary Art, Thiene (IT)

Recent institutional solo exhibitions

October 2024 - January 2025 – PUPILLE, curated by Marie Griffay FRAC

Champagne-Ardenne, Reims (FR)

Past solo exhibitions

July 2023 - I saw stars turn into dark coals, Pace Genève (CH)

October 2022 - Strategies for invisibility - VIN VIN Naples (IT)

June 2022 – Liste Art Fair Basel with VIN VIN Vienna/Naples (CH)

March 2019 - Creature Adorabili (Lovable Creatures), TILE project space, Milan (IT)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Upcoming institutional group exhibitions

June / September 2025 - Post Netebras Xul, curated by Lionel Bovier, Julien Fonsacq, Elisabeth Jobin, Françoise Ninghetto, Charlotte Schaer, SOMAxMAMCO, Geneva (CH)

Recent group exhibitions

June 2024 - Double Take, curated by Lawrence van Hagen, London (GB)

April 2024 - 12.04.24, VIN VIN Vienna (AT)

December 2023 - Troubles, Ordet - Milan (IT)

October 2023 - Italian Painting Today, Triennale Milano, Milan (IT)

Past group exhibitions

November 2023 - Oh dear feelings [...], curated by Sara Petrucci and Séverin Cattin, HiFlow, Geneva (CH)

December 2022 - Raw, Vacancy, Shanghai (CN)

November 2022 - Group Presentation at Artissima Art Fair with VIN VIN, Turin (IT)

September 2022 - Hydra, curated by Giulia Bini, Live in Your Head, Geneva (CH)

July 2022 - Degree show, HEAD, Geneva (CH)

March 2022 - Madrigale, VIN VIN Vienna / Naples, Vienna (AT)

November 2021 - Casa Flash Art Market, curated by Gea Politi, Banner, Milan (IT)

September 2021 - From Submersion to Subversion, Palazzina, Basel (CH)

March 2021 - Against The Day, Giulietta, Basel (CH)

November 2019 - BLADE—BANNER, SPRINT - Independent Publishers and Artist’s Books Salon, Spazio Maiocchi, Milan (IT)

November 2019 - Urania, curated by Zoe de Luca, Sonnenstube, Lugano (CH)

May 2018 - L’isola portatile, curated by Caterina Molteni, ADA Project, Rome (IT)

October 2017 - Gattacornia, Altalena, Maccagno (IT)

RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

Upcoming

Past

September 2025 / July 2026 - Istituto Svizzero, Rome (IT)

September 2019 - September Book, curated by Dallas, Fondazione ICA, Milan (IT)

July 2019 - Q-Rated: Pittura, with Enrico David, Marcello Fois, Bart van der Heide, Nuoro (IT)

April/June 2019 – Residenza La Fornace: Primavera, Spino d’Adda (IT)

AWARDS

June 2022 – Prize of the Fondation Théodore Strawinsky

June 2022 - Prix Galerie de la HEAD—Genève. Solo show at Pace Gallery, Geneva (CH)

Publications: 
2022 - Cover and illustrations for Gancio Cielo: DNA Clepsydra by Francesco Cavaliere, curated by Idioletta, NERO Editions

November 2019 - Illustration cover for Every Me by Costanza Candeloro, published by Altalena

Links:
Quando le muse si svegliano. Insonnia, frammentazione e fluidità come demistificazione del femminile nel lavoro di Viola Leddi by Camilla Paolino, Flash Art Italia 355 (italian).

Lovable Creatures on Mousse Magazine.

Per una pittura situata. Diego Gualandris, Viola Leddi, Giuliana Rosso, Alice Visentin by Caterina Molteni, Flash Art Italia 345 (italian).

Pittura Lingua Viva. Interview on Artribune (italian)