Sofia Fresia
Genova, Italy
3 Works exhibited on Kooness
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Works by Sofia Fresia
Sofia Fresia (Genoa, 1992) is a painter and a rescue swimming athlete. She studied at the Accademia Albertina in Turin, where she lives and works. Growing up in the mountains of the Savona hinterland, she began to have a strong interest in the visual arts following a visit to the exhibition "Gli impressionisti e la neve" (2005), but not having had the opportunity to attend art high school, she continued as a self-taught artist until painting proved crucial in facing a long hospitalization. Painting rekindled in her a spark of interest in life, enabling her to overcome a difficult period. After graduating in Nursing (2014), she decided to enroll at the Albertina Academy of Turin, where she earned a Level I and II diploma in Painting. In 2019 she did an Erasmus+ mobility period in France, and since 2017 she has participated as a finalist in several national and international prizes, also taking part in various artistic residencies in Italy and abroad. In 2022 she got in touch with some galleries and was among the finalists of the XVI Arte Laguna Prize and the XIII Combat Prize.
POETICS
Her painting draws mainly from the iconographic universe of swimming and consists of surrealist works that deal with the contemporary world and the new difficulties involved in being part of it, with a special regard for the environment and the situation of the new generations trying to make their way in an ever-changing world. Through the use of bright colors, the works seek to suggest an interpretation of today that is less gray and more purposeful, an invitation to see a glimmer of light even in these uncertain times. The elements in her canvases often have an autobiographical appeal, linked to her experience as a competitive swimmer and traveling hiker
PERSONAL SHOWS
- 2022, Habitat, Banca Generali Private,
- 2022, Città dormienti, Paratissima Factory Exhibition, ARTiglieria Contemporary Art
- 2021, StArt - studi per l’arte, Euromedical Srl, Padova
- 2019, Studiare Belle Arti oggi, castello Enrico Del carretto, Millesimo (SV)
COLLECTIVE SHOWS
- 2023, XVI Premio Arte Laguna, Arsenale Nord, Venezia
- 2022, A chance for change, ARTiglieria Contemporary Art Center, Torino
- 2022, XIII Premio Combat, Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori ex Granai di Villa Mimbelli, Livorno
- 2022, 3,2,1 StArt!, Centro Culturale Altinate San Gaetano, Padova
- 2021, The Upcoming Art - da un’idea di Alessandro Marena part_4, Associazione Alessandro Marena, Torino
- 2021, Premio Mestre di Pittura, Centro Culturale Candiani, Mestre
- 2021, Premio Artkeys 03, Castello Angioino Aragonese, Agropoli (Sa)
- 2021, Per Grazia Ricevuta, Museo Civico di Palazzo Fulcis, Belluno
- 2021, Premio Arte Marchionni, MAGMMA, Villacidro (Su)
- 2020, Arteam Cup 2020, Fondazione Dino Zoli, Forlì
- 2020, Covid-19 Dada Experience, Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, Firenze
- 2019, Premio Arte Laguna, Arsenale Nord, Venezia
- 2019, Verba volant, scripta Manet, Museo archeologico Molo Brin, Olbia
- 2018, Mostra dei vincitori IX Premio Nocivelli , Palazzo Martinengo, Brescia (Bs)
- 2018, Rodello Arte, Chiesa dell’Immacolata, Rodello (Cn)
- 2017, Premio Nocivelli, Chiesa della Disciplina, Verolanuova (Bs)
ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
- 2022, Pilotenkueche International Art Program, Leipzig, Germany
- 2022, Paratissima Factory, Artiglieria Contemporary Art Center,
- 2021, Simposio di Via Maier, Pergine Valsugana (Tn)
- 2021, Marine Litter Art, Eraclea Minoa (Ag).
- 2021, Fish Factory, Creative Center, Stöꝺvarfjördur,
- 2021, Masseria Cultura, Noci (Ba)
2022 - Finalist XVI Premio Arte Laguna
2022 - Finalist XIII Premio Combat