ABOUT

Francesca Galliani is a queer visual artist photographer based in NY. Their work spans from analogue photography to mixed media and abstract painting.Their artwork has been shown internationally in museums, biennials and galleries and they won the. Some of the highlights of their career have been exhibitions at “Bias” (Biennale Internazionale Arte Contemporanea Sacra delle religioni dell’Umanità a Palermo 2018), the “M.A.C.” in Milan-Italy (solo Exhibition 2018), “Palazzo Isolani” in Bologna-Italy (Solo Exhibition 2015), The Museum “Ciurlonis” in Kaunas-Lithuania (Solo Exhibition 2013), The Museum “Manege” in Saint Petersburg-Russia (Solo Exhibition 2011), “The Venice Biennale” in Italy (2011), “The Alessandria Biennale” in Italy (2008), “Palazzo della Ragione” in Milan-Italy and “Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella” in Florence-Italy (“Arte e Omosessualita’ from Von Goeden to Pierre et Gilles” 2007), The Museum “La Triennale” Milan-Italy (Solo Exhibition 2007), “The Photography’s International Biennal” Brescia-Italy (2006), The Museum “Mambo” in Bologna-Italy (il nudo tra ideale e realta’ 2004).

Galliani’s work has been published in the following books: “Portrait of the New Angola” (Skira/Rizzoli 2012), “Lo stato dell’Arte Regioni d’Italia” (Skira 2011), “Arte e Omosessualita’. Da Von Gloeden a Pierre et Gilles” (Electa 2007), “Curve Pericolose” (Maretti 2007), “Linee all’Orizzonte” (Maretti 2007), “Biennale Internazionale della Fotografia” (Museum ed. 2006), “Real” (Charta-2004), “The Nude Ideal and Reality” (Skira 2004), “Women by Women” (Prestel-2003).

Reviews in magazines and newspapers include: “Manintown” (2018), “Art Tribune” (2018), “Twelv” (2017), Style Magazine/Corriere della Sera (2016), “D” of La Repubblica ( 2015, 2011, 2008), “AD today Conde’ Nast” (2015), “Il Corriere della Sera” (Italy 2015, 2007), “Foto & Video” (Russia 2013), “Time Out” (Dubai 2012), “The National” (Dubai 2012), “Penthouse” (Holland 2012), “La Repubblica” (Italy 2011 and 2007), “Il Sole 24 Ore” (Italy 2011), “A Rush of Culture” (Italy 2011), “Max” (Italy 2010), “Panorama” (Italy 2010), “Inspire” (Slovakia 2009), “Arte Cineteca” (Italy 2009), “Velvet” (Italy 2008 and 2009), “Il Domani” (Italy 2008), “L’Espresso” (Italy 2007), XL (Italy 2007), Il Resto del Carlino” (Italy 2006), “Overview” (Italy 2006), “La Stampa” (Italy 2006).

Editorial work for fashion Magazines can be seen in “Velvet” (Italy 2008/2009), “Vogue Gioielli” (Italy 2006 to 2009) and artistic interpretations for campaigns such as “Levi’s” (2007 and 2011), “John Richmond” (2010 and 2011), “Stefanel” (2010) and “Duvetica” (2010).

ARTIST STATEMENT
Francesca Galliani is a queer visual artist, born in Italy, based in New York City. From their beginnings in analogue photography, Galliani has centered manual processes — early on cutting and collaging negatives, manually rendering toners after printing. Galliani has been photographing transgender people since the 1990’s. Their creative formal breadth includes expansive subject matter, from nudes, to portraits of different cities and cultures. More recently, in response to the pandemic, their process shifted to a personal, diaristic practice in their Book series, painting and drawing directly on found art history books, often in Italian, their native language. Manual processes, interventions, or interactions with a previous image continues as some pages are selected, scanned, printed large scale and then painted and drawn on anew. Political slogans emerge alongside a more personal private worldview of alluring desire, and the uncertainties of gender and sexuality in precarious times. Featured alongside such disparate provocative figures as Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Marina Abramovic, Galliani has exhibited extensively internationally in biennials, galleries, museums.