Born in Florence in 1960
From 1995 to 2008 lives and works in San Salvador,
El Salvador, Central America
From 2008 lives and works in Florence, Italy
EDUCATION AND FORMAL SEMINARS
MA Visual Art and Curatorial Studies NABA, 2017/2019 Milano (Italy)
BA Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Italy 2014/17, Firenze (Italy)
European Foundation of Drawing, Valerio Adami, La Fecondità del Cancellare
2011,
Meina, Lago Maggiore (Italy)
Domus Academy, Artexperience Modelmania seminar Arte e Architettura
Directed by Olafur Eliasson 2005 Venice (Italy)
Art Studies under Academy Sculptor: Santiago Planella 1992/93, Firenze (Italy)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Finalmente Niente (2021 /22)
Villa Rospigliosi - Prato
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Open Studio (A Step) Out Of Me (2019)
Corte Genova, Prato (Italy)
INFRA (2018)
Galleria Die Mauer, Prato (Italy)
Esercizi di Elasticità (2018) b-personal with Jiang Wanyi
Fundacion Felicia Fùster, Barcelona (Spain)
Disegni d’Azzardo (2015) AMACI, Associazione dei Musei d’Arte
Contemporanea Italiani, 11°Giornata del Contemporaneo 2015,
Open Studio with Irene Lupi.
Campi Integrati (2014) Armazem 7, Centro Cultural, Lisboa, (Portugal)
Binari (2013) Arte nel Chianti, Land Art, Montespertoli, Firenze (Italy)
Altalena-Swing-Columpio (2010/11) Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Marte de El Salvador, San Salvador (El Salvador) and
Galería Arte La Fábrica, Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala) (2011)
Cristina Gozzini to Civica Pinacoteca Amedeo Modigliani (2008)
Civica Pinacoteca Amedeo Modigliani Follonica, Grosseto (Italy)
Diagrama (2007) Intervention site specific, Centro Cultural de España,
San Salvador (El Salvador)
Túnel Transparente (2006) Centro Cultural de España, Ciudad
de Guatemala (Guatemala)
From-To (2006) b-personal with Patrizia Gozzini, Associazione Culturale Grafio,
Prato (Italy) and La Barbagianna, Una casa per l'arte contemporanea,
Pontassieve (Italy)
Arcipelaghi (2005) Associazione Culturale Grafio, Prato (Italy)
and Gallery Vera Pietra Serena, Florence (Italy)
Túnel Transparente (2004) Selección del Programa Intervenciones
Museo de Arte MARTE de El Salvador, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Frágiles de Ubicación Específica (2004) Centro Cultural de España,
San Salvador (El Salvador)
Dios Unión Libertad (2004) Urban Intervention - Arte en contexto, PNUD,
San Salvador (El Salvador)
Six-pack (2003) Caja Lúdica, Centro Cultural Metropolitano,
Antiguo Palacio de Correo, Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Homopack (2003) Gallery Vera Pietra Serena, Florence (Italy)
Untitled - (Six Pack II) (2003-04) UCA: Universidad Centroamericana
José Simeón Cañas, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Penetrando Palabras (2002) Intervention site specific, Librería Punto
Literario, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Esperimenti di Instabilità (2002) Libreria Focardi 1930, Florence (Italy)
ITINERARIO depósito psicografico (2002) Gallery Vila Nova Fine Art,
San Salvador (El Salvador)
LEVIS: levedad, psicologia del sonador comunicación del invisible
(1999) Gallery Vila Nova Fine Art, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Secuencia: volar para descubrir los ojos del mar (1996)
Gallery El Labirinto, San Salvador (El Salvador)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
THE FUTURE WE SPEAK (2023)
The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center,
Le Galleries, NY with the project: Lingue Sciolte
Cristina Gozzini / Mario Nicolás Ramirez / Rebeca Pak / Tianrou Wu.
Curated by Eugenia Delfini.
Project supported by the Italian Council (11th edition, 2022)
Enactment (2022) Micro- Residency Artists
In Un Gesto Sta Il Mondo, Cristina Gozzini & Jiang Wanyi
Art Space, Phoenix Creative International Art Zone, Hangzhou, Cina.
100X100 Libri d’artista, BAMMM! (2022) Books & Art, Museo Marino Marini, Firenze;
100X100 Libri d’artista, Sincresis, Chiostro Sant’Agostino, Pietrasanta, Lucca;
100X100 Libri d’artista, Sincresis Spazio D’Arte, Empoli, FI
Dynamo Art Factory (2020)San Marcello Pistoiese, Limestre, Pistoia
La migraciòn, el nacionalismo y la identidad (2020) Centro de Arte FOG,
Fundaciòn Ortiz Gurdiàn/Banpro Managua, Nicaragua
Lingue Sciolte (2019) Cristina Gozzini/Mario Nicolás Ramirez/Rebeca
Pak/Tianrou Wu, Archive kabinett.org, WRITING SELF WRITING NATION:
The performativity of the Book, Standard, Milano, Italy
(E)merging Voices. Counter-Narratives of Post-Colonial and Feminist Display, 2019
Careof, Milão, Itály
(Permalink - Site)
Errore di Calcolo, Un dialogo tra Europa e America Latina (2019)
Rehearsal Project Space, Milano (Italy)
CATENA UMANA (2019) Video Project Selection during, Intichuma
Ceremony to Francis Alys Fondazione MAXXI, Roma (Italy)
Vivencias: Legado (2016) Centro Cultural de Espana, San Salvador,
(El Salvador)
Start Point, Montedomini, (2016) Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Italy
The Shelf and Subjectivity in the Artist’s Book OFF the SHELF (2015)
London, Great Britain
Contemporary wine, art and sostenibility (2015) Palazzo Pretorio, Certaldo,
Firenze (Italy)
VALO ARTE 2014 Arte Mercado Obra Social (2014) Artista invitado
Museo de Arte Costarricense, San Jose (Costa Rica)
La Corrispondenza del Tutto (2014) La Barbagianna una Casa per l’Arte
Contemporanea, Pontassieve, Firenze (Italy)
SPRINT “I want to ride my bicycle” (2013) MOCA Montecatini, Pistoia (Italy)
Arte nel Chianti, (2013) Land Art Montespertoli, Firenze (Italy)
Land Art 2013 (2013/14) Grupo TEA Escultura Sala Nacional de Exposiciones,
Salarrué, San Salvador (El Salvador)
The Shelf and Subjectivity in the Artist’s Book OFF the SHELF: London
(2012)Great Britain
Temas Centrales 2 TEOR/éTica (2012) Seminar, talks and encounters.
(Central Subjects 2) 25 April–27 April 2012 Location: Museum of
Contemporary Art and Design, San José (Costa Rica)
VALO ARTE 2011 Arte Mercado Obra Social, (2011) Museo de Arte
de Costarricense, San Jose (Costa Rica)
De objecto a subjecto VII Festival Internacional de Escultura es Cultura
(2010) Sala nacional de Exposiciones Salarrué, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Luna e L'Altro (2009) Palazzo Panciatichi- Firenze, Palazzo Pretorio,
Certaldo, Morgana Edizioni, Florence (Italy)
Mai Dire Mao - servire il pop - (2007) Frassa Associati, Fiere di Parma,
Mercante in Fiera, Parma (Italy)
Revisiones (2007) Museo de arte Marte de El Salvador, San Salvador
(El Salvador)
IN-TANGIBLE (2003) Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo MADC,
San José (Costa Rica)
RESIDENCES
Enactment 2022, Micro- Residency Artists
In Un Gesto Sta Il Mondo, Cristina Gozzini & Jiang Wanyi
Art Space, Phoenix Creative International, Art Zone
Chuangyi Rd, Zhuantang, Xihu Disrtict, Hangzhou
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Finalmente Niente (2021 /22)
Villa Rospigliosi - Prato, Italy
Campi Integrati (2014)
Armazem 7, Centro Cultural, Lisboa, (Portugal)
SELECTED COLLABORATION
Ballade Nocturne (2009) di Gao Xingjian, Nobel prize in literature 2000,
set design, Milanesiana Theatrical Festival (Milan, Italy)
Regalandomi un silenzio (2005) Winner Prize: Premio Nazionale delle Arti 2005,
Costume design, coreografy Inspired to Francesca Woodman
artist’work, Ballet 90 (Rome, Italy)
Festival di Drammaturgia Contemporanea (1994) Costume design "Dionisia Festival”:
Gao Xingjan, Nobel prize in literature 2000 "Au bord de la vie" (Veroli, Italy)
“Stanno tutti bene” (1992) Film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore,
set designer assistant (Florence, Italy)
ART BOOK PUBLICATION
Artist Book, (A Step) Out Of Me indagini e progetti attorno all’ecosofia, (2022)
Esercizi di Elasticità, Cristina Gozzini and Jiang Wanyi (2017)
Cristina Gozzini Altalena Swing Columpio Edizioni Morgana, Florence, Italy,(2010)
Cristina Gozzini, Civica Pinacoteca Amedeo Modigliani, (2008) Follonica, Italy
Geografie, Edizione Casiraghy Pulcinoelefante, Osnago, Italy, 2010
PRIZES
Prize: V Bienal de Artes Visuales del Istmo Centroamericano, Museo Marte
El Salvador (2006) Judges: Paulo Herkenhoff, Director of Museo Nacional
de Bellas Artes Rio de Janeiro, responsable XXIV Bienal de Sao Paulo,
(Brasil); Alana Lockward, author associated ARTE CONTEXTO, Madrid
(Repubblica Domenicana); Santiago B. Olmo critic and indipendent spanish
curator XXIV Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brasil (Spain).
First Selection: Programa Intervenciones Museo de Arte MARTE de El
Salvador (2004-05) Tunnel Trasparente (San Salvador, El Salvador)
First Sculpture Prize: Sculptur Contest: Armas ni de juguete, United
Nations Development Program, PNUD, Tin Marin, Museo de los Niños
(2003) Project in collaboration with the sculptor, Beatriz Deleon,
Sculpture Contest (San Salvador, El Salvador)
Reconocimiento: en el Marco del Programa Departamento del Centro
Historico, Municipalidad de Guatemala, (2003) “Como un Six Pack”
(Guatemala de la Asunciòn)
WORKSHOP AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES
From 2010, Gonzaga University of Florence: Course: Sculpture Material
and Design I/II
From 2014, Gonzaga University of Florence: Course: Figure Drawing
2014 Course: Painting
Dynamo Art Factory (2020) San Marcello Pistoiese, Limestre, Pistoia
Sumi-e (August 2017) Casa d’espiritualitat Zen, Sant Felipe Neri, Barcelona
(Spain)
De Nuestras Luces y Sombras (November 2015)
Una visión interior desde el arte y la meditación
Centre de Cultura Sa Nostra, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Una Educacion Transformadora; Art Wabi-Sabi i Interioritat (january 2015)
Casa d’espiritualitat Zen, Sant Felipe Neri, Barcelona (Spain)
Una Educacion Transformadora; Arte y Espiritualidad (march 2014)
Casa d ́espiritualitat Zen, Sant Felip Neri, Barcelona (Spain)
Extensión del dibujo, (Dec.2011- Jan.2012)
Workshop with local young artists and at risk youth at Centro Cultural de
España.
Workshop with high school students at Liceo Artistico of Grosseto,
Cristina Gozzini to Civica Pinacoteca Amedeo Modigliani, (April- May2008)
Follonica (Italy)
Workshop with UCA University students, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Untitled – (Six Pack II) (Dec.2003- Jan.2004)
Six Pack (March. April. 2003)
Workshop with risk youth at Centro Cultural Metropolitano Departamento
Centro Historico, Municipalidad de Guatemala, Guatemala City (Guatemala)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Luca Sposato: Juliet Art Magazine 2022.
Mattia Lapperier: Indipendent curator , Espoarte, 2021.
Chiara Lupi: Indipendent curator, Finalmente Niente 2020.
Spela Zidar: Indipendent curator, Artext, 2020.
Alessandra Tempesti: indipendent curator, Artext, news, 2018.
Paola Bortolotti: Indipendent curator “Sprint”, Stampa Toscana, Arte e Critica 2013.
Luis Croquer: deputy director of Art and Education at the Henry Art Gallery,
Seattle: “Diagrama”, “Tunel”. 2007, “Fragile di Ubicazione Specifica” 2004,
“Tunel Transparent” 2004, and “Six Pack” 2003
Paulo Herkenhoff, Director of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Rio de Janeiro;
Alana Lockward, Santiago Olmo: critic and indipendent spanish curator
XXIV Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brasil (Spain): “V Bienal del Istmo
Centroamericano 2006”, El Salvador.
Emiliano Valdés: chief curator of MAMM, Medellin, Colombia, “Tunel”
Centro Cultural de España, Guatemala City 2006
Paola Ballerini: indipendent curator and critic of art “Arcipelaghi”
Grafio Associazione Culturale 2005, “From-To” Morgana Edizioni 2006,
“Altalena-Swing-Columpio” Morgana Edizioni 2010, Florence
Rosina Cazali: Critic and Indipendent Curator International, El Periodico
“Six Pack” 2003, Guatemala, La Cuerda, mirada feminista de la realidad 2002.
Rodolfo Molina: Indipendent curator, Artmedia 2006, El Salvador- Costa Rica
Mariangela Capuzzo, lead curator for the Miami office of ICArt; Walo Araujo,
General Director Panama Art Biennal; Maria Iovino Colombian curator,
Latin American art historian and critic: “V Bienal del Istmo Centroamericano 2006”,
El Salvador Maria A. Iovino: Colombian indipendent curator,
Latin American art historian and critic, Artmedia 2006, Costa Rica
PUBLIC COLLECTION
Civica Pinacoteca Amedeo Modigliani (2008), Follonica, Italy
Centro Cultural de España (2007), San Salvador, El Salvador
Museo Fundación Ortiz Gurdian (2006), Managua, Nicaragua
Museo Fundación Public Collection Telefonica (1999), San Salvador,
El Salvador
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