BIO
Irene è un'artista professionista nata a Siena ne 1982. Autodidatta, la sua pittura è influenzata principalmente dalla cultura pop e dall'estetica kitsch. Il suo stile figurativo, con personaggi dalle guance rosse immersi in contesti surreali dai colori saturi, ha recentemente avuto l'attenzione di collezionisti e galleristi internazionali. Nel 2018, Irene è stata invitata in Messico, a Ciudad Nezahualcòyotl, per la sua prima personale fuori Italia. nello stesso anno, è stata tra i vincitori del Gallery Award, premio riservato ai migliori finalisti nel'International artists Grand Prize istituito nell'ambito della fiera d'arte taiwanese ART Revolution Taipei. Il suo lavoro è stato esposto in Italia, Regno Unito, Messico, Cina, Taiwan, Russia, USA e Austria, ed è presente in collezioni private in tutto il mondo.
ENG
Irene is a full time professional artist born in Siena, Italy, the 14th of August 1982. Self taught painter, she developed her skills during years of experimentation. Her collectable and immediately recognizable style of narrative portraiture, with rosy cheeks characters heavily influenced by pop culture and kitsch, recently caught the attention of international collectors and galleries. In 2018, Irene was invited in Ciudad Nezahualcòyotl, Mexico, for her first solo exhibition outside Italy. On the same year, she was one of the winner of the Gallery Awards for being among the “excellence finalists” of ART Revolution Taipei International artists Grand Prize Competition, and was awarded with the invitation to show her paintings at the International Artists Salon at ART Revolution Taipei 2019. Her work has been exhibited in Italy, UK, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Russia, USA and Austria and features in public and private collections all over the world.
PREMI - AWARDS:
2018
ART Revolution Taipei Gallery Award as one of the “excellence finalists” of the International artists Grand Prize competition.
MOSTRE PRINCIPALI - MAIN EXHIBITIONS:
2021
The Other Art Fair - Virtual edition
8-29 November 2021
https://www.theotherartfair.com/global-virtual-edition/
2019 - 2021
The world of Frida - travelling collective show across the US, represented by Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
(from July 2019 - dates TBA)
2019
Encounters - collective show
D Contemporary gallery, London, UK
(16th -22th May)
ART Revolution Taipei International artists salon – Invited artist
Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
(26th - 29th April)
Talented Art Fair
Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
(1-3 March)
Elevate – Duff & Phelps takeover
ArtCan collective show
The Shard, London
(6 February – 26 April)
2018
Heart Mirror Reading Club Literature ans Art show by Artplu Gallery and Jiangsu TV
9th December, Picturesque Hotel, Wuxi, China
I am a woman and this is my legacy - collective show
04-19th October 2018, Laura I. Gallery, London, UK
Vienna Calling – ArtCan collective show
11th -22th September, Gallery Atelier Coolpool, Vienna, Austria
The world of Frida – collective show
July 8th . September 16th , Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek (CA), USA
Art voyage in Wales 2018 – collective show
May-July 2018, The Hafren, Newtown, Powys, UK
ART Revolution Taipei – International art fair
17th - 21th May, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Persona– Solo show
15th - 24th March, Centro Pluricultural, Ciudad Nezahualcòyotl, Mexico
Alter ego - International art exhibition – Group show
27th February - 16th March, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia
Piccolo formato – Group show
25th December 2017 - 7th January 2018, Mega Art Gallery, Corchiano (VT), Italy
2017
Codes of faith – Group show
7th - 20th December, Laura I Gallery, London, UK
Shenzhen International Art Fair – International art fair
25th-28th November, Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center , Shenzhen, China
Tutti i colori di Mega Art – Group show
28th October - 28th November, Mega Art Gallery, Corchiano (VT), Italy
Sentieri di emozioni – Group show
28th-29th October, St. Anthony Cloister, Monticiano (SI), Italy
Now, that's what I call art! - Group show
7th - 23th September, Laura I Gallery, London, UK
FLUX Exhibition – Group show
12th-16th July 2017, The Chelsea College of Art, London, UK
Art Nanjing 2017 – International art fair
19th -23th May 2017, Nanjing, China
2016
Pretty little things – Group show
1-23 December, Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans, UK
Anastasia Russa, Victoria Wolny, Irene Raspollini – Group show
12th August - 30th September, Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans, UK
2015
December show – Group show
1th-23th December, Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans, UK
"Nude or fully clothed", Group show
14th-26th July, Nude Tin Can Gallery, St Albans, UK
2014
"198 Rue Saint Jacques", Group show
13th September, Casa Là Farm Gallery Paris, Paris, France
"Innesti", Solo show
08th - 30th June, Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI) Italy
"La retroguardia senese - The Sienese rearguard", Group show
05th April-17th May, Casa Là Farm Gallery, Scalvaia (SI), Italy
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