Biography

Gaia Adducchio is an Italian artist who lives and works in Rome. After studying directing at the National Film School in Prague (FAMU) and winning important awards for fiction and documentary works, she obtained two grants from MIBACT for the production of a documentary and the development of a feature film. In 2015 she won an artistic residency at the prestigious photography school CSF Adams in Rome and created her first analogue photographic project “Family Portraits” which debuted at Prague Photo 2016. Also in 2016, she obtained a special mention at the first Biennale of Modern Art in Perugia.
“Naked:#she”, her second photographic project was exhibited at Prague Photo 2017 and is among the projects exhibited during Emerging Talent 2018/19 and in February 2020 at the Salon Comparaisons in Paris. In July 2023 she was among the four contest winners of the collective exhibition YAG/garage ITALIA Lazio at the contemporary art gallery YAG/garage in Pescara.
Her third project “Étoiles” debuts at Prague Photo 2018. In February 2019 it was exhibited at Salon Comparaisons and in October 2019 at Salon d’Automne in Paris.
A selection from her fourth project “Polaroid Blooming” is part of Salon d’Automne in October 2021 and again in October 2022, in February 2022 it is part of Salon Comparaisons. In September 2022 she participated in a contemporary art group show “When in Rome” curated by Rodshir Dailë for Dailë Galerie at Soho House in Rome. Starting in December 2023 during Art Week Miami Beach and throughout the following year her works are exhibited at Betsy Hotel and Betsy Art Basel Exhibits curated by Lesley Goldwasser in collaboration with Artiste Culture by Sunaina Misra.
In February 2023 her project “Naked:#he” was displayed at the Salon Comparaisons in Paris.
Since 2019 she held several solo exhibitions both in Rome and abroad, among the most important being “Fin qui” curated by Luisa Briganti at Kromart Gallery (March 2019) and “Totem” curated by Beatrice Luzi at Art GAP Gallery (September 2019), both in Rome.
In November 2021 she was the guest of honor at Prague Photo 2021, with a solo exhibition curated by Luisa Briganti and Gabriele Agostini, artistic director Iva Nesvadbova.
In February 2022 her solo exhibition “Polaroid Blooming” curated by Beatrice Luzi was on display in the new spaces of the Art GAP Gallery in Rome.
In April 2023 she was granted the title Membre Sociétaire de la Société du Salon d’Automne (Society Member of the Salon D’Automne) by the board of directors of the Salon D’Automne in Paris, France.
From December 2023 until February 2024, her most recent photographic project “Acquatica” curated by Beatrice Luzi was hosted with a solo exhibition at the prestigious spaces of the Galleria Gallerati in Rome. In 2024 it’s respectively part of Salon d’Automne and Salon Comparaisons in Paris.

 

Recognitions, solo exhibitions, collectives, publications


Recognitions

  • April 2023 – she is given the title of Membre Sociétaire de la Société du Salon d’Automne (Corporate Member of Salon D’Automne) from the board of directors of the Salon D’Automne in Paris, France
    https://www.salon-automne.com/en/home/


Solo exhibitions

  • December 2023/February 2024 – the solo exhibition “Acquatica” curated by Beatrice Luzi is featured in the prestigious locations of Galleria Gallerati in Rome, Italy
    https://www.galleriagallerati.it/
    The catalog and promotional materials for the project and solo exhibition were produced thanks to the contribution of Unione Europea Esperti d’Arte Onlus. The exhibition catalog is edited by the publishing house Unione Europea Esperti d’Arte 
    https://www.espertiarte.it/
  • October/December 2022 – a new edition of the solo exhibition “Polaroid Blooming” curated by Beatrice Luzi, is shown at FdF AquAstyle in Rome, organizers Edmund Kurenia and Francesco De Fabiis
  • August/September 2022 – solo exhibition “Ritratti – Portraits” as part of “Segni: Festival della fotografia” in Capo di Ponte, Valcamonica curated by Graziano Filippini and Veronica Marioli
    http://www.segnifestivalfotografia.it/
  • February 2022 – solo exhibition “Polaroid Blooming” curated by Beatrice Luzi at Art G.A.P. Gallery, Rome, Italy
    http://www.artgap.it/
  • January/March 2022 – solo exhibition “Femminile Singolare: Ritratti di famiglia e altre storie” by Virgilio Patarini is shown at the Museo di Nadro in Ceto, Valcamonica, Italy
    www.zamenhofart.it
  • November 2021 – guest of honour at Prague Photo 2021, with a solo exhibition curated by Luisa Briganti and Gabriele Agostini, artistic director Iva Nesvadbova, Prague, Czech Republic
    https://www.praguefoto.cz/
  • November 2019 – solo exhibition for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women at the Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica dell’Università degli studi Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
    http://www.uniroma3.it/
  • September 2019 – solo exhibition “Totem” curated by Beatrice Luzi at Art G.A.P. Gallery, Rome, Italy
    http://www.artgap.it/
  • March 2019 – solo exhibition “Fin qui” curated by Luisa Briganti at Kromart Gallery, Rome, Italy
    kromart.it

 

Collectives

Family Portraits

  • March 2023 – it’s part of the collective exhibition “Reminiscence” at AIFACS – All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society in New Delhi for the curatorship of Smita Biswas and Luna Arts
    https://www.lunaarts.in
  • December 2021 – it’s part of the collective “Femminile Singolare” at Vi.P. Gallery Valcamonica di Niardo, curated by Virgilio Patarini
    zamenhofart.it/femminile-singolare
  • September/October 2021 – it’s part of the collective “Kaos antitesi del silenzio; forma, spazio, tempo” by Kaos 48, Fabrizio Scomparin, Stefano Nasti and Paola Cimmino
    https://www.kaos48.com/
  • December 2020 – is part of the collective exhibition “Out of Body” on the virtual platform Stoa Collective 
    https://stoacollective.org/
  • December 2020 – is selected as part of the online exhibition “Identity” at the Pepney Gallery, Cavan, Ireland
    http://www.pepneygallery.com/
  • February 2019 – “Expo Photo 2019 – Italy: taste of beauty”” at the Museo di Sant ’Eulalia in Cagliari, Italy 
    expophoto.it
  • October/November 2017 – participates to the traveling exhibition “ExpoPhoto 2017 – Italy: taste of Beauty” for the promotion of Italian photography in the world, Rome, Lishui (China), Naples and Milan
    expophoto.it
  • September 2017 – participates to the collective exhibition “Portraits without faces” organized by Ph21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary
    http://www.ph21gallery.com
  • August 2017 – participates to the cultural kermes “Castello di C’Arte” in Montelibretti, Italy
    https://www.facebook.com/castellodicarte2012/
  • April 2017 – participates to the collective exhibition “Woman’s essence” organized by Musa International Art Space in Espace Commines, Paris, France
    https://www.musaartspace.it/
  • January 2017 – TAG – Tevere Art Gallery a Rome, Italy
    http://www.tevereartgallery.net/
  • October 2016 – wins a special mention during her participation to the first Biennale di Arte Moderna di Perugia, Italy
    http://www.biennalecittadiperugia.it/it/
  • April 2016 – international debut at the Prague Photo 2016, Czech Republic
    https://www.praguefoto.cz/

 

Naked:#she

 

Ètoiles


Polaroid Blooming

  • December 2023/November 2024 – it’s shown at Betsy Hotel and Betsy Art Basel Exhibits for the curatorship of Lesley Goldwasser in collaboration with Artiste Culture by Sunaina Misra
    https://www.thebetsyhotel.com/
  • March 2023 – it’s exhibiting at Étienne De Causans Gallery in Paris for the collective exhibition “Digital is my Art” curated by Isabelle Schmitt
    http://isphoto.fr
  • October 2022 – is shown at Salon d’Automne in Paris, France
    https://www.salon-automne.com/en/home/
  • September 2022 –  is part of the contemporary art collective “When in Rome” curated by Rodshir Dailë for Dailë Galerie at the Rome Soho House
    https://www.sohohouse.com/it/
  • February 2022 – is shown at the Grand Palais Ephémère, Ecole Militaire -Tour Eiffel in Paris during the Salon Comparaisons exhibition, France
    https://comparaisons.org/
  • October 2021 – is shown at Salon d’Automne in Paris, France
    https://www.salon-automne.com/en/home/
  • January/April 2021 – it’s one of the 4 authors being part of the virtual collective “New Surrealism” at Dailë Galerie, curated by Adila Ben and Rodshir Dailë
    https://www.dailegalerie.com/
  • December 2020 – gains a Merit Award during the “Painting & Photography” art exhibition at the Art Room Gallery, a contemporary online art gallery based in Berlin
    artroomgalleryonline.com
  • October 2020 – it’s one of the 4 authors being part of the virtual exhibition “restART” organized by Kaos 48 in Naples, curated by Fabrizio Scomparin, Stefano Nasti and Paola Cimmino
    https://www.kaos48.com/
  • October 2020 – is part of the virtual edition of Salon d’Automne in Paris, which has physically been cancelled due to Covid 19 restrictions
    https://www.salon-automne.com/en/home/
  • May 2019 – international debut at the Prague Photo 2019, Czech Republic
    https://www.praguefoto.cz/

 

Naked:#he

 

Acquatica

  • October 2024 – is shown at Salon d’Automne in Paris, France
    https://www.salon-automne.com/en/home/
  • May 2024 – it’s shown at the “Festa dell’ Arte di Monteverde – 10 anni del teatri di Villa Pamphilj” curated by Federico Raponi, Rome, Italy
  • April 2024 – it’s exhibited by Carlo Gallerati at the Momart Gallery in Matera (in Italy) with the collective “Habitat” curated by Simona Spinella
    https://www.galleriagallerati.it/
  • February 2024 – is shown at the Grand Palais Ephémère, Ecole Militaire -Tour Eiffel in Paris during the Salon Comparaisons exhibition, France
    https://comparaisons.org/
  • February  2024 – it’s exhibiting at Étienne De Causans Gallery in Paris for the collective exhibition “Digital is my Art – 2nd edition” curated by Isabelle Schmitt
    http://isphoto.fr
  • January 2024 – is shown at Salon d’Automne in Paris, France
    https://www.salon-automne.com/en/home/


Publications