
Donatella Izzo (1979) lives and works in Milan. She attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, where her interest immediately focused on photography, though often combined with painted interventions. Upon graduating from the Academy, she won numerous painting awards, starting with her first group exhibition at Salon 1° at the Museo della Permanente in Milan, followed by the Morlotti Prize in 2007 and the Parati Prize in 2009. Her technique stands out for its balance and the seamless coexistence of painting and photography. Her first solo exhibition was held at Galleria Obraz in Milan in 2007.
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Over the years, the artist moved away from direct painting on prints and refined her method with an equally original approach, incorporating painting, cuts, abrasions, and collage into the final photographic image. This evolution culminated in the 2017 project "No-Portrait," the anti-portrait. The final result is a reproducible photograph that captures the allure and nuances of various techniques.
Simultaneously, Izzo developed a purer photographic approach with her project "The Dreamers," which brought her to international exhibitions in London (2011), Madrid (2014), Barcelona (2014), and Rzeszów, Poland (2014), in addition to numerous exhibitions throughout Italy from 2011 to the present.
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In 2020, "The Dreamers" was selected and funded by Fondazione Cariplo for a solo exhibition at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan.
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In 2024, Izzo premiered her new installation project, “Mother Stone,” dedicated to Muslim women in Europe, as part of her solo exhibition “Milestone” at the DAV (Visual Arts Department) in Soresina. The exhibition retraced the last decade of her career.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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Milestone - Delle Anime e dei Corpi (Of Souls and Bodies)
Curated by di F. Mutti
Soresina - DAV (Dipartimento Arti Visive) - 2024
The Dreamers - Sognatori nel Tempo dell'abbandono
curated by di M. Galbiati
Milan - Vento & Associati - Fabbrica del Vapore - 2020
With contribute of Cariplo Fundation e Comune di Milano
Family Tree - Le radici oscure dell'Identità (The Dark roots of Identity)
curated by di F. Mutti
Pietrasanta - Galleria LABottega - 2017
The Dreamers
Rzeszòw (PL)- Galeria Fotografi Miasta - 2014
The Dreamers
Barcelona - Akashi Gallery - 2014
The Dreamers
Madrid - Espacio 8 - 2014
The Dreamers
Milan - Galleria De Magistris - 2013
Donatella Izzo & Arash Radpour
London - Beauchamp Club - 2011
Trasfigurazioni (Transfigurations)
curated by di M. Di Marzio
Milan - Galleria Obraz - 2007
Sete (Thirst)
Prato - Galleria Lato - 2007
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (selected)
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BECAUSE YOU ARE A WOMAN
MIA ART FAIR MILANO 2024
Tallulah Art Studio
PREMIO ARTE
Museo Della Permanente 2023
Milano
ETERNALITY PRE-RAPHAELITE
Von Buren Contemporary 2022
Roma
FOUR STORIES: THE HUMAN VOICE
MIA ART FAIR MILANO 2022
Tallulah Art Studio
NEW WORLD ORDER EXHIBITION
Venice Factory
Venezia
CLUSTER
MIA ART FAIR MILANO 2021
Tallulah Art Studio
PLAYTILES- THE INSTANT
Curated by P. Madau e R. Farinotti
Isorropia Home Gallery 2021
I AM
WOPART - Collateral Event 2019
Lugano - Tallulah Art Studio
Arcus Pride art
Milano - Clifford Change, 2019
La stanza in cui mi piace stare solo
curated by A. D'Amico
Domossola - Palazzo Silva - 2019
Other Identity
curated by F. Arena
Genova - Primo Piano di Palazzo Grillo - 2019
No Face
curated by A.Tricoli
Lana (Bz)) - Kunsthalle Euro Center - 2018
Urban Hub Collective
Milano - Fabbrica del Vapore - 2015
CUBE
Galleria 33
Pietrasanta - 2015
White Cube 33
curated by T. Tommei e F.Mutti
Arezzo - Galleria 33 - 2015
COL·LECTIVA
Barcellona - EspaiB - 2014
PRIME - Not place but vision
Milano - Tallulah Studio Art - 2014
NEW CONTEMPORARY
Milano - Galleria San Carlo - 2014
Digital Show Art Now
New York - Angel Orensanz Foundation - 2013
Premio Basi per l'Arte Contemporanea
Grosseto - 2012
AAF Milano
con Galleria San Carlo New Contemporary
Milano - 2011
Rinascita per Paolo
Milano - Museo della Permanente - 2008
Tutti siamo stati bambini
curated by P. Addis e J.Ceresoli
Bari - Fortino di Sant'Antonio - 2008
Lo Stato dell'arte
Milano - Galleria Obraz- 2008
Pause Figurative
curated by Uros Gorgone e L. Di Falco
Roma - b>gallery, 2007
Ionization
Milano - Galleria Obraz- 2007
"Senza Titolo"
Milano - Galleria Obraz- 2007
Parati Prize for Painting
Finalists Show
Vittuone (Mi) - 2007
Morlotti Prize for Painting
Finalists show
Imbersago (Lecco) - 2007
Marco Grassi e Donatella Izzo
Lecce - Riva Arte contemporanea - 2007
National Price for city of Novara
Finalists show
Novara - Museo Civico del Broletto - 2006
Take Five
curated by Cecilia Antolini, Chiara Canali, Stefano Castelli, Luca Doninelli, Alessandro Trabucco
Milano - Galleria Obraz Milano - 2006
AWARDS & NOMANTIONS
"Parati Prize for Painting" - 2009
"XI° Nation City of Novara Prize for Painting" - 2007
"Luigina Manfretti Prize for Painting" - 2006
"Brera Materializzazioni Prize" – 2006
"Regional Prize of incision – Museo D’Arte Moderna" Gallarate - 1996
"Art Gallery Prize" - 2013
"Celeste Prize" - 2012
"Basi Prize" - 2012
"Morlotti Prize" - 2007
"Celeste Prize" - 2006


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Fondazione Fabbrica del Vapore - Milan
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Comune of Novara
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Museo Comunale di arte moderna e della fotografia Senigallia;
Comune di Vittuone