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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

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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

© Donatella Izzo - All rights reserved. 

P.IVA: 10034360965

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