VALERIA CODARA

Born in Bergamo, ITALY 1981

Education

Academy of Fine Art “Carrara” of Bergamo – (Bergamo, Italy)

2006 | Degree in Sociology at the University of Milano Bicocca, Milan (Italy)

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Workshops

November 2017 | Potrica 2 – publishing seminar by Academy of Fine Arts “Carrara” of Bergamo and conducted the Center of Extraordinary Reception (CAS) of Vedeseta for refugees Bergamo (Italy)

September 2015 | Codice Italia Academy, workshop by Italian Paviilon of Venice Art Biennale by Davide Ferrario (film director), VEGA Science and Technology Park of Venice, Marghera, Venice (Italy)

August 2013 | SALZBURG INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (Salzburg, Austria) Principal subjects: “Art Util” the new art movement founded by the Cuban artist Tania Bruguera, teacher of the course

June 2013 | Workshop Creative Camp Lombardia, a project promoted by Lombardia R egion, in collaboration with Politecnico of Milano to create a design product (fashion field) in Milan and Como (Italy)

May 2011 | Workshop “Milan and Beyond – youthful creativity to new urban ecologies” organized by Connecting Cultures and conducted by the artist Claudia Losi, Milan (Italy)

July 2010 | Laboratory of improvisation (dance) and composition for video-maker by Ariella Vidach and Benjamin Borghi, at the “Fabbrica del Vapore” in Milan (Italy)

May 2010 | Workshop – Making Art, Creativity and Design in Contemporary Photography conducted by Silvia Camporesi and organized by MiCamera, Milan (Italy)

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Residences and Simposia

November 2019 | ArtDate, Contemporary Art Festival, Bergamo, (Italy)

October 2018 | Nature is the art, we are part of, Tsukuba International Open-Air Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tsukuba, (Japan)

September 2017 | Global Nomadic Art Project – Underground, (France)

July 2017 | Global Nomadic Art Project – Rural Stage, Bulgaria, Romania, (Hungary)

August 2016 | “International Symposium – Form”, by Art Institution Trevnenska, Tryavna, (Bulgaria)

June 2015 | YATOO International Residence Program – Korea by Yatoo, (Korea)

August 2014 | INTERNATIONAL FOREST ART PATH – “Art Biotope” by International Waldkunst Zentrum for in Darmstadt, (Germany).

September 2013 | MANUFATTU IN SITU #7 “ on Nature and Society” by Viaindustriae Association of Foligno (Italy), with the participation of WHAT, HOW & FOR WHOM an artistic group from Zagabria, like visiting Professor, Foligno (Italy).

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Group Exhibitions

From April 2018 – until April 2019 | 25×12+ONE – collective action every 25th day of month for a whole year – by the Koinè Group. Interventions jet realized in Mezzago, Bellusco, Carnate, Bernareggio, Riace, (Italy)

March 2018 | PAGES by the Municipality of Vimercate, a project realized for the MUST – Museum of the territory of Vimercate – in collaboration with Simona Bartolena Civic Library of Vimercate, Milan, (Italy)

January 2018 | MEMORY18 by the Koinè Group | contemporary art in Colà, Milan (Italy)

April 2017 | NATURA PACIS by the Koinè Group | contemporary art Monastery of Mercy, Missaglia, Lecco (Italy)

January 2017 | MEMORY17 by the Koinè Group | contemporary art Spazio Radice 33 of Lissone, Milan (Italy)

October 2016 | BEAUTY RESTS organized by Binario 7 and Heart Cultural Association of Vimercate, Monza (Italy)

Novembre 2015 | FARE ARTE.FIBER ART – Contemporary art for Valle d’Aosta, Castle Gamba of Châtillon, Aosta (Italy)

June 2015 | 21 Donne , Palazzo Frizzoni, by Academy of Fine Arts Carrara of Bergamo, Bergamo, (Italy)

April 2015 | DECIPHER THE WAR by Academy of Fine Arts Carrara of Bergamo and Bergamo History Foundation, at Historical Museum of Bergamo, (Italy)

March 2015 | SHAPES AND COLOURS – Looking women through art, at MUST Museum, Vimercate (Italy)

July 2013 | TEXTILEART DESIGN by “Galleria Fiber Art and…” , Gressoney St.Jean, Aosta (Italy)

November 2012 | Festival “in Necessita Virtù ” by Theater Company Brincadera, Bergamo (Italy)

Festival Mitici 2 | by Fondazione Milano, OCA – Officine Creative Ansaldo, Milan (Italy)

October 2012 | MiTiCi in Bloom by Fondazione Milano at Bloom Monza (Italy)

August 2012 | “The Place of Heart” by FAI Gressoney, Aosta (Italy)

May 2012 | COLOURS (WHITE) by Simona Bartolena at the Art gallery “Space Heart”, Vimercate (Italy)

May 2012 | Collective Exhibition MIO organized by Connecting Cultures at TRIENNALE MUSEUM OF MILANO, (Italy)

March 2012 | MITiCi at Area Metropolis 2.0 by Fondazione Cineteca Italiana e della Fondazione Milano, Paderno Dugnano, (Italy)

December 2011 | Festival MiTiCi “Milano Talenti Creativi” organized by Fondazione Milano e Scuola Civica of PAOLO GRASSI, Milan (Italy)

September 2011 | “Milan and Beyond” by Connecting Cultures, at Art -Kitchen Superground, Milano (Italy)

May 2011 | “Metti una sera in Barona” by Connecting Cultures, Milano (Italy)

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Solo Exhibitions

November 2012 | Couple of T – photo exhibition, La Locomotiva, Vimercate (MB)

Marzo 2012 | Violenza cheta, “Marzo Donna 2012” by delleAli Association and Municipality of Vimercate, Villa Sottocasa, Vimercate, Monza and Brianza (Italy)

Giugno 2011 | Violenza cheta, by Fermento Culturale Association and Lunanuova Association, Castello di Solza, (Italy)

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