Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023

Pasadena Showcase for the Arts & Design, Pasadena, CA

2021

We’re On a Road of Nowhere Slipstream Gallery/18SAC, Santa Monica CA 

2017/2018

Home, Memories and Routes Conversation Gallery at SMAS, Santa Monica CA

2017

SMARTists  Multi-screened video installation,  Santa Monica Art Studios 

Walking ARTists site-specific installation during Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair (ALAC) and More Art Here, Santa Monica Airport

2016

Breathing  Gallery 825, Los Angeles

Element Earth  The Loft at Liz's Gallery, project room, curated by Linda Dzhema and Liz Gordon, Los Angeles

2015

UBM (2015-2017)  Los Angeles

VS Gallery 825,  Los Angeles

Rosso Veneziano a site-specific project @ David Eddington's garden. Venice Art Walk, Venice 

2014

The Nature of All Being Within Itself Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica 

Conversation Piece on Nature  Hangar Gallery Santa Monica 

2012

Natura Naturans  Il Moro, Los Angeles

2011

Walking ARTist  public art project during Venice Art Walk, Venice CA

2010

Arbres et Branches  French Market gallery 

2004

2004-2015 Santa Monica Art Studio Annual Opening

2003

Crossroads/Cross America Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles

2001

Presence of Absence Spazio Italia Gallery, curated by Giovanna Zamboni and Guido Fink @ IIC, Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles

1998

Special Project Opening Gallery, Rome, Italy

1996

FOCUS  Museo Laboratorio d'Arte Contemporanea Universita` La Sapienza, curated by Patrizia Mania, Rome, Italy

1993

Tridente Fotografia  Arco D'Alibert Gallery, Rome. Italy

Crossroads/Crossimages  video installation Random Gallery, Los Angeles

1988

Frammenti di viaggio  curated by Lorenza Trucchi, Al Ferro di Cavallo Gallery , Rome, Italy

1987

Studio d'artista Rome, Italy

1986

Action Castello Colonna, Genazzano, Italy

Vorpal Gallery New York

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025

Eyes Over The City / Occhi sulla Città, Curated by Cynthia Penna, Napoli Italy

LA CASA, Curated by Gianleonardo Latini, Villa Altieri, Palazzo della Cultura e della Memoria Storica, Roma, Italy

Unrooted, Curated by Cynthia Penna, Shatto Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2024

MAS ATTACK, TAM Torrance Art Museum, CA

Arte En La Naturaleza / Art in Nature IV, Curated by Marisa Caichiolo, Andrea Juan & Gabriel Penedo Diego, Museo De La Naturaleza de Cantabria, Spain

Legacy, Curated by Gabriella Esposito, Art Hotel Gran Paradiso, Sorrento, Italy

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk, Santa Monica CA

FRIEZE Art Fair Los Angeles @ Slipstream Gallery/ 18SAC. Santa Monica’s Airport

FRIEZE Exhibition @ Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica CA

2023

MEDI-TERRA-NEO, Fondazione Magis/ Rome Art Week, Roma Italy

5x5 Exhibition. Westmont Ridley-Tree Art Museum, Santa Barbara CA

Art at the Airport Open Studio, City of Santa Monica, 18 Street Art Center Santa Monica CA

FRIEZE Los Angeles Santa Monica Airport, Slipstream Gallery/18SAC, Santa Monica CA

2022

BRAND 50, 50th Annual National Exhibition of Works on Paper, Curated by Shannon Currie Holmes, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale CA

2021/2022

OPEN STUDIO GALLERY, Ostuni, Italy

2021

THE COLORS WITHIN, P Fine Art, Atlanta GA

CROSSROADS, CROSSING, CONVERGENCES, Curated by Fatemeh Burnes, Tufenkian Fine Arts, Glendale CA

NEW LIFE - rediscovered, Curated by Wonsil Kim, Gallery Western, Los Angeles CA

2020

BUILDING NETWORKS OF EMPATHY, Curated by Frida Cano, 18 Street Art Center Santa Monica CA

RAW Rome Art Week, Rome, Italy

TRANSITION / TARFEST Launch LA Gallery, curated by Holly Jerger / Los Angeles CA

FACING DARKNESS, 18 Street Art Center Santa Monica CA

DE-FENCE ART (Art in the Time of Isolation) DE-FENCE BLACK LIVES, outdoor exhibitions, organized and curated by Luigia Martelloni, Santa Monica Airport

Della RESILIENZA della SOPRAVVIVENZA, MACI Museo Arte Contemporanea curated by Alberto Vannetti, Cisternino Italy

CONFINAMIENTO, Building Bridge_ax Gallery, Curated by Marisa Caichiolo, Santa Monica CA

DRAWING CONNECTIONS, Curated by Frida Cano, 18SAC Airport Gallery, Santa Monica CA

2019

RAW Rome Art Week, 4th Edition, Rome, Italy

DIS-CLO-SURE in 46 shades, Fab Gallery Santa Monica

Ultrachrome Plus, curated by Carl Berg, Denk Gallery Los Angeles

Alive in the Universe, 58th International Art Exhibition VENICE BIENNALE, curated by Caroline Wiseman and David Baldry, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Venezia Italy

ETA Estimated Time of Arrival, curated by Kristin Zethren, Arena 1 Gallery during ALAC Arte Contemporary LA

2018

Plexus International / MACRO Asilo Rome, Italy

Between Two Seas / LA International, curated by Luigia Martelloni, Arena 1 Gallery Santa Monica CA

RAW Rome Art Week 2018 / Rome, Italy

Between Two Seas, Southern California meets Southern Italy, curated by Luigia Martelloni, MAAAC Museum Cisternino Italy

SuperGirls (supporting the dreams of girls and women in the arts) Mary Baldwin Gallery Los Angeles

Italianita` IAMLA / curated by Marianna Gatto / Italian American Museum Los Angeles

Points of Departure / Sea of Promises, Curated by Maurizzio Hector Pineda, Arena 1 Gallery / a collateral exhibition with Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair

2017

L'Applicazione Dell'Arte MAAAC /Museum Contemporary Art, Cisternino, Apulia/Italy

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk

2016

Holiday Art Show  Groundspace Project, Los Angeles 

Final Mas Attack  Torrance Art Museum, Torrance  

Art & Home  Room & Board, Culver City 

Topological Skew  curated by John O'Brien, Sam Francis GallerySanta Monica 

Material Matters  curated by Sherry Frumkin, Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica  

2015

UTA United Talent Agency Art Gallery, Art Auction and cocktail reception benefit for ICEF Public Schools, organized by Don Cheadle, Bridgid Coulter, Jeremy Barber. Beverly Hills CA

EgoSuperEgoAlterEgo  MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy

Conflictus  curated by Alberto Vannetti, MAAAC Museo Arte e Area Archeologica di Cisternino, Puglia, Italy 

MaSk Attack  curated by Max Presneill, Temporary Contemporary, Los Angeles 

My Roots can Hear the Leaves Grow  Montoro 12 Gallery, Rome, Italy  

Art & Home  Room & Board, Culver City 

An Odyssey: 10 Years of the Torrance Art Museum, TAM Torrance 

LAAA Benefit Auction Gallery 825, Los Angeles 

Realities and Concept  MOPLA 2015 Month of Photography in Los Angeles 

Incognito,  Santa Monica Museum of Art. SM

2014

Mas Attack 7  Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica

Holiday Art Show, Groundspace Project Gallery, Los Angeles

SMAS 10th Anniversary Open Studios & Exhibition, Santa Monica Art Studios

 5x5  Westmont Museum – Santa Barbara 

MAS Attack 6  TAM Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles

Annual Benefit Auction Exhibition  LAAA 825 Gallery, Los Angeles 

Thanks for the Mammaries For Your Art Gallery Los Angeles 

Incognito 2014  Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica 

Open Call 2014 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park Los Angeles 

Fresh stART 2014  Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica 

Luminosity  The Loft at Liz's Gallery, Los Angeles 

Ten Artists Talk  Hangar Gallery Santa Monica. Critique by Peter Frank

2013

Artistic Uprising  Antioch University, Los Angeles 

In House  Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica 

Get Art 2013  Project Angel Food org, Siren Studio, Hollywood 

Incognito 2013  Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica 

Gleaming Apollo  Juried by Shula Narazarian, Gallery Owner & Director of Shulamit Gallery, Gallery 825, Los Angeles

LAAA's the 2012 -2013 Open Show  Juried by Rebecca Morse, Assoc. Curator MOCA, Los Angeles

2012

LAAA's Annual Benefit Auction  LAAA 825 Gallery, Los Angeles

Through The Eyes of Our Children Chai Lifeline West Coast, Los Angeles

Gem  Gallery 825 Los Angeles

Venice Art Walk  Google Building, Venice 

Tree  curated by Anna Dusi, ADC & Building Bridges Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica 

One Shot: The City  The Loft at Liz’s Gallery/MOPLA, Los Angeles 

Santa Monica Art Walk

Incognito 2012  Santa Monica Museum of Art

2011

5x5 An Invitational  Westmont Museum, Santa Barbara

Angels’ Night  Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles

Breaking in Two: Provocative Visions of Motherhood  A Pacific Standard Time exhibition, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica

Seeing through the Eyes of the Mona Lisa  curated by Yossi Govrin Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica

 Chain Letter  curated by Christian Cummings and Doug Harvey, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica

54th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale  IIC Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles 

54th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia  “Italian Pavillion in the World” Curated by Vittorio Sgarbi and Francesca Valente, Arsenale Padiglione Italia , Venezia

Art-House /Habitat For Humanity  Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica

Incognito 2011 curated by Elsa Longhauser and Lisa Melandri, Santa Monica Museum of Art

Create for Japan TAM – Torrance Art Museum 

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk Santa Monica Airport

2010

DKNY-SHFT  curated by Edie Kahula, Peter Glatzer, Adrian Grenier // Soho Art Gallery, New York 

Libro/Oggetto: Italian Artists’ Books, 1960s-Now  curated by Giovanna Zamboni and Randi Malkin Steinberg, Santa Monica Museum of Art

International Mail Art Show  Armory Center for the Art Curated by Jay Belloli Pasadena 

Signs of the Forest curated by Jean Clad Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica 

Shft  curated by Edie Kahula Pereira Continental Gallery, Art District Los Angeles, 

Incognito 2010  Santa Monica Museum of Art 

Airport Art Walk Santa Monica

15x15  ADC Contemporary Art Gallery, Los Angeles

2009

Incognito 2009  Santa Monica Museum of Art

Nature Calling  The Loft at Liz’s Gallery, Los Angeles

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk Santa Monica

Context  Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica

2008

Art Holiday Show  Trine Wejp-Olsen Studio, Santa Monica

Linear Motion  The Loft at Liz’s Gallery, Los Angeles

Euphoria  The Loft at Liz’s Gallery Los Angeles

Incognito  Santa Monica Museum of Art

Santa Monica Airport Art walk

Arena 1 Gallery Show  Santa Monica

In Context  Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica 

2007

Green-er* Sessions, Green Ambassadors Venice

DCA – Open Call LA 2007  Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles

Visioni Dell’Umanita` Pensieri in Moto Gallery, Rome, Italy

Venice Art Walk Exhibition Venice

Out of Context  Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica

Incognito 2007  Santa Monica Museum of Art at Bergamot Station

Art/House 2007  Gallery C Hermosa Beach, CA 

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk 

Visioni dell’ Umanita Linux Club. With the support of Amnesty International, City of Rome and the High Commission for Refugees 

2006

Focus on Photography  Venice Art Walk Exhibition Venice

2005

Intersection – An installation project, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

Angels’ Night 2005  Home of Ava and Chuck Fries Beverly Hills 

2004

Venice Art Walk Exhibition // Venice, CA 

2003 

Envisioning the Future  Interdisciplinary Project with Judy Chicago & Donald Woodman Cal Poly Pomona Art Colony, Downtown Center, Pomona 

Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea  2003 Porto Ercole, Italy

House of Hope  Beverly Hills Hotel

DCA gallery  Venice, CA 

Venice Art Walk Exhibition Venice

2002

Documenti In Mostra  Museo Di Roma In Trastevere, Rome, Italy

2001

Venice Art Walk Exhibition Venice

2000

200 Artists/ 2000 Millennium  BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica

1999

Moving Towards the Millennium  L.A. International, Watts Tower Center, Los Angeles, 

Before/Now  curated by Barbara Drucker Artworks Booksart Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica

1997

Artists for Opening  Temple Gallery Rome, Italy 

Rassegna Roma Arte  Galleria Comunale d’Arte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy

Europa Festival  curated by Alberto Pranzo, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles

1996

Ipotesi di Realtà  curated by Lucilla Meloni , Villaggio Globale Rome, Italy 

Artists for Opening  American Academy Rome, Italy

Italia 1970 - 1990, Ultime Generazioni XII Quadriennale Nazionale d'Arte di Roma, President & curator: Lorenza Trucchi, Palazzo Esposizioni and Termini Station, Rome, Italy

1995

FaxArt curated by Ludovico Pratesi Palazzo Esposizioni, Rome, Italy 

A.R.G.A.M  curated by Lorenza Trucchi, Egyptian Academy and Narciso Gallery, Rome, Italy

1994

Artist for Opening  The British School, Rome, Italy 

1993

Artisti della Galleria  Marco Rossi Lecce Gallery, Rome, Italy 

Roma Arte curated by Ludovico Pratesi Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro EUR

Depositi di Polvere  curated by Giuseppe Cannilla and L. Meloni, Antonella Melari Gallery and 2nd University of Rome, Italy

1992

French and Italian Artists  Salander O’Reilly Gallery, Beverly Hills CA 

Foregrounds and Distances -- European Art curated by Marco DiCapua, De’ Serpenti Gallery, Rome, Italy 

Teoremi delle Nature Differenti  curated by Patrizia Mania,  Marco Rossi Lecce Gallery, 

Teoremi Together  Marco Rossi Lecce Gallery Rome, Italy

1990

Presenze Giovani Artisti Bertolt Brecht Gallery Milan, Italy 

The Erotic Image (the show was conceived as a protest against the attempt to censor Robert Mapplethorpe Cincinnati exhibition)  Bennet and Siegel Gallery, New York

Giovani Artisti a Roma  curated by Enzo Bilardello and Enrico Crispolti Palazzo Esposizioni, Rome, Italy 

1989

Arcadia Perduta  curated by Gianleonardo Latini, Palazzina Corsini Rome, Italy 

1989 Accademia Europa  S. Michele A Ripa, Rome, Italy 

1988

 Artisti dell’ Accademia S. Michele A Ripa, Rome, Italy 

1987

Project Against Apartheid  Denmark Academy, Rome, Italy 

Plexus International Traveling exhibit  New York, Sardegna, Rome, Italy 

Progetto Mare, Ostia, Italy 

Da Un Posto All’Altro,  Il Luogo Gallery , Calcata Italy 

1986

International Art ‘86  Castello Colonna Genazzano, Italy 

1984

Premio Manciano ‘84,  Grosseto, Italy

1983

New International Gallery Rome, Italy 

1982 

Premio Donatello  Palazzo Barberini / Rome, Italy 

 

Curatorial

2020

DE-FENCE ART (Art in the Time of Isolation) DE-FENCE BLACK LIVES, outdoor exhibitions in Santa Monica Airport, organized and curated by Luigia Martelloni

2019

BETWEEN TWO SEAS # 3 / 9 Italian Artists from Puglia/ Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica

2018

BETWEEN TWO SEAS/ LA INTERNATIONAL” 33 international artists Arena 1 Gallery Santa Monica

BETWEEN TWO SEAS/ Southern California meets Southern Italy” 18 Californian artists MAAAC Museo Area Archeologica Arte Contemporanea Cisternino, Italy 

2013

Italians photographers in Contemporary Art, Pico House Gallery Los Angeles

 

 

Publications

 

2022

BRAND 50, 50th Annual National Exhibition of Works on Paper, Catalogue

Atlante dell’Arte Contemporanea nell’area del Mediterraneo by Patrizia Mania

2021

Crossroads, Crossing, Convergences, Catalogue, Tufenkian Fine Arts publishing

2020

DE-FENCE ART (Art in the Time of Isolation) / Exhibition Press Release

DE-FENCE ART (Art in the Time of Isolation) / Santa Monica Daily Press by Brennon Dixson

DE-FENCE ART (Art in the Time of Isolation) / Artillery Magazine by Tulsa Kinney

ARTS AT HOME & OUTSIDE: MAY 28-31 / LA Weekly by Shana Nys Dambrot

DE-FENCE ART (Art in the Time of Isolation) / LA Art Party.com by Kathy Leonardo

Meet Luigia Gio Martelloni / Shoutout LA

2019

ALIVE in the UNIVERSE by Caroline Wiseman / 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava (Collateral Event)

BETWEEN TWO SEAS Southern Italy Meets Southern California / Il sud Italia incontra il Sud della California / Catalogue Edizioni Esperidi

2018

BETWEEN TWO SEAS / LA International by Genie Davis

BETWEEN TWO SEAS / Arte per creare Arcipelaghi by Barbara Martusciello

BETWEEN TWO SEAS / Press Release

A Bridge for Artists Between Puglia and California / Un Ponte per gli Artisti Tra Puglia e California by Carmelo Cipriani, Il Quotidiano di Puglia

Cisternino (Br): mostra "Between Two Seas/ Southern California meets Southern Italy" / Touring Club Italiano

Between Two Seas / Southern California meets Southern Italy / Artribune

A Diverse Display of Unity at Italian American Museum by Nicholas Slayton, DT News / Downtown Los Angeles

2017

More Art Here/SMAS Luigia Martelloni : Artillery / Santa Monica Mirror / the Argonaut / Art Scene/ Art and Cake LA

Art in Embassies/ USA Dept. of State Athens Greece Catalogue

2016

Now Be Here Art - Hauser Wirth, Los Angeles / New York Times / Los Angeles Times / Whitehot Magazine / Art and Cake LA

Huffington Post: The Forest of Then and Now by Shana Nys Dambrot 

Il Corriere di Los Angeles: An Italian Artist Standout in Los Angeles by M Cristina Heller 

Respiri Calligrafici by Patrizia Mania 

The Journey Back to Earth by Linda Dzhema 

Roma Cultura: Ricomporre la Terra by Gianleonardo Latini 

ArtScene: & Art Diversions LA, Elements at The Loft at Liz's by Genie Davis 

Artribune / Artsy: My Roots Can Hear the Leaves Grow 

2015

ArtScene May 2015, Mopla “Realities and Concepts” by Simone Kussatz 

Italiany.us by Alexo Wandael

2014

Lucie Foundation 2014 IPA /MOPLA

2013

Luigia Martelloni SMAS Opening Studio by Kathy Leonardo “Pick of the Week” LA Art Party Oct 15 2013

2012

Santa Monica Airport Art Walk The Argonaut Newspaper March 15, 2012 

2011

Lo Stato dell’Arte/ The State of the Arts: Padiglione Italia 54th Esposizione d’Arte della Biennale di Venezia.

Italian Cultural Institutes in the World by Vittorio Sgarbi and Francesca Valente. Skira Editore Milano 

Roma Cultura “Luigia Martelloni” 54th Biennale di Venezia, June, July 

The 54th Venice Biennale in Los Angeles, Italian Pavilion in the World 2011 L’Italo Americano Los Angeles

Italian Cultural Institute, News letter 06/12, by Alberto Di Mauro 

2010

Art Scene Los Angeles // June/July/August 

Libro/Oggetto ; Italian Artists’ Books, 1960s-Now // review by Giovanna Zamboni Paulis “

Libro/Oggetto; Two exhibitions Press Release, Undo.net

2008

THE Art magazine Los Angeles // September 

DOVE Magazine, Rizzoli Publishing Italia :“Channel Islands” photo and written by Luigia Martelloni // May 

L’Arte Imperfetta by Patrizia Mania, Editori Riuniti 

Night Italia Magazine,  Luigia Martelloni by Marco Fioramanti 

2006

Patrizia Mania Interview Luigia Martelloni, Lux Flux Theory 

2003

Biennale di Arte Contemporanea di Porto Ercole – Bip -Art- Net Edizioni 

2002

Patrizia Mania: La Donna, L’Arte, La Critica d’Arte, e La Storia dell’ Arte”, DWF

Luigia Martelloni: Presence of Absence”, America Oggi // January 

2001

Luigia Martelloni: Presence of Absence, L’Italo Americano // December 

Gli Artisti e l’Universita” by Francesca Lamanna – FPM Edizioni 

La Biennale della Post Modernita` Estinta” by Domenico Scudero 

1997

Project for Opening, Opening Contemporary Art Magazine // Fall 

Europa Festival Italo Americano Los Angeles July 

L’Arte a Roma 1st Edizione della rassegna di Arte Contemporanea a Roma // Zephiro Editore 

Luigia Martelloni: Focus by G. Latini, Next Art Magazine // February 

1996

Ipotesi di Realtà curated by Lucilla Meloni, Villaggio Globale, Roma, Italy

Luigia Martelloni: Focus by Patrizia Mania // Editore Carte Segrete 

Ultime Generazioni Palazzo Esposizione, Nazionale Quadriennale di Roma, Edizioni De Luca 

Ipotesi di Realtà, il Giornale dell’Arte/ the Art Newspaper // November “XII Quadriennale di Roma” 

Luigia Martelloni: Focus Domenico Scudero // Opening Contemporary Art Magazine // November

Luigia Martelloni: Focus  Gianluca Marziani / Flash Art November

1995

Fax Art by Ludovico Pratesi and Massimo Catalani

1993

Depositi di Polvere” by Giuseppe Cannilla and Lucilla Meloni – Edizioni F&D 

1992

Luigia Martelloni: La Fotografia e Il Suo Doppio by Patrizia Mania / Opening Art Magazine 1992 

Luigia Martelloni: Teoremi delle Nature Differenti” by Patrizia Mania – Opening Editore 

1990

Giovani Artisti a Roma/ 25 Young artists in Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni”, Comune di Roma, Assessorato alla Cultura- Edizioni Carte Segrete 

Senza Padre by Lorenza Trucchi // Il Giornale Newspaper // November 25 

1989

Volume Ascetico by Gianleonardo Latini // Next Art Magazine // Year 5, No. 14, June-August 

Luigia Martelloni: Frammenti di Arcadia, La Repubblica Newspaper June 2

1988

Gli Artisti Under Thirty a Roma by Ludovico Pratesi // Next Magazine // Year 4, No. 11-12 

Luigia Martelloni Simonetta Serangeli // Proposte Magazine 

Artisti in Accademia by G. Latini // Il Manifesto // August 9 1988

Giovani Artisti A Roma by Berenice // Paese Sera Newspaper // July 18 

1988 “Arte Giovane” by Ludovico Pratesi // La Repubblica Newspaper // July 14 

Luigia Martelloni, “ Frammenti di Viaggio”  by Lorenza Trucchi // January 

Public Collections

 

MACI Museo Arte Contemporanea Instabile Cisterino

Art in Embassies /USA Dept. of State, Athens Greece

Santa Monica Museum of Art

Torrance Art Museum

 

Commissions

 

2017

Art in Embassies/ USA Dept. of State Athens Greece

2010

100 Mannequin for Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica Mall

2009

art project commissioned by Naked Juice for Santa Monica Pier Restoration, during the Twilight music concert series Santa Monica, CA 

 

Teaching/Lectures

 

2006-2010

Art & Sustainability @ Santa Monica Art Studios 

2002-2005

Art Adventures through Italian Language, Art Workshops at Italian Cultural Institute/Fondazione Italia Los Angeles  

1996

Artist Talk panel of the exhibition FOCUS, with Patrizia Mania, Maurizio Calvesi, Daniela Lancioni, Sukran Moral, Universita' di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

 

Selected Video/Films/Screening

 

2014

SMARTists  director/producer. A documentary into the life of a community artists of Santa Monica

2009

Bocca della Verita` (Journey into Sex Slavery), director/producer. Screening at South East European Film Festival Goethe Institute, Los Angeles

2008

Alla Fiera dell'East, screening of Bocca della Verita`, presented by Prof. Aine O'Healy, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles 

2007

Not Just a House  director/producer. A documentary about the building of an house for a Florida family struggling re-start their life after the hurricane Wilma. Majestic Crest Theatre, Westwood Los Angeles

2006

The Journey Arena 1 Gallery Santa Monica

WIF Women in Film screening of Bocca della Verita`, director/producer. Hollywood Entertainment Museum Los Angeles 

2004

Topanga Film Festival, official selection for the documentary Bocca della Verita` (Journey into Sex Slavery) director/producer. Topanga, CA

Connect/Disconnect director/producer. presented during the event Envisioning the Future, Cal Poly Pomona Art Colony, CA

1999-2000

That is Tap, a documentary into the History of Tap Dance. Co-producer. With Gregory Hines, Nicholas Brothers, Brenda Bufalino, Jimmy Slyde, Buster Brown, Savion Glover and more... New York, for RAI Television Italia

1990-1992

Art Director assistant/ Opera Theater Production "La Boheme" Teatro La Fenice, Venezia, Italy, Claude D’Anna director, Giantito Burchiellaro production designer

Art Director Assistant/ Opera Theater Production "Ernani" Teatro Regio di Parma, Italy, Claude D’Anna director, Giantito Burchiellaro production designer

1989-1990

Creative concept work and Visual collaboration Art Department for "Godfather III" directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Dean Tavoularis production designer. Cinecitta` Studio, Rome, Italy

1988-1989

Creative concept work and Visual collaboration for the film "Megalopolis" by Francis Ford Coppola , Cinecitta` Studio, Rome Italy

1984

Production coordinator, "Cuore" directed by Luigi Comencini, Italy

 

 

Residencies

 

2023

ART 1307 Cultural Institution, Napoli Italy

Education

 

UCLA extension, Entertainment studies/Directing courses

Santa Monica College,  Photography studies

Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, MFA