My name is Sofia Fresia, I live and work in the upper Val Bormida. I studied Painting at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin.
My artistic practice arises from the desire to observe and critically rework contemporaneity, especially the new difficulties and responsibilities that being part of a very fast changing society entails today.
The elements present in my paintings often have an autobiographical reference, linked to my experience as a swimmer and hiking lover.
In October 2018 I obtained a first level degree with the thesis entitled “Drift and wreck. The art of wreck as a search for salvation “. In this work I address the issue of failure and that of the lack of stable references for young people through images taken from the swimming competitions’ world and recreational pools. In 2019 I had the opportunity to take part in a period of Erasmus + mobility in France at the ESAD Grenoble. In March 2021 I graduated (MFA) with the project “Surreality. The unexpected present“, wich focuses on the social changes resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
In recent years I have taken part in several art residencies (including NAHR Nature, Art & Habitat, VIR Viafarini-in-residence, Pilotenkueche, Casa Walser, ALA, Paratissima), art prizes (including Arte Laguna, Combat, Candiani, Nocivelli) and collaborated with corporate and museum entities.
Since 2023 I’ve been represented by Febo e Dafne art gallery (Turin), Contempo art gallery (Pergine Valsugana, Tn) and Ikonica (Milan).
Selected exhibitions
2025, Sofia Fresia, Opere 2020-2024, Ikonica Art Gallery, Milano.
2025, Corpi in transito, Febo e Dafne art gallery, Torino.
2025, Contrasti. In equilibrio instabile, Torre Malaspina, Fosdinovo (Ms).
2025, Giovanarte, Ricci-Oddi monumental complex, Piacenza.
2024, Da mare a mare, Forte S. Giovanni, Finale Ligure (Sv).
2023, XVI Arte Laguna Prize, Arsenale nord, Venezia.
2022, XIII Combat Prize, Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori ex Granai di Villa Mimbelli, Livorno.
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