Statement
My work moves between an interest in metamorphosis and the ambiguous power of illusion. I am not so much interested in real change as in the perception of change: the illusion of transformation as a symbolic, ambivalent, necessary act.
Mythology is a constant reference, cultivated since childhood through family stories and images from antique exhibitions, then explored in depth at school as a tool for interpreting the world. Myths, particularly those related to change and disguise, offer archetypal models for investigating human and social relationships, roles, drifts and survivals.
I have a particular interest in animal figures associated with the margins: jackals, crows, wolves. Scavengers, social animals, ambiguous creatures. Functional to cleaning, thresholds, regeneration. They are presences that act within systems, rebalancing them, traversing them.
Through mythological and symbolic imagery, I explore collective dynamics, internal tensions, and the space between what is real and what is only narrated. I am interested in the multitude, the herd, the voice that blends into a chorus. Myth, in this sense, is not only a story, but a structure: a form that reflects, amplifies, distorts — just as every illusion does.
Bio
Laura Zizzi
Born in 1984, Bologna Italy
2003 She completed a specialized course in “Fresco and Sgraffito Techniques” at the Scuola Edile Bologna, Bologna
2011 She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna
2014 Selected for the 1st Sculpture symposium “La pietra di Favignana” at Cava Sant’Anna in Favignana, (TP), Italy
2019 She graduated with a Master's degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna
2024 Artist in residence Casa Padre Marella, Bologna
2025 Selected in the "Gotica 64" competition for the creation of a public artwork, Centro Socio-Culturale Museo
della Linea Gotica, Vergato, Bologna, Italy
2025 Artist in residence at the Yakinthia Cultural festival in Anogeia,Crete, Greece.
2024 – Present: Currently attending the IFTS course “Ceramic Product Technician for Made in Italy” in Faenza (RA).
Her work is present in some public and private collections: Museo Ottocento Bologna, Bologna; Regione Emilia Romagna; Castello di San Martino in Soverzano, Minerbio, Bologna; Le Serre dei Giardini, Bologna; Associazione culturale Kilowatt, Bologna; Fondazione ANT- Casa Melloni, Pieve di Cento, Bologna; Banca Centro Emilia; Collezione Arte velata, O.A.S.I., Tolè, Bologna; Associazione per le Arti “Francesco Francia”, Bologna; Fondazione Sant’Anna e Santa Caterina, Bologna.
Since 2006, she has created several sacred artworks, currently located in various churches and cemeteries across the Emilia-Romagna region: Oratorio di Cerpiano, Bologna; Cimitero di Minerbio, Bologna; Cimitero comunale di Lizzano in Belvedere, Bologna; Cimitero comunale di Vidiciatico, Bologna; Cimitero comunale di Borgo Panigale, Bologna; Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio in Piano, Bologna; Comune di San Pietro in Casale, Bologna.
Public artworks:
2014 San Tonno, permanent sculture installed at Cava Sant’Anna in Favignana, (TP), Italy
2020 Casuario, curated by Associazione culturale Kilowatt, Giardini Margherita, Bologna;
Among her mentors, a significant influence is by the renowned sculptor Nicola Zamboni (Bologna, 1943-2023). Since 2007, she has been working in his studio, collaborating with him and his partner, the artist Sara Bolzani. A significant example of this fruitful artistic friendship is the public artwork in ceramic “Angelo custode”, created in collaboration with Zamboni and Bolzani, and located in the Oratory of Cerpiano, Bologna. She works in the milieu of his studio and, since 2007, collaborates with him and his partner, the artist Sara Bolzani, on the creation of sculptural works.
Between 2018 and 2019, she created the set design (including paintings and decorations) for the film “The Collini Case”(Der Fall Collini), directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. The film was awarded the Justice Award 2020 by the Cinema for Peace Foundation.
Since 2023, she has been collaborating with the Cavazza Institute in Bologna on the creation of perspective bas-reliefs based on pictorial artworks, designed to make images accessible to blind and visually impaired people. Through the tactile translation of the original work, the image is recreated in relief with multiple depth levels, allowing for a sensory reading of space and composition.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 Natività monumentale, curated by Centro studi della cultura popolare, Palazzo D’Accursio, Comune di Bologna
2014 Natività monumentale, curated by Centro studi della cultura popolare, Palazzo D’Accursio, Comune di Bologna
2019 Pensiero Migrante, curated by Serendippo Association in occasion of ArtCity Event, Piazza Aldrovandi, Bologna
2023 Metamorfosi, curated by Giovanni Banzi, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
Group Exhibitions (since 2012)
2025 Sul solco, curata da Loretta Secchi, Galleria del Caminetto, Bologna
2024 Bellezza e futuro, curated by Francesco Francia Association, St Anne and St Catherine Foundation, Bologna
Tana libera tutti, curated by Elia Varini, Casa Azul, Gordola (CH)
Ri-generazioni, curated by Barbara Burgio e Luca Pomi, StudioBurgio&Gomez, Bologna
La scultura figurativa contemporanea, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
2022 Femminile singolare, curated by Francesco Francia Association, Casa Carducci,Bologna.
Dante VII Centenario, curated by Francesco Francia Association, Church of St Sophia, Meloncello, Bologna
2021 Arte in Emilia, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
L’emozione femminile nelle arti, curated by Sandro Malossini, Spazio mostre Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna
2020 Artisti Casa Cervantes, curated by Francesco Francia Association, Royal College of Spain, Bologna
2019 Pubblicità, curated by Serendippo Association in occasion of ArtCity Event, Bologna
2018 Gli scultori della Francesco Francia, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
2017 Le forme dell’Eros, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
2015 Miti e forme al femminile, exhibition with Biljana Petrovic curated by Maria Zauli and Giovanni Banzi,
in Piazza IV Novembre and Caminetto Gallery, Bologna
2014 Artisti contemporanei Valsamoggia, curated by Alberto Rodella, Artifigurative Gallery in Crespellano, Bologna
2012 Right brain in white box , Artitude, Fuorisalone, Milano
Workshop_performances
2025 Live sculpture performance, curated by George Dramountanis, Yakinthia Cultural Festival, Crete, Greece.
2023 Aracne, Live sculpture performance curated by Julia Tikhomirova in the contest of ArtCity,
Studio Tist, Bologna
2022 Art workshop, Casa padre Marella, Bologna
2018 Sculpture workshop, BRG Creation, Bologna
2017-2018 Sculture workshop, Associazione Perlarte, Pianoro, Bologna
2011-2021 Sculpture workshop, Artistigando Association, San Pietro in Casale, Bologna
My work moves between an interest in metamorphosis and the ambiguous power of illusion. I am not so much interested in real change as in the perception of change: the illusion of transformation as a symbolic, ambivalent, necessary act.
Mythology is a constant reference, cultivated since childhood through family stories and images from antique exhibitions, then explored in depth at school as a tool for interpreting the world. Myths, particularly those related to change and disguise, offer archetypal models for investigating human and social relationships, roles, drifts and survivals.
I have a particular interest in animal figures associated with the margins: jackals, crows, wolves. Scavengers, social animals, ambiguous creatures. Functional to cleaning, thresholds, regeneration. They are presences that act within systems, rebalancing them, traversing them.
Through mythological and symbolic imagery, I explore collective dynamics, internal tensions, and the space between what is real and what is only narrated. I am interested in the multitude, the herd, the voice that blends into a chorus. Myth, in this sense, is not only a story, but a structure: a form that reflects, amplifies, distorts — just as every illusion does.
Bio
Laura Zizzi
Born in 1984, Bologna Italy
2003 She completed a specialized course in “Fresco and Sgraffito Techniques” at the Scuola Edile Bologna, Bologna
2011 She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna
2014 Selected for the 1st Sculpture symposium “La pietra di Favignana” at Cava Sant’Anna in Favignana, (TP), Italy
2019 She graduated with a Master's degree in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna
2024 Artist in residence Casa Padre Marella, Bologna
2025 Selected in the "Gotica 64" competition for the creation of a public artwork, Centro Socio-Culturale Museo
della Linea Gotica, Vergato, Bologna, Italy
2025 Artist in residence at the Yakinthia Cultural festival in Anogeia,Crete, Greece.
2024 – Present: Currently attending the IFTS course “Ceramic Product Technician for Made in Italy” in Faenza (RA).
Her work is present in some public and private collections: Museo Ottocento Bologna, Bologna; Regione Emilia Romagna; Castello di San Martino in Soverzano, Minerbio, Bologna; Le Serre dei Giardini, Bologna; Associazione culturale Kilowatt, Bologna; Fondazione ANT- Casa Melloni, Pieve di Cento, Bologna; Banca Centro Emilia; Collezione Arte velata, O.A.S.I., Tolè, Bologna; Associazione per le Arti “Francesco Francia”, Bologna; Fondazione Sant’Anna e Santa Caterina, Bologna.
Since 2006, she has created several sacred artworks, currently located in various churches and cemeteries across the Emilia-Romagna region: Oratorio di Cerpiano, Bologna; Cimitero di Minerbio, Bologna; Cimitero comunale di Lizzano in Belvedere, Bologna; Cimitero comunale di Vidiciatico, Bologna; Cimitero comunale di Borgo Panigale, Bologna; Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio in Piano, Bologna; Comune di San Pietro in Casale, Bologna.
Public artworks:
2014 San Tonno, permanent sculture installed at Cava Sant’Anna in Favignana, (TP), Italy
2020 Casuario, curated by Associazione culturale Kilowatt, Giardini Margherita, Bologna;
Among her mentors, a significant influence is by the renowned sculptor Nicola Zamboni (Bologna, 1943-2023). Since 2007, she has been working in his studio, collaborating with him and his partner, the artist Sara Bolzani. A significant example of this fruitful artistic friendship is the public artwork in ceramic “Angelo custode”, created in collaboration with Zamboni and Bolzani, and located in the Oratory of Cerpiano, Bologna. She works in the milieu of his studio and, since 2007, collaborates with him and his partner, the artist Sara Bolzani, on the creation of sculptural works.
Between 2018 and 2019, she created the set design (including paintings and decorations) for the film “The Collini Case”(Der Fall Collini), directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. The film was awarded the Justice Award 2020 by the Cinema for Peace Foundation.
Since 2023, she has been collaborating with the Cavazza Institute in Bologna on the creation of perspective bas-reliefs based on pictorial artworks, designed to make images accessible to blind and visually impaired people. Through the tactile translation of the original work, the image is recreated in relief with multiple depth levels, allowing for a sensory reading of space and composition.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 Natività monumentale, curated by Centro studi della cultura popolare, Palazzo D’Accursio, Comune di Bologna
2014 Natività monumentale, curated by Centro studi della cultura popolare, Palazzo D’Accursio, Comune di Bologna
2019 Pensiero Migrante, curated by Serendippo Association in occasion of ArtCity Event, Piazza Aldrovandi, Bologna
2023 Metamorfosi, curated by Giovanni Banzi, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
Group Exhibitions (since 2012)
2025 Sul solco, curata da Loretta Secchi, Galleria del Caminetto, Bologna
2024 Bellezza e futuro, curated by Francesco Francia Association, St Anne and St Catherine Foundation, Bologna
Tana libera tutti, curated by Elia Varini, Casa Azul, Gordola (CH)
Ri-generazioni, curated by Barbara Burgio e Luca Pomi, StudioBurgio&Gomez, Bologna
La scultura figurativa contemporanea, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
2022 Femminile singolare, curated by Francesco Francia Association, Casa Carducci,Bologna.
Dante VII Centenario, curated by Francesco Francia Association, Church of St Sophia, Meloncello, Bologna
2021 Arte in Emilia, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
L’emozione femminile nelle arti, curated by Sandro Malossini, Spazio mostre Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna
2020 Artisti Casa Cervantes, curated by Francesco Francia Association, Royal College of Spain, Bologna
2019 Pubblicità, curated by Serendippo Association in occasion of ArtCity Event, Bologna
2018 Gli scultori della Francesco Francia, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
2017 Le forme dell’Eros, Caminetto Art Gallery, Bologna
2015 Miti e forme al femminile, exhibition with Biljana Petrovic curated by Maria Zauli and Giovanni Banzi,
in Piazza IV Novembre and Caminetto Gallery, Bologna
2014 Artisti contemporanei Valsamoggia, curated by Alberto Rodella, Artifigurative Gallery in Crespellano, Bologna
2012 Right brain in white box , Artitude, Fuorisalone, Milano
Workshop_performances
2025 Live sculpture performance, curated by George Dramountanis, Yakinthia Cultural Festival, Crete, Greece.
2023 Aracne, Live sculpture performance curated by Julia Tikhomirova in the contest of ArtCity,
Studio Tist, Bologna
2022 Art workshop, Casa padre Marella, Bologna
2018 Sculpture workshop, BRG Creation, Bologna
2017-2018 Sculture workshop, Associazione Perlarte, Pianoro, Bologna
2011-2021 Sculpture workshop, Artistigando Association, San Pietro in Casale, Bologna
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