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CLAUDIA MAINA

Lives and Works in Milan.

EDUCATION

2008

Master in Fine Art Interactive and Performative Art from the Multimedia Institute, Brera Academy of Fine Art Milan.

Workshop Editing Portfolio with Chana Benjamin at the Parsons School Of Design in New York.

2006

Workshop Memoria Esterna in collaboration with ZimmerFrei group, care/of, Milan, curated by Chiara Agnello.

2004

Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art with a concentration in Sculpture from Brera Academy of Fine Art in Milan.

2002

Project Socrates / Erasmus studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austra.

LECTURES

2018

14 Maggio : Artist talk curated by Barbara Brugola at the Contemporary Art Course in IED Istituto europeo di Design in Milan.

2017

26 April : Workshop and presentation at the Shooting Techniques course curated by Ilaria Pezone, New Media Art, Academy of Fine Art of Brera, Milan.

27 February: Presentation of my artwork in the Educational Art Project, curated by Monica Sgrò, Artistic High School Liceo Artistico Caravaggio, Milan.

2010

Presentation of my artwork in the visual Art Course curated by Marcello Maloberti, Academy of Fine Art Naba, Milan curated by Serena Porrati.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

30 Gennaio_28 Marzo:TEATRINI E TRASPARENZE (LITTLE THEATERS AND TRANSPARENCIES), in collaboration with EconomART di Amy – D Arte Spazio Gallery , curated by Anna D’Ambrosio, Studio LOMBARDDCA, Milan.

2019

12 September_27 September : IL MONDO VISTO DA QUI (The world seen from here), curated by Paola Stroppiana, and Officina con-Temporanea at Luoghi Comuni San Salvario, in collaboration with GAGLIARDI E DOMKE CONTEMPORARY and CRT Foundation, Turino.

2018

10 April_15 June : VEDUTE MULTIPLE (Multiple Views) , in collaboration with EconomART di Amy – D Arte Spazio Gallery , curated by Anna D’Ambrosio, Studio LOMBARDDCA, Milan.

2015

19 September_31 October: FEATHERS AND WINDOWS, Galerie Territoires Partagés, Marseille.

2013

26 September_26 October: ECLIPSE inside of the project dedicated to The Existential trilogy_A tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni, with Elizabeth Aro and I Santissimi, Gagliardi Art System Gallery, Torino, curated by Maria Cristina Strati.

2012

15_30 September : TAMED BODIES Gestalt Gallery, Pietrasanta curated by Carolina Lio.

2009

18_28 April : VI CIMICE, Cantiere San Bernardo, Pisa, curated by Cantiere San Bernardo Association.

2006

2_24 February : Claudia Maina Nac cultural association Novara Arte Cultura, Novara curated by Claudio Beccarla, catalogue curated by NAC.

2005

3_16 November : MM15*2005, a+m bookstore, Milano, curated by Amedeo Mantegani.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018

13 October _30 November : AROUND MYSELF, Parisa Ghaderi, Claudia Maina , Sissa Micheli, Muriel Montini , Margarida Paiva, MURATCENTOVENTIDUE ARTECONTEMPORANEA, Bari. 24 February_12 April : DONNE ARTISTE , Bacs, Leffe (Bg). Con S.Beccaria, P.Bonardi, S.Bowyer,A.Crescenzi, C.Crosio, A.Gandini, F.Lolli, C.Maina, M.Manna, S.Manzi, E.Minetti, R.Petti, B.Pezzoli, O.Rovera, I.Verbanac a cura di Patrizia Bonardi.

2017

29 Novembre : ARCHIVI APERTI IN CITTADELLA. Cittadella degli Archivi, Milano. Con A12, Stefano Cagol, Casali+Roubini, John Cascone, Umberto Chiodi, Nina Fiocco, Claudia Maina, Gianni Moretti, Alice Pedroletti a cura di Alice Pedroletti e Eugenio Martino Nesi .14_18 March: MA…CON LEGGEREZZA StudiFestival #3 LORENZO MANENTI_CLAUDIA MAINA_FABIO MARULLO Curated by Di G.Buffoli, A. Roelink e S.Spera, Milan; STUDIO FREUD, curated by Fabio Carnaghi, Studifestival3#, Studio di Psicoterapia B&G, Milan.

2016

18 May : Kitten Kabinet, Mars Association, Milan, curated by Lorenza Boisi.

15_19 March : AFFEZIONI (AFFECTION)_ Rita Casdia, Claudia Maina, Marta Roberti. STUDIFESTIVAL#2_2016, Milan.

2016

17 _18 September : RESPIRO FRAGILE (Fragile breath)_ Atelier by Roberta Toscano. Corinna Conci, Claudia Maina, Riccarda Montenero, Davide Suppo, Ugo Venturini, AccaAtelier 2016

18 May : Kitten Kabinet, Mars Association, Milan, curated by Lorenza Boisi.

15_19 March : AFFEZIONI (AFFECTION)_ Rita Casdia, Claudia Maina, Marta Roberti. STUDIFESTIVAL#2_2016, Milan.

2015

19 March_09 May : OPEN THE BOXES 2, Gagliardi Art System, Turin.

2014

4_21 July : Pulsart Restart_Ritual, Spazio Shed, Schio (Vi), curated by Anna Zerbaro Pezzin.

4_6 July : Food Connection. Open Studios, Tornielli Museum, Ameno (No) curated by Giorgio Caione and Asilo Bianco cultural association.

10_13 July : ZooArt, Fresia Garden, Cuneo curated by Fabio Cafagna (Arteco) in collaboration with Art.ur

2013

6_21 July : Pulsart Restart_The Witch Hunt, Palazzo Fogazzaro, Schio curated by Anna Zerbaro Pezzin.

2012

September 30: TAKE ON ME! Performance, conception by Nila Shabnam Bonetti, at various places deliberately not disclosed in Milan, curated by Associazione Culturale Laboratorio Alchemico.

2011

01 December_28 January 2012 : Imbalance and Insecurity, Amy-d Arte Spazio Gallery, Milano curated by Anna D’Ambrosio.

29 Giugno_16 Luglio : Art in 2011, Galleria Obraz, Milano curated by Loris Di Falco.

1 July_4 September : Contaminations, Civico Polironiano Museum San Benedetto Po (Mn) curated by Paola Boccaletti.

3 June_17 July : Pink Different, Circolo Arci Meltin Pop, Arona (No) a cura di Rigo.

30 April_22 May : Biennale Di Soncino, Ex Filanda Meroni, Soncino (Cr) a cuarated by Quartiere3 cultural Association, catalogue curated by Quartiere3.

3 June_17 July : Pink Different, Circolo Arci Meltin Pop, Arona (No) Curated by Rigo.

2010

18 June_3 July : Premio Arte Novara, Palazzo Bellini, Oleggio (No), curated by Cristina Trivellin, catalogue curated by Premio Arte Novara;

November 27 : Turpiacque, a project by Nila Shabnam Bonetti, performers Elena Cattaneo, Claudia Maina, Jessica Scorza, Emila Sirakova and Mahboob Zavar, Fair Step09 Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Milan by laboratorio Alchemico Association.

11_26 September : La città visibile, Cassero Senese, Grosseto curated by Mauro Papa.

2009

22 March : Auction Charity for Save the Children, conservatorio G. Verdi, Milano, in collaboration with Galleria ars Italica, curated By Emanuele Beluffi.

22_31 May : Look At Festival, Video Installation exhibition, Ex-Manifattura Tabacchi, Lucca curated by Elena Marcheschi, catalogue curated by Look at Festival Association.

18 October_29 November : Un’idea di donna, Galleria Zero.Otto Arte Contemporanea, Lodi (Mi), curated By Alessandro Beltrami, catalogue curated by Zero.Otto Gallery.

2008

26 March_1 April : Io espongo II°Edizione, Pastis, Torino curated by Azimut Association.

2007

28 May_5 June : ProgettoWorkInProgress, Studio Tufano 25, Milano curated by Studio Tufano;

3_14 October : salon I 2007, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, curated by Paolo Rosa, catalogue curated by Brera Academy;

31 october_24 November : Memoria Esterna in collaboration with ZimmerFrei group, care/of, Milan, curated by Chiara Agnello;

2006

1_5 March : Bizarre, La Limonaia, Pisa curated by cultural association Corporè of Pisa;

10_22 May : Unico/Multiplo, in collaboration with Matteo Berra and Daniela Barulli, Studio Tufano25, Milano curated by ElenaDiRaddo.

2004

March : Il Sacro, Galleria San Fedele, Milano, curated by Andrea Dall’Asta;

22 May_13 June : Ritmi, with the collaboration of San Fedele Gallery, Bollate, Milano, curated by Andrea Dall’Asta and Stefano Pirovano, catalogue curated by San Fedele Gallery.

VIDEO EXHIBITION

2016

22 April : IDENTITÁ E VIOLENZA (identity & Violence) – Dialoghi tra videoarte e sociologia (dialogue between art and sociology), ARCI_ Via Quarenghi 34_Bergamo, scrrening video curated by artistis.sociologists e Visualcontainer.

6 Maggio : Oblíqua / Mostra Internacional de Videoarte & Cinema Experimental, Appleton Square, Lisbona, curated by Visualcontainer.

2015

4 Dicembre : CÓDEC Festival_Festival/Muestra de Vídeo Y Creaciones Sonora, a cura di Tommaso Pedone, CASA TALAVERNA Centro Histórico, Col. Cuauhtémoc, México.

2014

21 March : Videovision, Video Exhibition, Galleria Nuvole, Palermo curated by Rita Casdia.

22_29 June : Fuori Festival, Gauss Station, Pesaro curated by Anna Zerbaro Pezzin.

2012

6 October : Ti Racconto a project by Art Hub, Cremona, curated by Giovanni Viceconte and Cecilia Guida.

2011

16 October : The Scientist_2011 International Videoart festival curated by G.A.I, Ferrara.

2010

4_17 November : BAC!2010: TIME 11.0 Edition of Barcelona Art Contemporary Festival, Screening of selection :: EXPERIMENTAL TEXTURES :: curata da Gye Joong Kim.

2008

3_26 October : Dal Corpo alla Città. Cinque parole per il video d’autore, Biblioteca Civica, Verona cureted by Mario Gorni.

2007

9 November : Invideo 2007. Tra Arte e Nuove Tecnologie, Spazio Oberdan, Milano curated By Paolo Rosa;

21_22 June : CineMi. lunghi, corti, cortissimi, documentari e animazione, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano curated by Luca Mosso e Paolo Rosa.

2006

15 September : Corti di Villa Soranzo, Pinacoteca, Varallo Pombia (No) curated by Mario ferdeghini and Mauro Gervasini.

RESIDENCIES

2014

14 October_11 November : Le Château De La Napoule, La Napoule Art Foundation, Mandelieu, France.

PRIZE

2011

December: Finalist Premio Ora curated by Carolina Lio;

May : Finalist Premio Pasinetti _Mario Cosua video Art Prize, Isola della Certosa, Venezia, Curated by Elisabetta Di Sopra;

June : Selected in Combat Prize, Livorno.

2008

June : Finalist Corto Dams Festival, Montà (CN).

2006

June : St Prize at Opera Prima Competition held in Urbania, Urbino.