Bio
MATTEO LUCCA
Born in Forli on 10-08-1980
Degree in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna (honors), year 2007
personal exhibitions
2018
Aish. Monte di Pietà Palace, Cassa dei Risparmi Foundation. In Forlì, Italy
2017
Gold wears down. Curated by Alessandra Carini MAG-agazzeno Art Gallery, Ravenna, Italy.
2016
Bread men. Installation in nature, San Paolo in Alpe (Casentinesi Forest National Park). subsequently at the Vero Stoppioni Gallery, Santa Sofia, Forlì, Italy.
collective exhibitions
2020
Two Cultures and Space. Curated by Qiu Yi. 2nd Edition of the Italian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sculpture Art Museum, Qingdao, China.
Art Monster 2020. Alien Contamination in Contemporary Umbria. Curated by Matteo Pacini. Palazzo Della Penna Civic Museum. Perugia.
Semita Luminis exhibition. Bi-personal exhibition: Maurizio L’Altrella – Matteo Lucca. Presented by Isorropia homegallery at Luisa Catucci Gallery, Berlin.
2019
Selvatico 14. curated by Massimiliano Fabbri. Sforza Museum. Cotignola, Ravenna, Italy.
Swarms. Curated by Annamaria Bernucci. MUSAS – Historical Archaeological Museum. Santarcangelo, Rimini, Italy.
In the mind of the beholder, Memory, dignity and identity of the everyday. curated by: Marco M. Coltellacci, Laura Solieri, Alessandro Mescoli. Church of San Giovanni Battista, Modena, Italy.
The smell of bread. Curated by Giovanni Gardini, Luigi Codemo, Giuliano Zanchi, at the: Church of Santa Maria dell’Angelo, Faenza – GASC | Sacred Contemporary Art Gallery, Milan – San Lupo Oratory, Bergamo. Italy.
Think big – Paratissima. curated by Francesca Canfora. Bologna
2018
Burn it. by Wilko Austermann, at the: Kunstverein MMIII Mönchengladbach – Krefelder Kunstverein – Weltkunstzimmer. Düsseldorf, Germany.
2017
Post war. Isorropia Home Gallery, Milan, Italy
projects
2020
Right to silence. Workshop with the artists: Elio Mariucci – Ilaria Margutti – Matteo Lucca.
Archaeological Barracks, San Sepolcro.
2019
Art Factory Dynamo Camp summer session.
A monsoon day in Thailand. In collaboration with Sonia Agosti, curated by Alessandro Mescoli and Ilaria dall’Olio, at the Spazio Crack, Castel Nuovo Rangone, Modena, Italy.
2015
DOVE. with cultural association Spazi Indecisi. curated by Patrizia Giambi.
prizes
2020
Premio Faenza. Selected to the International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art, the most important recognition of the world in this field. MIC museum, Faenza, Italy.
2019
Back to Santa Sofia. 60th Campigna Prize. Vero Stoppioni Gallery, Santa Sofia, Italy.
2017
In the time of the earth. Italian Guest Pavillon, Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale. South Korea. organized by MICFaenza, a curated by Irene Biolchini.
1st prize “life intended as rebirth”
competition. A.U.S.L. of Ferrara. He creates a bronze work entitled “Autoforia” for the Bondeno Hospital park. (FE).
public works
2007
Fingerprint witnesses. sculptural group dedicated to blood donors from the A.V.I.S. Pierantoni Forlì Hospital.
2004
Autoforia bronze monument. Bondeno hospital park (FE).
The collections where his works are present include
private collection at Hettabretz (BO); “white museum” collection at Capri Palace Hotel (NA); Young Artists collection of the Municipality of Forlì (FC); collection at the Vero Stoppioni Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Sofia (FC); collection at Palazzo Merani, Tblisi, Georgia.
catalogues
Gemine:muse – young artists in European Museums. ISBN 88-88218-04-1
ouverture – under 30 fine arts. #ZERO. Editrice Compositori. ISBN 88 -7794-422-6
pensieri in arte. Giulio Ettore Editore. ISBN 978-88-6004-208-8
in the earth time. Emil Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-941408-8-0
Selvatico 14. Atlante dei Margini, delle superfici e dei frammenti. 2019. ISBN 9788885449428
Back to Santa Sofia. 60° edizione Premio Campigna.
Open12. esposizione internazionale di installazione e scultura. 2009
Nella mente di chi guarda, Memoria, dignità e identità del quotidiano.
Il profumo del pane. Faenza Milano Bergamo. 2018
Burn it. a cura di Wilko Austermann. 2017
Catalogo Art Verona, Galleria Forni. 2007.
Roncaglia Biennale d’Arte – xxx edizione. “inquietudini ed equilibri. Ettore Zanfi editore Modena. 2008
Sciami. A cura di Annamaria Bernucci. MUSAS – Museo Storico Archeologico. Santarcangelo