[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Alessia Cocca was born in Benevento (Italy)in 1982.
"She uses all the photo possibilities to explore big and small issues of our inner world". Symbols, records, dreams are strongly present in Cocca's artistic research.
She studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Naples, Italy. There she attended to several courses in photography and drawing. The study of Conservation of ancient and modern art has been for Alessia a big source of inspiration.
She attended to several internships [Post Production - Digital Photography - Direction of Photography].
Her pictures have been showed in many international galleries. She has had solo shows in Germany [at Italian Cultur Institute - Berlin], in England [at MilkandLead Gallery - London], in Italy [at Paolo Nanni Gallery - Bologna].
She currently works as artist and Freelance Photographer in Berlin.
[ SELECTED EXHIBITIONS ]
2016
Group Exhibition "Svelata/Unveiled", Cell63, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition "Berlin Extravaganza", Espace Saint Bernard / Antonio Nardone Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2015
Solo Exhibition "Humoral Encyclopedia", Meme Gallery, Carpi (Mo), Italy
2014 - 2013
Group Exhibition "Art is dead", Cell63 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition “Pixel Portrait”, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Festival of Contemporary Art ART STAYS, Ptuj, Slovenija
OFF Art Fair Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Solo Exhibition “Absence”, Tapir Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2012
Solo Exhibition “Medien zwischen Partizipation und Manipulation”, Italian Cultural Institute of Berlin, Germany
Art Fair Art Accessibile 2012, Milano, Italy
Group Exhibition “The Masque”, Rosso Contemporaneo Gallery, Taranto, Italy
2011 - 2010
European Photo Festival Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Blooom Art Fair 2011, Koeln (Germany)
Group Exhibition, Fabrica Fluxus, Bari, Italy
Blooom Art Fair 2010, Koeln (Germany)
Group Exhibition “Whaleless”, Festival della Creatività, Firenze, Italy
2009
Prize “Next Generation ’09. Premio Patrizia Barlettani”, Galleria San Lorenzo, Milano, Italy
Group exhibition “Warten auf sol invictus” , Cell63 gallery, Berlin, Germany
“Celest Prize ‘09” , Fabrica Borroni, Bollate (Milano), Italy
Group exhibition “Toys...What a pleasure”, Atelier 777, Pescara, Italy
Solo exhibition “E_spiato”, Galleria Gallerati, Roma, Italy
Group exhibition “Not so private”, Villa delle rose, Bologna, Italy
2008 - 2007
Group exhibition “Christmas 5”, Iris Schumacher Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition “She’s lost control”, Aus18 Gallery, Milano, Italy
Group Exhibition “Bye Bye Baby”, Space168, Cagliari, Italy
Group Exhibition “N.EST 2.0 The making of the city”, Museo Arte Donna Regina MADRE, Napoli, Italy
Award “Premio Celeste”, Istituto Antincendi, Roma, Italy
International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair Verona, Verona, Italy
Group Exhibition “The Ucronians”, Aus18 Gallery, Milano, Italy
International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair of Bolzano Kunstart,
Bolzano, Italy
2006 - 2005
Group Exhibition “Abitare il confine”, Forte Fenestrelle, Fenestrelle (To), Italy
Solo Exhibition “Musae”, Villa Vidua, Casale Monferrato (Al), Italy
Group Exhibition “Digifestival”, Firenze, Italy
Award “Premio Dams”, National Pinacoteca of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Group Exhibition, Archaeological Park of Baia, Baia (Na), Italy
Group Exhibition “Tsunami”, Museum of Art Vittoria Colonna, Pescara, Italy
2004
International Fair of Art “Miart”, Milano, Italy
Award “Pagine bianche d’autore”, International fair of Art Miart, Milano, Italy
