Biography
Bislacchi in his London studio (2020), PH: Jo Morris
ENG
Bislacchi (b. 1995, IT), pseudonym of Matteo Santacroce, is a visual artist who currently lives and works between London, Milan and Rome. He moved to London in 2014 to study painting at City & Guilds of London Art School where he graduated in 2018 with a BA in fine art. Across painting, sculpture and installation his work explores processes of transformation of traditional painting supports into constructive elements of the work.
Bislacchi’s works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. He was finalist in various art prizes such as Premio Francesco Fabbri (2024), Talent Prize (2024), Premio San Fedele (2024), Prisma Art Prize (2024), Premio Fragellae (2022), Young Talent Contemporary Purchase Prize (2019) and The Signature Art Prize (2019). He was awarded Premio Speciale Inside Art (2024) and The Chadwyck-Healey Prize for Painting (2018).
ITA
Bislacchi (1995, IT), pseudonimo di Matteo Santacroce, è un artista visivo che attualmente vive e lavora tra Londra, Milano e Roma. Si è trasferito a Londra nel 2014 per studiare pittura alla City & Guilds of London Art School, dove si è laureato nel 2018 con un BA in Fine Art. Attraverso pittura, scultura e installazione, il suo lavoro esplora processi di trasformazione dei supporti pittorici tradizionali in elementi costruttivi dell'opera.
Le opere di Bislacchi sono state esposte sia a livello nazionale sia internazionale. È stato finalista in vari premi d'arte come il Premio Francesco Fabbri (2024), il Talent Prize (2024), il Premio San Fedele (2024), il Prisma Art Prize (2024), il Premio Fragellae (2022), The Ingram Prize (2019) e il The Signature Art Prize (2019). Gli è stato assegnato il Premio Speciale Inside Art (2024) e il Chadwyck-Healey Prize for Painting (2018).
CV
EDUCATION
2015-2018 - BA Fine Art (Hons) City and Guilds of London Art School
SOLO SHOWS
2021
- Camera con Vista curated by Ilaria Monti // Spazio Display // Parma // Italy
GROUP SHOWS
2024
- Upcoming: Premio Francesco Fabbri // Villa Brandolini // Pieve di Soligo // Italy
- Upcoming: Talent Prize Finalists Exhibition // La Galleria Nazionale // Rome
- La città: tra realtà e sogno // Fondazione Culturale San Fedele // Milan
- Five at Five // Spazio 15 // Brescia
2023
- London Group Open // Copeland Gallery // London
- Small II // Angela de la Cruz Studio // London
- Worthless Piece // UVA programme // Nizza Monferrato (Italy)
2022
- Premio Fregellae // Torre Medievale // Ceprano (Italy)
- Love Crush // Anonima Kunsthalle // Varese
- Show_4 // mood|project Gallery // Naples
2021
- Rough Around The Edges (Bislacchi-Megan Rea) // The Artists Contemporary // Online
- Yellow Archangel Perceiving Anomalie // General Practice // Lincoln // UK
2020
- Art Rights Prize Finalist Exhibition // Online
- After Hours // Bowes-Parris Gallery // London
- Rea Art Fair // Fabbrica del Vapore // Milan
- ARTPIQ at The Flag // Frankfurt // Germany
- Sitting Room (Bislacchi-Gabriel Carucci) // Artisan Space // London
2019
- The Ingram Prize // The Cello Factory // London
- Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair // London
- The Feeling’s Mutual // The Rectory Projects // London
- The Art of Nature (Residency Exhibition) // Mestna Obcina // Nova Gorica
- PADA Studios // Barreiro // Portugal
- The Signature Art Prize // Bankside Hotel - Trinity Art Gallery // London
2018
- Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair // London
- Artpiq Summerhouse Vernissage // Dusseldorf
- City & Guilds BA Degree Show // City & Guilds of London Art School // London
- Dimensions // Menier Gallery // London
2017
- City & Guilds Interim Show // Crypt Gallery // London
2016
- City and Guilds Interim Show // Diorama Arts Centre // London
RESIDENCIES
2023 - UVA Programme // Nizza Monferrato // Italy
2022 - Incubating Residency // Pictorum Gallery // London
2021 - Viafarini // Milan
2019 - Art of Nature // Cepovan // Slovenia
2019 - PADA Studios // Lisbon
2018 - Artpiq Summerhouse // Dusseldorf
AWARDS
2024 - “Premio Inside Art”
2018 - "The Chadwyck-Healey Prize for Painting"
2016 - “The Fishmongers Company Menu Cover Design Prize"