Paolo Bufalini was born in Rome (1994). Lives and works in Bologna.
Education
2020 Painting - Visual Arts MA, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Prof. Luca Caccioni
2017 Painting BA, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Prof. Luca Bertolo
Solo / duo exhibitions
2024 Argo, Fondazione Home movies, Bologna, curated by Sineglossa
2024 Argo, Palazzo Ducale, Genova, curated by Sineglossa
2023 Cuore, 2023, MarktStudio, Bologna
2023 Data mining (w/ Lorenzo Lunghi), La Rada, Locarno
2023 beloved, gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio, Bologna, curated by Condylura
2022 MON viewing room, Torino, text by Walter Guadagnini
2022 Forget me not (w/ Allistair Walter), Fabbri-Schenker Projects, London
2021 eve, MASSIMO, Milano, curated by Paolo Gabriotti
2020 Martedì, Localedue, Bologna, curated by Filippo Tappi and Gabriele Tosi
2018 PALARAUM (w/ Filippo Cecconi), Raum, Bologna, curated by Xing
2018 Low, Adiacenze, Bologna
2018 Nugget (w/ Filippo Cecconi), Spazio Intolab, Napoli
2018 ù - Live Arts Week VII (w/ Filippo Cecconi), TRIPLA, Bologna, curated by Xing
2018 Bello (w/ Daniele Pulze), Dimora Artica, Milano
2017 Grande Slime (w/ Daniele Pulze), GAFF dabasso, Milano
2016 Metamorfosi, Porto dell’Arte, Bologna, curated by Irene Angenica, Davide Da Pieve
Group exhibitions
2024 Remote, NUB Project Space, Pistoia, curated by Condylura
2024 Premio Conai - Ecomondo, Rimini, curated by Spazio Taverna (Marco Bassan, Ludovico Pratesi)
2023 IMAGINA - XXVII Biennale di Gubbio, Palazzo Ducale, Gubbio, curated by Spazio Taverna (Marco Bassan, Ludovico Pratesi)
2023 Castello a orologeria, Castello di Andraz (BL), curated by Dolomiti Contemporanee
2023 La sostanza agitata, Museo di Palazzo Collicola, Spoleto, curated by Saverio Verini
2023 Premio E.ART.H., Eataly Art House, Verona, curated by Treti Galaxie
2022 emERgenze contempoRanEE (permanent), Museo della Città, Rimini, curated by Cristina Ambrosini, Claudia Collina, Giovanni Sassu
2022 Casting the Castle III, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Umbertide (PG), curated by Saverio Verini
2022 A Paradise for the Smiling Alligators, Mura Urbiche, Lecce, curated by BeAdvisors
2021 Peng on the Beach, Circolo Tennis Italia, Bologna, curated by Xing
2020 Futuro. Arte e società dagli anni Sessanta a domani, Gallerie d’Italia, Vicenza, curated by Luca Beatrice and Walter Guadagnini
2020 Baitball (01), Palazzo San Giuseppe, Polignano a Mare (BA)
2019 Estate Autunno, State Of, Milano, curated by Irene Angenica, Giovanni Paolin, Giacomo Pigliapoco
2019 Nights: Prolog, Lapsus, Timisoara
2019 La Natura delle Cose, Museo Temporaneo Navile, Bologna, curated by Luca Caccioni
2019 Snoozin’ Gutssss, Neverneverland, Amsterdam, curated by MRZB
2019 White and black stripes and a red nose (the game), Almanac Inn, Torino, project by Davide Sgambaro
2019 Carbonio e Silicio, Liceo Crescenzi-Pacinotti, Bologna, curated by Cuoghi Corsello
2019 Homo Sapiens, DAS, Bologna, curated by Davide Da Pieve
2018 Communal Leakings, Macao, Milano, curated by MRZB
2018 Ex-Centro, Otto Gallery, Bologna, a cura di Luca Caccioni
2017 Tirarsi Fuori, P420, Bologna, curated by Lelio Aiello
2017 Playing Scenic, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, curated by Carmen Lorenzetti
2017 Savoir Faire, Current, Milano
2017 Family Matters, Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio
Prizes / grants
2023 Premio E.ART.H. (finalist)
2022 Mint Fund Grant - Foundation for Art and Blockchain
2022 Carapelli for Art
2020 Premio Acquisto Regione Emilia-Romagna
2020 Combat Prize
2019 Ducato Prize, Academy Art Award
Residencies / Workshops
2021 Scuola di Filosofia, ICA Milano, Felice Cimatti
2020 Nuovo Forno del Pane, MAMbo, Bologna
2019 Cesare Pietroiusti, Un certo numero di cose, MAMbo, Bologna
2019 Bocs Art, Cosenza
2017 GAFF dabasso, Milano
2014 Cesare Pietroiusti, Andrea Lanini, Dioniso, un dio liquido e molteplice, Fondazione Lac o Le Mon, San Cesario di Lecce
On paper
2023 Catalogue - IMAGINA - XXVII Biennale di Gubbio
2023 Catalogue - La sostanza agitata, viaindustriae publishing
2023 Catalogue - EmERgenze contempoRaNee. I premi acquisto della Regione Emilia-Romagna e la donazione Francesco Amante al Museo della Città di Rimini, Regione Emilia - Romagna
2023 Interview - Espoarte #121, Matteo Galbiati
2022 Interview - Artribune #68, Saverio Verini
2021 Catalogue - Live Arts Week X
2021 Interview - Inside Art #122, Eleonora Bruni
2021 Catalogue - 222 artisti emergenti su cui investire, Exibart
2021 Artist book - Condylura01
2021 Catalogue - Nuovo Forno del Pane. A logbook, Edizioni MAMbo
2020 Catalogue - Futuro. Arte e società dagli anni Sessanta a domani, Edizioni Gallerie d’Italia | Skira
2020 Catalogue - Combat Prize
2019 Catalogue - Ducato prize
2019 Catalogue - 222 artisti emergenti su cui investire, Exibart
2018 Catalogue - Live Arts Week VII
Online
2024 Review - Argo, Juliet, Giulia Gorella
2024 Review - Remote, Juliet, Serena Trinchero
2024 Review - Argo, ATP Diary, Erica Rigato
2024 Review - Argo, Exibart, Andrea Rossetti
2024 Interview - Mangrovia, Alessandra Navazio [ITA] [ENG]
2024 Studio Visit - Edoardo De Cobelli x La Quadriennale di Roma
2023 Studio Visit - Marco Scotti x La Quadriennale di Roma
2023 Essay - Phroom, Enrico Camprini
2023 Review - Land of Nod, Tropico del Cancro, Chiara Spaggiari
2023 Interview, with Condylura and Treti Galaxie - Exibart, Giulia Turconi
2023 Review - beloved, Segnonline, Benedetta Sala
2023 Review - beloved, ATP Diary, Elena Bordignon
2022 Interview - About, Francesco Di Nuzzo
2022 Interview - Artribune, Saverio Verini
2022 Studio Visit - ATP Diary, Giulia Gaibisso
2021 Review - eve, Flash Art Italia, Tommaso Gatti
2021 Review - eve, Exibart, Carmen Lorenzetti
2021 Interview - ATP Diary, Tommaso Pagani
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