Rocco Salvia @ Rome Art Week
Rocco Salvia
Visual artist and cultural promoter, Rocco Salvia exhibited in Italy and abroad, founded Studiaperti, and worked with public institutions. His work blends painting, design, and photography into memory-filled, visionary environments
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Professional Experiences

  • 1980s: Representative of Astrazione Povera (Poor Abstraction).

  • 1994: Collaborates with BIC Lazio for an exhibition in Toulouse, France.

  • 1996: Solo exhibition at the Laboratory Museum of the Art History Institute – La Sapienza University, Rome.

  • 2001–2004: Founder and President of the association Studiaperti.

  • 2001–2006: Works on projects with the Department of Cultural Policies of the Municipality of Rome and other public institutions.

  • 2002–2006: Organizes exhibitions, conferences, and a triennial festival through Studiaperti.

    • 2003: Publishes The Guide to Artists' Studios in Rome, Gangemi Editore, distributed with Il Venerdì di Repubblica.

  • 2006:

    • Ranked for the assignment of public art commissions by Rome's VI Department.

    • Publishes an anthological catalog of works from 1982 to 2006 (Gangemi Editore) in collaboration with Galleria Sala Uno and House Gallery, Rome.

  • 2014: Founds the group Landscapes of the Mind (Ceccato, Letter, Scelfo, Del Brocco); collaborates with Studio RO.MI.

  • Artworks: Present in private collections and museums in Erice and Gibellina.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 1985, 1986: Studio Jartrakor, Rome

  • 1990, 1992: Galleria Sala Uno, Rome

  • 1993: Church of Santa Maria di Piazza, Pergola (PS)

  • 1995: Novotel Centre, Toulouse (FR)

  • 1996: Laboratory Museum – La Sapienza University, Rome

  • 2006: House Gallery & Sala Uno, Rome

  • 2007: Galleria Gallerati, Rome

  • 2019: MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome

Studiaperti Events (2001–2006)

  • Dec 2001: Studiaperti 2001, 304 artists open their studios to the public.

  • Sept 2002: European Heritage Days, launch of the Guide to Artists' Studios in Rome.

  • Nov 2002: Studiaperti Model, conference at MACRO.

  • Nov 2003: The Temptation to Exist, Monumental Complex of S. Michele a Ripa.

  • Nov 2003: 2nd edition of the Guide to Artists' Studios in Rome – 600 artists involved.

  • Mar 2004: Journey through the City, cultural program in Roman libraries.

  • Nov 2004: ZOOM, 16 artist studios become exhibition spaces.

  • Feb 2005: Launch of Studiaperti’s website.

  • Mar 2005: Allupa Allupa, a project with artists and writers.

  • Nov 2006: Allupa Allupa – Visual Arts Review, with catalog by Gangemi.

Critical Commentary

  • In the PlotArtEuropa 2005 catalog, art critic Stefano Elena describes Rocco Salvia’s visual language as a stylistic exercise blending Matisse-like decoration with Pininfarina-inspired design. His work merges painting and photography into interior spaces rich with memory, framed by clear lines and bold colors, like scenes shaped by free and adaptive thought.

 


Events at Rome Art Week
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22 Oct 2025 | 17:00-20:00
Works created with thoughts of the night as I lived it
Free access
Organizer Rocco Salvia
Open Studio
Arte e Oro
Via Gino Capponi, 50
Portraits in the city
23 Oct 2025 | 18:30-22:00
Art exhibition and talkDj set by Flaxsa
Free access
Organizer Tartarughe
Event
Tartarughe
Piazza Mattei, 7
Portraits in the city
23 Oct-10 Nov 2025
Collective exhibition of contemporary artistsCurated by Ivan FornariArtists : EVAKILLERDOG, ROCCO SALVIA, TATIANA BALCHESINI, MASSIMO DI MAURO, CLAUDIA FARRACE
Free access
Vernissage Thursday 23 Oct 2025 | 18:30-21:30
Organizer Tartarughe
Exposition
Tartarughe
Piazza Mattei, 7
2023
MEDI-TERRA-NEO
07 Oct 2023-19 Jan 2024
Sea of Suffering - Migration and Climate Change
Free access
Vernissage Saturday 07 Oct 2023 | 10:00-12:00
Organizer Fondazione MAGIS ETS
Exposition
Fondazione Magis
Via degli Astalli, 16
2020
Art Ecosystem Environment
26 Oct-07 Nov 2020
Contemporary Art has developed including also environmental issues
Free access
Organizer RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Exposition
RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Via Vetulonia, 55
Five Inhalations and Four Exhalations.
28 Oct 2020 | 17:30
Donato DI PASQUALE (DDP) piano Satie, Joplin, Cage, Reich ,Glass,
Free access
Organizer RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Event
RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Via Vetulonia 55
Il Tempo Originario
30 Oct 2020 | 18:30
Regia video Vincenzo Ceccato - Danza e coreografia Rossana Abritta
Free access
Organizer RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Event
RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Via Vetulonia 55
2019
Rocco Salvia
22 Oct 2019 | 10:00-22:00

Free access
Organizer Rocco Salvia
Open Studio
Studio Rocco Salvia
via della batteria nomentana n.110
THE SILENCE OF THE UNIVERSE
23 Oct 2019 | 16:30
Artistic research on the relationship between art and science.
Free access
Organizer RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Event
RO.MI. Arte Contemporanea
Via Vetulonia 55
condivisione
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