Laura Grosso lives and works in Rome as a painter. Many of her paintings are included in private collections in Italy and abroad.
Born in Bari in 1955, she moved to Rome in 1966. She began her professional training at the art school on Via Ripetta under the guidance of painter Marina Poggi. While still a high school student, she made her debut as a painter in April 1975 with a solo exhibition at the Sporting Club Teatro Margherita in Bari, exhibiting tempera on paper and canvas.
She continued her studies in the Painting course taught by Alberto Ziveri at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, graduating with honors in 1978. Soon after, she perfected her figure skills in life drawings during rehearsals for Enzo Cosimi's dance-theater performances.
In 1985, he began painting en plein air in the Tuscan countryside around Florence, then in Chicago, and finally in Rome. From 1998 to 2008, his "Roman Urban Views" series was presented in several solo and group exhibitions at Silvie Andrè's Gallery on Via Giulia in Rome.
Since the early 2000s, he has returned to the human figure with the "Humans" series. Since 2019, her work has been shown continuously at the Baart Gallery in Bari.
Solo Exhibitions
2025
"Giuditta. (Subversive) Icon of a Woman" Rome, Cabaret Voltaire Gallery
2024
"That's a Party" Bari, BaArt Gallery
2022
"Umani" Rome, Mons Art Stage
2019
"Essere Umani" Bari, BaArt Gallery
Bari, Eranos Studio
2018
Rome, Virus Art Gallery
2017
Bolsena, Scuderie Farnesiane of the Capodimonte Inland Waterways Navigation Museum
2016
Rome, Tricoli della Pietra
2015
Rome, Studio G. Di Vita
2013
Rome, Defrag
Rome, Openstudio
Rome, Teatro Stabile del Giallo
2012
Rome, S.T.S. Claretta Carotenuto
Rome, Cassia Theater
2011
Spoleto, Albornoz Palace Hotel
2010
Rome, Il tempo ritrovato Gallery by Daniela Vaccher
2009
Rome, VirtuAule Studio English language
Rome, Andrè Gallery
2007
Rome, Andrè Gallery
2005
Chicago, Finestra Art Space
Rome, Andrè Gallery
2001
Rome, Andrè Gallery
1998
Rome, Andrè Gallery
Rome, S. Rita Hall
1996
Chicago, Eastwick Art Gallery
1994
Rome, Pino Casagrande
1990
Chicago, Abel Joseph Gallery
1979
Rome, “Caffè Colosseo”
1975
Bari, Sporting Club Teatro Petruzzelli
Collaborations
1981 Creation of two paintings for Enzo Cosimi's shows “Calore” and “Repertoires of Love”
1981 Creation of the project “Il buio acceso” (The Darkness on), with Carlo Carfagni, Rome, Borghese Pavilion
1994 Creation of the project “Pensieri Microscopici” (Microscopic Thoughts). Home of collector and gallery owner Pino Casagrande.
2007 Creation of the project “Pittura lectio divina” (Painting Lectio Divina). Laura Grosso's Painting Studio.
2010 Creation of the project “Painters United for Painting.” Berlin, UNO Gallery. Rome, Virus Art Gallery.
2012 Participation in the "Marco Polo, the Silk Road" project. Venice, Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation. Hangzhou, Municipal Museum.
2013 Creation of the "AA VV Pittura" project. Rome, Casa delle Donne
2014 Cover for the book "Il gelato in piscina non si scioglie" by Leonardo Altomano
2014 Participation in the "Plein Air Symposium" project, Beit Jala, Palestine
2018 Participation in the "Plein Air Symposium" project, Toulouse, France
2022 Creation of the "Giuditta" project
2023 Participation in the "Plein Air Symposium" project, Toulouse, Germany
2024 Illustrations and cover for the book "Il mio Pinocchio" by Paolo Lunghi, 12 ink drawings and one watercolor
Video
Events at Rome Art Week
2025
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Vernissage Monday 20 Oct 2025 | 18:00
2024
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2023
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2021
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Vernissage Friday 29 Oct 2021 | 18:00-21:00
2020
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2019
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