Martina Vanda is a visual artist working mainly with Drawing; including Paintings, Picture books, Ceramics and Video animations.
After her studies of literature and languages (English, French and Russian) she studies Illustration at the IED of Rome. In 2000 she wins a one year scholarship for specialization at the ESAG Phenninguen of Paris. From 2004 to 2012 she lives in Barcelona where she reaches The Art Factory La Escossessa. 2009-2014 she studies ceramics with Thomas Gruner.
Her works are presented in the most interesting events related to the world of contemporary illustration(BIB Biennial of Bratislava, Children's Book Fair of Bologna, XII Biennial BCJEM, BIBF Beijin, DPI Mag, Freeda);they are exhibited in Italy, Japan, China and Sweden. She directs TunnellingP and independent publishing label which sells her picture books and zines worldwide. Her book "Estela, grita muy fuerte!" sold 150,000 copies and won several prizes. She collaborated with Feltrinelli, Agenzia Contrasto, Esperia, El Pais, Hamelin, Poste Italiane...among othersHer drawings, artprints, picture books, ceramics and notebooks are available here:bookshops of Museo MAXXI, Museo Macro and Palaexpo, Fox gallery, in Rome.Galleria L'Affiche, Fodazione Sozzani 10 Corso Como, Gervasoni1882, in Milan
PRIZES & AWARDS
2021 selected / 16° Miami New Media Film Festival - with Alice in lockdown 5' animation
2019 selected / BIBF - Beijing Illustration Book Fair
2016 Illustrators Exhibition - Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy
2015 Illustrators Exhibition - Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy
2013 selected/ Itaca contest - Italy
2012 selected/ Illustrators Exhibition - Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy
2012 SEP recipient: the Government of Mexico published 87,492 copies of "¡Estela, grita muy fuerte!"
2011 selected/ BIB Biennial of Bratislava
2009 selected/ CJ Picture Book Awards, Korea
2009 WINNER/ Premio Qwerty: Best children's book "¡Estela, grita muy fuerte!", Spain
2006 Annual Italian Illustrators (ed. Mondadori), Italy
2005 XII Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (BJCEM)
2004 mention/ Iceberg, Bolonia
1999 cumulus: student scholarship
GUEST ARTIST
2016 798 International Art Festival of Beijing - Cina 2015 798 International Art Festival of Beijing - Cina 2015 Lecture / "ceramic techniques" - Sintra Gallery - Gothenburg, Sweden
selected EXHIBITIONS:
2021 group / The smile of the Sphinx - Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, Bosnia. Art curator Ilari Valbonesi
2019 solo/ Daily News - Blue Hole gallery, CityLab, Rome
2019 solo/ Ceramics - Incinque Open Art - Rome
2018 solo/ It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited - Sintra Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
2017 solo/ Daily News - Polarville, L'aquila
2016 solo/ Pirandello e Kafka - Polarville, L'aquila
2016 group/ Il tè di Alice - galleria Nuages, Milan. (Bookcity 2016)
2016 solo/ Le Grand Bo - Interno 14, Rome.
2016 group/ "Illustrators Exhibition" - Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy (Italy, Japan, China tour)
2015 group/ "Portafortuna" - Spazio Varco arte contemporanea, l'Aquila
2015 solo/ Martina Vanda Works - Polarville, l'Aquila
2105 solo/ "Illustrated Ceramics" - Sintra Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
2015 solo/ "Siamo tutti pupi" - Teatro Villa Pamphilj Scuderie Villino Corsini, Rome
2015 group/ "Illustrators Exhibition" - Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy (Italy, Japan, China tour) Itabashi Art Museum, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Kawara Museum, Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum
2012/2013 group/ "La Violenza Illustrata" - Casa delle donne Onlus, Bologna
2012 solo/ "VASILISA" - Love and Dissent Gallery, Rome
2012 group/ "Le Metamorfosi del Viaggiatore" - Palazzo delle Stelline, Milano
2012 group/ "Illustrators Exhibition" - Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy (Italy, Japan tour) Itabashi Art Museum, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Yokkaichi Municipal Museum, Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Nagashima Museum
2011 group/ Ceramics - Maigallery, Rome
2009 group/ CJ Book, Korea
2006 group/ "Peer a colori". Ischia, Italy
2005 group/ "Artistas de LATERAL". Corte Inglés, Barcelona
2005 group/ BJCEM, XII Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean
2004 group/ "Iceberg" - Sala Borse, Bologna
2003 group/ "Un certo sguardo". Fair Piú libri piú liberi, Rome.
2000 solo/ "Ultimo piano" - MANIDOPERA. Cittá di castello, Italy
PUBLISHED BOOKS:
The Concert to be release soon...!
Adone Scienze e Lettere, Italy 2015
Sirene Scienze e Lettere, Italy 2015
Ménage à Deux TunnellingP editions, Italy 2014
El lenguaje de los arboles editorial Fineo, Mexico 2014
Les fraises sauvages Lirabelle editions, France 2014 Orietal Babies & Kids Co., China 2014
“El elogio de la educación: 70 imágenes de ser maestro”. (AAVV) Editorial FINEO, Mexico 2014
Je m'en vais TunnellingP editions, Italy
¡Estela, grita muy fuerte! 150.000 copies sold! Editorial Fineo, Spain/Mexico 2008; 2014; 2018 TunnellingP (auto)editions 2015;
ZINES - ARTIST BOOKS : Dillo con parole tue; The Kitchen is in the Chicken; Mon droit à la Paresse; A wonderful life; Dust of happiness; ICE ICE BABY; Lé déjeuner sur lit, Falling in love.
CLIENTS:Feltrinelli Editore; Agenzia Contrasto; Ricerca e Cooperazione NGO; WEB Foundation Holland; El Pais Spain; Parramon Spain; Il Nuovo Rinascimento; Hamelin Associazione Culturale...
RETAILERS:Rome: museo MAXXI; Museo MACRO; PalaExpo; FOX GALLERYMilan: L'AFFICHE; B**K; Gervasoni 1820 L'Aquila: POLARVILLE Siracusa: SUDESTASI CONTEMPORANEA New York: PSBROOKLYN
Eventi a Rome Art Week
2021
Accesso libero
2020
2018
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