Rosanna Vio (b. 1984, Italy) is an Italian-born visual artist based in Oslo. Her practice spans painting, textile and printmaking. Her work explores space and its dynamics, deeply connected to both private and public environments. She investigates the in-between spaces that emerge between objects and people - spaces shaped by chance, coincidence, and discarded materials. Over the years, her practice has focused on points of friction, where spatial continuity breaks down and transforms, in an ongoing dialogue with the notion of emptiness.
Vio studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa, Italy, earning a Bachelor's degree in painting in 2009, followed by a Master's in Set Design for theater, television, and film. After graduating, she worked for several years as an assistant set designer at the Genoa National Theatre. In 2012, she moved to Oslo, where she currently lives and works.
Since relocating to Norway, Vio has exhibited in numerous galleries in Oslo and beyond. Her work in printmaking has received recognition and multiple grants from the Norwegian Printmakers Foundation. She is a member of the Norwegian Visual Artists’ Society (NBK) and of the Young Artists’ Society (UKS).
Selected exhibitions
2022 International exhibition of prints and artist’s books, University gallery in Split, Croatia
2022 International exhibition of prints and artist’s books, Galleri Kortil, Rijeka, Croatia
2020 Group exhibition, Høstutstilling i Horten, Norway
2016 Solo exhibition, Oslo Prosjektrom, Oslo, Norway
2014 Solo exhibition, Oslo Prosjektrom, Oslo, Norway
2014 Duo exhibition, Galleri Puls i Norheimsund, Norway
2012 Solo exhibition, Plastic Passion, Genoa, Italy
2009 Duo-exhibition, Spazio A10, Genoa, Italy
2009 Group exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Genoa Italy
Other work experiences
2014 Model maker for Oslomodelverkstedet, Oslo Norway
2013 Painter and color designer for the animation film of Elin Grimstad “Eternal Hunting Grounds
Medieoperatørene Oslo, Norway, co-production Nukufilm Tallin, Estland
2009/12 Assistant set and costume design to Guido Fiorato, Genoa National Theatre, Italy
2009 Internship as modellør for Studio Festi i Varese, Italia
2008 Intern in theater, Genoa National Theatre, Italy
Grants and residency
2019 Workshop grant at Norske Grafikere Verksted, given by the Norwegian Printmakers Foundation
2017 Project grant from The Norwegian Printmakers Foundation
2017 Travel grant From Handicraft Association/Husfliden
2012 Art residency Kunstnarhuset Messen, Ålvik, Norway
Education
2006-09 Master's in Set Design for theater, television and film, Academy of Fine Arts, Genoa, Italy
2003-06 Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts /BFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Genoa, Italy
Membership
NBK Norske Billedkunstnere/ Norwegian Visual Artists’ Society
UKS Unge Kunstneres Samfund/ Young Artists’ Society
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