Biography

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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