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Caterina Roppo is a multidisciplinary artist based between Palma de Mallorca and Milan. Known for her eclecticism and relentless exploration of new expressive forms, her work integrates innovative perspectives and the construction of Jacquard flottés, creating three-dimensional pieces rooted in her personal worldview.
Her pivotal project, "Trayma," emerged from a traumatic life event that led to post-traumatic stress disorder, sparking an in-depth exploration of the "wounds" in natural and architectural environments. Roppo transforms these into an aesthetic synergy, blending visual reality with the unconscious.
In 2024, Roppo presented a new body of work titled "Galateo Ancestrale" among the Cult projects at Edit Napoli, showcased at the Complesso di Santa Maria del Purgatorio ad Arco. The exhibition's success led the venue to extend it until early December. That same year, she was a finalist for the prestigious CRAMUM Prize in Milan with her project "Eroi" and was selected as a finalist for the Arte Laguna Prize, where she will exhibit at the Arsenale Nord in Venice during the closing weekend of the Biennale. She also won the Arte Laguna Prize for Business for Art with Incalmi and received accolades for her textile experimentation, including the FEEDback Prize in Barcelona, presented at the 2019 Buenos Aires Architecture Biennale. Additionally, she was a finalist for the Prisma Art Prize in Rome.
Her international presence has grown through projects like Xtant, the Kaplan Project in Mallorca, and the Martch Art Project in Istanbul. Thanks to Plusiders Collectors, Roppo inaugurated her exhibition "Being Worldless" at the Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini in Rome on September 26, 2024, continuing the dialogue between plastic and performative expression initiated in Milan at Palazzo Cagnola. Her work delves into the deep interplay between inner and outer worlds, offering a meditation on presence and absence.
Roppo has also developed significant projects and collaborations in illustration and textile exhibitions. Her exceptional creativity has been recognized by numerous prestigious outlets, including Design Tellers, Living Corriere, Exibart, The Way Magazine, Elle Decor, Marie Claire Maison, Fumo Magazine, Sugar & Cream, Artribune, Diario De Mallorca, Room Diseño, Arte 360, Arte.go, Corriere della Sera, Panorama, and Interni. These publications have highlighted her innovative contributions to contemporary art, particularly her exploration of textile art and her ability to merge visual reality with the unconscious.
With a growing repertoire of exhibitions and awards, Caterina Roppo continues to establish herself as one of the most innovative and influential voices in contemporary art, with works that captivate and inspire international audiences.
Up-coming
11_2024 _ FINALIST EXIBITION _Arte Laguna Prize_ Aresale_ Venice
Prize
2024 - FINALIST ARTISTS - 19° EDITION 2024 _PAINTING_ Venice
2024 - Eroi _ CRAMUM Prize _Finalist_ Milan
2024 - FEEDback Bienal International de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires_ Finalist_UIC Barcelona
2024 - Prisma Art Prize_ Finalist_Roma
2024 - Arte Laguna Prize _ Business for art _ Incalmi
Selected Exhibitions
10_ 2024_ Galateo Ancestrale_CULT EDIT_ Complesso Museale Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco_Italy
09_ 2024_ Being Worldless _ Casino di Aurora Pallavicini_ Roma_Italy
06_2024_ Being Worldless- Palazzo Camola_ Milan_Italy
05_2024_Shard of Stones_ Martch Art Project_Istambul_ Türkiye
05_2024 _Xtant_Mallorca_ Spain
04_2024_Kaplan Project_ Mallorca_ Spain
03_2024_Vettor_Bari_Italy
01_2024_Cramum_ Group Show_Reti_Busto Arsizio 11_ 2023 - Beautifool Minds _ Group Show _ Cavallerizza Torino
09_2023_ Contemporary Istanbul _ Collectors Dinner _ Mandarin Hotel Istambul
06 _2023_ Baitball #03 _ Group Show_ Fondazione Pino Pascali Polignano
04 | 2023 _Eidos | Ipercubo |Milan
04 _2022_ The Doors _ Augmented Reality Solo show _ Piuarch Studio _ Milan
Illustrations Project
2024_ Illustrations cover sections _ Panorama Collezione
2021_ Illustrations cover sections _ Panorama Collezione
2021_ Cover illustration _ Panorama Collezione
Special Project
04_2023 _ Community _ Textile exhibition _ Spazio Calabiana _ Milan
09_2022 _ Superpower _Textile exhibition _ Spazio Calabiana _ Milan
04_ 2021_ Magnifiche Passioni _ Textile exhibition_ Spazio Krizia _ Milan
04_ 2020_ Textile exhibition_ Digital Textile Event
03_ 2019_ Ecorotica _ Textile exhibition_ Fabbrica Orobia _ Milan
11_ 2018_ Music Menu _ Textile exhibition _ Fabbrica Orobia _ Milan
03_ 2018_ Nations to Nations _ Textile exhibition _ Versace Teatre _ Milan
10_ 2017_ Save The Planet _ Textile exhibition _ Versace Teatre _ Milan
03_ 2017_ Unconventional _ Textile exhibition _ La Pelota jai Alai _ Milan
09_ 2017_ Inediti Cortocircuiti_ Textile exhibition _ La Pelota jai Alai _ Milan
02_ 2016_ Versus _Textile exhibition _ La Pelota jai Alai _ Milan
05_ 2015_ Abissi _ Textile exhibition _ La Pelota jai Alai _ Milan
Critical Text
06_ 2024_ Being Worldless _ Domenico de Chirico
04_ 2023_ Eidos, La forma del pensiero _ Gabriela Galati
11_ 2022_ Trayma _ Michele Spinelli
Catalogues:
Eroi & Sopravvissuti _ Cramum
Nice & Fair_ Paratissima
Video credits: Joy Wanders