Maurizio Battifora

Los Angeles-based artist. I am an Italian American artist that established my craft in Miami, and Los Angeles over the last 15 years. My work is found in private collections of high-net-worth individuals in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, and New York.

I studied in Costa Rica, and later at Miami Dade College, where I received my artistic education under artist Edwin Montalvo. Still, the majority of my work is empirical, and the techniques I utilize are self-taught. From 2005 to 2008 I was a realistic portraitist. Today I consider myself a figurative/impressionist, juxtaposing medium and small, thin, and distinct brushstrokes of acrylics over the canvas. I have a tendency to paint around a central figure.

For the last 7 years, I have been inspired by the iconic Marie Antoinette. She was not only the original influencer, but she also embodies our views today of equality, individuality, self-determination, and the power of reinvention. As a metaphor, her head can be cut off a hundred times, but she keeps coming back stronger.

In my M. A. Series, the woman is being examined, judged, loved, or hated; but we don't look at her, she is looking at us. Do we have to like it? no. Do we have to deal with it? Oh! yes.

School of Art San Jose Costa Rica.
Miami Dade College

MASH Gallery Los Angeles CA

Tracy Park Gallery Malibu CA 2023

Tracy Park Gallery Malibu CA 2020

Florence Biennale, Florence Italy, 2019

Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2018

Gallery 825 LAAA, Los Angeles, CA 2018

Las Lagunas Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2018

Mark Borghi Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY 2018

Sebastopol Center For The Arts, Sebastopol CA 2018

Apero Fine Arts Gallery, CA 2017/2018

Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL 2016

Vu New River Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2016

Coral Springs Museum, Coral Springs FL 2016

ArtServe Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2014/2016

NSU Museum-Artopia Fort Lauderdale, FL 2015

Artist Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2010/2013

The Red Bull Art Of Can, Dallas, TX 2010

The Parker Play House, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2009

The Nude Show, Orlando, FL 2009