Chiara Smirne

I mainly paint urban landscapes illuminated mostly by nocturnal lights, crepuscular or unreal, where the human element is there through its obvious absence or with its ‘unexpected’ presence. I try to communicate the presence-absence of man and the context creates a reality where the emotions and sensation dominate. The elements are intensified, creating hallucinations, images in which you must be a spectator without having, at all costs, to find an explanation. I often represent unreal scenes inspired by dreams, memories, thoughts and fears. The unconscious is almost always the true protagonist of my paintings. An unconscious that wants to free itself of its fears and its obsessions, succeeding thus at bringing order and calm where before there was chaos and angst.

- Advanced painting courses at NABA Academy in Milan
- Advanced painting courses at the Scuola Superiore d’Arte Applicata at Castello Sforzesco
- Degree in Philosophy and Literature

Solo Show

- Spazio Natta, Paesaggi Umani. Con Giovanni Colombo, Carlo Ferreri, Lorenzo Pietrogrande e Chiara Smirne, Como. Curated By Francesco Raimondi and with the support of the Assessorato alla Cultura di Como and the Associazione Culturale Renzo Cortina. December 2016
- Galerie Kuhn & Partner, Città aperta, Berlin. Curated by Stefano Cortina and Veronica Riva, June 2014
- ​Cortina Arte, Apparizioni e Assenze, Milan. Curated by Veronica Riva​, May 2013


Main group exhibitions

Fusion.Art, 3rd Annual CityscapesArt Exhibition, Exhibition Finalists, fusionartps.com. Curated by Fusion Art, June 2018

- Museo Magma, Premio Marchionni 2016 - Premio Internazionale d'Arte Contemoporanea, Villacidro. Curated by Organizzazione Fondazione Estetica & Progresso. June 2016
- Chiostro Madonna dell'Orto, Premio Gambino 2015. Exhibition of the thirty finalist works, Venice. Curated by Associazione Culturale C.A.T., Venice. October 2015
- Palazzo delle Stelline, Banlieue, Milano. A cura di Federica Morandi. February 2015
- Atelier M.K. in Blu, Vibrazione della materia, MIlano. A cura di Francesca Bellola. October 2014
- DAMarte Gallery, DAMprize 2014. Esposizione delle trenta opere finaliste, Magenta - Milano. Curated by ...