Fosca Artist

Fosca is a contemporary Italian-Dutch artist, painter, draughtswoman, engraver, and creator of large-scale installations. She studied visual arts in Paris and Venice, exhibited at the Venice Biennale, and has shown her works in prestigious international venues. Her practice combines meticulous drawing, symbolic painting, and immersive installations, often created on commission for collectors and institutions.

"Born from a Venetian mother and a Dutch father, Fosca is looking for answers to existential questions through the creation of a fantastic universe filled with curious anthropomorphic animals. These creatures seem to find their roots in the apocalyptic menace of certain Flemish paintings, tempered by the lightheartedness and refinement of an XVIII century Venetian carnival.

Her drawings, executed with the meticulous and patient precision of miniaturist, or even a goldsmith are the alphabet to a secret language. If a universe created by an artist makes her prisoner of it signs, Fosca will surely find it difficult to forsake her zoological creations.

Maybe one day someone will dare to explore the hidden depths of her imaginary universe populated by fantastic animals. For the moment, we prefer to simply admire her drawings, lo...

Born to a Venetian mother and a Dutch father, Fosca studied visual arts in Paris at the Met de Penninghen Academy for five years, while also attending anatomy courses at the École des Beaux-Arts. She then moved to Venice where she trained at the Bottega del Tintoretto, learning traditional engraving techniques. She currently lives between Paris, Milan, and Rio de Janeiro.

2014 - The Fantastic World of Fosca, Marciana National Library, Venice [Solo show]
2015 – Venice Biennale, Museo Correr, Venice [Solo show]
2016 – Roberto Cuoghi. Perla Pollina, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Genève
2017 – Fauna, Fabrica Behiring, Rio de Janeiro
2018 – Animal Sapiens, Casa Voa, Rio de Janeiro [Solo show]
2019 – ArtRio, Instituto Vida Livre, Rio de Janeiro
2020 – Chama de Baleia, Garimporio, Rio de Janeiro [Solo show]
2021 – Casa Cor 30 anos, Palacete Brando Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro
2023 – ArtRio, Instituto Vida Livre, Rio de Janeiro
2023 – Revoada, ArtRio, Casa Voa, Rio de Janeiro
2024 – Cara Luna …, Maja Arte Contemporanea, Rome [Solo show]