Samuela Malizia

Samuela Malizia is an Italian visual artist whose work moves between painting, photography, drawing, and installation. She graduated in Fine Arts with a specialization in Painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, later deepening her expertise in archaeological research and architectural restoration. Her academic journey continued with a Master’s in Fine Arts and studies in art conservation at the University of Verona, including a two-year program in conservation techniques supported by the European Social Fund.

Her experience in archaeology—through excavations and restoration projects for the Faculty of Humanities, the Museum of Natural History in Verona, and private archaeological firms—has shaped her deep knowledge of ancient cultures and their expressive complexity. This background profoundly informs her conceptual work, where historical awareness meets a refined contemporary language.

Since 2011, after relocating to New York, she has collaborated with international artists and participated in numerous exhibitions and artistic projects across Italy, the U.S., and Europe. Her works are known for triggering intellectual “short circuits” by deconstructing familiar codes and inviting viewers into an open-ended, re...

BA in Fine Arts (Painting) – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy

MA in Fine Arts – Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
Methodology of Conservation of Painted Works – Università di Verona

Specialist Training in Architectural and Pictorial Restoration – Two-year program, European Social Fund

Archaeological Field and Restoration Projects – in collaboration with the University of Verona and the Museum of Natural History, Verona

Solo Exhibitions

Borghesi Gallery, Verona, Italy (1996)

Demetra Library, Verona, Italy (2000)

Is blue only blue?, Bastione Alicorno, Padua, Italy (2007)

Think, installation sponsored by the Municipality of Padua, Italy (2009)

Around the world with my world, Corte dei Leoni, Padua, Italy (2010)

At 10 with Malizia, 10 Lounge Bar, Padua, Italy (2010)

Just a moment, ContestaRockHair NYC, New York City, USA (2011)

World, word, now, Caffè Tinto, Padua, Italy (2011)

Everywhere, Everytime, Lambda Gallery, Padua, Italy (2011)

Blue, 10 Lounge Bar, Padua, Italy (2011)

Group & International Exhibitions

Malta Biennale, La Valletta, Malta (2005)

Centotto Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC, USA (2009)

A.I.R. Gallery 9th Biennial, Brooklyn, NYC, USA (2011)

NoHo NY ArtWalk with TD Bank and NYU, Pratt, FIT (2011)

MiN – Modern Movement Maximizing Minimal Normal, ContaminateNYC, Brooklyn (2012)

ArtFair Padova, Italy (2019)

Artboxproject Barcellona 1.0, World Hall Gallery, Spain (2020)

Arte a Palazzo, Palazzo Fantuzzi – Collateral Event at Bologna Art Fair (2020)

The essential is invisible, Tempio del Futuro Perduto, Milan, Italy (2021)