Lives and works in Helena, MT, USA.
Website http://www.alessandrogallo.net/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alessandrogallo_net/?hl=en
Short bio
Alessandro Gallo was born in 1974 in Genoa, Italy and is now based in Helena, Montana. After studying Law at the University of Genoa, Gallo moved to London where he studied at Saint Martin's College of Art and at Chelsea School of Art and Design. Gallo has shown internationally and his work was featured in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and in the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011. In 2012, he was awarded a first place grant from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation. In 2014 and 2016 he had solo shows at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York. Alessandro was selected as a Demonstrating Artist for NCECA in 2018 (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts). He's currently a long term artist in residence at the Archie Bray Foundation.
CV
-1974 Born, Genoa, Italy
-1993 - 1997 University of Genoa, Italy - Law Studies – not completed
-1998 - 1999 Central St Martins College of Art - Foundation Course, London, UK
-1999 - 2002 Chelsea College of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art, London, UK
Awards and Residencies
2012
Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant. First Place.
2020-2022
-Speyer and Windgate Fellowship. Long Term resident at Archie Bray Foundation. Helena, Mt, USA
2019
-McKnight Residency Award. Northern Clay Center. Minneapolis, MN Jan-Apr 2019
2018
-Demonstrating artist at 2018 annual NCECA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Visting Artist at Clay Center of Missoula. Missoula, MT
2016
- Guest Artist at Clay Gulgong Ceramic Festival. Gulgong, Australia
- Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Wa, USA. Visiting Artist.
2013
-Foundation of Shigaraki Ceramic Culture Park. Artist in Residence. Shigaraki, Japan.
-Guest Artist at the Archie Bray Foundation. Helena, Mt, USA.
-Invited Artist ‘LH Project' Artist in Residence Program. Joseph, Or, USA
-Invited Artist. Artist invite Artist Residency Program. Red Lodge Clay. Center. Red Lodge, Mt, USA.
2012
-Invited Artist 'Seto International Ceramic and Glass Art Exchange Program' . A.I.R. Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center, Seto, Japan.
-Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Wa, USA. Visiting Artist.
-La Meridiana. Certaldo, Firenze Italy. Visiting artist and Summer
Residency
2010
-Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Il, USA. Visiting Artist.
2009
-Archie Bray Foundation.Helena, Mt, USA.Summer residency. Bill and Stirling Sage Summer Scholarship
Solo Exhibitions
2022
'Monologues', Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
2019
'Most of the time', Abmeyer Wood, Seattle, WA.
2016
'For some reason', Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York City
2014
'Strani incontri', Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York City
2008
'Riding Out', Jill George Gallery, London
2006
'Donkey Afternoon', Jill George Gallery, London
2004
'Forse', Marco Canepa Gallery, Genoa
Group Exhibitions
2020
- International Ceramic and Glass Art Exchange Program. Seto, Japan.
- Stiftung Nantesbuch - Kunst und Natur. Germany
- Six McKnight Artists – Northern Clay Center. Minneapolis. MN
2019
- Biennale Internationale de Ceramique Contemporaine Vallauris. Vallauris, France
- 'Hey! Modern Art and Pop Culture #3'. Halle St.Pierre Museum. Paris, France
- 'Group' Duane Reed Gallery. St.Louis, MO
- 'About Face. Contemporary ceramic Sculpture'. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. Montgomery, AL
-'Studio 740. NCECA Show in Minneapolis, MN
2018
-'Premio Faenza'-60 th Anniversary at MiC (Museo Internazionale della Ceramica). Faenza, Italy
-'Incongruos body'- AMOCA, Pomona, CA
-'Concurrent/Conventions. A spectrum of Contemporary Ceramics' Sacramento State University CA
2017
-'Tempered Beasts'. Northern Clay Center. Minneapolis, MN
-'Unnatural Histories VI', Antler Gallery. Portland, OR
-'Bodies and Beings'. Abmeyer + Wood Gallery. Seattle, WA
-'Ceramic Invitational' 2017. Radius Gallery. Missoula, MT
-'Trifecta'. LH Project Show for NCECA. Portland, OR
-'Welcome to New Jersey'. Jonathan Levine Projects, Jersey City, NJ
-'Zanesville Prize for Contemporary ceramics', Zanesville Art Museum. Zanesville, OH, USA
2016
-'National Ceramic Invitational' Sarah Traver Gallery. Seattle, Wa
-'Exposed: Heads, Busts, and Nudes'
Group show of ceramic figural sculpture by masters 1965–present. Ferrin Contemporary. North Adams, MA
2015
-'Trophies and Preys: A Contemporary Bestiary', Peters Projects. Santa Fe, NM, USA
-'Zanesville Prize for Contemporary ceramics', Zanesville Art Museum. Zanesville, OH, USA
2014
-'Ceramic Top 40', Gallery 224, Office for the Arts at Harvard, Allston, MA, USA
-'Nurtured by Nature', Eutectic Gallery and LH Project, Portland, Or, USA
2013
-'Ceramic Top 40', Red Star Studio, Kansas City, Mo, USA
-'Clay Bodies'. Barry Friedman Gallery. New York, NY. USA
-'Seto International Ceramic and Glass Art Exchange Program 2012/2013'.
Seto City Art Museum. Seto, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
-Collect 2013 Art Fair with Terra Delft Gallery (NL). Saatchi Gallery,
London, UK
2012
-Archie Bray NCECA Exhibition. Foster White Gallery. Seattle, Wa, USA.
-Collect 2012 Art Fair with Terra Delft Gallery (NL). Saatchi Gallery,
London, UK
2011
-54 th Venice Biennale. Italian Pavillion.Venezia, Italy
-Biennale Venezia. Regione Liguria.Genova, Italy
-CAA. Ceramic Annual of America. Davis, Ca, USA
-Archie Bray 60th Anniversary, Silent Auction. Helena, Mt, USA
-Die Figuratieven Oude Kerk, Terra Gallery.Delft, Holland
2010
-Mindy Solomon Gallery NCECA show.Philadelphia.USA
-Collettiva Galleria C. Busi. Genova
2009
-20x20, 30x30 Galleria C.Busi, Genova
-New acquisitions. Archie Bray Foundation.Helena, Mt., USA
-Summer show .Archie Bray Foundation .Helena, Mt., USA
2008
-FORM, Olympia, London (Jill George Gallery)
-Red Dot, New York, USA (Jill George Gallery)
2007
-London Art Fair, Art 2007, (Jill George Gallery)
-Art Chicago 2006, Chicago, USA, (Jill George Gallery
2006
-'Summer Exhibition', Royal Academy, London
-Art Madrid, Madrid, Spain, (Jill George Gallery)
-Art Chicago 2006, Chicago, USA, (Jill George Gallery)
2005
-'Summer Exhibition', Royal Academy, London
-'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery
-Art Chicago, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)
-'Visions'. Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Thomas Deans Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2004
-'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery
-'Arte Fiera 2004', Bologna, Italy (Marco Canepa Gallery)
-Art Chicago, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)
2003
-'Summer Exhibition', Royal Academy, London
-'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London
-MIART, Milan, Italy (Marco Canepa Gallery, Genoa)
-'Face to Face', Marco Canepa Gallery, Genoa, Italy
2002
-'The Monoprint Show', Jill George Gallery, London
