Valentina Pini

Valentina Pini (1982, lives in Zurich) studied art in Geneva (HEAD), at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and completed an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London. Recent exhibitions include Calibrando l’occhio at Museo Vincenzo Vela, Ligornetto, and Water into Wine at Lullin + Ferrari Gallery, Zürich. In 2024, she received support from UBS Kulturstiftung, and in 2025, she was awarded the Zürich Art Grant. Since 2019 she is co-director of the artist-run-space Spazio Lampo, Chiasso.

Valentina’s artistic practice centers on the perception of matter, challenging our understanding of material reality and the permanence of things. In Bogliasco, she will create a new series of watercolor drawings and monotypes by experimenting with and exploring the medium of printmaking. She will press edible materials such as fruits and vegetables together with chemical substances, generating unexpected visual and material outcomes. By encouraging technical “errors,” she aims to inspire new ideas and approaches.