XVI Florence Biennale 2027

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XVI Florence Biennale 2027

International Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Design in Florence
Fortezza da Basso | 23 - 31 October 2027

The XIV Florence Biennale, which will take place at the Fortezza da Basso (Florence, Italy), from 14 to 22 October 2023, will engage participating artists and visitors in a rich programme of artistic and cultural activities. Aside from the main exhibition, there will be collateral events, performances, workshops, conferences, and lectures relating to the theme of the new edition: "I Am You. Indivi

dual and Collective Identities in Contemporary Art and Design". Founded in 1997, the Florence Biennale is the major contemporary art and design exhibition in Florence (Italy) and one of the world's leading contemporary art exhibitions. More than 450 artists and designers from 71 countries participated in the latest edition (XIII Florence Biennale 2021), which has been held under the patronage of the European Parliament, Italian Commission for UNESCO, Italian Ministry of Culture, Tuscany Region, and Municipality of Florence, and was attended by more than 10,000 visitors. Within the framework of the Florence Biennale, the “Lorenzo il Magnifico” Lifetime Achievement Award (for Art) and the “Leonardo da Vinci” Lifetime Achievement Awards (for Design) are conferred to individuals who have reached pinnacles of artistic achievement for their contribution to culture: Marina Abramović, Gustavo Aceves, Refik Anadol, Sauro Cavallini, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, David Hockney, El Anatsui, Arata Isozaki, Salvatore & Wanda Ferragamo, Ferrari & Pininfarina, Gilbert & George, Anish Kapoor, Elsa Peretti (Tiffany & Co.), Michelangelo Pistoletto, Paula Scher, Oliviero Toscani, Vivienne Westwood, and Franco Zeffirelli are among the recipients of the past editions. The first announced winner of “Lorenzo il Magnifico” Lifetime Achievement Award of the XIV Florence Biennale 2023 is world-renowned American photographer and filmmaker David LaChapelle.

02/06/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Sofía Ibargüengoitia •

Sofía Ibargüengoitia is a Mexican visual artist whose practice expands painting through dialogue with theatre, performance, and spatial design. She studied theatre at the National School of Theatre Arts, holds a degree in Architecture from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a Master’s degree in Visual Arts, an interdisciplinary background that informs her interest in the body and narrative space.

In 2019, she presented “The Incomplete Colors of Mexico,” a solo exhibition in which wooden canvases transformed into chairs, questioning the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and objects while addressing social critique. In 2025, she developed “Don’t Follow Me, I Am Also Lost,” a poetical-theatrical project that intertwined the writing of a play with paintings and a sculptural installation, culminating in a live performance where actors interacted with the artworks. Her work has also been exhibited internationally, including at the Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM) in Barcelona.

01/06/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Laurence Nicod •

Born in Lyon in 1965 and living for over twenty-five years in the French Alps, in Haute-Savoie, Laurence Nicod is a contemporary abstract painter whose universe unfolds through a sensitive and intuitive exploration of matter. Inspired by nature, inner landscapes and human emotions, she found her way back to creation after fifteen years devoted to her family — a detour that deepened her artistic sensibility. Her work is rooted in mixed media — acrylics, collage, and sculptural textures — giving rise to vibrant, layered surfaces. In a process akin to alchemy, Nicod layers and transforms materials, allowing strata and traces to emerge that bear witness to time, gesture and emotion. She asserts herself as a true alchemist of matter and colour, where every nuance becomes language and every texture a living memory.

Each work is born from a dialogue between opposites: shadow and light, roughness and softness, density and transparency. This search for balance gives her work a singular identity, in which the uniqueness of each creation is an essential value. Through her works, Nicod invites the viewer into an intimate and universal experience — a sensory journey in which matter transforms into emotion, colour into inner light, and painting remains, above all, an authentic art.

L'art Dans Toutes Ces Emotions Laurence NICOD

29/05/2026

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• Joaquim Buttigli •

Joaquim Buttigli, born in 1972 in Zurich, where he is currently based, is a Swiss-born artist of Italian and Danish heritage whose work bridges the subconscious and the canvas. With a background in clinical psychology and professional coaching, he approaches painting as a “psychological instrument”—a mirror for introspection and emotional resonance. His practice is rooted in intuitive emergence, allowing motifs to arise from inner visions and the unconsciousness, resulting in unrepeatable xworks that move fluidly between portraiture, abstraction, and dreamlike symbolism.

Buttigli developed his artistic foundation through training in portrait painting in London, still life in Zurich, and abstract painting in Seattle. This diverse formation informs his distinctive oil-based style, where psychological depth meets raw creative expression. He has pursued advanced studies in clinical psychology and counselling and is also a certified life coach, further shaping the conceptual underpinnings of his work.

28/05/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Claudia Castillo •

2027 will mark the fourth time that Colombian-born artist Claudia Castillo participates in the Florence Biennale. She studied at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and furthered her artistic education at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, the Finishing School in New York, and the National University of Colombia. Inspired by the great masters, Claudia Castillo’s work is a powerful expression of emotions evoked by nature, earth, and water. Through instinctive compositions of colour and form, she creates a unique realism that reflects continual change. Claudia’s art maintains deep emotional resonance, capturing the essence of her personal journey and connection to the world.

She is the founder of the Claudia Castillo ART studio in Fort Lauderdale/Wilton Manors, Florida. Her studio showcases quality original artworks and fosters artistic engagement. Her work has been exhibited internationally in Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, London, Spain, Korea, and Japan. Passionate about community impact, she actively serves on boards and nonprofit organisations, championing diversity, inclusion, and cultural enrichment through the arts.

27/05/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Lisa Nigro •

Born in the USA, Lisa Nigro is a multidisciplinary artist who employs diverse mediums and forms, from ceramic assemblages and sculpture to large-scale, socially engaging, interactive public art. She studied sculpture and installation at the University of Texas, Austin, where she received her MFA, and obtained her BFA in painting at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The themes Nigro explores include mythical and nautical creatures, and historical and iconic characters.

Her work has been presented worldwide. Her most notable installations include “Angler Maiden,” featured as the third image above—a floating steel sculpture with performance which won the CodaAwards Top 100 (2025); “Phoenix Rising,” a steel sculpture with an interactive flame component that causes the flames to pulse in unison with a participant’s heartbeat (2019); “Phaya Nāgas” mosaic swing set at Smither Park, Houston (2016-20); and the mobile, fire-breathing “Draka-the-Dragon” (2000-22). She has participated as an Artist-in-Residence at Sculpture Space, New York (2024), and at the Bosch Parade, Netherlands (2022). She is a recipient of Individual Artist Grants from the City of San Antonio Dept. of Arts & Culture (2022/23); the Burning Man Honorarium (2019); the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Commission Award (2016); and the Apogaea Art Installation Grant, Denver, Colorado (2014).

Lisa Nigro Artist

26/05/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Pascal Le Berre •

Pascal Le Berre is a French sculptor whose work is rooted in a distinctive approach that combines raw materials with a poetic sensibility toward everyday life. He develops a practice based on the reuse and transformation of objects drawn from the working and artisanal world. Tool steel, stone — particularly Caen stone — and wood play a central role in his sculptures. Pascal’s approach, which he describes with the neologism “contemporelle” (“contemporeal”), is based on a dialogue between temporalities: the past of the materials, carrying memory and prior use, and the present of the artistic gesture that transforms them. This term deliberately blends “contemporary” and “temporal,” suggesting a continuity of time rather than a fixed present.

His work explores tensions between strength and fragility, permanence and transformation. The figures he creates, sometimes hybrid, seem to emerge from a dialogue between material and imagination. Subtle humour coexists with a certain gravity.

25/05/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Eve Stockhammer •

Born in 1963 in Zürich, Eve Stockhammer is a Swiss-based self-taught artist and cartoonist who lives in Bern. She is a member of The Swiss Society of Women Artists in the Visual Arts (SSFA). She studied medicine and psychoanalysis and works both as an artist and as a psychotherapist. Her artwork and cartoons are shown in museums and galleries in Switzerland, Germany, and Italy.

Stockhammer also participated in art fairs, intercultural festivals and events, published art-booklets with poems and paintings and illustrated books on the subject of the Holocaust. Her recent three-dimensional work “Jiskor” is a large-scale installation composed of pearl chains with 1.5 million pearls, forming a star-shaped memorial to the children murdered during the Holocaust. Her painted artwork includes portraits and abstract paintings. The artwork “Complexity”, which will be displayed at the upcoming Florence Biennale, explores openness, boundaries, and transitions in forms, structures and colours.

22/05/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Jacek Lipowczan •

Polish artist Jacek Lipowczan studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, earning his MA in Graphic Design. Since 1981, he has lived abroad, first in Sweden, Australia, and finally Germany. In Sydney, he worked for the American Animated Films Studio Hanna Barbera, designing scenes for animated films including “The Smurfs” and “Lucky Luke”. After relocating to Germany in 1984, he worked as a graphic designer, art director, creative director, and illustrator for advertising agencies and publishing houses. In 2004, he decided to focus exclusively on painting. His style can be described as magical realism, grounded in a highly personal interpretation of contemporary society and political events, encouraging reflection on shifting social perceptions and a rapidly changing world.

He is a member of several art associations, including the Society of Art of Imagination in London and the “Visionary Art” group in Vienna. He also initiated the biannual international travelling exhibition “Magical Dreams”, held in galleries and museums in Poland, Austria and Germany. He has exhibited worldwide, including in Poland, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Italy, Spain, and the USA. His work has been shown at the Mall Galleries in London, the HR Giger Museum in Gruyères, the Phantastenmuseum in Vienna, and he has participated in the Salon d’Automne in Paris five times.

Jacek Lipowczan

21/05/2026

Meet the designer of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Anita Milana •

Anita Milana is a freelance designer based in Rome, dedicated to making information clear, accessible, and easy for everyone to understand. She believes that beauty is omnipresent, and her role in the world is to translate it into experiences that allow others to recognise themselves.

Rooted in critical design practice, she constantly questions what is taken for granted such as conventions, visual languages, and the invisible systems that shape how we perceive and communicate. Her work sits at the intersection of clarity and meaning, challenging the assumptions that accumulate over time in order to find new, more honest forms of expression.

20/05/2026

Meet the artist of the XVI Florence Biennale (Fortezza da Basso, Firenze 23-31 October 2027) ✨

• Nada Kelemen •

Nada Kelemen is a Czech visual artist whose work emerges from a deep connection between intuition, energy, and inner transformation. Her artistic language combines painting with elements of mixed media, creating expressive compositions that transcend purely visual experience. Her practice is shaped by a background in holistic disciplines, including quantum therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and a healthy lifestyle. These influences are reflected in her works through layered structures, symbolic forms, and a sensitive yet dynamic use of colour. Each piece becomes a field of energy, inviting the viewer into a space of reflection, healing, and personal awareness.

Since 2024, Nada Kelemen has been actively present on the international art scene, participating in exhibitions across Europe and beyond, and receiving several international awards. Her works are characterised by a strong emotional charge and a sense of harmony that connects the physical with the immaterial. Through her art, she does not seek only to express, but to transit — opening a dialogue between the visible and the invisible, the material and the spiritual. Her paintings can be understood as visual meditations, where time, memory, and consciousness converge.

Nada Kelemenová

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