Federico Pietrella was born in Rome in 1973. He lives and works in Berlin. His work develops around the concepts of time, memory, repetition, everyday life, unfolding in various ways within the pictorial space or in site-specific works. “The great monochrome landscapes or the fleeting figures that seem to come out of the walls painted by Federico Pietrella are the upshot of an original combination of painting and photography: a form of expression that the artist has been experimenting with since the end of the ‘90s. Since then his style has shifted towards more material and expressionistic forms, highlighting on one hand his taste for the mimetic transcription of reality, but above all showing a sensitive capacity to make use of time and the continuity of action in the construction of the image and its expression through painting. His works bear all the key characteristics of his artistic development: the relationship with time, the illusionary dimension, the ever original use of simple tools and materials.” (an extract from the catalog of the exhibition Der Spaziergang, MAG Museo Alto Garda, Galleria Civica G. Segantini, Arco. Giovanna Nicoletti, 2011.) His works have been exhibited in many spaces, in Italy and abroad, including: Italian Embassy in Berlin; MART, Rovereto; Villa Romana, Florence; Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Turin; American Academy, Rome; Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne; Stadtgalerie, Kiel; Kunstlerhaus, Graz; ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe; Assab One, Milan; Villa Manin, Passariano di Codroipo; Trento Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art; National Gallery, Prague; National Gallery of Modern Art, Bologna; Adriano Olivetti Foundation, Rome; Pastificio Cerere Foundation, Rome; GNAM, Rome; Municipal Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome; Guang Dong Museum of Art, Guangzhou; Italian Institute of Culture, London; Del Monte Foundation, Bologna. EDUCATION 1987-1991Artistic High School Via di Ripetta, Rome 1993-1998Rome Academy of Fine Arts, Rome 1998 Erasmus: Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen​ SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2024Nulla due volte - Nothing twice - Jamais deux fois, Sobering Galerie, Paris 2022Giorno Dopo Giorno - Day After Day - Jour Après Jour, Sobering Galerie, Paris 2021Federico Pietrella: Two Things, Phoinix Gallery, Bratislava 2020My Time is Your Time, Galleria Ex Elettrofonica, RomaFederico Pietrella, New Works, Galerie Born, Born a. Darss 2019Simple Present, Galerie Born, Berlin 2016Tea time - Tea Time, from the cycle Notes from a generation, curated by Costantino D'Orazio, MACRO - Museum of Contemporary Art, via Nizza, Rome 2014Quadri d' interni, curated by Davide Ferri, smart-polo for art, Rome 2013Federico Pietrella, New Works, Giuseppe Pero Gallery, Milan 2011Der Spaziergang, some works from 1997 to today, curated by Giovanna Nicoletti, MAG - Alto Garda Museum, Galleria Civica G.Segantini, Arco 2010A History, curated by Lorenzo Bruni, Via Nuova Arte Contemporanea, Florence 2009Federico Pietrella, works from the flat, curated by Federico Mazzonelli, Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Rovereto 2008Thirty-one days painting in black, curated by Lorenzo Benedetti, Assab One, MilanFederico Pietrella, Rare Gallery, New York 2006 From Monday 27 March to Monday 3 April 2006, curated by Elio Grazioli, Assab One, MilanA project for A + M Bookstore, A + M Bookstore, Milan 2003From Tuesday 25 February to Tuesday 11 March 2003, curated by Roberto Pinto, Studio d'Arte Cannaviello, MilanFederico Pietrella, curated by Marisa Prihodova, Futura Gallery, Prague 2001 London Frames, curated by Giuliana Stella, Cannaviello Art Studio, Milan London Frames, curated by Mario Fortunato, Italian Cultural Institute, London​​​GROUP EXHIBITIONS​2021Camera Picta, curated by Margherita de Pilati, Gabriele Lorenzoni e Federico Mazzonelli, Galleria Civica di TrentoUn secolo di disegno in Italia, curated by Maura Pozzati e Claudio Musso, Fondazione Del Monte, BolognaLa Face autre de l'autre Face, curated by Davide Di Maggio, Fondazione Mudima, Milano 2020La face autre de l'autre face, curated by Davide Di Maggio, Musée Municipale Urbain Cabrol, Villefranche-de-RouergueWinter, Galerie Born, Darss 2019The Quest for Happiness – Italian Art Now, curated by Maria Stella Bottai, Lorella Scacco and Pirjo Immonen, SERLACHIUS MUSEUM GÖSTA (upcoming)Into The Sea, Il Frantoio, CapalbioLa pratica quotidiana - Ipercorpo 2019, curated by Davide Ferri, Oratorio di San Sebastiano, ForlìSolo figura e sfondo, curated by Davide Ferri, Artefiera 2019, Bologna​​2018ASSAB ONE RELOADED, Assab One, MilanoStudio d'arte Cannaviello 1968/2018, Cinquant'anni di attività, Studio d'arte Cannaviello, Milano1000 Eventi, storie di galleria, Galleria Giuseppe Pero, Milano 2018Figures, Cannaviello Art Studio, Milan​2017Oltreprima - Photography painted in contemporary art, curated by Maura Pozzati and Fabiola Naldi, Fondazione del Monte, BolognaThe painter and the model, Assab One, MilanTime & money, Trevi Center, BolzanoRecognitions, by Alberto Dambruoso, BoCs Art Museum, Cosenza​2016Anni Zero - 2016, curated by Alberto Dambruoso, Temple University, RomeFrom today to tomorrow, 24 hours in contemporary art, curated by Antonella Sbrilli and Maria Grazia Tolomeo, MACRO - Museum of Contemporary Art, via Nizza, RomeMail Art, Assab One, MilanLandscapes, Cannaviello Art Studio, Milan 2015All Italy is silent, curated by Davide Ferri, Real Academia Española, RomeThe material life, curated by Davide Ferri, Ipercorpo Festival, various venues, Forlì Omnia signa, black on white, Studio d'Arte Cannaviello, MilanCross new paths, We Gallery, Berlin 2014ICONICA, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi and Maria Alicata, Foro Italico, RomeTHERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME, Via Aurelia Antica 425, Rome2000Maniacs - The Big Instant Painting Show, curated by Andrea Bruciati and Lorenza Boisi, Art Verona, VeronaMemorie Quotidiane, curated by Davide Sarchioni, Il Frantoio, Capalbio6 Rooms, curated by Alessandra Pace, Dovestraße 9, Berlin 2013The Magnificent Obsession, MART, Rovereto 2012Still Life, Giuseppe Pero Gallery, MilanItaliens, curated by Alessandra Pace and Marina Sorbello, Volkswagen Pavillon, WolfsburgOnce upon a time, in a land far, far away..., curated by Charlotte Artus, John Jones Exhibition Space, London A minute is not a minute, Künstlerische Reflexionen über Zeit, Supermarket, BerlinCLAIM, curated by Manuel Wischnewski, Lützow strasse 70, Berlin1990s, Cannaviello Art Studio, MilanHandmade Mina, Studio Geddes, Rome 2011Italians III, curated by Alessandra Pace and Marina Sorbello, Italian Embassy in BerlinRediscovered paths of Italian art in the VAF-Stiftung 1947 - 2010, curated by Gabriella Belle and Daniela Ferrari, MART, RoveretoNever Talk To Strangers, curated by Charlotte Artus, Edel Assanti, LondonDrawings Wall, Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, RoveretoLook, curated by Gabriella Belli, MART, Rovereto 2010Painting, curated by Raffaele Gavarro and Claudio Libero Pisano, CIAC International Center for Contemporary Art, Genazzano (RM)Route tournante en sous-bois, curated by Silvia Conta and Federico Mazzonelli, Upload Art Project, TrentoFesta Mobile, curated by Davide Ferri and Antonio Grulli, various venues, Bologna 2009Collectors' Choice, part II, ZKM, KarlsruheGood Night Sleep Tight, curated by Silvia Conta and Federico Mazzonelli, Upload Art Project, TrentoThe great dusting machine and other stories, Assab One, MilanUsine des Reves, 26 cc. , RomePlenitudini, curated by Alberto Zanchetta, Gallery of the Logge and Pinacoteca of San Francesco, San Marino 2008 For now we are here, curated by Lorenzo Bruni, Villa Romana, FlorenceFrom time to time, curated by Fiona Parry, Joseph of Peach and Pelin Uran, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Guarene d'Alba (TO)Beware of the Wolf, curated by Lorenzo Benedetti and Lexi Eberspacher, American Academy in Rome, RomeCairo Prize, Museo della Permanente, MilanUnfair fair, curated by Cecilia Canziani and Vincent Honorè, Loto Arte, Rome The perfect remedy, curated by Marco Tagliafierro, Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milan Out of place, curated by Duccio Dogheria and Federico Mazzonelli, various locations, TrentoExplorations, curated by Lexi Eberspacher and Shara Wasserman, Temple University, RomeIn Your Face, Buia Gallery, New York 2007 Fabbri Agenore Award from the VAF Foundation, Museo della Permanente, Milan - Stadtgalerie, Kiel - Kunstlerhaus, GrazThe word in art, MART, Rovereto (TN)Still-another exhibition of paintings, Futura Gallery, PrahaWe are all outlaws in the name of Peru, curated by Luca Lo Pinto, Rome 2006Faster! Bigger! Better! curated by Gregor Jansen, Andreas F. Beitin, Anne Dauper, Yvonne Ziegler, ZKM, Karlsruhe Suspicious floors, curated by Lorenzo Bruni, Via Nuova Arte Contemporanea, FlorenceElementary particles, curated by Lorenzo Benedetti, Pastificio Cerere Foundation, RomeSeven in a room, curated by Cecilia Canziani, Temple University, RomeFrame, a selection of Italian artists, curated by Chiara Agnello and Roberta Tenconi, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne Warm Up-New Postions, Vonderbank Art Galleries. BerlinProspective '06, edited by Giacomo Zaza, Todi Art Festival, Todi 2005Thrust, 26th Biennal of Graphic Arts Ljubljana, LjubljanaXIV Quadrennial of Rome, Fuori Tema , curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, GNAM, Rome3500 cm², Blueroom # 14, curated by Lorenzo Benedetti, Rialto Sant'Ambrogio, Rome 2004Paint, paths of young Italian painting, curated by Francesco Bonami and Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, Villa Manin, Passariano di Codroipo, (UD)Dimensione Follia, curated by Roberto Pinto, Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art of Trento Settembrini 45, Via Settembrini 45, MilanPortraits, Esso Gallery, New YorkNeutral Field # 1, curated by Roberto Pinto and Elena Quarestani, Assab One, MilanThese Ghosts, curated by Massimo Kaufmann, Galleria 1000 Eventi, MilanItalians for seven generations. 1980-2004: a profile of Italian painting, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos AiresThirty-fifth, The nineties, Studio d 'Arte Cannaviello, MilanElectricity, Premio Città di Terni, curated by Giuliana Stella, Palazzo Primavera, Terni 2003Praguebiennale 1, Out of Order, curated by Luca Beatrice and Giancarlo Politi, National Gallery Veletrzni Palac, PrahaTra-monti 2003, curated by Carola Bonfili and Luca Lo Pinto, Rione Monti, Rome Painting as a Concept, curated by Luca Beatrice, Palazzo Ducale, MassaMaretti Editore Award, National Gallery of Modern Art, BolognaV Convocatoria Internacional de Jóvenes Artistas , Luis Adelantado Gallery, ValenciaCorporarte, curated by Antonella Marino, De Carlo company, Mottola 2002Exit, curated by Francesco Bonami, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, TurinPrototype 01, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi and Stefano Chiodi, Adriano Olivetti Foundation, RomeAssab One, curated by Laura Garbarino and Roberto Pinto, Assab One, Milan 2001Criticism in Opera n. 21, curated by Gigiotto Del Vecchio, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Castel San Pietro Terme (BO) Cantieri Romani, curated by Arnaldo Romani Brizzi and Ludovico Pratesi, Municipal Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, RomeNew European Painting, A & O + Studio Cannaviello, Berlin 1999Fuori '99, Ars Medica 31 artists and a clinic, curated by Paola Magni and Ludovico Pratesi, former Baiocchi clinic, PescaraNeoiconica, curated by Guglielmo Gigliotti, Cannaviello Art Studio, MilanItalian Memories Er-Sha Island, Guang Dong Museum of Art, GuangzhouAdded to the catalog, new painting in the museum spaces, Gallery of Modern Art, UdineMorbi ', insecure port, Mole Vanvitelliana. AnconaImperceptible Noise 2, Ass. Future, Rome. 1998 Imperceptible noise, curated by Elisabetta Giovagnoni, Salon Privé, Rome