Born in Verona (Italy), Sganzerla has grown up in Nigeria, Norway, Vietnam, Egypt, the United States and Mexico.  She has been living and working in Zurich, Switzerland, since 2002.  Her paintings are enrichened with the restlessness and atmospheres of a nomadic life.  They are like archives of memories, walls on which the signs and traces of history are inscribed.  Through a distinct chromatic sensibility and the layers of texture subsequently scratched, the passage of time is revealed, as if the support would try to retain the original state of being without challenging the true transient nature of time. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007

Bunker/chapel, permanent installation, Spazio Thetis in collaboration with the Galleria Michela Rizzo, with the support of the Municipality of Venice.  Presented in occasion of the 52nd International Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Venice, IT

2007 Von Träumen und anderem, Station 21 / Plattform für junge Kunst, Zurich, CH
2006 Of Dreams and Other, SP Schweiz Headquarters, Bern, CH
2005 Terra di Terre, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Zurich, CH
2005 Fragments of Time, Kulturraum MediaCampus, Zurich, CH
2003 Stream of Thoughts, FUGE Kunst + Kulturproject in der Grünau, with the support of HGKZ and Pro Helvetia, Zurich, CH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 La Tua Opera per un Bambino 2nd Edition, Charity Auction, Benedetta D'Intino Foundation, in collaboration with the Auction House Porro & C., Palazzo Durini, Milan, IT
2008 Fresh! Dall’ Affresco al Contemporaneo e Ritorno, Villa Contarini, with the support of the G.E. Ghirardi Foundation, Piazzola sul Brenta (Pd), IT
2008 La Tua Opera per un Bambino, Charity Auction, Benedetta D'Intino Foundation, in collaboration with the Auction House Porro & C. and Meliorbanca Private, Milan, IT
2005 X Rassegna Nazionale d’Arte Contemporanea Saturarte, Associazione Culturale Satura, with the support of the Region Liguria and the Municipality of Genova, Palazzo Stella, Genova, IT
2004 Preisträger Seetal 04, Galerie Del Mese-Fischer, Meisterschwanden, CH
2004 Kunst im Dach-Herbst 2004, Kunst Dach Uster, Uster, CH
2004 Offene Ateliers, FUGE Kunst + Kulturproject in der Grünau, Das Grosse Finale, Zurich, CH
2004 Preisträger Seetal 03, Galerie Del Mese-Fischer, Meisterschwanden, CH
2003 Orient meets Okzident, J.F. Galerie, Zurich, CH
2003 Group Show, Galerie Del Mese-Fischer, Meisterschwanden, CH
2003 Migrante, 3 Person Show, J.F. Galerie, Zurich, CH
2002 Art Vienna, 2. Internationale Kunstmesse, Galerie Del Mese-Fischer, Vienna, AT
2002 Dialogo, Convento S. Anna, Municipality of Ortona and Kunst Forum International, Ortona, IT
2002 Group Show, Galerie Del Mese-Fischer, Meisterschwanden, CH
2001 Ritorni, Sala SS. Filippo e Giacomo, with the support of the Municipality of Brescia, Brescia, IT
2000 Art Fair, Sony ArtWalk, San Diego, CA, USA
2000 Group Show, Mad River Post, San Francisco, CA, USA
AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS
2008 1st Edition of the Contemporary Art Competition Mo>VI Arte 08, Municipality of Vigonza and Assessorato alla Cultura, Palazzo Spada, Vigonza (Pd), IT
2006 Finalist, V Concorso Nazionale di Pittura Città di Fondi, Municipality of Fondi with the support of the Region Lazio, Castello Caetani, Fondi, IT
2005 Finalist, Arte sui Ponteggi di Palazzo Loggia, Municipality of Brescia and Soprintendenza Beni Architettonici, Palazzo Loggia, Brescia, IT
2004 4. Internationaler Wettbewerb Seetal, Galerie Del Mese-Fischer, Meisterschwanden, CH
2003 8 Months Residency, FUGE Kunst + Kulturproject in der Grünau, Zurich, CH
COLLABORATIONS AND PROJECTS
2007 Scenography for the dance show Tablao Flamenco, Maiers Theater, Zurich, CH
2006 Commissioned to create the Detecon Award by Detecon, a global consulting company, Zurich, CH

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