Born in Feltre, 1987. Lives and works in Italy.

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Lia Cecchin (Feltre, 1987) lives and works in Italy. In 2010 she graduated in Visual Arts at the Faculty of Arts & Design (IUAV University – Venice) with the thesis "To immortalize the death (Nan Goldin, Sophie Calle, Hannah Wilke, Felix Gonzalez- Torres)". Since 2009 she has been involved in several group exhibition in Italy and abroad, such as in 2010 “BYTS” at AKV (’s-Hertogenbosch - NL); in 2012 “Fuoriclasse” curated by Luca Cerizza, at GAM (Milan - IT) and in 2013 “The First Settlers” at HALLE 14 (Leipzig - DE). In 2011 she took part in the yearly residency program at Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation (Venice) and in 2013 for the 4 months residency at HALLE 14 (Leipzig - DE). Recently she attended the workshop held by Alberto Garutti at the Fondazione Spinola Banna (Poirino), where she already took part in 2011 and in 2013 to the workshops held by Massimo Bartolini and Marta Kuzma.

Education
2006 - 2010
BA - Visual Art Studies, IUAV, Venice, IT

Residencies / Workshops
2014
Solid Void, visiting professor Luca Francesconi e Luca Morena, Diogene, Turin, IT
Workshop, visiting professor Alberto Garutti, curated by Gail Cochrane, Guido Costa, Fondazione Spinola Banna per l’Arte, Poirino, Turin, IT
2013
Workshop, visiting professor Marta Kuzma, curated by Gail Cochrane, Guido Costa, Fondazione Spinola Banna per l’Arte, Poirino, Turin, IT
HALLE 14, Leipzig, DE
2011
Workshop, visiting professor Massimo Bartolini, curated by Gail Cochrane, Guido Costa, Fondazione Spinola Banna per l’Arte, Poirino, Turin, IT
One Year Residence - Atelier Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice, IT

Solo exhibitions
2014
Hosting Lia Cecchin Torino #6, curated by Host, private habitation, Torino, IT
2011
Last minute project, curated by Superfluo, unrented spaces, Padua, IT (with Alberto Scodro)
2010
A bassa voce, curated by Lia Cecchin, galleria upp, Venice, IT (c)
2009
Midas, curated by Lia Cecchin, private habitation, Venice, IT

Group exhibitions (selected)
2014
La concezione cosmologica dantesca, curated by Pietro Di Lecce, Dimora Artica, Milan, IT
2.141 The picture is a fact., curated by Giuseppe Pinto,Omphalos, Terlizzi, Bari, IT
2013
Re:, curated by Mars, MARS, Milan, IT
Accadde domani, curated by B. Barsanti e F. Cafagna, Resò Meet Up, Barriera, Turin, IT (c)
Espansioni-contrazioni, curated by Controzona 2013, Forte Carpenedo, Mestre - Venice, IT (c)
The Beginning of Something, Gallery Mieke van Schaijk, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
The First Settlers, Halle 14, Leipzig, DE
Sandstorm 2, curated by Caterina Benvegnù, VILLA, Brescia, IT (c)
2012
Editions, curated by Cripta747 and Alfa60, Artissima, Turin; Patificio Cerere, Rome; Extraordinary Editions, Full Moon Saloon, O’ Art Space, Milan, IT
Sandstorm, curated by Caterina Benvegnù, Ex Macello, Padua, IT (c)
Ecology of mind, curated by Cantiere Corpo-Luogo, Parco del Contemporaneo, Forte Marghera | Venice, IT (c)
Out of Focus, curated by Superfluo Project, 365 architetti and Macinino Animation Studio, Padua, IT
Fuoriclasse, curated by Luca Cerizza, GAM-Villa Reale, Milan, IT (c)
Opera 2011 - Lunar Park, Galleria di Piazza San Marco, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice, IT (c)
2011
Doxa, curated by Alice Ginaldi, galleria upp, Venice, IT (c)
Open Studios, curated by Stefano Coletto, Palazzo Carminati, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice, IT
2010
Evading Customs_Milan, curated by G. Cortassa e B. Meneghel, Le
Dictateur, Milan, IT (c)
BYTS Bosch Young Talent Show, AKV, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL (c)
2009
Mostra intorno allo ìspazio chiusoî, curated by Stefano Coletto, Uscita Pistoia, Pistoia, IT
Schio Glocal Digital Fest, curated by Le Momo Electronique, Schio, Vicenza, IT (c)
Zooart, curated by Associazione Art.ur, Giardini Fresia, Cuneo, IT (c)
My World, curated by F. Liggieri e G. Tammaro, Spazio Paraggi, Treviso, IT (c)
Tòc tòc - Temporary Art Gallery, curated by Marta Collini, private habitation, Venice, IT
2008
www.undo.net/2video, curated by Francesca Di Nardo
92.ma Collettiva Giovani Artisti, curated by Stefano Coletto e Mara Ambrozic, Venice, IT (c)

Bibliography
A. Vettese, Nello studio. Atelier BLM Notebook. Ed. Moleskine Srl, Milano
L. Cecchin / A. Vettese, Dove vanno d’inverno le anitre di Central Park?, Flash Art n.307, Dec/Jan 2012, pag.86-88

Contributions
2012
Edition, curated by Cripta747 / Alfa60, Risograph print 25x35,5 cm, edition 10 - numbered
2010
S. Materazzini, EBONY ñ BLACKS AND THE FUTURE, Futuroscopio, magazine #1, p.303

Art Fairs
2013
Artissima Art Fair, Resò, Musei in mostra, Turin, IT
(c) Denotes that a catalogue or a pubblication was published in conjunction with the exhibitions.