Cristiana Depedrini was born in Milan in 1976.
In 2002 she received her BFA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera Milan. In 2005 she received a year scholarship for an Overseas Exchange Programme at UCLA, University of Los Angeles. Back in Italy she started showing her artworks in collective and personal exhibitions. In 2006 she was among the finalists at “Premio Italian Factory”, where she won the Jury Prize. In 2007 she had her first solo show “Rain Dogs”, at Obraz Gallery in Milan. The same year she was a finalist in the International Art contest “Celeste Prize” and her second solo exhibition – “Cro-matica” – opened in Rome at B>Gallery. In 2009 she showed works from the series “Laundry day” at 255 Canal in her first solo show in New York and in 2011 she was awarded a grant by the Brooklyn Art Council for the series “Invisible cities/Le mie”. After living in Nyc for 6 years – 2008/2014 – she returned to Milan where she is actually living and working as a painter and illustrator.
Personal Exhibitions
“These fragments I have shored against my ruins” - 119 Marvila Studios, Lisbon – 27/09/2024 – 28/12/2024
“Ogni giorno Flaneur” - Ciasmo Milano, Via della Commenda – 12/5/2022
“Ritratto da cani” – In collaboration with the photographer Carola Guaineri – Il Cinemino, Milano 11/11/2021 – 30/11/2021
“De Rerum Natura” - Centro Culturale Giuseppe Verdi – Segrate (Milano)
17/10/2019 – 10/11/2019
“Generazioni a colloquio” - Museo della Permanente (Milano)
October 2016
“Laundry day” - 255 Canal (New York)
5/20/2009
“CROmatica” – B>Gallery (Roma)
2/29/2008 – 3/20/2008
“Rain Dogs” – Galleria Obraz (Milano)
1/17/2007 – 2/24/2007
Group Exhibitions/Art contest
“2008-2018 – Un Compleanno Importante” - Gli Eroici Furori Arte Contemporanea, Via Melzo 30 (Milano) 06/18/2018
“PAYDAY PARTY”- TWO The Work Office, 156 Williams street (New York)
4/23 – 5/6/2010
“Step 09 “Music, Performance and Art gallery – East End Studios (Milano)
October 2009
“Un certain regard” - Rosso20sette Arte contemporanea (Roma)
5/21/2009 – 7/11/2009
“E’ li che ti posso incontrare” - Libreria Archivi del ‘900 (Milano)
April 2009
“Femminile plurale” – Franca Pezzoli Arte Contemporanea (Bergamo)
2/28/2009 – 3/23/2009
“Dei bambini non si sa niente” – Eventinove Artecontemporanea (Borgomanero -No) 11/29/2008 – 1/10/2009
“Next Big Thing” – Associazione Contemporaneamente (MIlano)
6/10/2008 – 7/13/2008
“Segni” – Galleria Endemica(Roma)
12/15/2007 – 2/15/2008
“Premio Celeste ” – Finalist at Premio Celeste contemporary art contest
December 2007
“Premio Profilo Arte”
Finalist Museo Della Permanente (Milano)
2007
“Segni– viaggio nel disegno contemporaneo”
Galleria S.Lorenzo (Milano)
10/18/2007 – 11/18/2007
“Lo stato dell’arte nel 2007” – Galleria Obraz (Milano)
7/18/2007
“Pause Figurative” – B>Gallery(Roma)
7/4/2007 – 9/6/2007
“Ionization” – Nextam Partners,
Galleria Obraz (Milano)
2007
“Album dei ricordi” – Galleria Pittura Italiana (Milano)
11/29/2006 – 1/27/2007
“Premio Italian Factory” – La Casa Del Pane (Milano)
June-July 2006
Third party prize from the Jury
“Salon I” – Museo Della Permanente (Milano)
2007
Grant/Scolarship
BAC –DCA grant for the project INVISIBLE CITIES/ Le mie – 2011
NYSCA –DCA grant for the project INVISIBLE CITIES/ Le mie – 2011
UCLA – University of California, Los Angeles, CA
One year of training – January/December 2005
ACADEMIA DE BELLAS ARTES – GRANADA, SPAIN
Erasmus – 6 months – January/June 1999