Cynthia Penna
Born in Naples – Italy 13/07/1953
Curatorial CV
1992 | Graduate in Antiques and decoration at Università Popolare di Napoli |
1977/1978 | Stage in tecnique of restoration in painting |
1977 | Art course in French Language – University of Grenoble in Napoli, Italy |
1976 | Cambridge Certificate from British Council |
1975/78 | University of Grenoble in Napoli, Italy – Courses of French Language |
1975 | Degree in LAW at University of Napoli, Italy “cum Laude” |
1973/1974 | Stage in Tecnique of development and printing photographies |
1971 | High School Diploma |
2007 | Founded ART1307 Cultural Institution in Napoli, Italy Appointed Artistic Director of ART1307, Napoli, Italy |
2011 | Founded ART1307, LLC, companies based in Los Angeles, California She is President, co – owner and Artistic Director |
Languages: Italian, English and French
Member of AAMC – The Association of Art Museum Curators
Member of Fractured Atlas
Member of IKT – International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art
Member of ACACIA Art Association of Milan Italy and donor of Museo del Novecento – Milan Italy Membership at MOCA Museum Los Angeles
Membership at LACMA Museum Los Angeles
Membership at Hammer Museum Los Angeles
Patron of J. P. Getty Foundation Malibu
Member of Friends of Capodimonte Museum – Napoli
2020 |
“One Artist a Day”: on line project of anthology of artists “TIME” PROJECT: art book publishing MASH Gallery – Los Angeles Group show with 7 international Artists Pio Monte della Misericordia Museum – Solo show of Herta Miessner City of Afragola – Train Station of Afragola: Yasunari Nakagomi – solo show ARTHOTEL GRAN PARADISO Sorrento: Workshop with 8 artists international, installations and symposium with the artists and the Director of MOAH Museum of Lancaster with patronages of Consul General of USA and Germany City of Afragola – Train Station of Afragola: Yuri Boyko – solo show LAAA – 825 GALLERY Los Angeles – Portfolio review MOAH Museum – County Museum of Lancaster: The light of Space – South Gallery – Laddie John Dill |
2019 |
LAAA Los Angeles Artists Association: group show: On the Edge of History ART1307 association – Napoli: Family affairs: I Moses Castel dell’OVO – Napoli: Traveling Canvas project and group show MADRE museum Napoli: in conversation with DREW HAMMOND about ED MOSES’s art Train Station of Afragola: group show: Traveling with Zaha: homage to Zaha Adid ART1307 association Napoli: group show: Sospesi sulla Storia CALSTATE University Los Angeles: Traveling Canvas: project and group show LA Artcore Los Angeles: Fluxus solo show of Max Coppeta LAAA Los Angeles Art Association – Participation at Commission for 2020 solo exhibitions |
2018 | Pio Monte della Misericordia – Napoli: Miguel Osuna meets Caravaggio.ProjectReggia di Caserta: curatorial of solo show of the artist Max Coppeta (project and curatorial work)
Castelli Art Space – Los Angeles: Sensoria: solo show of Claudia Meyer presentation of the artist and lecture LAAA Los Angeles Art Association – Participation at Commission for 2019 solo exhibitions |
2017 | LAAA Artist’s Association Los Angeles: PortfolioReview
stARTup Art Fair Los Angeles: panel discussion: Peter Mays, moderator LAAA Artist’s Association Los Angeles: Guest Curator for exchange show ”Ambiguous Reality” Archaeological Museum of Napoli- Italy: project and curatorial of solo exhibition of Laddie John Dill; Presentation of the artist and lecture; text in catalog; presentation of the catalog University La Sapienza Roma: presentation of the artist and conversation with Laddie John Dill and students MOAH art Museum Lancaster- California: Project and curatorial of the group show: Estate Italiana exhibition: 3 panel discussions and lectures with artists. The loft at Liz’s Gallery – Los Angeles: co-curatorial of the exhibition: A cut Above – Panel with artists |
2016 |
Metropolitan Art Museum – Tokyo – Japan: Crosscurrant Italy- Japan Art Hotel Gran Paradiso – Sorrento: “The Mandala Octet” for “Working Together Project” with 8 Japanese artists. |
2015 | Pio Monte della Misericordia – Napoli: Laddie John Dill meets Caravaggio ProjectUniversità La Sapienza – Roma: conversation with Laddie John Dill and lecture
Art Hotel Gran Paradiso – Sorrento: for “Working Togehter Project” : 10 American artists work together at the same artwork Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles: conversation with Peter Frank 6029 Gallery, Los Angeles: “Silicosophy” solo show of Carla Viparelli Pio Monte della Misericordia – Napoli: “Silenzi: la Scala della Misericordia”: project by Amedeo Sanzone PAN Palazzo delle Arti – Napoli: presentation of the catalog “About Life” of the artists Marco Abbamondi and Stefano Ciannella: lecture |
2014 | Pio Monte della Misericordia – Napoli: Yasunari Nakagomi meets Caravaggio Project ART1307 – Napoli: conversation and conference of artists: Marco Abbamondi, Max Coppeta, Amedeo Sanzone, Carla ViparelliWest Hollywood Library: solo show of Dado Schapira
The Loft at Liz’s Gallery – Los Angeles: conversation explaining the works of Max Coppeta and Amedeo Sanzone Belmont University – Nashville – Tennessee: conversation with the artist Todd Williamson LAAA Artist’s Association Los Angeles: Juror and guest curator for the exhibition: “The non Objective Moment” Liceo artistic Benevento (Campania): conversation and lecture of Yasunari Nakagomi Liceo Artistico Benevento: “The Multiple meanings of Art “ Conference of artists: Nobu Kano, Echo Lew, Susan Sironi |
2013 | Pio Monte della Misericordia – Napoli: Lisa Bartleson meets Caravaggio ProjectLiceo Artistico Benevento: Lisa Bartleson in conversation with students
Italian Cultural Center (IIC) – Los Angeles: Danilo Giannoni: conference and show Catherine Cone Gallery – Los Angeles: Conversation with Peter Frank and the artist Brad Howe Galleria ArteSilva Seregno (MI) : Apparenti Geometrie : artist Peter Lodato 6029 Gallery – Los Angeles: Project: EKVA and Italian contemporary art 6029 Gallery – Los Angeles: Project: G.R.A.V and Kinetic Art in Europe |
2012 | PAN Palazzo delle Arti – Napoli: Lecture of the artist: Shane GuffogItalian Cultural Center (IIC) – Los Angeles: Lecture and show of the artist: TTOZOI
LAAA Artist’s Association Los Angeles : Portfolio Review PAN : Palazzo delle Arti – Napoli: Letcure of the artist: Todd Williamson EMBLEMA Museum – Terzigno (Napoli): presentation of the Project of Peter Lodato “Eight to Eighty” University IULM – Milano: lecture Academy of Fine Arts – Napoli: Lecture of the artist Peter Lodato PAN Palazzo delle Arti – Napoli: presentation of the catalog “In Divenire” of the artist Marco Abbamondi |
2011 | CCAM Museum Casoria (Napoli): Visit with Us Consul General of USAAcademy of Fine Arts – Napoli: Lecture of the artists Lita Albuquerque and Andy Moses
ART1307 – Napoli: Conference of artists Ttozoi: “History of Arte Informale” University IULM – Milano: Letcure to students |
2010 | ART1307 – Napoli: Conference: “La Bellezza e la Metropoli” about Architecture and ArtVilla Bruno – S. Giorgio a Cremano (Napoli): Curatorial project: “Sulle Tracce di Luca Giordano”: confrontation between the art of XV Century and contemporary art |
2009 | ART1307 – Napoli: lecture of the artist Stefano CiannellaART1307 – Napoli: lecture: presentation of Land Art |
2008 | Cultural Association “La Maison des Arts” – Carces (France): lecture «Signes de Mémoire» about the artists: Mirko Baricchi, Sergio Fermariello, Jorunn Monrad, Ariel Soulè
Cultural Association “Italy – Japan” – Milan: lecture about the artist Todd Williamson |
2007 | Istituto per gli Studi Filosofici, Palazzo Serra di Cassano – Napoli: Lecture of the artists Simon Toparovsky and Ariel Soulè
Ambassade du Tourisme – Saint-Tropez (France): lecture: Autour du Reve City Hall Teglio – Sondrio: presentation of the artist Walter Puppo |
Publications:
2019 | Traveling Canvas: ten artist – Essays in English and Italian
Family Affairs for Ed Moses, Andi Moses & Kelly Berg – Essays in English and Italian Traveling with Zaha for City Hall of Afragola, Italy – Essays in English and Italian FLUXUS for Max Coppeta at LA Artcore – Essays in English |
2018 | Disturbances: Brad Howe & Amedeo Sanzone – Essays in English and Italian
Mi illumino di suono for Pietro Pirelli – Essays in English and Italian Essere o apparire for The Loft at Liz’s Los Angeles – Essays in English Continuum: Miguel Osuna – Essays in English and Italian Flow for Max Coppeta – Essays in English and Italian |
2017 | Antiquitas in Luce: Laddie John Dill – Essays in English and Italian
The Observer is the Observed: Shane Guffogg – Essays in English and Russian Ambiguous reality for LAAA and ART1307 – Essays in English and Italian Estate Italiana: gli artisti italiani al MOAH Lancaster – Essays in English |
2016 | Segni di Luce for Claudia Meyer – Essays in English and Italian |
2015 | Modulazioni di Luce for Laddie John Dill – Essays in English and Italian
Silicosophy for Carla Viparelli – Essays in English and Italian La scala della Misericordia for Amedeo Sanzone – Essays in English and Italian MANA: the spirit of nature for ART1307 – Essays in English and Italian |
2014/15 | Light art in italy: Nicola Evangelisti – Essay in Italian and English |
2014 | Metafisica del Paesaggio: Yasunari Nakagomi – Essay in Italian and English
Il Giardino dell’Impossibile for Meteillusioni exhibition – Essays in English and Italian |
2013 | Il mosaico del nuovo millennio for Lisa Barteson – Essays in English and Italian
Reflections for Lisa Bartleson, Max Coppeta and Amedeo Sanzone – Essays in English and Italian |
2012 | La delicatezza del Segno, l’immensità della Luce for Shane Goffogg – Essays in English and Italian
Non c’è niente da spiegare for Alex Pinna – Essays in English and Italian |
2011 | Immaterial Spaces for Albuquerque, Dill & Moses – Essay in Italian and English Metamorfosi delle Geometrie for Marco Casentini and Gary Paller – Essays in English and Italian
L’Estetica delle Muffe for TTOZOI – Essays in English and Italian Fil Rouge for Antonella Masetti – Essays in English and Italian Crossing light and space for Peter Lodato – Essays in English and Italian |
2010 | La Quadratura del Cerchio for Robert Schaberl – Essay in Italian and Engish
Scotch affairs for Joe Davidson – Essays in English and Italian |
2008 | Todd Willimson at Irvine Fine Art Center – Essay in English
Orizzonti for Todd Williamson in Naples, Italy – Essays in English and Italian Trame di Luce: Todd Williamson in Milan, Italy – Essays in English and Italian Signes de Memoire for La Maison des Arts Cultural Association Carcés, France – Essay in Italian and French |
2007 | Qui del Dicibile for Ariel Soulé & Simon Toparovsky – Essays in English and Italian
Poesia for Fujio Nishida – Essays in English and Italian Il silenzio dell’assoluto for Walter Puppo – Essay in Italian |
News papers and magazines:
ARTMATTERS – on line magazine March 2020- https://mailchi.mp/edwardgoldman.com/art-matters-with-edward-goldman-1321993?e=db384d595e
March 22, 2020 “Il Mattino” National edition
ARTMATTERS – on line magazine September 2019 only in pdf
http://www.racnamagazine.it/silicosophy-di-carla-viparelli-in-mostra-a-villa-di-donato/
http://www.racnamagazine.it/todd-williamson-polifonia-di-un-paesaggio-villa-di-donato-pittura/
http://www.racnamagazine.it/silicosophy-carla-viparelli-5348/
http://www.racnamagazine.it/villa-di-donato-laddie-john-dill-pennellate-di-luce-interpretano-napoli/
http://www.espressonapoletano.it/art-1307-a-los-angeles-larte-parla-italiano/#.Wb6uTNFKKCh
CONFERENCES and LECTURES
2018 | Presentation of book “Light Art in Italy” with the autor Prof. Gisella Gellini and the artist Pietro Pirelli. PAN – Palazzo delle Arti Napoli |
2017 | Lecture: Archaeological National Museum of Napoli, Italy: Laddie John Dill: Antiquitas in Luce |
2017 | Conference to Amici dei Musei Cultural Association Napoli about the art of Laddie J. Dill http://www.amicideimuseinapoli.it/attivita/maggio-2017/ |
2017 | University La Sapienza: Rome, Italy: The Art of Laddie John Dill http://imageshack.com/a/img924/4808/3b2OBL.jpg |
2017 | Curatorial and project for Bulgari shop – Napoli: the light Art of Laddie J. Dill http://imageshack.com/a/img923/6117/S3v4Yw.jpg |
2017 | Todd Williamson si confronta con Caravaggio al Pio Monte della Misericordia
Pio Monte della Misericordia, Napoli, Italy |
2016 | Presentation of catalog” About Life’ of artists Marco Abbamondi and Stefano Ciannella
City council of Napoli, Italy |
2015 | Università La Sapienza – Incontro con l’artista californiano Laddie John Dill
Università La Sapienza – Roma, Italy Dipartimento di Storia dell’arte e spettacolo |
2015 | Lecture: Mostra personale al Pio Monte della Misericordia – Yasunari Nagakomi
Pio Monte della Misericordia, Napoli, Italy |
2014 | Conversation and lecture of Yasunari Nakagomi – Liceo Artistico Benevento, Italy |
2014 | Conversation and Conference of Artists: Abbamondi, Coppeta, Sanzone e Viparelli – ART1307 – Napoli, Italy
“The multiple meaning of Art” Conference with artists; Nobu Kano, Echo Lew, Susan Sironi – Liceo Artistico Benevento, Italy |
2013 | Lecture: Lisa Bartleson e il Pio Monte della Misericordia – Pio Monte della Misericordia, Napoli, Italy
Lecture: Lisa Bartleson al Liceo Artistico di Benevento – Liceo Artistico Statale Benevento, Italy |
2012 | The Art of Shane Guffog: Conversazione e video-proiezione – City council of Napoli, Italy |
2012 | Lecture: The Art of Todd Williamson – City council of Napoli, Italy – PAN Museum Napoli, Italy |
2012 | Room + Light – Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, Italy |
2012 | Lecture at IULM University of Milano – Italy |
2012 | Lecture: Catalogue “in divenire” by Marco Abbamondi – City council of Napoli, Italy PAN Museum Napoli, Italia |
2011 | Lecture in occasion of Visit of Consul General of USA of Napoli with ART1307 at CCAM of Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Casoria/Napoli, Italy |
2011 | Lecture at IULM University of Milano – Italy |
2011 | Conference: Immaterial Spaces – The art of Lita Albuquerque, Laddie John Dill, Andy Moses – Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, Italy |
2011 | Storia del movimento informale e i suoi eredi: TTozoi – ISI Arti Associate – Napoli, Italy |
2011 | Stefano Ciannella Lecture – ART1307, Napoli, Italy |
2009 | Conference – Tè con l’artista Stefano Ciannella – ART1307, Napoli, Italy |
2009 | La bellezza e la metropoli tra utopia ed eresia: conference – ART1307, Napoli, Italy, Napoli |
2007 | Itineraries of contemporary art – Through the art of the past – Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici – Napoli – Italy |
Lectures in language:
2019 | Lecture at Museo MADRE – Napoli Drew Hammond talks with Director Andrea Viliani and curator Cynthia Penna about the art of Ed Moses – California Icon |
2017 | Lecture at MOAH, Lancaster, California |
2017 | Lecture at MOAH, Lancaster, California |
2017 | startup ART FAIR: panel discussion – Los Angeles, California |
2015 | Silicosophy @ IIC Los Angeles: conference with Peter Frank and the Artist – Consolato d’Italia – Istituto Italiano di cultura – Los Angeles, California
Lecture explaining the works of Max Coppeta e Amedeo Sanzone – The Loft at Liz’s Gallery – Los Angeles, California Conversation with the Artist Todd Williamson – Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee |
2013 | Danilo Giannoni a Los Angeles: Lecture Consolato d’Italia – Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles, California |
2013 | Brad Howe: Deprivado – Katherine Cone Gallery – Los Angeles, California conference with Art Historian and Art critic Peter Frank |
2012 | TTozoi all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles: Lecture – Consolato d’Italia – Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles, California |
2010 | LA Artcore, Los Angeles |
2008 | La Maison des Arts – Carcés – France |
2008 | Cultural association “Italy-Japan”, Milano, Italy – Lecture about the artist Todd Williamson |
Awards:
Premio “Ambasciatori del Sole” – Napoli Village 2018 per l’Arte
Premio ‘ Ambasciatori del Sole” – Napoli Village 2019 per Progetto Artistico
Editions:
TIME | Project of artbooki |
TRAVELING CANVAS | The project with texts only in English |
M’illumino di suono Piero Pirelli |
Catalog edited in occasion of the first solo show in Naples and the performance at Pio Monte della Misericordia – Naples |
CONTINUUM | Texts in Italian and English |
Disturbances | Texts in Italian and English |