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/backstage-mana-una-polifonica-dichiarazione-per-il-mare-a-villa-di-donato/

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
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2017   Curatorial and project for Bulgari shop – Napoli: the light Art of Laddie J. Dill
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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