SCHOOL EDUCATION


COURSES AND SEMINARIES

  • 2004 Seminary of sculpture in slake (Caves of Slate in Molini di Triora – Italy)
  • 2001 Seminary on “The history of Spanish ceramics ” (Ceramics Museum of Barcelona – Spain)
  • 1999 Seminar-workshop with the Spanish artist Rogelio Lopez Cuenon “The artist and the city”.(Malaga-Spain)
  • 1998 Seminary of plastic-art with the artist Luigi Stoisa and with Sergio Risaliti, the director of the Contemporary Art Museum “Le Papesse” at Siena.(Turin-Italy)
    Monographic course about “The life and the art of Pablo Picasso”, organized by “Foundation Picasso”, University and Municipality of Malaga (Spain)

WRITING

  • 2003 Selected for the XI Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the
    Mediterranean (Athens – Greece)
    Signaled of the Jury at the Prize of Poems “Rivoli 2003” (Turin Italy)
    Finalist of the Literature Prize “Marguerite Yourcenar” (Italy)
  • 2002 Winner of the Literature Prize “Nuove Lettere” with the group of tales “Cretans Tales” (Italian Institute of Culture – Naples - Italy)

FOTOGRAPH AND VIDEO EXPERIENCES

  • 2005 Finalist of the Prize for Young Photographer « Fotoesordio » (University Tor Vergata of Rome – Italy)
  • 2003 Signaled of the Jury at International Exhibition of Photographic Art “The Hat in the world”,
    organized by C.I.F.A. PhotoGallery and UNESCO (Alessandria - Italy), Arles and Caussade-Septfonds (France), Edegem (Belgium), Buenos Aires, Rosario and Mar del Plata (Argentina)
    Selected for the National Exhibition of Photography “The Children in the world” (Genoa – Italy) (Art-commissioner: FIAF Italian Federation Photographic Associations)
    Second Prize of the Photo Competition “Ruba un raggio di sole per l’inverno” – Citta di Castello (Italy)
    1198-99 I was the photographer at the Paris interview with the writer Fernando Arrabal, the painter Antonio Segui, the poet Saul Yurkievich, and the novelist J.Jose Saer, published in the daily paper “Pagina 12” (Argentina)
  • 1995 I was the photographer at the last interview with the America writer Paul Bowles, published in the Italian magazine “Panorama” (Italy)
    I realize my first short film “The Sand’s Book” (Italy)
    I realize the interview to the American Film Producer Julius Nasso
    and John Leekley, the film director Kenneth Orkin and the American
    actor Frankie Nasso at The International TV Festival of Monte Carlo
  • 1995 As director I produced a video documentary about the war in Kosovo (Kosovo)
    As director I produced the video “Pause” and participated in the exhibition “30 years of video in the Italian Academy Fine Art”, Contemporary Art Museum L.Pecci – Italy)
  • 1994 As camerawoman I worked on the short film “La Mosca” directed by
    Alessandro Cernito.(Florence-Italy)

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
  • 2000 At the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno (Crete – Greece) to
    restore Minoian ceramics.
  • 1999 At the project for the centenary of J.Luis Borges’s birth (Malaga- Spain) realised by
    the Argentine writer Marcos Rosenzvaig
  • 2003 At Florence where I worked with the radio station “Controradio” and with the Tuscan Govern to produce a book of interviews with the most famous artists working in Florence.
    At the Contemporary Art Museum “Luigi Pecci” (Prato- Italy) where I worked on the project “Habitus-Abito-Abitare”, planned by Michelangelo Pistoletto.
  • 1996 At Bucharest where I worked with the NGO “Children in emergency” to paint the family-houses for children with AIDS in Bucharest (Romania)
    At the “Lympia gallery” (Nice- France) where I worked as art-director
    I worked with the gallery “Antigone” and “Esedra Spazio Arte” to organise exhibitions.

ARTS EXHIBITIONS

  • 2005 Exhibition “Secrets” – CVB Space of New York (USA) curated by Stefania Carrozzini
    Exibition “Art’s diary Intervene” – Taipei Artist Village (Taiwan) curated by Ashley Chang
    Exhibition “Capturing Utopia” – Fournos Center for Digital Image (Athens – Greece)
    Exhibition “Rolled up” – Piclked Art of Bejing (China) curated by Stefania Carrozzini
    Exhibition “The most beautiful thing I ever saw” – Berliner Kunstprojekt (Berlin -Germany)
    Exhibition “Fotoesordio” (University Tor Vergata of Rome) curated by GAM (Gallery of Moder Art) – Rome Italy
    Exhibition “Talk to the City” (Milan - Italy) curated by “Fabbrica del Vapore”
    Exhibition “Arte da mangiare…mangiare l’arte” (Castello Sforzesco of Milan) Italy
  • 2004 Exhibition “The sense of signs” Salle d’exposition 4 – Montecarlo Principality of Monaco
    Exhibition “San Carlo per l’Arte” (Torino-Italy)
    Exhibition “XM-Atto1°” (Bologna-Italy)
    Personal Exhibition (Beniamino Gallery – Bordighera Italy)
  • 2003 Exhibition “Free Target” Gallery San Vidal U.C.A.I. – Venice Italy (art-
    commissioner: G.Pilla, P. Rizzi, C.Cinelli)
    Exhibition “San Carlo per l’Arte” – Turin Italy
    Selected for the Exhibition for young artists “Expogiovani” (Arcore –
    Milan - Italy) (art-commissioner: F.Presti, F.Sala)
    Exhibition “Art to eat, eat the Art” - A.P.T of Milan - Italy (art-commissioner: Association “Arte da Mangiare”)
    Exhibition “Shelters” – Monique Goldstrom Gallery – New York USA (art-commissioner: Stefania Carrozzini)
  • 2002 Exhibition “Artists for Peace” Cultural Islamic Centre of Madrid (Spain) (art-commissioner : Immaculada Arricivida)
    Exhibition of installations « Agora » Bordighera (IM) – Italy (art-commissioner : Accademia Riviera dei Fiori G.Balbo)
    Exhibition of land art “Sassi Vivaci” Barge (CN) – Italy (art-commissioner: M.Gattinoni, L,Perlo, O. Gamberi)
    4700 International mail art project against the death penalty (Milan) Italy (art-commissioner: Surico, Del Basso)
  • 2004 Exhibition in The Centre of Modern Art in Bologna - Italy (art-commissioner:
    Alberto Raimondi)
    Exhibition at Oulxio, Exilles, Sestriere-France -Italy (art-commissioner: Sergio Risaliti)
    Exhibition of urban projects “Art and Message” -Palazzo Ducale Genoa (Italy)
  • 1996 Sculpture Exhibition “Castello Doria” (Dolceacqua -Italy)
    Exhibition at the gallery “Espacio tres” (Malaga-Spain) (art commissioner: Immaculada Calero)
    Exhibition at “Monasterio” (Torremolinos-Spain) (art-commissioner: Joaquin Laguna)
  • 1995 Exhibition at the gallery “La Cuba d’Oro” (Rome-Italy)
    Performance at the disco “Tenax” (Florence-Italy)
    Exhibition for a land-installation “Mediterraneo” (Ventimiglia-Italy)
  • 1994 Exhibition at “Casa de Porras” (Granada-Spain) art commissioner: Vicerectorado de
    la Universidad de Granada
    Exhibition “Sala del Quartiere I” (Florence-Italy)
    Exhibition at “Chiesa di San Paolo all’Orto” (Pisa-Italy)
    “Pagine Contemporanee” (Cecina-Italy)
  • 1993 ITALART (Milan-Italy)
    “Art and Music” (Imperia-Italy)
    Exhibition at “Studio Theatre” (Florence-Italy) (art-commissioner: Dario Evola)
    “II Contemporary Paint festival” (Sanremo-Italy)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

R.Amadei “I due rinascimenti” Biken International, Giappone 2002
S.Bondi, M.Gonzales, M.Longobardi, A.Smilzo. “Arte italiana dal Novecento ad Oggi”, Italy 2001 Editor “L’altro modo di Volare”

Susan Kendulaz, “Summertime and viewing is easy”, Taipei Times, 25th August, p.13
Ed McCormack “At CVB Space, Secrets come out into the light”, Gallery and Studio, April/May 2005, p.12 Illustrated
Inge Bohn “The most beautiful thing I ever saw”, Corriere dell’Arte, 19th March, 2005, p.7
Isadora Weller, “secrets”, Corriere dell’Arte, 30th April 2005, p.7
Chiara Carfi, “Opere rivelatrici di segreti”, America Oggi, 24th April 2005, p. 9
Rebecca Seefen-Soliman “Beauty in Art, Art in Beauty”, New York Art Magazine, May/June 2005 p.67 illustrated
Daniela Borghi “L’artista Maria Ballestra” e stata invitata a Taiwan” La Stampa,
Angelo Splendore “La cosa piu bella che abbia mai visto”, Corriere dell’Arte, 25th June 2005, p.7 illustrated
V.Zunino “Futuro” January 2004, Switzerland
Daniela Borghi “Prisoner:la maxiopera di Ballestra”, La Stampa, 21st August 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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