Selected Projects
Autoconforto
oil on paper, 40 x 60 cm, 2024
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BIO
Michela Gibillini (Magenta, 2000) lives and works in Milan. In 2022, she obtained a First-Level Diploma in Painting from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. In 2024, she completed an advanced program in drawing and painting at the Milan Painting Academy, culminating in a two-person exhibition titled “The Poetry of the Face and Gesture” at Antonio Colombo Contemporary Art Gallery in Milan, curated by Angelo Crespi.
In January 2025, she will take part in the group exhibition following her selection for the YICCA PRIZE 2024–2025, held at the Centro Culturale di Milano. She is currently continuing her training as a clinical art therapist, alongside her artistic research, teaching activities, and her involvement in educational and care-oriented projects.
EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS, AND WORKSHOPS
| 2025 | YICCA PRIZE 2024–2025, international group exhibition, Centro Culturale, Milan, Italy |
| 2024 | The Poetry of the Face and Gesture, curated by Angelo Crespi for Fondazione Maimeri, Antonio Colombo Contemporary Art Gallery, Milan, Italy |
| 2023 | Painting workshop at San Vittore Prison (Milan) with inmates and correctional officers |
| 2022 | Abbiatearte, group exhibition, Visconti Castle, Abbiategrasso (MI), Italy |
| 2017 | Donne al muro, awareness project against violence against women, promoted by Amnesty International and the Municipality of Busto Arsizio, Italy |
EDUCATION
| 2024-present | Clinical Art Therapy Training, Lyceum Academy, Milan, Italy |
| 2022-2024 | Advanced Training in Drawing and Painting, Milan Painting Academy, Milan, Italy |
| 2018-2022 | First-Level Diploma in Painting, Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy |
