Alessandra Risi (Lima, b.1997), develops paintings as a mechanism of communication. Starting from personal and familiar archives, such as a collection of stamps, botanical books from the 20th century and other images from scientific research trips. This ambivalent process of crossing contamination and transformation lies at the core of artist Alessandra Risi's work. Through multiple sensory stimuli mediated by painting, Risi transports us to a space that forms a laboratory of explorations rich in imaginaries and complex questions about the relationship between history, dominant Western narratives in colonized territories, nature and geography on a local, personal and domestic scale. The works show representations of various wild plants and final fragmented landscapes (matchboxes) whose origin can be related to the colonial dissemination of species and their incorporation into our imaginary of the natural landscape. Risi reproduces oil paintings in various formats and supports (fabrics, matchboxes and majolica). She does this by incorporating her Peruvian background approach into her works through intense, saturated colors and marked contrasts, which are transferred to the support through gestural and expressive brushstrokes, she generating a wide spectrum forms between abstract and figurative. In addition, most of the pieces are placed in the space without a frame, establishing a formal relationship with the fluidity and textures of what is represented. She start her studies at Corriente Alterna (2016-2018), Graduate BA in Visual Arts at the university Nuova Academia Di Belle Arti in Milano (2019-2021), she is currently studying the MA in Painting at The Royal College of Art (2025). Her work has been exhibited internationally including art fairs such as Basel Miami, Material Mexico, Arte Ba Buenos Aires, and exhibitions like her recent solo at Somers Gallery London (2025) , South Korea (2020), Otto Zoo gallery, Milano (2021), the Menorca Art residency (2023), Addition Gallery, and in Lima.
Through painting I seek a constant exercise of questioning and connecting my Peruvian background and the new spaces that surround me. Painting is a tool to communicate and decontextualize my ideas. In a process of appropriation of elements and problems, I alter the historical order to generate a reading of the objects that connect to my roots as a Latin American woman with European ancestors. Research materials such as books and stamps are key to rethinking colonial and capital systems in order to understand nature as a means of power that is at the same time vulnerable. In a muscular process of chaos and distraction, an animal instinct comes out through colour and the line. Movement here is understood in the objects as well as in the different planes that comprise these works. The tones are fundamental to give strength to each idea. They appear according to each situation, and they enhance the idea as well as the different format and materials. Inside the painting there are multiple readings: that of the object, the situation and then mysterious and incomprehensible elements.
Royal College Of Art (2024/2025)
Milano Naba BA (2019-2021)
Corriente Alterna (2016-2018)
Residency:
Art Residency
Menorca, Spain
May 21st - June 12th
Solo shows:
“Amazonic Ashes”
Somers Gallery, curated by Pietro Cattai
5th - 10th of March 2025
London UK.
“ Mediterranean Bite”
Solo show in Queen Alexandra House curated by Pietro Cattai
September-December 24/25
London-UK.
“Isla”
Solo show in Ginsberg gallery, curated by Fatima Poppe
December 13th 2023,
Lima - Peru
“Fragmented Landscape”
Solo show in Addition gallery, curated by Dulcina Abreu
November 19th 2023
Vancouver- Canada
“Taxonomia Ornamental”
Solo Show curated by Carlos Zevallos
June 12th- 30st 2024
By Ginsberg Gallery
“Cuerpo Salvaje”
Solo show in La Rebelde curated by Ignacio Salinas
September 9th - 30th 2023
Lima Peru
“Tra la la”
First solo show Incitatus gallery Lima curated by Max Hernandez
December 2021
Lima Peru
“La Pelle” solo show
The egg nano gallery, presenting nano paintings in Milano. Curated by Hande Ozkalemkas
May 2021 Milano Italy
Group shows and others:
UPCOMING “Paradiso Verde”
5th - 27th of July 2025
duo show with Paul Auguste Richard curated by Pietro Cattai and Francesca Fantoni
in MO.CA Brescia
“Fragmented Wholeness"
Mucciaccia Gallery, curated by LATAMesa
29th of March- 19th April 2025
London-UK
“Tecnica Mixta”
Lapislazuli Galeria
20 February - 5th April 2025
Group show
Madrid - Spain
“Plantarvm”
booth project, Silvana Pestana
23rd April - 9th May 2024
Wu Galery, Lima
"Aniquilar la luz o hacerla" Blanca Varela
Group show
5th April - 9th May 2024
Centro Cultural Inca Garcilaso Lima
Exhibition 001
Addition
Group show
19th Oct- Nov 16th
Vancouver Canada
Pemio ICPNA 2023
Finalist show curated by Sergio Zevallos
27 Sept- Dec 2023
Lima Peru
Iridium Bcp
Ginsberg Group show
August/September 29th,30th, 1st.
Lima Peru
Parc
19th -23th April 2023 Incitatus / Revolver booth.
Art fair
Lima Peru
“De- Cierto”
March 28th
Group exhibition Incitatus and Revolver gallery
Lima Peru
Material
Mexico art fair Incitatus/Revolver booth
February 9th-12th 2023
Ciudad de México Mexico
Basel Miami Beach
Convention Center Incitatus / Revolver booth
December 1st-3rd 2022
Miami USA
Finalista BCR
Concurso nacional de pintura December 2022
Lima Peru
“Aniquilar la luz”, Blanca Varela
3rd-6th November 2022
Group exhibition in Hay Festival, Curated by Nani Cardenas.
Arequipa Peru
Arte Ba
7th-9th October 2022
Art Fair Incitatus/ Revolver booth
Buenos Aires Argentina
“Matineé vermouth & noche”
September 16th 2022
Group exhibition at Ka Concept store,
Curated by Anáis Freitas
Lima Peru
“The joy of dressing is an art” Hotel B
May 25
Group exhibition by Mango
Lima Peru
“Vivir siendo mujer a través de la historia” ICPNA
May 24 2022 curated by Patricia Allor Pretel
Group exhibition in ICPNA
PARC
April 20- 24 2022 Incitatus /Revolver booth
Lima international art fair
Lima Peru
High Priestess
April 21 2022
Group exhibition Incitatus and Revolver gallery. Curated by Alessandra Lambarri
Lima Peru
VAC
April 28 2022
Photography presented in a group exhibition, Yepes gallery. Curated by Alessandra Lambarri
Lima Peru
“Arte Objeto”
December 2021
Group exhibition in La Rebelde bookstore curated by Manuel Velarde
Lima Peru
“Foreign Affairs/ Affari Esteri”
October 2021
Group exhibition in Otto Zoo Galleria curated by Andris Brickman
Milano Italy
“Seguimos Con La Danza” Colonia Galeria.
March 2021
Group exhibition ,women artists in colonia gallery. Curated by Nani Cardenas.
Lima Peru
“Today?”
August 2020
Group exhibition in Jeju, South Korea.
Curated by Kim J
Jeju South Korea
Art Lima
April 2020
Art fair with Tokio galleria. (Mentioned in the top 7 highlights of the art fair)
Lima Peru
“The others”
April - May 2019
Group exhibition in the Centro Cultural Brasil-Perú
Lima Peru
“Evolution”
February 2019
Group exhibition in the Centro cultural de La Molina
Lima Peru
Exhibition “Noche de arte”
October 19, 20 y 21 2018
(Paintings)
Lima Peru
Auctions and mentions:
2024 ODM Reconocimiento embajadores ODM del liderazgo, cultura, arte y emprendimiento Callao, Peru.
2022 MAC (Museum of Contemporary Art), Lima, Peru.
2022 Mision Huascaran, Lima Peru.
Bibliografia y publicaciones:
2025, Impasto Mag, “Fragmented Wholeness” group exhibition curated by Latamesa at Mucciaccia Gallery in London UK.
2024, Revista Cosas, "Las Islas De Alessandra Risi" interview by Walter Chunga.
2024,Revista Asia Sur, "Retorno A La Naturaleza". interview.
2024, Vocablo Del Arte, "isla" Alessandra Risi mention.
2023, Scout Magazine Vancouver, "Spotlight on Five Exhibitions On Now and Through the Holidays" mention.
2023, Qomolo Mallorca, "Fitocentrismo", de Alessandra Risi curatorial text publication.
2023, Revista Caretas, “Cuerpo Salvaje” muestra en La Rebelde.
2023, Libro BBVA, Libro de la muestra colectiva, “Aniquilar la luz o hacerla” lectura en torno a Blanca Varela, octubre-abril 2022-2023.
2023, Revista J, “Vida a colores”, entrevista por Fiorella Iberico.
2022 El Comercio, Luces “Tra la la”
2021 Movement dealer “Bailar Lo Platico”
2021 Nova Eva Studio“Bailar Lo Platico”
2021 Somos Nova Eva “Bailar Lo Platico”
2021 Synergy Project “The home issue”
2021 The Last entrevista
2021 Pazzio entrevista & intervención.
2021 Agarra Camote, “Feliz Bicentenario” “La Combi”
2021 Incitatus Galeria
2021 The egg nano gallery “ La Pelle”
2021 Colonia Galeria “Seguimos con la danza”
2020 “Today?” Jeju Korea
2020 De Arte En Linea, serie de trabajos.
2020 Kewl, Alessandra Risi en Tokio Galeria.
2020 El Comercio, Luces, cajas de luz para Art Lima
2020 El Comercio, Luces , cajas de luz para Art Lima
2019 Tokio Galeria, cajita de luz, instagram.
2017 Lima social diary, tu envidia es mi progreso,