Bea bonafini
b. 1990 in Bonn, DE
Bea Bonafini (1990, Bonn, Germany) lives and works between London and Rome. In 2014 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Slade School of Fine Art and in 2016 a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the Royal College of Art, London. Solo exhibitions include: Sfiorare Fantasmi, Eduardo Secci, Florence (2021); Twin Waves, Operativa, Rome (2020); Chimère, Chloe Salgado, Paris (2019); Talk to the Hand, Bosse & Baum, London (2019); Ogni Pensiero vola, Renata Fabbri Arte Contemporanea, Milan (2018); Shed Shreds. Lychee One Gallery, London (2018); Dovetail’s Nest. Zabludowicz Collection, Invites, London (2017); A World of One’s Own. Fieldworkds Gallery, London (2017). The artist has participated in numerous residencies:Palazzo Monti, Brescia (2021); Rosa Lee Travel Grant, British School at Rome (2020); Abbey Scholarship, British School at Rome (2019-2020); La Berlugane-Maleki Residency and Commission Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France (2019); Platform Southwark Studio Residency, London (2018), Fibra Residency, Colombia (2018), Fieldworks Studio Residency, London (2017), Villa Lena, Italy (2016) and The Beekeepers Residency, Portugal (2015).
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Alluvial, 2022
Handtufted, bamboo Silkscreen
195 x 153 cm
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Purer and Purer, 2022
Gouache and watercolour on engraved cork
140 x 125 cm
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Earth's Bowels, 2022
Gouache and watercolour on engraved cork
88 x 80 cm
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My soul losing itself in other souls, 2020
Oil on mixed carpet inlay
200 x 125 cm
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Scissors, Roman, 2019
Vulcan stoneware, reclaimed clay, porcelain, horse hair and dyed plant fibre
30 x 30 cm
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Noses and Holes, 2015
Tempera on wood
70 x 90 cm