Artist CV

Artist's statement

(b 1979IT. Lives and works in Campobasso)

Merola investigates the role of chance and random processes in determining human behaviour. He works with compositions, where the shape and colours are derived from dice rolls or coin flips. With an additional interest in verbo-visual experiments, Merola embraces a variety of disciplines which include writing as well as other forms of visual communication.

Solo exhibitions

2018: Frequencies Donatella Lombardo, Vincenzo Merola, curated by Matteo Galbiati), Maurizio Caldirola Contemporary Art, Monza; Silent Borders, curated by Lorenzo Canova, Piernicola Maria Di Iorio, ARATRO, Gino Marotta Gallery, Center of Contemporary Art of the University of Molise, Campobasso
2017: Diapason, Alighiero Boetti, Vincenzo Merola, curated by Valerio Dehò, Stefano Forni Gallery, Bologna; Thisorder, curated by Irene Finiguerra, BI-BOx Art Space, Palazzo Ferrero, Biella
2014: white box 4 × 4 | Black Match | Vincenzo Merola, mini-personal and talk by mini-solo exhibition and talk curated by Maria Letizia Tega), scatolabianca (etc.), Milan
2013: SeeKingYou, curated by Silvia Valente, Dynamic Museum of Brick and Terracotta, Palazzo Pietromarchi, Marsciano
2012: Travestimenti, curated by Tommaso Evangelista, Limiti inchiusi Gallery, Campobasso | Officina Solare Gallery, Termoli

Group exhibitions

2018: Cantiere tempo, curated by Matteo Galbiati, Villa Reale, Spazio Argenterie, Monza; Art Karlsruhe, Stefano Forni Gallery, Karlsruhe
2017: Art Karlsruhe, Stefano Forni Gallery, Karlsruhe; NESXT, Independent Art Festival | Writing exercises, curated by Irene Finiguerra, Rio PAM, Turin; GPS, Global Participation System, GAMC, Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art; Lorenzo Vian,i Viareggio
2016: NESXT, Turin, BI-BOx Art Space / Fondo AA.VV; ART.FAIR, Cologne, Stefano Forni Gallery; Drawing Room, Madrid (Spain), BI-BOx Art Space; Arte Fiera, Stefano Forni Gallery, Bologna; SetUp Contemporary Art Fair, BI-BOx Art Space, Bologna; ARTSevilla, ARTSGráfica, curated by María Sánchez Agustino, CICUS, Centro de Iniciativas Culturales de la Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla
2015: New works from the collection between acquisitions and proposals, curated by Bruno Corà, Tommaso Evangelista, CAMUSAC, Cassino Museum of Contemporary Art, Cassino
2014: Anesthetic Consciousness, curated by Tommaso Evangelista, Museo Sannitico, Palazzo Mazzarotta, Campobasso
2013: The value of memory, 70th anniversary of the Four Days of Naples, Casa del Popolo Ponticelli, Naples; Emotional Paths, curated by Silvia Valente, Limiti inchiusi Gallery, Campobasso; Secret Archives Continued, curated by Chris Straetling, Herman Teirlinckhuis, Beersel; Artefatto, Soft Power, Civico Museo Revoltella and other locations, Trieste
2012: iGallery, curated by Tommaso Evangelista, Officina Solare Gallery, Termoli
2011: Art Linking Project, curated by Silvia Valente, Limiti inchiusi Gallery, Campobasso

Awards & residencies

2018: Arteam Cup, Finalist, curated by Matteo Galbiati, Livia Savorelli, Dino Zoli Foundation, Forlì
2017: Arteam Cup,, Winner, curated by Matteo Galbiati, Livia Savorelli, BonelliLAB, Canneto sull'Oglio, MN, Italy; Satellite Focus Monza, Winner, Satellite Focus Monza; Nocivelli Award, Finalist, Painting category, Painting section; Premio Ora, Winner; Crearte Studio, Oderzo; Combat Award, Finalist, Graphic section, Finalist, Graphics category; Marchionni Prize, Finalist, Painting section, Finalist, Painting category; Yicca 16/17, International Contest of Contemporary Art curated by Margherita Jedrzejewska, Massimo Toffolo; The Rooster Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania, Finalist
2016: Combat Award, Finalist, Painting section, Painting category; Dispensa Award, SetUp Contemporary Art Fair, Winner
2015: Art Award, Cairo Publisher, Giorgio Mondadori Editorial, Palazzo della Permanente, Milan; Gold Plate Winner, Graphic section, Winner; Combat Award, Finalist, Painting section, Finalist; Prima Pagina Art Prize, curated by Valerio Dehò, Arte Fiera, Bologna, Winner
2014: DAMprize, Contemporary Art Contest, curated by Valerio Dehò, Spazio Oberdan, Milan Second place with equal merit, Painting section, Joint second place, Painting category
2013: Farben Prize, curated by Maria Letizia Tega, Palazzo d'Accursio and other locations, Bologna, Winner / Winner

Press & publications

2017: VV. AA., Bau n. 14, Bau Cultural Association, Viareggio (LU), Francesco Aprile, Cristiano Caggiula (edited by / curated by), Utsanga n. 11, Unconventional Press, Caprarica of Lecce (LE)
2016: Nicolas Ballario, Vincenzo Le Pera (edited by / curated by), Limen. Vibo Valentia Art Museum, Roman Editions, Tropea (VV)
2014: Tommaso Evangelista, Notes on contemporary art in Molise in the last fifty years. A reading, bibliographic-critical in Almanacco del Molise 2014, Habacus Editore, Campobasso; Tommaso Evangelista, Solar Workshop 2011-2013, Palladino Editore, Campobasso, 2014
2013: Silvia Valente (edited by / curated by), Vis a Vis, Artists in Residence Project, Fuoriluogo 16, Edizioni Limiti inchiusi, Campobasso

Collections

CAMUSAC, Cassino Museum of Contemporary Art, Cassino (FR) – Italy
ARATRO, Gino Marotta Gallery, Center of Contemporary Art of the University of Molise -
Campobasso – Italy
Poligrafici Editoriale S.P.A., QN il Resto del Carlino, First Page Art Prize, Bologna – Italy
Arci Bologna, Bologna – Italy
Fund AA.VV., Biella – Italy
Limen, Museum of Art, Vibo Valentia, Italy
Domestic Museum, Oratino (CB), Italy

Education

Master's degree in Literature