Karthik Pandian, Mandala 01, 2024, Mixed Media, 120 x 42 cm

Courtesy: Federica Schiavo Gallery

Federica Schiavo Gallery was founded in 2009 in Rome, with a focus on researching and promoting the work of emerging Italian and international artists. Over the years, the gallery has established a reputation for showcasing artists who work across a range of media, including video, performance, sculpture, and painting, with a distinctive and original approach to both traditional and contemporary themes.

With an emphasis on the international art scene, the gallery aims to support its artists by fostering partnerships with galleries, promoting exchanges with leading public and private institutions, and participating in prominent art fairs. The gallery has exhibited at major events such as The Armory Show in New York, NADA Miami Beach, NADA New York, the Dallas Art Fair, Zona Maco in Mexico City, Frieze Art Fair in London, FIAC in Paris, Art Rotterdam, Art Athina in Athens, Artissima in Turin, MiArt in Milan, and ArteFiera in Bologna.

Occasionally, the gallery collaborates with external curators, such as Chris Sharp, Michele D’Aurizio, and Shane Campbell, or directly involves artists in the curation of projects. Notable exhibitions include Does The Angle Between Two Walls Have A Happy Ending?, curated by Ishmael Randall Weeks, and the ambitious travelling exhibition Trieste, organised and proposed by Jay Heikes.

In September 2016, Chiara Zoppelli became a partner following the opening of a new venue in Milan, and in 2020, the gallery was renamed Schiavo Zoppelli Gallery. In 2023, the Milan space closed, and the gallery reopened in Rome in Spring 2024 under the name Federica Schiavo Gallery.