Roberta Giuffrè - Friends

Two dog portraits in an expressionist oil painting.

BIOGRAPHY
My name is Roberta Giuffrè, I was born in San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) in 1996. My approach to painting is very gestural because I can highlight actions in free and direct connection with the artistic material I use. The artistic research I have tied myself to mainly focuses on the materiality of bodies, on the skin and the complexion, accompanied by a study that revolves around the human figure, static or in motion. Although the nudes are complete, the aim is to depart from classicism, concentrating attention on the physical aspect of the body, highlighting the flesh in its integrity, without ideals and stereotypes. It is a concept that involves vulnerability, intimacy, and our relationship with what is material of us. My paintings aim to exalt the skin we inhabit, emphasizing proxemics (the spatial-postural attitude of the body), a movement connected to a behavioral explanation of the human being. With the use of material painting (a combination of colors, textures and synthetic or natural materials) something deep and real comes to life, creating three-dimensionality on the canvas. The resulting effect is a work not only to be seen but also to be “touched.”

EXPERIENCE
2026: group exhibition titled “UNA COME LEI” at the OnArt Gallery in Florence;
2025: finalist at the 57th edition of Il Pendìo, with related publication. ISBN 979-12-200-9193-0
2025: winner of the First Prize of the XII Edition “Emilio Notte,” with related publication. ISBN 978-88-31952-33-0
2025: solo exhibition titled "CHEEKY", curated by Giusy Caroppo, at the Galeria Azur in Berlin;
2025: group exhibition organized by the Academy of Fine Arts of Foggia, titled "YOUTH – Indagine sui linguaggi artistici giovanili", at the Palazzetto dell'Arte "A. Pazienza", located in Foggia;
2024: solo exhibition titled "INVOLUCRI MATERICI", curated by Samuele Romano at the Teatro della Piccola Compagnia Impertinente in Foggia;
2024: participation in the project "PANCHINE D'ARTISTA", produced at the Mongolfiera in Foggia and sponsored by the Academy of Fine Arts of Foggia;
2024: participation in the XI edition of the Emilio Notte prize with catalog publication;
2021: finalist at the PNA (National Arts Award);
2021: finalist in the musical-artistic project titled "Come musica" with artistic direction by Ettore Bassi, in Fasano, Brindisi and Bari.
2016: realization of the official logo of the Orchestra "Ottava Nota"