Marilena Sutera was born in Fermo in 1959. She graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. She specialized in engraving technique at the International School of Graphic Art “Il Bisonte”, based in Florence. Since 1994 she has been teaching graphic arts and serigraphy at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
2023
“Forma Mater”, Le Stanze, Manciano (GR)
2021
“Separazione e ritorno”, Virtual solo exhibition curated by Yongxu Wang, AAIE Gallery, Rome
2019
“Il colloquio”, AAIE Gallery, Rome
2018
“Ad un passo dal vuoto”, artist’s book, presented at Alea Contemporary Art Gallery, Rome
2017
“Viriditas”, Malborghetto National Museum, Rome
2016
“Fuori centro”, Alveare, Association, Milan
2013
“Capovolta”, Porto San Giorgio (FM)
2010
“Levitazioni” Il Marzocco Gallery, Rome
2009
“Video Danza Pittura” produced by MDA Dance Production of Aurelio Gatti
2009
“Il Linguaggio sognato della Grafica”, Center for Engraving and Graphic Art, Formello (Rome)
2006
“Dal territorio al paesaggio umano: colori, suoni, ritmi d’autunno a Maiori” by Regione Campania: for “Dance and Passion,” choreography by Susanna Beltrami with Luciana Savignano, poetry by Giovanna Bemporad, painting by Marilena Sutera.
2005
“Corpo sensibile – Dinamiche pittorico coreografiche”performance by Aurelio Gatti with pictorial intervention by Marilena Sutera, Malborghetto Archaeological Museum, Rome
2005
Video installation ‘Diomira’, Torre di Tormarancia, Rome
2001
Pittura ed Incisioni, Villa Vitali, Fermo
1996
Video installation “La scatola della memoria”, Calcata (Rome)
1992
“Le incisioni”, A x A Cultural Center, Florence
“Rosso favola”, Datini Palace, Prato
1991
“Il Moro” Gallery, Florence
1989
“Archivio Giovani Artisti Fiorentini”, Florence
1986
Cultural Center “l’Upupa”, Florence
1985
San Benedetto del Tronto (AP)
1984
“Forum Interart” Gallery, Rome
1983
Palazzo Azzolino, Fermo
1981
14 Gallery, Florence
2026
“Un ambiente per abitare. Spazi, vite e diritti”, San Domenico, Narni
“Contatti”, Diocesan Museum and Chapter House of Terni
2025
Something else : Symposium. “The Echo of Stones in Unseen Water” , Darb 1718, Cairo, Egypt
2023
“Libertà, Azadi”, Orsini Hall of the Chigi Palace, Formello (Rome)
“La gabbia e il volo”, Municipality of Rome, First City Hall
“La rosa e il rasoio”, Municipality of Rome, First City Hall
2019
“Segno contemporaneo”, Dingyuan, Beijing International Art Center and Florence Bellini Museum
“Sagrado Divino”, artist’s collective book curated by Lima-based atelier TRESS.
2018
“Raices”, artist’s collective book, curated by the TRESS atelier in Lima
2016
“Premio Salvi” Sassoferrato (AN)
2015
“Menù d’Autore” Los Angeles, Italian Cultural Institute
2014
“Tra di noi”, Temple University, Rome
“Menù d’Autore”, Priori Palace, Fermo
2013
“Un mare d’inchiostro” Il Bisonte Gallery, Florence
“Per Artemisia” Villa Baruchello, Porto Sant’Elpidio (FM)
2012
“Alterazioni”, Review of new languages, Castelnuovo di Porto (Roma)
2011
“Risonanze e metamorfosi”, Chateaubriand High School, Rome
2008
“Impronta globale – Inchiostro indelebile, impronte a regola d’arte”, Ministry of the Interior – Higher Institute of Fire Prevention – Rome
2008
“Ignis”, 5th International Biennial of Graphic Art Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Beijing, Francavilla a Mare
2008
“Acqueforti”, Center for Engraving and Graphic Art, Formello (Rome)
2007
“Passaggio a Sud”, Biennial of Contemporary Graphics, Palermo
“Sagome 547” Farnesina Palace , Rome
2006
“Colori in movimento”,
Seven Artists with Federdanza, National Academy of Dance, Rome
2005
“Il segno delle donne”
Center for Engraving and Graphic Art, Formello (Rome)
“Sagome 547”, De Paolis Film Studio, Rome
2004
“Obiettivo pax”, Museum of the Infantry, Rome
“Alfabeti”, International Review of Artist’s Books, Casanatense Library, Rome
2003
“Segni d’Artista”, Center for Engraving and Graphic Art, Formello (Rome)
“Inchiostro indelebile, impronte a regola d’arte”, MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art Rome
2002
Performance RAI, RADIO 2, “Diario di bordo”, Live Artists
“Il Segno nel tempo”, National Museum, Zaragoza, Papal Paper Mills, Ascoli Piceno
“Profumo d’inchiostri. Ritratti immaginari di Lucrezia” Museum of Illustration, Ferrara
2001
“Il segno nell’Incisione”, Graphic Works of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Cuenca, Lisbon, Madrid, Mexico City
2000
“Art for Arts Sake”, Chiesa di S.Nicola, Carpineto (Roma)
1999
“Accademie Roma Milano”, Colonnella (TE)
32° Vasto Prize “Mito-Miti,Giovani Artisti di fine millennio”, Vasto (PE)
1998
“L’incisione nelle Istituzioni artistiche Italiane” Villa Renatico Martini, Monsummano Terme (PT)
“Tramare”, Italian Artist’s Books on plots of all kinds, Palazzo Orsini, Bomarzo (VT)
1997
“L’opera e la Matrice” Sinibaldi Palace, Sant’Elpidio a Mare (FM)
1995
“L’incisione nelle Marche”, Cracovia Collective Exhibition of Graphics, Panna Gallery, Genzano (Roma)
1996
“De ovis struthionis pictis” Pinacoteca Palazzo dei Priori, Fermo
1994
“Europa-America 360 e -venti”, Pino Molica Gallery, Roma – New York
“Cavalli”, Pinacoteca Palazzo dei Priori, Fermo
“Buddha” Studio Bocchi of Rome, Castello Ducale, Sessa Aurunca (NA)
1993
“Incisione nelle Marche Calcografia – Xilografia 1900-1993”, S. Elpidio a Mare (FM)
1989
Fierarte “Spazio Giovani”, Frosinone
1989
“Vedute Prospettiche” – “Progetto Giovani”, Florence
1988
S. Vittoria in Matenano (FM)
1987
“Quando la Pittura e’ donna”, Porto S. Giorgio (FM)
1984
“Acqueforti”, Forum Interart Gallery, Rome
They wrote about her: Luigi Dania, Andrea B. Del Guercio, Pierpaolo Castellucci, Nicola Nuti, Mario Conti, Gabriele Simongini, Gabriele Pulli, Carla Ascani, Francesca Pietracci, A. De Signoribus, Gianpaolo Berto, Iolena Baldini (Berenice), Cristina Del Ferraro, Sandra Di Coste, Osvaldo Rossi, Daniela Simoni, Cecilia Casadei, Aurelio Gatti, Leonilde Carabba, Yongxu Wang, Valeria Contarino, Mariano Apa, Antonio Giordano.