“Away, away, from men and towns,
To the wild wood and the downs,
To the silent wilderness,
Where the soul need not repress its music.”
—Percy Bysshe Shelley
ABOUT
Stefania Boiano is a multidisciplinary artist based between London and Milan, working at the intersection of painting, camera-less photography, and ecological research.
her practice is rooted in place-specificity and shaped through an ongoing dialogue with wild and transitional landscapes. She collaborates with the more-than-human, allowing tides, storms, sediments, and elemental forces to co-create the work.
Through this process, Stefania explores the agency of natural materials and the indexical trace they leave behind. Weather phenomena and geological rhythms are active participants, marking the surface, shifting the composition, and embedding time into the image.
Informed by the writings of Karen Barad, who reminds us that "matter feels, converses, suffers, desires, yearns, and remembers," Stefania aims to evoke empathy and wonder for the vitality of the non-human world.
She exhibits regularly in the UK and internationally and collaborates with artists and interior designers on bespoke projects. Her works are held in private collections worldwide, have been featured in artists and designs books, and recently appeared in The Flux Review magazine.
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TEACHING & COACHING
Over the past decade, I have led painting courses for the National Trust and in my own studio, combining creative technique with an emphasis on embodied observation and intuitive process.
My background in visual communication, design, and photography (www.stefaniaboianophoto.com) informs my approach to teaching.
I help students develop visual literacy, cultivating an awareness of composition, colour, form, and the emotional clarity of visual messaging.
I hold a Level 3 Award in Education and Training and regularly lecture at universities in the UK and internationally.
I am currently an adjunct professor at IULM University in Milan, where I teach Visual Design & Digital Creativity for the Arts across Master's and PhD programmes.
You can follow my papers and researches:
- Google Scholar
Beyond technical skill, I am equally focused on creative confidence: unlocking artistic blocks, nurturing intuition, and supporting the emergence of authentic voice and vision.
Volunteering in Cambodia, in 2017
at the Art Academy in Phnom Penh
* MA in Fine Art (Falmouth University, ongoing)
* AET, Level 3 Award in Education and Training (The City and Guilds of London Institute, 2016)
* Insights for Creative Innovation - Design Thinking (IDEO, 2016)
* The Photography Course (Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, 2013)
* Visual Communication (IED, Milano, Italy, 2003)
* Oriental Studies (BA & MA in Foreign Literatures, Istituto Orientale, Napoli, Italy, 1997)
Other certificates and in-depth courses:
* Experimental Film making with artist Lily Markiewicz, 2024
* Japanese Bookbinding with artist Sue Doggett , 2023
* Watercolour with Minna Stevens at Heatherley School of Fine Art, London, 2015
* Watercolour with Charles Williams at Royal Watercolour Society, London, 2014
* Oil Painting with Peter Fleming (New English Art Club) at Chelsea College of Art, London, 2013
* Renaissance Oil Painting with David Cranswick, The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, London, 2011
* The Alchemy of Colour with David Cranswick at The Princes School of Traditional Arts, London, 2011
* Mixed Media Painting with Caroline List at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, 2010
EDUCATION
SELECTED SHOWS & PROJECTS
2025
- "Intertidal Resonances", Studio 31, London
- Electronic Visualisations and the Arts, London
2024
- Void Art Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland (Residency)
- "SFSA Painting 2024", No Format Gallery, London
2023
- "Pushing Paper", Rupture Gallery, London 26 June - 2 July
- "A Slash of Blue" , Gerald Moore Gallery, London, 3 March - 8 April
- "HOME", The Department Store, Brixton, London 20 - 29 Oct
- "SFSA Painting 2023", No Format Gallery, London, 1 - 7 Dec
2022
- "SFSA Painting 2022", No Format Gallery, London 2nd - 11th Dec
- "Legacy" , Group Show, The Crypt, London, 5th -12th September
- Highgate Contemporary Art Gallery, London, Group Show, Nov-Dec
2021
- Highgate Contemporary Art Gallery, London, Group Show, Oct-Nov
2020
- Highgate Contemporary Art Gallery, London, Group Show, Nov-Dec
- Highgate Contemporary Art Gallery, London, Group Show, 2 April - 31 May
2019
- Roy's People Art Fair, 4-7 april, Bargehouse OXO Tower, London
- Swiss Art Expo, Zurich - 15th - 19th August
- Open Studio - Peckham Festival, September, London
- Open Studio - Nunhead Art Trail, September, London
- Roy's People Art Fair, 3-6 October The Old Truman Brewery, London
- Highgate Gallery, London, 3rd October - 2nd November
- The Auction Collective - Exhibition and Auction at Menier Gallery, London 2-7 December 2019
2018
- "Winter Exhibition" at 155a Artists Space, East Dulwich, London
- Roy's People Art Fair, Bargehouse OXO Tower, London
- Open Studio - Peckham Festival, London
- Open Studio - Nunhead Art Trail, London
2017
- "Land" Group Show, Portico Gallery, London
- Open Studio - Peckham Festival, London
- Open Studio - Nunhead Art Trail, London
2016
"Explorations" Micheko Galerie, Germany
2015
"Soil Stories", Art in the City, Milan, Italy
2014
"Artfinder Pop-up" at Blackhall Studios, Shoreditch, London
2011
"Contrast & Conflicts" East Gallery , Shoreditch, London
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"Blues" at The Auction Collective in 2019
Menier Gallery, London
In 2013 I founded Art in the City Milano in Italy, with the help of a few amazing people.
A 4-year temporary art gallery and project space based in the heart of the historical centre of Milano in an unused venue with the aim to provide:
* a collaborative space for members to develop their artistic projects
* a gallery for members and non member artists working in any field of art to showcase their work
* an informal co-working environment for creatives
The dynamic exhibition and workshop programme provided a platform for emerging and established artists to show new work and create new networks and partnerships.
After 4 years the hiring contract got to an end.
I'm now working to launch a similar concept in London
where I permanently live.