Italian and portuguese artist, HElena Valsecchi was born in Novara, Italy, in 1976. She currently lives and works between Lisbon and Peniche, Portugal.

2022

  • Uma Certa Prática da Atenção, group exhibition. Curator: Ana Anacleto. Paços, Galeria Municipal de Torres Vedras. 
  • Group exhibition. Galeria Sá da Costa, Lisbon.  
  • Synecdoche, solo exhibition. Text by João Silvério. Galeria Sá da Costa, Lisbon. 
  • Guest artist in residence at RAMA, Art Residencies of Maceira and Alfeiria (Portugal)  with final exhibition, curated by João Silvério.

2021:

  • I Denti della Terra  art residency in Portugal’s West Coast, with artist Davide Canali. Online portfolio at: www.identidellaterra.com

2020

  •  Art Residency at RAMA – Residências Artísticas, Maceira, Torres Vedras, Portugal. 
  • Insterstício”, collective exhibition | Workshop with Vasco Barata. MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Exposição de Bolseiros MArt 2019/2020”, Galeria Sá da Costa, Lisbon, Portugal.

2019

  • Art residency at “Casa Animal” with Musa Paradisíaca. Fábrica da Pólvora, Vale de Milhaços, Portugal.
  • Ronda da noite”, final exhibition of MArt’s “Acadêmia de Verão”. “Montejunto 1” project was awarded with Carmona and Costa / MArt / Sá da Costa bursary for the 2019-2020 MArt Artistic Residency program. Lisbon, Portugal
  • PLACELESS”, solo exhibition. Lx Factory, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Coexistência e Negociação”, collective exhibit. Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães, Cascais, Portugal.

2018

  • ArtParma Fair with “809 Art Gallery”, Parma, Italy
  • Ar.Co Art Residency, São Carlos Theater, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Collective exhibition “8”, Fábrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Exposição colectiva, Centro Cultural Malaposta, Odivelas, Portugal.

2017

  • Collective exhibition, Galeria Beltrão Coelho, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Honorable mention at “Bienal de Artes Plásticas de S. Catarina”, Leiria, Portugal.
  • Solo exhibition, Câmara Municipal do Cadaval, Portugal.
  • Group exhibition, Centro de Documentação da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

2016

  • Solo exhibition. Banco Popolare, Novara, Italy. 
  • Selected for an exhibition in VerdiOFF circuit, in occasion of “Festival Verdi”, Teatro Regio – Parma, Italy.
  • Paratissima”, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Solo exhibition, Fábrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Art residency funded by Glo’Art Art Center, Lanaken, Belgium.

2015

  • Collective exhibition. Açores Fringe Festival. Madalena, Açores, Portugal.
  • “Tonalidades”, art residency. Live performance. Museu do Pico, Açores, Portugal.

Press

2022: Umbigo Magazinehttps://umbigomagazine.com/pt/blog/2022/07/13/synecdoche-helena-valsecchi-na-galeria-sa-da-costa/

2021: ArteCapital – https://www.artecapital.net/snapshot-78-helena-valsecchi

2021: “I Denti della Terra” project, with Davide Canali:

https://www.anagnia.com/2021/05/i-denti-della-terra-un-progetto-artistico-sulle-origini-del-sacro-in-una-visione-antropologica/

https://www.sapereambiente.it/arte/i-denti-della-terra-intervista-allartista-davide-canali/

https://www.arte.go.it/i-denti-della-terra-la-natura-e-il-sacro-luomo-e-lintangibile/

Studies

Currently attending a Master in Visual Arts at ESAD.CR, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

2021: “Art creation from a place” with Carla Rebelo.

2020: “Insterstício”. Workshop with Vasco Barata. MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal.

2019-2020: Resident Artist at MArt – Bursary MArt / Carmona e Costa / Sá da Costa. Lisbon.

2018-2019: Courses / Mentorships. MART, Lisbon, Portugal.

2018: “A Sombra e o seu Duplo” with Fabrizio Montecchi, Museu da Marioneta, Lisbon, Portugal

2018: Drawing and painting, 2nd year. Ar.Co. Lisbon, Portugal.

2014: “Workshop Prático para Fazer uma Escultura Básica em Madeira” with Claire de Santa Coloma – Moinho da Fonte Santa, Alandroal, Portugal.

2011 – Puppet Making Course, Academia Kabuki – Lisbon, Portugal.

2003 – 2006 – Theater studies – Campo Teatrale, Milan, Italy (various representations).

1999 – Graduate in Public Relations – IULM, Milan, Italy.

1991 – 1995 – Theatre course, “Caterpillar” company with Wanda Maio – Liceo Scientifico Antonelli, Novara, Italy (several shows and contests at national level).