Francesca Ricci
Francesca Ricci was born in Florence, Italy, where she graduated in Stage Design at the Fine Arts Academy. She lived in London for many years, before moving to Valencia, Spain, where she currently lives and works. Recent exhibition include 'Palinopsia' (with Josie McCoy, 2022) and 'Tabula Impressa' (solo, 2021) both at The RW Project, Valencia, and 'Dirty Pink' (group, 2021) at The Sporting Club Russafa, Valencia. With writer Kiril Bozhinov she has developed two main projects and bodies of work, 'I Beg You to Hear Me!' (2011-15), and 'Tabula Impressa' (2013-ongoing) which have been exhibited and presented internationally in UK, Italy, Hungary and Spain. 'Tabula Impressa' was featured in Abraxas Journal (2013) and mentioned in Dazed and Confused (2013). She has also exhibited internationally in many group shows. She has been involved in various projects, from fringe theatre productions to independent publications, and has contributed as a writer to several printed and online publications writing on art, literature and film. She co-curated the London-based independent publications for art and writing 'Interlude' magazine (2004-2007), and' 20×20 magazine' (2008-2013), assembling contributions from worldwide artists and writers. In 2015, together with musician Gaston Gorga, she launched PNEUMA, a collaborative project including song-writing, spoken word, live performance, sound manipulation, improvisation and visuals. PNEUMA have performed live in London and had their short experimental films screened in several international film festivals and events. Since 2007 she has also regularly collaborated with London-based independent curator Rose Issa. As the production manager for Rose Issa Projects’ exhibitions and publications. she has supervised the publishing of many publications relating to contemporary Middle Eastern art.
