Born in 1980, Rome, Italy
Lives and works between New York City and Rome
Education
2011 MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies,
Bard College - International Center of Photography,
New York
2008 One -Year Certificate Program, International
Center of Photography, New York
2004 Istituto Superiore di Fotografia
e Comunicazione Integrata, Roma
Solo Exhibitions
Submerged, Photo-Biennal - Glaz Gallery, Moscow 13.03.12- 8.04.2012
Reflect What You Are, MART Museum of Modern
and Contemporary Art Rovereto 2.06.2011 – 30.10.2011
Modus Operandi, ICP-Bard Thesis Solo Show,
Long Island City, New York, ICP Studio
Gallery, 23-27.03.2011
Serenity, New York, Henry Gregg Gallery,
11.12.2008 - 18.01.2009
Metrochip Microcity, curated by
Lorenzo Benedetti, Roma, Fondazione
Pastificio Cerere, 18.04 - 15.05.2007
Fotografie di Viaggio. curated by
Isabella Del Frate, New York, Casa Italiana
Zerilli-Marimò, New York University, 6.11 -
16.12.2004
Selected Group Exhibitions
Cities of New York, Museo della Centrale
Montemartini, 11.09 - 09.10.2011, Rome.
ICP-Bard MFA Program 2011. Thesis Group
Exhibition, New York, International Center
of Photography, 1.04 - 22.05.2011
Transience, Z2O Gallery, Roma,
8.10 - 20.11.2010
Eye to Eye, New York, 25CPW Gallery,
21.05.2010
Object in the Mirror, New York, Helac & Wirth
Art Advisory, 20.05 - 20.07.2010
Italians, London, CVZ Contemporary,
8.04 - 15.06.2009
Oh my God!, curated by
Eleonora Lucangeli, Roma,
Galleria ICIPICI, 2-25.04.2009
New Space | New Works, New York, CVZ Contemporary,
6.03 - 31.08.2009
Art Biennal, curated by
Enzo Fornaro, Saint Petersburg,
Hall Manege, 18.07 - 30.08.2008
Reflect: Full-Time Student Exhibition 2008,
curated by Robert Blake,
Alison Morley, New York, International Center
of Photography, 13.06 - 17.08.2008
Detour. The Moleskine Notebook Experience,
curated by Raffaella Guidobono,
Paris, Centre George Pompidou,
24.04 -19.05.2008
Sensory Prelude, curated by
H. Eugene Foster, Per Gylfe, New York,
International Center of Photography, 8.03 -
6.04.2008
X Premio Internazionale “Massenzio Arte”,
curated by Maurizio Chelucci,
Roma, Ex Magazzini Generali - ISA - Istituto
Superiore Antincendi, 9-30.11.2006
L’altra metà del lavoro, curated by
Paolo Balmas, Angelo Capasso, Pino Casagrande,
Linda de Sanctis, Patrizia Ferri,
Roma, Palazzo della Cancelleria,
8-21.03.2006
East is East, curated by
Mirtilla Rolandi Ricci, Roma,
Galleria del Cortile, 15.04 - 6.05.2005
Grants and Residencies
2011-12 Artist Residency, Dwight School New York
2009 Elsa Peretti Foundation’s Scholarship
2008 International Center of Photography - Bard Director’s Fellowship - Photography Program, New York City
2006 Arte Prize, Roma, ISA - Magazzini Generali,
Exhibition Award, Special Mention
Inail in L’altra metà del lavoro, Roma,
Palazzo della Cancelleria
Bibliography
PhotoBiennale 2012, International Month of Photography in Moscow, curated by Olga Sviblova, Exhibition catalogue, 2012, Moscow.
Elena Montobbio, Olimpia Ferrari-L’Energia delle metropoli e le piccole tracce umane, ne “Il Corriere della Sera”, 10.05.2012, Milano
Pia Capelli, Olimpia Ferrari Contemporanea, in “Elle” 08.2011, Milano.
D.V, Volti Stratificati, in “Il Giornale dell’Arte”, 07/08.2011, Torino.
Io Uguale Noi, in “L’Unita’”,30.07.2011, Roma.
Lea Mattarella, Al MART i ritratti “sovrapposti” negli scatti di Olimpia Ferrari, in “La Repubblica”,16.07.2011, Roma.
Massimo di Forti, Olimpia Ferrari da Roma al MART di Rovereto, i mille volti dell’identita’ contemporanea in crisi,
in “Il Messaggero”,10.07.2011, Roma.
Reflect What You Are, curated by Walter Guadagnini,
exhibition catalogue, 2011, Milano.
Modus Operandi, MFA Thesis, exhibition catalogue, 2011, New York.
AAVV, ICP advertising , in “Bomb”, n. 115,
Spring 2011, p. 23, New York.
AAVV, Shift - International Center of Photography,
Shift Book, 2008, pp. 134-135, New York
anon., Arsep Christies Photo 2009, auction catalogue, 2009,n. 80, Ivry-sur-Seine.
AAVV, Pastificio Cerere Catalogue, October 2007, pp. 62-65, Roma.
ICP One Year Certificate 2011-2012, catalogue cover, 2011, New York.
Arielle Bier, Curtis Hamilton, Provoke, 2010, pp. 64-74, New York.
Paolo Portoghesi, Un calco dell’Anima, in “Abitare la Terra”, n. 24, 2009, pp. 38-41, Firenze.
Giuseppe Benedetto, Scenari Virtuali, Olimpia Ferrari, in “Next Exit”, 15.12.2008, Roma.
Massimo di Forti, Grattacieli e Virtualità, il magico gioco degli specchi, in “Il Messaggero”,12.05.2007, Roma.
Fabiana Mendia, Scatti Storici al Pastificio Cerere, in “Il Messaggero”, 8.05.200, Roma.
Lilli Garrone, Metrochip di Olimpia Ferrari alla Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, in “Corriere della Sera”, 27.04.2007, Milano.
Sofia Zanchini, Metropoli come Chip, Arte e Provocazione, in “E-Polis”, 23.04.2007, Roma.
anon., Metrochip di Olimpia Ferrari nell’antico Pastificio “Cerere”, in “Corriere della Sera”, 22.04.2007, p. 16, Milano.
Questione Italiana. Indagine sulla fotografia contemporanea, curated by Marco Delogu, exhibition catalogue, 6. Festival Internazionale di Roma, 2007, Roma.
Metrochip Microcity, exhibition catalogue, edited by Lorenzo Benedetti, Paolo Balmas, 2007, Roma.
Open Space #1, exhibition catalogue, curated by Maurizio Chelucci, 10. Premio Internazionale “Massenzio Arte”, 2006, Roma.
Segno sul Viso. L’altra metà del lavoro, exhibition catalogue, 2006, Roma.
Identità rifiutata, curated by Marco Delogu ,exhibition catalogue, 4. Festival Internazionale di Roma, 2005, Roma.
Fotografie di Viaggio, edited by Isabella Del Frate,
exhibition catalogue, 2004, New York.