Medina Zabo is an italian artist based in etruria; graduated in communication studies at university of perugia with a degree thesis in semiotics, thereafter specialized at ied_european institute of design in rome. she had been working for many years as a journalist, interested above all in environmental reports and social aspects. in 2012 medina quit her job and retreated to the etrurian country, devoting to the study of techniques of antique restoration and to the observation of organic materials phenomena.
for six months she has been living with a colony of swarming bees in the dining room of her house. that experience has been drawing her artistic research to the observation and the study of bees language and similar features in the humans behaviour, so far carried it out nowadays. she studied art at the fine arts academy “pietro vannucci” in perugia, bestowed with the “chen ming” award for best students since the first year of the course., and at the fine arts academy in rome.
Main exhibitions in museums and institutional art events in italy, also in collaboration with best established artists and performers: andreco (“the end of anthropocene era”, contemporary art center luigi pecci, prato, february 2017), eliza soroga ( re-enactment of “women in agony”, venice, march 2017) and for aram bartholl (“weeping angels” 57th venice biennale, hyper pavilion, may-september 2017); two artist residencies at beverly pepper studio, todi, sponsored by beverly pepper foundation&aba (january 2017, november 2018); selected by fuis (italian writers federation) as a witness to young emerging artists at the international author forum 2018
winner of the international o.r.a prize 2018, selected by curva pura+roots gallery
finalist at 13th international art prize laguna, land art section
special mention premio nazionale antonio ranocchia
