Amy’s work is about everyday life, identity, motherhood, childhood, longing.
Amy’s art practice explores the mundane and originates from the female body and its existence as a mother and artist. Her work is mainly autobiographical - about the process of becoming identity-less and finding herself yet again in some strange foreign place- motherhood. She uses different media to investigate these topics; drawings, photography, video, performance and installation. Italian born Amy moved to London in 1998. Graduating from Central Saint Martins College in 2005 she continued to work in her home studio. She’s the founder and curator of the Desperate Artwives project - a collective of women artists whose work is entirely created in-between domestic chores, paying the bills and family life, Co-Founder of the Mother House Pilot back in September 2016 and Art Curator Volounteer at FiLiA. If you’d like to know more please follow the link www.desperateartwives.co.uk |
2019
The M wall features in the Motherdom Magazine, December 13
Capital Midwife coffee morning, The M Wall exhibition and presentation, Whittington Hospital, November 1
The M Wall 'Home Visit', @ Charlie's House, Twickenham, October 4
IHV PIMH Conference, Presentation of Perinatal Mental Health experience in connection to creative practice, presentation of the M Wall,
discussion panel and exhibitor, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London, September 10
Woman House Revisited exhibition, Hackney, London, June 29
One Paved Court Gallery, The M Word Exhibition, Richmond London, May 4
Maternal Journal Launch, work presentation and talk part of the final discussion panel, Somerset House, London, May 1
Riverside Radio interview, April 28
Founder and creator of the Woman Up! podcast in collaboration with artist Susan Merrick and supported by the Women's Art Library at
Goldsmith's College, Desperate Artwives, January 30
2018
Spilt Milk Gallery, Custom House, Leith, Scotland, oh motHER, Member Show November 2018
Leyden Gallery, Spitalfields, London, Desperate Artwives SHESHOWS Dec 2018
Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Coomon, Woman Space, October 2018
Manchester Art Gallery, The Other in Mother, Part of of the Panel Discussion, September 2018
Maternal Journal, Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Kings College, September 2018
Maternal Journal, Maternal Mental Health Alliance Conference 2018, September 2018
The Psychologist, small publication about the Maternal Journal, August 2018
Leyden Gallery, Spitalfields, London, Desperate Artwives Inside Out Takeover and exhibition, June 2018
Maternal Journal, Kings College, Arts in Mind, June 2018
Bank, London Desperate Artwives Pubilc Takeover, 11th May 2018
Maternal Journal, Department of Midwifery Annual Conference 'I Have a Voice', February 2018
Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common, London, Desperate Artwives, Reframing the 'Sentimental' in the Art of the Maternal, workshop and exhibition Feb- June
Maternal Journal, Somerset House, Arts in Mind January 2018
2017
Platform 1 Gallery, Desperate Artwives, 29 November - 10 December, Online Art Auction
Lansdown Gallery, Stroud, 7 November - 11, Motherhood & Metamorphosis
Institute of Education, London, 14 & 15 October, INTERGENFEM Desperate Artwives, FiLiA Conference
Shortlisted for the Birth Rites Collection at King's College, London, 2017
Outside Tate Modern, 8 August, Desperate Artwives PUBLIC 'Takeover'
Leyden Gallery, Spitalfields London, 24 June, Desperate Artwives 'Takeover', Midsummer Madness
Royal College of Art, 3 June, Oxytocin 'Birthing the World' ProCreate Project
Atelier Stroud, 23 April, It Takes A Village, part of Panel Discussion
Leyden Gallery, 11 March, Maternal Matters, part of Panel Discussion
Leyden Gallery, Spitafield London, 2nd March, Desperate Artwives ‘Takeover’, First Thursday
Granby Space, Lower Marsh London, 14 January - 23 January, Desperate Artwives 5th Edition
2016
IKLECTIK, London, 9 October, Mother House Open Day Exhibition
Co-Founder of the Mother House Pilot, IKLECTIK, London, 5 September - 9 October
Lace Gallery, Nottingham, 22 April - 19 May, Artist as Mother as Artist
Lace Gallery, Nottingham, 24 April, part of the Discussion Panel
Redless Gallery, London, 4 - 6 March, Visible Women
2015
Ruben's Bakehouse, London, 24 Februrary - 8 March, Looking Back
London Fashion Kick, London, 26 March
2014
Crypt Gallery, London, 19 - 29 March, Vanity Unfair
The Atrium, Barbican Arts Group Trust, 17 - 24 April, Up The Wall Desperate Artwives
Artsmill, Hebden Bridge, 3- 25 May, The Egg, The Womb, The Head and The Moon
W3 Gallery, London, 16 May - 1 June, Down to Earth (with the fairies)
Cultivate Evolved, London, 1- 31 May, The Gold Wall
2013
Flying Dutchman, London, 9 March, Untouchable Casa Nostra (Curated by Franko b)
2012
Leroy House, London, 29 June - 3 July, Desperate Artwives Part Two
Vibe Gallery, London, 19 - 29 May, Desperate Artwives
The M wall features in the Motherdom Magazine, December 13
Capital Midwife coffee morning, The M Wall exhibition and presentation, Whittington Hospital, November 1
The M Wall 'Home Visit', @ Charlie's House, Twickenham, October 4
IHV PIMH Conference, Presentation of Perinatal Mental Health experience in connection to creative practice, presentation of the M Wall,
discussion panel and exhibitor, Woburn House Conference Centre, Tavistock Square, London, September 10
Woman House Revisited exhibition, Hackney, London, June 29
One Paved Court Gallery, The M Word Exhibition, Richmond London, May 4
Maternal Journal Launch, work presentation and talk part of the final discussion panel, Somerset House, London, May 1
Riverside Radio interview, April 28
Founder and creator of the Woman Up! podcast in collaboration with artist Susan Merrick and supported by the Women's Art Library at
Goldsmith's College, Desperate Artwives, January 30
2018
Spilt Milk Gallery, Custom House, Leith, Scotland, oh motHER, Member Show November 2018
Leyden Gallery, Spitalfields, London, Desperate Artwives SHESHOWS Dec 2018
Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Coomon, Woman Space, October 2018
Manchester Art Gallery, The Other in Mother, Part of of the Panel Discussion, September 2018
Maternal Journal, Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Kings College, September 2018
Maternal Journal, Maternal Mental Health Alliance Conference 2018, September 2018
The Psychologist, small publication about the Maternal Journal, August 2018
Leyden Gallery, Spitalfields, London, Desperate Artwives Inside Out Takeover and exhibition, June 2018
Maternal Journal, Kings College, Arts in Mind, June 2018
Bank, London Desperate Artwives Pubilc Takeover, 11th May 2018
Maternal Journal, Department of Midwifery Annual Conference 'I Have a Voice', February 2018
Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common, London, Desperate Artwives, Reframing the 'Sentimental' in the Art of the Maternal, workshop and exhibition Feb- June
Maternal Journal, Somerset House, Arts in Mind January 2018
2017
Platform 1 Gallery, Desperate Artwives, 29 November - 10 December, Online Art Auction
Lansdown Gallery, Stroud, 7 November - 11, Motherhood & Metamorphosis
Institute of Education, London, 14 & 15 October, INTERGENFEM Desperate Artwives, FiLiA Conference
Shortlisted for the Birth Rites Collection at King's College, London, 2017
Outside Tate Modern, 8 August, Desperate Artwives PUBLIC 'Takeover'
Leyden Gallery, Spitalfields London, 24 June, Desperate Artwives 'Takeover', Midsummer Madness
Royal College of Art, 3 June, Oxytocin 'Birthing the World' ProCreate Project
Atelier Stroud, 23 April, It Takes A Village, part of Panel Discussion
Leyden Gallery, 11 March, Maternal Matters, part of Panel Discussion
Leyden Gallery, Spitafield London, 2nd March, Desperate Artwives ‘Takeover’, First Thursday
Granby Space, Lower Marsh London, 14 January - 23 January, Desperate Artwives 5th Edition
2016
IKLECTIK, London, 9 October, Mother House Open Day Exhibition
Co-Founder of the Mother House Pilot, IKLECTIK, London, 5 September - 9 October
Lace Gallery, Nottingham, 22 April - 19 May, Artist as Mother as Artist
Lace Gallery, Nottingham, 24 April, part of the Discussion Panel
Redless Gallery, London, 4 - 6 March, Visible Women
2015
Ruben's Bakehouse, London, 24 Februrary - 8 March, Looking Back
London Fashion Kick, London, 26 March
2014
Crypt Gallery, London, 19 - 29 March, Vanity Unfair
The Atrium, Barbican Arts Group Trust, 17 - 24 April, Up The Wall Desperate Artwives
Artsmill, Hebden Bridge, 3- 25 May, The Egg, The Womb, The Head and The Moon
W3 Gallery, London, 16 May - 1 June, Down to Earth (with the fairies)
Cultivate Evolved, London, 1- 31 May, The Gold Wall
2013
Flying Dutchman, London, 9 March, Untouchable Casa Nostra (Curated by Franko b)
2012
Leroy House, London, 29 June - 3 July, Desperate Artwives Part Two
Vibe Gallery, London, 19 - 29 May, Desperate Artwives