Education/Training
Celata became interested in neuroscience following her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Her role as a caregiver (2017–2024) profoundly influenced both her personal life and her artistic practice, which has since evolved into a transdisciplinary form.
2024 Open Source Forms workshop, skinner releasing, improvisation, Stephanie Skura, Seattle, USA.
2023- on going triennial ceramic course at Arte e Mestieri, Rome.
2023 Time & Timelessness, Lily Kiara, summer intensive, skinner releasing practice, Amsterdam, NL.
2022 The making of a tragedy, Florence Peake, Camp residency, France.
2019 Palermo Summer School of Contemporary Art.
2015 ISSP’s workshop “A crash course in photobook making” by Akina Books and Nico Baumgarten.
2014-2015 The advanced lab. “The Carbonar* Box 1.0” held by Lina Pallotta.
2011 “Surprise by the unpredictable” Anders Petersen’s workshop at TPW.
2010 workshop “Shooting from inside” held by Lina Pallotta.
2007-2009 The Roman School of Photography, Rome.
1999-2000 Training as an Interior Decorator, CNA Ecipa Foundation, Rome.
Exhibitions/Sharing
2025 A-SALTO Espaço Mira Porto, artworks from Biennal Museum of Vila Nova de Cerveira (PRT).
2025 Residency sharing The Boundaries Are Eminently Porous, Glassworks, Folkestone (UK).
2025 Visiting Artist Program, Galeria Fonderia 20.9, Verona (IT).
2024 Landscape Archive (APUA) La Biennale dello Stretto (IT).
2024 XXIII Cerveira International Art Biennal, Vila Nova de Cerveira (PRT).
2024 Livre Trânsito, group show Maus Hábitos, Porto (PRT).
2023 MATERIA PRIMA – due storie, nineteenth giornata del contemporaneo, 7th of October Landscape Archive (APUA) with Bärbel Praun, Erika Mayr, Progetto Esthia, Rome.
2023 Group show at Frappant Galerie, Hamburg Flaminia Celata & Bärbel Praun, Gaëtane Douin, Marie-Alice Schultz.
2023 Our soil came to remind you with Bärbel Praun, curated by Mafalda Santos, Foundation Art Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira (PRT).
2022 6th Floor, Intimate Conversations, Engarde exhibition, Steigenberger Wiltcher’s Hotel, Bruxelles.
2021 IO sono Memoria, solo exhibition, Curva Pura Gallery Rome.
2020 Edge Neuroscience and Art Exhibition virtual exhibition Berlin, Germany.
2019 The Procedural Memory I, Loading Festival, Porto.
2018 (Engram) Human Memory, LIF audiovisual art Festival, Sikinos Greece.
2017 Group Exhibition COSA? organized by LUCE, 001, Fotoleggendo circuit, Rome.
2017 Olivier, Exhibition at Les Boutographies Festival.
2016 Olivier, Exhibition curated by Lina Pallotta at Castelnuovo Fotografia.
2016 Olivier, Exhibition curated by Lina Pallotta at Fotoleggendo Festival.
2015 Olivier, ISSP Final Group Exhibition, Kuldiga, Latvia.
Awards
2024 Winner of Strategia Fotografia, with the research project The Boundaries Are Eminently Porous, supported by Fotografia 2024, promoted by the Directorate- General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Development and international promotion of photography talent.
2024 Acquisition Award, Cerveira Biennial Art Foundation (PRT).
2021 Apua project founded by Stiftung Kulturwerk and VG Bild-Kunst Germany
2017 Olivier, Honourable Mention for the self-published book, Marco Bastianelli’s Award.
2016 Olivier, Exchange Prize Boutographies/Fotoleggendo.
2016 Olivier, photobook shortlisted for the Dummy Award Kassel.
2016 Olivier, selected for the photobook launch, Gazebook Festival.
2015 Olivier, Public Award “Rock Your Dummy” Le PhotobookFest Paris Photo.
Publications
2025 The Boundaries Are Eminently Porous, Fanzine with the collaboration of Latitudo Art Project.
2016 Olivier, self-published.
Interviews/Features online
2025 CERVELLO.Essere Plastico, interview with Dr. Stefania Calapai and Dr. Franceso Cro, Radio Radicale.
2024 És Livre? XXIII Bienal Internacional de Arte de Cerveira catalogue.
2022 The dynamics of art between discomfort and therapy, Angelo Azzurro edizioni (IT)
2021 Six Questions. Tique art, publication on contemporary art.
2021 Memory, Polemical Zine.
2021 The Human Memory, Fast Forward Women in Photography.
2020 The Archive Hotel Ed. 5 (BE).
2020 The Habit of Knowledge, The Archive Hotel (BE).
2019 Method of Loci – The Human Memory – ExperimentoBio.
2017 Les nouveaux talents de la photographie européeneBOUTOGRAPHIES #17.
2016 Olivier Collector Dailyby Loring Knoblauch.
2016 Olivier, Colin Pantall’s Blog.
2016 Olivier, Fast Forward women in Photography, One Image Story, created and curated by M. Kapajeva.
2016 Olivier, Artnarratives.
2016 Olivier, ClickBlog.
2016 Olivier, National Geographic Italia.
2016 Olivier, Fp magazine.
2015 Olivier, Yetmagazine.com
2013 Bob Up, Obiettivo Granieri.
Public Collection
Foundation Art Biennial of Cerveira (PRT).
The Italian Cultural Institute of Marseille (FR).
Teaching and Talks
2025 CERVELLO.Essere Plastico, ICR, MIC, Rome.
2025 The Memory Palace workshop, older adults and people living with dementia, caregivers..
2025 Dialoghi tra Arte e Neuroscienze, Ferrara University.
2024 Talk presenting APUA, a collaborative project with Bärbel Praun, Accademia Tedesca di Villa Massimo, Rome.
2024 Talk Vanishing Echoes: An Artistic Journey into the Enigma of Memory Loss, SINdem4Juniors 11th Winter Seminar on Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Bressanone (BZ) Italy.
2023 Talk Accademia di Belle Arti (ABA) Rome.
2022 Talk Creating through transformation, Rufa University, Rome
2017 Conference, Auditorium du Musée Fabre, Montpellier.
2016 ICF Italy, talk Create your image as a coach, together with Sara Palmieri.
2016 Olivier, talk with Lina Pallotta, Castelnuovo Fotografia Festival.
2016 Exhibition’s presentation at Fotoleggendo.
2016 Photobook Launch and Talk at Gazebook Festival.
Since 2015 Teaching photography as a metaphor to develop personal and professional strengths, in collaboration with Into the Change, together with professional coaches.
Major Clients: Bricofer, Tiger, State Street Bank, Amgen Italy, Cfmt, Equita Group, Gridespertise, Avio Group, Grunenthal, Ferservizi Group.
Collaboration/Residencies
2025 Glassworks, Folkestone (UK).
2025 The Plastic Lab, Folkestone (UK).
2025 Visiting Artist Program (VAP), Galeria Fonderia 20.9, with Claire Laude, Sara Palmieria and Bärbel Praun.
2023 Our soil came to remind you, a collaborative project with Bärbel Praun.
2023 Artist in Residence, Casa do Artista, Vila Nova de Cerveira/Bienal de Cerveira (PRT).
2022 Interior Pull by Florence Peake, collaborative performance, Forof, Rome.
2020-2023 APUA, a collaborative project with Bärbel Praun.
2013 Co-founder and member of the RVP’s Photographic Cultural Association, together with Elton Gllava, Oshry Chageg and Sara Palmieri.