He has participated in various artist residencies including Institute Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux, France, and Nirox Trust Fund Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa, and actively supports Dynamo Camp Art, Limestre, Italy.
Ozzola has exhibited worldwide, and his works have been welcomed into numerous public and private collections, including MART, Rovereto, Italy; Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA; Sharjah Maraya Art Center, Dubai; Mori Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Schunck-Glaspaleis, Heerlen, Netherlands; Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn Und Taxis, Bregenz, Austria; Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Le Moulin; Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena, Italy; Man Museo d’Arte, Nuoro, Italy; Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Centre d’Art Bastille, Grenoble, France; GC.AC, Monfalcone, Italy; Viafarini Docva, Milan, Italy; Centro Arti Visive Pescheria, Pesaro, Italy; OCAT – Contemporary Art Terminal, Shanghai, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China; 2139, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; District Six Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, Basilica di San Francisco di Assisi, Havana, Cuba; Foundation Vuitton, France; Fosun Foundation, Shanghai.
Giovanni Ozzola is a contemporary visual artist from Italy, born in Florence in 1982. His work spans installations, sculptures, engravings, photography, and video, with a focus on the relationship between light, space, and time. He explores themes such as infinity, the boundary between the visible and the invisible, and the interaction between humans and the environment, often using urban and natural landscapes as metaphors for broader conceptual structures.
His artistic research develops as a process of defining personal insights that transform into visual experiences, forming a reflective trajectory. The works establish internal dialogues, addressing questions of origin, destiny, and individual responsibility within the framework of society and landscape.
Through the use of light and spatial construction, Ozzola creates conditions for critical reflection on the role of the individual in the contemporary world, questioning the relationship between human presence, environment, and political responsibility, while maintaining a balance between intimate perception and public dimension.
He currently lives in the Canary Islands. He has conducted workshops and lectures in various institutions, including Light and Darkness, CAFA China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China; Sometimes You Can See Much More, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, China; Color Constancy, Syracuse University in Florence, Italy.
Fairs
2026
Art Cologne – Palma de Mallorca
Investec Cape Town Art Fair
2025
Loop Busan
2024
Loop Barcelona
Solo Exhibition
2025 | La Vida y la Muerte Me Están Desgastando – Barcelona
2017 | Mirage – Granada
