Bea Bonafini Wins ALA Art Prize 2023 with Textile Work 'Acque, Amare'
Bea Bonafini, a 1990-born artist from Bonn, has been awarded the third edition of the ALA Art Prize. This accolade was established by ALA for Art, a project initiated by Naples-based company founded in 2009 by Fulvio Scannapieco and Vittorio Genna. The prize seeks to promote contemporary art, with Bonafini's piece 'Acque, Amare' recognized by a jury including Giovanni Carmine, Eugenio Viola, and Alessia Volpe as the finest representation of 'Habitat'. Her work combines painting, textile art, sculpture, and various craft techniques, drawing inspiration from the siren Parthenope and utilizing both domestic and industrial fibers. The award ceremony also featured Giulia Piscitelli's 'Compianto sul Cristo Morto', which was acquired via the ALA For Art Acquisition Program 2023.
Key facts
- Bea Bonafini wins ALA Art Prize 2023
- Prize launched by ALA for Art, a project of ALA Corporation based in Naples
- Company founded in 2009 by Fulvio Scannapieco and Vittorio Genna
- Bonafini's work 'Acque, Amare' selected as best interpreter of theme 'Habitat'
- Scientific committee: Giovanni Carmine, Eugenio Viola, Alessia Volpe
- Bonafini born in Bonn, Germany in 1990
- Her practice includes painting, textile art, sculpture, and craft
- Exhibitions in 2021-2022 at multiple international venues
- Work references Parthenope siren myth and uses intarsio technique
- Giulia Piscitelli's 'Compianto sul Cristo Morto' also acquired and displayed
- Piscitelli's work uses gold leaf on a nautical chart of Gulf of Naples
- Original 'Compianto sul Cristo morto' dated 1330 by Maestro di Figline
Entities
Artists
- Bea Bonafini
- Fulvio Scannapieco
- Vittorio Genna
- Giovanni Carmine
- Eugenio Viola
- Alessia Volpe
- Giulia Piscitelli
- Maestro di Figline
Institutions
- ALA for Art
- ALA Corporation
- Kunst Halle St. Gallen
- Art Basel Unlimited
- MAMBO Bogotá
- Galleria Ciaccia Levi
- Museo di Roma in Trastevere
- Setareh Berlin
- Bosse & Baum London
- Nosbaum Reding Luxembourg
- LAAA Mexico City
- Renata Fabbri Milan
- Eduardo Secci Florence
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Bonn
- Germany
- St. Gallen
- Switzerland
- Bogotá
- Colombia
- Paris
- France
- Rome
- Berlin
- London
- UK
- Luxembourg
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Milan
- Florence
- Gulf of Naples