Beatrice Alici: Painting, Femininity, and the Reclamation of Lilith

Key facts

• Beatrice Alici was born in 1992 in San Donà di Piave, Italy.
• She earned a second-level diploma in Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Painting) from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia in 2019.
• She studied under Professor Carlo Di Raco in Atelier F.
• Since 2016 she has been a member of the Fondazione Malutta collective.
• Since 2020 she has worked at the Kadabra studio in Mestre with nine other young artists.
• Her work frequently depicts female figures, including the myth of Lilith.
• She considers the witch trials the largest mass femicide in history.
• Her painting 'Behind the Eden' (2016) reimagines the Garden of Eden in modern Mesopotamia (Turkey, Syria, Iraq).
• 'L'importanza delle origini' (2018) is based on a 1910 family photo of relatives who emigrated from Grottazzolina to Argentina.
• She prefers large formats (up to 3×2 meters) to create an immersive experience for the viewer.
• Literary influences include 'Madame Bovary', '1984', 'Anna Karenina', 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', and 'The Handmaid's Tale'.
• She cites the podcast 'Morgana' by Michela Murgia and Chiara Tagliaferri as an influence.
• Her painting process is fast and impulsive in the initial stage, slow and calm in the final stage.
• She believes emotions are more important than technique in painting.