about

Azzali Grazia was born in Padua in 1961.

In 1980 she graduated in Graphic Design and Photography at the Art Institute of “Michele Fanoli” in Cittadella, where he has been teaching until 2020. Between 1981 and 1985 she attended both the University of Padua (studying psychology) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice under the leadership of Master Emilio Vedova. During this period Grazia participated in several exhibitions with the foundation of Bevilacqua La Masa (Venice).

As both painter and photographer, in 1986, she participated at the Biennale for Young Artists of the Tre Venezie, Former Slaughterhouse of Padua.Between 1989 and 1998 she participated with a group of artists in the local and international “visual poetry” exhibition.
Grazia took part in the exhibition titled, “Total Poetry 1897-1997” at the Palazzo della Ragione in Mantua and Palazzo Fortiin Verona organised by Enrico Mascelloni and Isaia Mabellini, in the arts of “Sarenco”.During her collaboration with the afore mentioned, Grazia participated in the making of the film “Safari” as set photographer.

From 1987 to 1991 she moved to Rovereto (Trento) where she worked as a teacher at the School of Art “Fortunato Depero”. During these years she exhibited at the Palazzo della Ragione and the Provincial Museum of Trento. From 2005 she studied Russian iconography with the master Rober to Zaniolo. Her photographs have been selected by some publishing houses, including “Costa & Nolan” (cover photo of “The skin of culture, a survey on the new electronic reality” by Derrick de Kerckhove, Genoa, 1996). Grazia has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and there are many travel andphotographic reports worldwide attributed by her.

The following journalists have written about her: Paolo Rizzi, Danilo Eccher, Elina Massimo, Ernesto Luciano Francalanci, Michela Giacon, Sirius Lüghinbul, Enrico Mascelloni, Joan Brossa, Andrea Valleri, Lucy Mayer and Carolina Lio.