Davide Sozio (b. 1994 Vicenza, Italy)

BIO Davide Sozio is a visual artist and art therapist whose work spans large-scale painting, site-specific materials, and participatory practices. His pieces emerge through processes of collective making, often developed in dialogue with marginalized communities, including people with disabilities, mental health challenges, or social exclusion. Sozio’s practice blends the aesthetic with the relational, turning materials and gestures into tools for connection, care, and shared memory. He has participated in residencies in India and Italy, where he deepened his research into natural pigments, handmade supports and process-based painting. A graduate of the Fine Arts Academies of Venice and Brera, his work has been shown in independent and public spaces across Italy, including Spazio Zephiro, Chiostri di San Lorenzo, and DoRobe, where he curated Revolver, an exhibition on outsider art. Through workshops and socially engaged projects, Sozio creates open-ended spaces where artistic language becomes a form of healing and of re-imagining futures.

EDUCATION 2024 MA in Visual Cultures at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, IT 2019 MA Erasmus in Visual Art at Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, LT 2017 BA in Visual Arts at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Venice, IT

EXHIBITIONS 2025 SuperSuperMarket, Spazio Zephiro, Castelfranco Veneto, IT 2024 Il Mercato delle Idee, Mercato Ortofrutticolo, Vicenza, IT 2024 Revolver (curated exhibition), DoRobe, Vicenza, IT 2023 Chorus (group exhibition), Vicenza, IT 2023 Terzo Open Stu (group exhibition), La Caienna, Vicenza, IT 2022 Miniciccioli (group exhibition), Vicenza, IT 2021 Secondo Open Stu (group exhibition), La Caienna, Vicenza, IT

RESIDENCIES 2025 Ethereal Grounds Art Residency, Mango Trail by Green Getaways Bangalore, IN 2025 The School of Filò by Testemobili, Valdagno, IT

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS 2025-ongoing Artist Therapist, Istituto Salvi, Vicenza, IT Conducted painting workshops for adults with cognitive and motor disabilities. 2023-2024 Art Therapist, Albergo Cittadino, Vicenza, IT Led art workshops for the homeless community. 2023-2024 Art Project Coordinator, European Solidarity Corps, YouthPass, Nuove Ri-Generazioni, Vicenza, IT Coordinated artistic projects and youth engagement initiatives. 2023-2024 Mentorship and Social Artist, Project Renzo, Vicenza, IT Provided artistic and curatorial support for autism-related initiatives. 2022-2023 Art Therapist, Associazione Parkinson, Vicenza, IT Conducted art workshops for Parkinson's patients to foster creativity and well-being.

PUBLICATIONS 2025 Seidel N., Castilho C., Fostering Community Through Collaboration in Suboart Magazine 2025 Gvozdeva A., Visual Art Journal No.17

TALKS 2025 Project presentation Ethereal Grounds, Bengaluru school of visual arts, Bangalore, IN