Paola Bisozzi

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Paola Bisozzi

Biography and criticism

Self-taught artist from Civitavecchia. She further developed her training by attending courses in painting, watercolor, hyperrealistic drawing, and Bic pen art, in order to acquire a wide range of artistic, graphic, and pictorial techniques. Over time, she has participated in numerous exhibitions and art competitions. Among these, in 2022 she took part in the art competition “Tra Pittura e Parole, Tra i Rami dell’Arte” in Civitavecchia, as well as “Il Divino Etrusco” in several of its editions in Tarquinia. She also exhibited in the group show “Il Dono” at Galleria Studio CiCo on November 20, 2022. In 2023, she participated in a group exhibition at the Palazzo dei Papi in Viterbo (March 6), and later in “Il Mio Io nell’Opera”, held from November 26, 2023, to January 7, 2024, at Galleria Studio CiCo in Rome. She was also featured in the group exhibition “Attraverso gli Occhi degli Artisti” at Atelier Goccia d’Oro in Viterbo, and in “Nudum” at Studio CiCo in Rome from April 7 to April 21. In October 2024, she was selected for the Premio Odoardo Toti, curated by Ombretta Del Monte, held at the Sala Capitolare of the Italian Senate. In October 2025, she successfully participated in the Business Art Fair in Paris as part of the “Talento Italiano” group, curated by Ombretta Del Monte.

Paola Bisozzi’s painting is driven by tension—between decoration and introspection, surface and depth. Her female figures don’t narrate; they exist as suspended presences, elusive and hard to decode. Material elements—gold, textures, layered surfaces—are not mere embellishments but active parts of the work, slowing the viewer down and demanding attention. The faces, often frontal and distant, don’t seek easy empathy; they question and withhold. This unstable balance is what makes her work compelling: it doesn’t provide clear answers, but invites the viewer to remain within the image.