Alessandro Rolandi was born in Pavia on 18th April 1971, lives and works in Beijing, China. After having studied chemistry and pharmacy in the Universities of Pavia and Siena, he decided to start a creative research both in plastic and performance arts; he started attending several professional artists studios in Italy, Spain, France and lately, China. He also attended for several years the classical theatre and dance programs at the Scuola europea di Danza et Teatro of the Carcano theatre in Milan and followed the seminars of Experimental Theatre and Dance at the Studio DeFazio in Roma. He then moved first to Spain and then to Paris, where he studied Histroy of Art and the market at Christie's Education and continued his experimental theatre training with several local theatre companies. His theatre experience as actor, director, scenographer and performer includes working and study with Dominique De Fazio in Roma, the company 'I Rabdomanti' in Milan, Eleonora Marino for Confluences, Maison des Arts urbains in Paris and the Hart Center for the Arts and Nu productions in Beijing. His plastic art education includes working, studying with Oliviero Masi, Saint Clair Cernin, Miquel Barceo, David Evison, Terry Rosenberg, Bard Brevik, Chen Qing Qing and Li Gang. He has been lecturer and teacher of Art, Drama and History of Art at the following institutions : Christie's Education Paris, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, 'Science Po', Paris Capital Normal University Fine Arts College in Beijing, Tsinghua University, College of Art and Industrial Design, Beijing, China Foreign Affair University, Beijing Western Academy of Beijing, WAB. He is currently teaching Art, Drama and History of Art at Harrow International School, Beijing, at Ivy Academy and Hutong school, Beijing. Early on he had an experience developing creativiy with autistic and borderline children at the Scuola Speciale Dosso Verde, Pavia, Italy. His published works include the poetry selection 'Ceneri di Vita', Libroitaliano 1997, the short stories 'Racconti", Joppolo 1996, the poetry selection 'Maledicted Prayers', Minerva Press, London 1998, twice selected and published for the short novels contest 'Premio Breta' in 1999 and 2000. His poems are translatede ad published on-line by Pedro Vianna at http://www.poesiepourtous.com He has been invited as plastic artist and poet to the Journee Mondiale de la Poesie 2003 at the Maison de l'Italie in Paris. He has currently stared a collaboration as a writer and illustrator with the independent avant guard magazine Homonumus, published in Beijing.

Solo Exhibitions 3/7-15/7-2001 Christie's Education, Hotel B.de Rotschild, Paris 15/11-30/11-2001 Private view, 80 rue de l'universite, Paris 21/5-15/6-2002 Di rabbia e melancholia, Nowhere-Gallery, Florence 15/3-15/4-2003 Una Battaglia, One painting installation Zohar, Milan 19/6-30/7-2003 Rough Poems, Nowhere-Gallery & Zohar, Paris 20/3-16/4-2004 Beijing Moods, Pickled Art Centre, Beijing 4/6-27/6-2004 The Flesh and the Soul, Verve Fine Arts, Santa Fe 15/6-15/7-2004 Alessandro Rolandi, Maison de l'Amerique Latine, Montecarlo 11/11/04-31/01/05 Koreia, Green T.House Art Space, Beijing 31/03-15/05-2005 Baccanti, Nowhere-Gallery, Milan 01/06-15/07-2006 Formless, Art Channel Europe-China Space Selected Group Exhibitions 14/6-28/6-2001 Gallery ATELIER 21, Paris 18/10-5/11-2001 Nowhere Gallery, Milan 5/5-15/5-2002 Mi-Art 2002, Nowhere Gallery & Gallery A. Jannone, Milan 30/9-30/12/2002 A.Rolandi/A.Busci, Nowhere Gallery & Gallery A. Jannone Saint James R&C, Bordeaux/Bouliac 5/5-15/5-2003 Mi-Art 2003, Nowhere Gallery, Milan 25/9-25/10-2003 Nowhere Gallery, Milan 25/3-31/3-2004 Mimas Milan International Modern Art Fair, Nowhere Gallery, Milan 4/9-30/9-2004 Small Sculpture Exhibition, Pickled Art Centre, Beijing March 2005 Premio Mantero per l'Arte Giovane, Mantero Art Space, Como 17/4-18/5-2005 BIAC Beijing International Art Camp, Open Studios Suo Jia Cun, Beijing 1/5-3/5-2005 China International Gallery Exposition, CIGE, Beijing 28/4-2005 Arte Aperta il edizione, Nowhere Gallery, Milan 5/5-8/5-2005 MIART 2005, Nowhere Gallery, Milan June 2005 POLES TOGETHER-POLES APART, Satellite event of the Venice Biennale 2005, Venice 15/8-2005 Peace Parc permanent sculpture installation at WAB, Beijing 2/9-16/9-2005 DIALOGUE, first invitational exhibition of chinese-foreign sculpture, Xinfucun Art Center, Beijing 15/9-30/10-2005 LINKS, Alessandro Rolandi-Pan Yichun, Imagine Gallery, Beijing LEBENSRAUM, a Beijing Modern Art Community Collaboration, Satellite event of the Beijing biennale 2005, Beijing 24/9-24/10/2005 The structure of walk, sculptures show, Office Park Art Avenue, Beijing 25/9-25/10-2005 Difference and Construction, Painting show Yanjiao Taihecheng Art Center, Artist Village of Song Zhuang, Beijing 27/9-1/10-2005 Ink and Wash New Wave, BIAC Art Center, Suo Jia Cun, Beijing 21/11-15/12-2005 Group Show, Pa Ta Gallery Taiwan/Beijing, Factory 798, Beijing 5/3-31/3-2006 Group Show, Two Lines Gallery, Factory 798, Beijing Collections CAAW China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing MCAF Modern Chinese Art Foundation, Gent, Belgium

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