Bio
MARTIN ROMEO
Born in Carrara in 1986, he lives and works between Milan and Venice.
Martin Romeo obtained a bachelor’s degree in Visual and Performing Arts from IUAV University of Venice in 2009, a master’s degree in Visual Arts Design and Production from IUAV University of Venice in 2013, and received a research grant from the Department of Culture of IUAV University of Venice (2024–25). He is currently coordinator of the master in Visual Arts at the University of Venice and an ambassador at the IED, as well as a lecturer at NABA in Milan. He also teaches at other international universities.
Martin Romeo is an Italian-Argentinian transmedia artist whose practice explores the relationship between nature, technology and the human condition through various media, including interactive sculpture, virtual reality performances and multimedia installations. His research focuses on concepts related to environmental phenomena, the presence of the body in the digital dimension and interaction with artificial systems.
He has collaborated with various organisations, including Alcova Miami, American University of Technology in Lebanon, Apple, BMW, Bvlgari, Canali, Colmar, Dolce & Gabbana, Hong Kong Design Institute, Red-Eye Magazine and Swatch, among others.
Recent solo exhibitions include Visioni metafisiche, Chiostro di Sant’Agostino, Pietrasanta (2024); Preludio, Chiesa di Sant’Agostino, Uffizi Diffusi, Pietrasanta (2022–23); Sound Production Sound, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China (2015); Improvisation – First Act, Ex Chiesa di San Tommaso, Rovinj, Croatia (2015); Chroma, Loggia dei Vicari, Arquà Petrarca, Padua (2015); Point of views, XXX Fuorifestival, Synagogue, Pesaro (2014); Variations, Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, China (2014); The Method, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Venice (2014).
Recent group exhibitions include Nulla Due Volte, Galleria Astuni, Bologna (2025); AI in Motion, The Arts House at The Old Parliament, Singapore (2024); Relazioni Alchemiche, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice (2024); L’opera d’arte nell’epoca dell’Intelligenza Artificiale, Palazzo Pigorini, Parma (2024); Smart Life Festival, Fondazione San Carlo, Modena (2023); VRE – Virtual Reality Experience, MEET Digital Culture Center, Milan (2022); Immensiva Festival, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria (2020); Maker Art, Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition, Rome (2019); BIE. World Expo Museum, Shanghai, China (2018); Arte Digitale, Fondazione Ca’ Foscari, Venice (2018); Qui Astana, Italian Pavilion, Expo 2017, Astana, Kazakhstan (2017); Diversified Color Leading Trends, Nanjing International Art Festival, Nanjing, China (2015); 2025. Future, Environment, Human, former Cartiera Latina, Rome (2015); Lost Memories, Robot Festival – Digital paths into music and art, Usina del Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014); DE.fragmentation, IMRC Center, Maine, USA (2014); In the Digital Tracking, FILE – Electronic Language International Festival, Sesi Digital Art Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil (2014); International Sarajevo Winter Festival – Art of Touch, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (2013); EU-PA, European Capital of Culture, Maribor, Slovenia (2012); BJCEM, Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée, Thessaloniki, Greece (2011).
Romeo has received awards and acknowledgement for his work, including the Italian Council Prize, Italian Ministry of Culture (2022–23); Quintessence Dome Lab Award, Espronceda – Institute of Arts and Culture, Barcelona (2020); STEP – Travel Grant, European Cultural Foundation, 2018; Excellence Award, Nanjing International Art Festival, Nanjing, China (2015); Celeste Prize, Musei Capitolini, Rome (2012); Premio Fondazione Lilian Caraian, Trieste (2007); Premio Fondazione Lilian Caraian, Trieste, (2006).
Institutional acquisitions include those by the Museo dei Bozzetti, Pietrasanta (2025), MUST – Museo del Territorio, Vimercate (2020); Espronceda – Institute of Arts and Culture, Barcelona (2020); WEM – World Expo Museum, Shanghai, China (2017); Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China (2015); and the Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, China (2014).
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