Zoe Flora Brunoro (Rome, 2001) is an Italian-Dutch artist who has developed a practice rooted in both personal and collective rituals. Her paintings and installations, often built from scratch on raw unprocessed and recyclable materials, explore unfamiliar emotional and material territories.Through recurring natural/biological elements, she weaves together ancient and contemporary imagery, reflecting on cyclical rhythms of bodies and seasons. Her recent focus investigates the intersection of feminist phenomenology. By translating the tactile language of her poetry (available on request), she explores the reclamation of the female body through the metaphor of the braid.

Projects:

  • Feb 2025 - Group exhibition/installation: “Sensuability: ti ha detto niente la mamma?” at Biblioteca Laurentina, Rome. This exhibit, a project of “Sensuability,” a group working to eliminate stereotypes/prejudice related to sexuality and physical disabilities. The project was created to: “savor the freedom of expression through art.”

  • Oct 2024 - Solo interactive installation, “Vlechtwerk” (or work of braids) at Tenuta Tor De’ Sordi, Rome, in collaboration with the collectives Varco Attivo and Mania. The installation included Brunoro’s paintings and sculptural braided pieces created from textile scraps, serving as a connective and metaphorical element. The installation, based on folklore and myths of the archetypes of women, included an interactive walk through the spaces on grass floors.

Exhibitions:

  • May 2026 - Group exhibition “The Houses We Create” at Haba Art Lab in Barcelona, curated by Plazuli, investigating identity, displacement, and the emotional reconstruction of home.

  • Aug 2025 - Group exhibition “I Musicisti di Brera” at Museo Alto Garda (MAG), for the 11th edition of Notte di Fiaba.

  • Mar 2025 - Group exhibition “E tu chi sei?” for the Art section of Amica Magazine, held at Dazi Milano.

  • Apr 2024 - Group exhibition at Cosmo Trastevere, Rome with the collective Varco Attivo - showcasing a series of paintings/works on canvas and paper.

  • Nov 2023 - Group exhibition at Club 79, historical club and exhibition space in Rome, in collaboration with Vernissage Rome. Brunoro’s work was an installation of paintings on fabric hanging from the ceiling representing seven interconnected phases referencing apocalyptic imagery, reinterpreted as cyclical processes of decay and renewal.

  • Dec 2019 - Group exhibition at MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome. Brunoro’s work was an installation reflecting violence on women.

  • Feb 2019 - Group exhibition at Caffè Letterario, Rome. Brunoro’s installation piece was a congruence of paintings and small squares sewn together evoking physical growth.

  • Mar 2017 - Group exhibition at Cinecircolo Romano for the XXXVI Art Exhibition. Brunoro’s painting was awarded 3rd prize.

Publications:

  • Dec 2025 - Produced book cover, “Il privilegio del diavolo,” by Massimo Mazzoni, published by Ronca Editore and distributed by Feltrinelli

  • Apr 2025 - Publication of painting “Cicala” featured in the April issue of Amica Magazine.

  • May 2024 - Hand-painted works produced for the restaurant Le Galline.

Education and Professional Experience:

  • 2020 - Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna (2022-2023) after receiving diploma in Fine Arts at the Liceo Artistico Via di Ripetta in Rome.

  • 2017 - 2020 - Personal Assistant to Swedish painter Liselotte Watkins.