Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:30 PM

LEA COLLIVA

Contemporary Artist and Woman Against the Current

Fifty years after her death, the Museo Ottocento Bologna is dedicating a major monographic exhibition to Lea Colliva (1901-1975), a secretive and surprising artist and woman.
For the first time, her character and long artistic career are explored: from her training with Flavio Bertelli,

to the Venice Biennale, to her teaching position at the Academy of Fine Arts, and her relationship with her brother-in-law Nino Bertocchi.
The woman artist who was awarded the honor of Cavaliere Ufficiale of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in Bologna.

They will talk about it

Francesca SinigagliaArt historian, archivist, art expert, and curator of various exhibitions in the province of Bologna

Nicoletta Barberini MengoliWriter and journalist for Il Resto del Carlino