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Domenico Ruccia (b. 1986, Italy) lives and works in Milan. His practice uses painting to explore time, blending real and fictional histories to question authenticity and generate new readings through quotation. This approach spans recent works, where time evokes an ancient dimension between the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and earlier series, as well as his collages and videos, where history is fragmented and reassembled.

After studying law, he fully dedicated himself to painting, attending the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 2021. Recent solo exhibitions include Galleria Alessandro Albanese (Milan, 2026 upcoming) and Galleria Renata Fabbri (Milan, 2024). His work has been widely exhibited across Italian institutions and galleries, and he has received several recognitions, including the Rotary Prize (2025) and the 52° Sulmona Prize. He was also in residence at Viafarini in Milan in 2022.

Education
2021 – MFA in Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan
2018 – BA in Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bari

Solo exhibitions
2026 – La sera non finisce mai uguale, Galleria Alessandro Albanese, Milan (upcoming)
2024 – Quel pazzo di Paolo Uccello, curated by Lorenzo Madaro, Renata Fabbri, Milan
2023 – Storie di altre storie, text by Federica Fiumelli, Galleria Ipercubo, Viareggi

Selected group exhibitions
2026 – 100 anni di Moderni: Arte e Archivio in mostra, WeGil e Fondazione Mario Moderni, Rome
2026 – A line has time in it, curated by Vittoria Beltrame, Carta Magna, London
2025 – Fiòca – Racconto della neve, curated by Alberto Mattia Martini, Castello di Belgioioso, Pavia
2025 – Errabunda, curated by Roberta Mansueto, Museo Civico Principe Guglielmo Romanazzi Carducci di Santo Mauro, Putignano, Bari
2025 – L’arte contamina lo spazio, curated by Ivan D’Alberto, Polo museale civico diocesano Monastero di Santa Chiara, Sulmona
2025 – Sguardi, curated by Marco Casentini, L.U.P.O Gallery, Milano
2025 – Archetype, Galleria Alessandro Albanese, Chiesa del Purgatorio, Matera
2025 – Be the difference, curated by Carlo Sala, Museo Casa Giorgione, Castelfranco Veneto
2025 – Conversation with friends, curated by Francesco Mancini, Galleria Area/B, Milan
2025 – L’intimo Segreto del Mondo là fuori – Una ricognizione sulla pittura contemporanea, curated by Alberto Ceresoli, Ex Cartiera Pigna, Bergamo
2025 – Da Boetti a Candida Hofer, Galleria Alessandro Albanese, Collector’s Lounge, Milan