Premio Combat Prize

Malena Mazza was born in Bologna, Italy and moved to Milan to attend the Cinema School.
In 1982 she starts her professional career as director assistant at Production House Film 77 in Milan and soon becomes First Assistant of international renown directors such as Taviani brothers, Michelangelo Antonioni, Maurizio Zaccaro, Giancarlo Soldi, Giampaolo Tescari, Maurizio Azzali, Dario Piana, Gavino Sanna, Andrea Cardile, Jerard de Batista, Jacques Venait, Robert Fraisse and many others.
She specializes in videoclip direction, commercials and TV shows.
She currently works as fashion photographer in New York, London, Paris, Madrid and Milan, collaborating with many newspapers and magazines such as Amica, Anna, Biba, Casa Amica, Case da Abitare, Centurion, Citizen K, Cosmopolitan, D di Repubblica, Departure, Elle, Glamour, Harpers Bazaar America, Interni, Io Donna, Kidswear, Label, Marie Claire, Max, New Woman, Nest, Pap Magazine, Playboy Italia, SimplyCity, Sportweek, Spoon, Surface, Sport&Street, Style, Tell, Urban, Vogue Gioiello, Vogue Pelle, Vogue Sposa, Vogue Bambino, Vogue Italia.
She realized many commercials, advertisements (Barilla, AEM, Banca Aletti, Basile, Bergamon, Brooklyn, BTicino, Bergamon, Borbonese, BPU Banca, Brendel, Camomilla, Coast Weber & Hauser, Dema, Divani & Divani, Euclorina, Facis, Fiat, Finmeccanica, Flou, Four Roses, Frau, Frigoriferi Milanesi, Genesio, Garnier, Glen Grant, Hettabret, Illy Caffe’, Inc Corea, Indian Roses, Las, Le Coccinelle, Legrand, Les Belles profumo, Longines Orologi, Lovable, Mazzini, Meliani, Monoprix, Morositas, Nina Ricci, Nivea, New Penny, Prenatal, Pringles, Printemps Magazine, Quelle, Ras, Redwall, Roc, Romeo Gigli, Safilo, Seat, Siemens, Silk&Soie, La Stampa, Strato, Swatch, Vivident etc.) and CD covers (Fausto Leali, Ottmar Liebert, Loreena Mckennit, Mara Sottocornola, Atmosphere and others).
Many solo and collective exhibitions. In 1995 and 2011 she exhibited her works during the Venice Biennale.
EXHIBITIONS
2015
• ”Studi d’Artista”, Milano - Spazio Andrea Zucchi, Via Savona 97 - Press 10-15 February
• Dusseldorf Exhibition, Galerie Burkhard Eikelmann 25 January
2014
• Christie’s - Auction - View 2 December
• “Art Basel”, Miami - Press 2-9 December
• “Beauty Market” - Biblioteca della Moda, Milano - Press - Watch the Video 21-28 November
• Sotheby ’s - Auction - View 4 November
• ”Donne x Donne” - Palazzo Borghese, Roma 28 October
• “See Me Takeover”, Times Square, New York - Press 24-25-26 July
• Solo exhibition “Desperate Housewives” - Palazzo Victoria Contemporanea, Verona - Press 11 July - 31 October
• Solo exhibition “Beauty Cage” - Zanuso, Milan - Press 5-14 February
2013
• “Exposure” - Aperture Foundation Gallery, New York July
• Solo exhibition “La Grande Bellezza” - Art Gallery ROBERTAEBASTA, Milan - Exhibition Art Gallery - Press 3 July-September
• Solo exhibition “And time goes by” - VisionQuestTGallery, Genova - Exhibition VisonQuesT - Press 28 March - 11 May
• temporary show - GOODS, Milan April
• Solo exhibition “Desperate housewife” - Byline Gallery, Milan - Exhibition Byline - Press 21 March - 5 May
• Sotheby’s - charity auction for ADISCO 26 March
• Solo exhibition “La Migliore offerta” - MO.OM Hotel Gallery, Milan - Exhibition MO.OM - Press 5 March-31 May
• Solo exhibition at Art&Co Gallery, Caserta 7 March
• Solo exhibition Exhibition curated by Style Piccoli for Pitti Bimbo, Florence - Watch the Video 17-19 January
2012
• Photographic conference at Fotografica Canon, Milan - Watch the Video Novembre
• “On your feet” - VisionQuesT Gallery, Genoa - Press November-January
• “Cibo è natura morta” - VisionQuesT Gallery, Genoa November-Dicember
• Sotheby’s - auction October
• Solo exhibition “From a female eye” Solo exhibition - Gallery Sota King’s Road 36, Hong Kong - Exhibition Hong Kong - Press 18June
• Orticola - GAM, Milan May
• Solo exhibition “Da Milano ad Hong Kong” Solo exhibition - Gallery Art&Co, Milan - Exhibition Art&Co - Press April
• Solo exhibition - Las Mobili, during 2012 International Furniture Fair, Milan - Exhibition Las Mobili April
• CityLife AD Project curated by Daniel Liebeskind, Milan all 2012
2011
• 54th Biennale di Venezia, Venice June
• Group exhibition - Byline Gallery, Milan November
• “Erba e fior che la gonna” - VisionQuesT Gallery, Genoa June-September
• Solo exhibition “Hotel M” - Visionnaire, Milan May-June
• Solo exhibition “Allegra” - Brera, Milan April-May
• ”Kokoro” Camera 16 Gallery, Milan - Press May
• Solo exhibition Cristiana Capotondi seen by Malena Mazza, actrice’s portraits, coll. Glamour – exhibition in Central Station, Milan - Press April
• “Art for Heart” charity auction - Gallery FORMA Contrasto, Milan - Press March
• “Museo Dell’Angelo” 2 works permanently exhibited - Sant’Angelo di Brolo, Messina February
2010
• Sotheby’s - charity auction for CAF Milano October
• “La Fotografia di nudo” “7th Biennale of photographic art, Catania - Press February-March
• “Bad Girls” - VisionQuesT Gallery, Genoa February-March
2009
• Sotheby’s - charity auction for CAF Milano September
• “Sulla Pelle” exhibition during Atri’s festival, Teramo June-August
• “Magic Moments” coll. Playboy Italia - Art Gallery ROBERTAEBASTA, Milan - Press April-May
• Solo exhibition “I Luoghi, il Sogno” - Galleria Studio 71, Palermo March-April
2008
• Sotheby’s - charity auction November
• “Pelle” Solo exhibition - via Dante, sponsored by Vichy - Milan - Press May-July
• Solo exhibition “Peep Show” collaboration with “Vogue Gioiello” - Art Gallery ROBERTAEBASTA, Milan April
2007
• Sotheby’s - charity auction for CAF Milano October
• Solo exhibition “Bijoux Gourmand” coll. Vogue Gioiello - Principe Savoia, Milan- Exhibition Bijoux Gourmand - Exhibition Bijoux Gourmand September
• Solo exhibition “Fotografare l’Eros” - Fondazione Mazzullo Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano, Taormina - Press September
• Solo exhibition “Fotografare l’Eros” - Galleria Studio 71, Palermo June-July
• Solo exhibition “Textile Photos” - Brera, Milan - Press April-May
• “Metamorfosi Del Corpo” - Renzo Piano’s Auditorium during “Alta Roma”, Rome. - Exhibition Metamorfosi Del Corpo - Press January-February
2006
• Solo exhibition “Mode” – National Centre of Photography, Padua - Press October-December
• “Sound Check” - University of Pavia, Pavia - Press December
• Solo exhibition “Foto d’Autore per Arredare” - Brera, Milan - Press April
2005
• Solo exhibition “Lupi Grigi” – Solo exhibition at Libreria Del Mare, Palermo - Press November
• Solo exhibition “Cucina” - Outlet S.Gregorio, Milan October
• Sotheby’s - charity auction for CAF Milan October
• Winner of 3rd price at Marubi’s exhibition, Tirana May
• Solo exhibition “Chez Mois” - Galleria Spazio Erasmus, Milan April-May
2004
• Solo exhibition “Quotidiano Femminile” - Palazzo Delle Stelline, Milan
2003
• Solo exhibition ”Quotidiano Femminile” Palazzo Fontana di Trevi, Rome - Museo d’arte Contemporanea, Pescara - Chiesa Santa Maria al Pendino, Naples - Press
• ”MIART” - Milan November
• ”Autoportraits” - Pin-Up Studios, Paris November
• Solo exhibition ”Paesaggi Epidermici” - Calisca City Life Cox - Press October
• Solo exhibition ”In Prima Persona” - Erasmus Space Milan - Press May-June
2002
• Solo exhibition “VADIMODA”- Calendar of Women Fashion, Milan September-October
2001
• Solo exhibition “VADIMODA” retrospective150 photographs during Bologna European Capital of Culture
Palazzo d’Accursio, Piazza Maggiore, Bologna
Watch the Video - Press February-March
LIBRI FOTOGRAFICI
• 2011 “Storie di Brunch” Ed. Rizzoli
• 2003 “Quotidiano Femminile” Ed. Peliti & Associati
• 2003 “Autoportraits” Ed. Pin-Up Editions
• 2001 “Senza Babysitter” Ed. Electa Mondadori
• 1993 “Le Ceramiche di Fes” Ed. Greco
• 1992 “Ceramiche del 900” Ed. Finarte
• 1991 “Gioielli d’Epoca” Ed. Finarte