The sculptor Maria Cristina Carlini began her artistic journey in the early 1970s in Palo Alto, California, working with ceramics. She later expanded her practice to include a variety of materials such as stoneware, iron, corten steel, and reclaimed wood. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at national and international public and private venues, earning awards and honors. Her monumental sculptures are permanently displayed across three continents: Europe, America, and Asia.
Numerous publications have marked Maria Cristina Carlini’s artistic career, and prominent critics have written about her, including: Paolo Campiglio, Luciano Caramel, Claudio Cerritelli, Vittoria Coen, Guo Xiao Chuan, Martina Corgnati, Gillo Dorfles, Carlo Franza, Maria Fratelli, Chiara Gatti, Flaminio Gualdoni, Yacouba Konaté, Frédérique Malaval, Laurence Pauliac, Elena Pontiggia, and Cortney Stell. She lives and works in Milan.
www.mariacristinacarlini.com
ITALIA
2006 – Roma, Archivio Centrale dello Stato, Fortezza
2007 – Milano, Corte dei Conti, La Porta della Giustizia
2008 – Cosenza, Piazza dei Valdesi, La Vittoria di Samotracia
2009 – Loreto, Giardini di Porta Marina, Pellegrini
2010 – Reggio Calabria, Lungomare Falcomatà, Monumento al Mediterraneo
2014 – Milano, Fieramilano Rho, Porta Sud, La nuova città che sale, per Expo 2015
2015 – Milano, Parco dell’Arte all’Idroscalo, Vento, per Expo 2015
2019 – Portofino, Museo del Parco di Portofino, Centro Internazionale di Scultura all’Aperto, Impronte
2024 – Milano, Piazza Berlinguer, Obelisco
USA
2010 – Denver, Auraria Campus, Madre
2010 – Denver, Rocky Mountain College of Art+Design, Out & Inside
2010 – Miami, Dade College, La Vittoria di Samotracia
2011 – Miami, Corpus Christi Catholic Church – Sculpture Park, Icaro
ASIA
2010 – Pechino, Ambasciata Italiana in Cina, Viandanti II
2010 – Pechino, NAMOC – National Art Museum of China, Danzatrici
2010 – Shanghai, Sculpture Park, Legami II
2010 – Jinan, Shandong University of Art & Design, Legami III
2010 – Tianjin, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Letteratura II
2011 – Rongcheng – Shandong, Fortezza II
