Erika Zolli is a self-taught photographer specializing in Fine Art. Currently, she lives and works in Italy. She holds workshops of creative photography in Italy and in Spain.
In her photos, new worlds and new realities are created, in order to show and explore the invisible dreamlike dimension that lies in the human mind. Her work is a combination of surrealism and lightness: the subjects directly interact with the surroundings.
Her works have been mentioned in several magazines and newspapers including: Fotografia Reflex, Il Fotografo, L’Espresso, L’OEil de la photographie, La Repubblica, ANSA.it, Creathead (VICE), Art Parasites, Click Blog, Bored Panda, etc. In 2021 she won the Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th Annual Photo Contest in the Category: “Altered Images”. In 2016 she won the first prize in the ‘My City’ competition organized by the European Environment Agency and the T2gE Conference award during the Transition to the Green Economy (T2gE) conference held in Bratislava.
EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 – METAMORPHOSIS – Location Camponovo, Santa Maria del Monte, Varese, Italy
- 2020 – SCOTIABANK PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL – “Broken Reality”- 500px’s Gallery, Toronto Canada
- 2018 – “Unexpected” Exhibition – Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice, Italy
- 2018 – Milano Photo Week – “Modern Times” Solo Exhibition – Foyer of Teatro Fontana, Milan, Italy
- 2018 – China International Photo Expo – “Visioni – Unusual Beauty Of Italy” – Zhengzhou, China
- 2017 – ImageNation PARIS, International Photo Expo – Paris, France
- 2017 – Galleria Ghiggini – “A sight for no eyes” – Varese, Italy
- 2017 – Seravezza Fotografia – “Sur/Real” – Seravezza, Italy
- 2016 – Paratissima Art Fair – “Learning to Fly” – Turin, Italy
- 2016 -Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto – “Surreal Arabesque” – Spoleto, Italy
- 2016 – Milano Photo Festival – “Surreal Arabesque” – Palazzo Castiglioni, Milan, Italy
AWARDS
- 2021 – Winner of Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th Annual Photo Contest in the Category: “Altered Images” – Washington, United States
- 2016 – ‘My City’ photography competition, organized by the European Environment Agency – 1st prize
- 2016 – T2gE Conference Prize, selected by the participants of the Transition to the Green Economy (T2gE) Conference
FEATURED IN
Fotografia Reflex
Il Fotografo
Design You Trust
Fubiz
Lomography Magazine
L’Espresso
L’OEil de la photographie
La Repubblica Milano
ANSA.it
Milano Today
La Provincia di Varese
Creathead (VICE)
Art Parasites
Aurora Fotografi
The Photo Argus
121Clicks
Urban Contest
DIGG
Zupi
Makamo
Art Vibes
Click Blog
Black On White
Vanilla Magazine
Uncò Magazine
Bored Panda
Date Hub
The Photo Argus
Why Not Magazine
Ke Blog
Darlin Magazine
Rivista Donna