New Practices in Italian American and Italian Diasporic Contemporary Art

An exhibition of paintings, sculptures, photography, prints, video, and site-specific work by contemporary artists of the Italian diaspora opens March 26, 2026, at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s gallery in Midtown Manhattan. Curated by art historian Rosa Berland, the exhibition brings together work by thirty artists from around the world and presents a sweeping portrait of Italian American and Italian diasporic artistic practice today.

Rooted in traditional and material-based media, the exhibition demonstrates a diverse commitment to craft and technique from the vast geographic extent of the Italian diaspora, with artists hailing from Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Argentina, Italy, and across the United States. New Practices in Italian American and Italian Diasporic Contemporary Art features contributions from acclaimed figures including Paul Corio, Paul Fabozzi, Cianne Fragione, and Bernardo Siciliano, mid-career and emerging artists whose practices are redefining the field. Central to the exhibition are three ambitious site-specific commissions by artists Alessandra Pozzuoli, Maria Moltani, and Stephanie Rebonati-Cannizzo. Together these works anchor the exhibition in the present while incorporating the long history of Italian diasporic artists whose contributions have profoundly shaped the development of American art.