Marzia Migliora (born in 1972, lives and works in Turin) is a visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses photography, video, sound, performance, installation, and drawing. At the heart of her work is memory, understood as a tool for comprehending the present and giving voice to individual and collective stories, often forgotten or overlooked.
Central to her practice is a critical reflection on the concept of labor and its role in shaping both individual and collective identities. Migliora explores the contradictions of industrial capitalism, highlighting the effects of this system on our bodies, communities, and the environment. Her work addresses historical, social, and economic themes, often linked to the production and distribution of natural resources and food, questioning the dynamics of exploitation and inequality that define our contemporary reality.
Migliora’s work stands out for its strong commitment to minorities, marginalised forms of knowledge, and untold stories, transforming these themes into powerful tools for reflection and resistance. In recent years, the artist has expanded her research by integrating a multispecies perspective, which includes the animal and plant worlds, contributing to a broader dialogue on ecological crisis and the need to reconsider human-nonhuman relationships, seeking new strategies for coexistence and survival.
In 2009 and 2023, she received support from the Italian Council program for the production of The Specter of Malthus and for the publication of her first comprehensive monograph, edited by Anna Cestelli Guidi and Matteo Lucchetti.
Migliora’s work has been exhibited in major national and international institutions, including Galleria Regionale della Sicilia di Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo (2025); Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2023); MAO, Torino (2023); Radius Center for Contemporary Art and Ecology, Delft (2023); Dhaka Art Summit (2023); Fondazione Prada, Milano (2023); MAXXI, Roma (2023); Museo delle Civiltà, Roma (2022); Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli, Torino (2020); MA*GA, Gallarate (2020); OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni, Torino (2019); Serlachius Museum, Mänttä (2019); Ca’ Rezzonico, Venezia (2017); Fondazione Merz, Torino (2015); 56a Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte – Biennale di Venezia nel Padiglione Italia (2015); MAMbo, Bologna (2013);
Museo del Novecento, Milano (2011); Le MAGASIN - Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble (2010); Carré d’Art, Nîmes (2007); FACT, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool (2005); MART, Rovereto (2004); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino (2004); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid (2003).
Her works are held in major public collections, including A Collection, Venezia; Biedermann Museum, Donaueschingen; Collezione Antonio Dalle Nogare, Bolzano; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington; Fundaciò Sorigué, Lleida; Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli, Torino; Museo del Novecento, Milano; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino; Fondazione Merz, Torino; Collezione ACACIA, Milano; Collezione La Gaia, Busca; Collezione Videoinsight, Torino; MAO, Torino; Fundaciò Sorigué, Leida; Museo delle Civiltà, Roma.
