Studio / Who is it
Behind
work.
Painting and engraving are two ways of exploring the same universe: faces, symbols and geometries, crossed by light and shadow. Here the work takes shape, between materials, gestures and images that return.
Biography
Sabrina Costa (Thiene, 1973) is an Italian visual artist. Her research explores the human figure, often through the female face, relating presence, identity and transformation.
After studying economics, in 2008 he began his artistic career at the Piccola Scuola d’Arte in Olivia Pegoraro, followed by Valeria Bertesina and Martina Dalla Stella. At the same time, he devoted himself to architecture and interior design, earning the title of Interior Designer in 2012. The experience gained in this area contributes to his sensitivity to the construction of space, geometries and compositional balances, which gradually merge into the language of his works.
In his work, the personal and symbolic dimensions are intertwined. Shapes, geometries and signs cross or modify the figure, constructing suspended images and introducing additional levels of reading.
Alongside painting, engraving is a significant part of his research, developed through experimentation with different techniques and a particular focus on the subject, the trace and the construction of the image.
He has participated in exhibitions and exhibitions dedicated to graphic and contemporary art in Italy and abroad, including Chrono Graphica in Rome, Biennale Internazionale Miniature in Vancouver, Miniprint Kazanlak and Sofia (Bulgaria), E’ Carta in Milan, Biennale Internazionale per l’Incisione in Acqui Terme, Asylium in Rome and Triennale Internazionale Incisione Contemporanea in Barcelona.
Practice
Faces, symbols and archetypal forms become a language for what is difficult to name directly.
Statement
‘Every face is an abyss, an unsolved and hidden enigma of the soul.’
Selected timeline
A journey through works, collections and research.
2026
Current practice
Research between painting and engraving on gaze, symbols, light and shadow.
2025
Selected work bodies
Traces · Fractures · Arcana · Sidera · Alter
Archive
Previous works
The previous works tell the path of research and the return of faces, signs and symbols.
Exhibitions
The works on display and in the catalogues.
BIMPE X
Vancouver · international tour
Tenth International Biennial of Miniature Printing, organised by New Leaf Editions: works not exceeding 15 × 10 cm, from traditional line engraving to contemporary digital processes. The tour departed from the Federation Gallery in Granville Island, Vancouver (Canada).
Acqui Terme
International Biennial of Engraving
Sponsored by Rotary Club Acqui Terme, Piedmont Region, Municipality of Acqui Terme, Fondazione C.R.T. and Rotary District 2032. The works are acquired and included in the Collection of the Museum of Engraving, Castello dei Paleologi.
Country (TV)
MiniPrintCountry
International exhibition of small-format contemporary art graphics, with artists from dozens of countries and cultural exchanges such as the MiniPrint Exchange.
Kazanlak (Bulgaria)
International Contemporary Miniprint
International exhibition of art graphics and art prints, an event for comparison and visibility for the contemporary engraving scene.
Suzzara (MN)
Art in Arts and Crafts
Contemporary art exhibition of the ‘F. Bertazzoni’ School of Arts and Crafts Foundation.
Exhibitions
Catalogues
Contacts and purchases
For commissions, works on request and study visits.
Requests
Works that cannot be purchased online pass through direct contact with the studio.
Shipments
Insured shipping from Italy, tailor-made packaging, 5-10 working days.
Authenticity
Each work is signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Study visits
By appointment.