Francesca Alaimo – Artist’s Statement
Artist’s statment and images courtesy of the artist
May You Be Very Well, May You Be Very Happy, by Francesca Alaimo
You Never Cared I Was Bleeding And Now It’s Just Wallpaper, by Francesca Alaimo.
Artist’s Statement
Francesca Alaimo: I am a self-taught visual artist who creates interventions on paper and canvas through manipulation and transformation of materials. I use oils, pastels, acrylics, prints, stencils or frottage, then proceed to “undo” my works using melted wax and ripping off the surface, challenging the idea of perfection.
My work speaks of flaws and imperfections; of queer identity, dissociation, dysphoria, belonging and existentialism. It explores shame, visibility, vulnerability and courage. As a queer non-binary female masculine of centre artist, I portray my recurring struggle with, and acceptance of, my own body, turning my feminine drape inside out. I paint my journey from one body to another, from one socially constructed identity to a deeper truer one: from a multilayered, coming out body; to a defiant, self-affirming, unapologetic figure; to a softer, self-loving, vulnerable self.
I started my art practice in 2020 with the hope to inspire and empower others. I was selected for the Discerning Eye 2022 and 2025, and for the John Ruskin Prize 2023, as well as the inaugural Soho Open 2025. My work has been published in a variety of online and printed art magazines.
Exhibitions in London
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected for the following shows:
The Soho Open at Great Pulteney Street gallery, London W1F 9NS, which will open 5th 23rd November 2025.
I will be at the gallery on the 5th from 16:00 and I hope to see you there!
The Discerning Eye at the Mall galleries, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AS, which will run 14th – 23rd November 2025. The Discerning Eye will not have a PV, but I will be attending on 14th November from 3:30pm until closing time at 5pm.
My work is also currently showing in The F Word exhibition at the Firepit gallery, Upper Riverside, 10 Cutter Ln, London SE10 0XX.
Kintsugi, by Francesca Alaimo.
We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On, by Francesca Alaimo.
In Transition, by Francesca Alaimo.
About Francesca Alaimo
Francesca Alaimo ia an Italian British portrait artist and queer feminist artist based in London and exhibiting internationally. Exploring themes of gender, identity through mixed media paper print.