Spotlight Lucia Pizzani
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Gallery owner Victoria Law is Pizzani’s champion for The Wick. “I want to champion the work of Venezuelan London-based artist Lucia Pizzani because her practice bridges nature, identity, and memory in ways that are both urgent and poetic. Through photography, ceramics, performance and installation, Pizzani draws on her scientific background to explore the fragility of ecosystems and the resilience of the female body, often blurring the boundaries between the organic and the human. Her work is deeply rooted in her heritage and experience as a Latin American woman, yet it speaks to global issues such as climate change, migration, and gender politics. In a time when art must do more than just reflect the world—it must challenge and reimagine it – Pizzani’s voice feels essential. She creates spaces that are at once intimate and political, grounded in research but emotionally resonant. In championing her, I am advocating for a voice that reminds us that art can be an act of care, connection, and resistance.”
Pizzani’s exhilarating path began working for environmental organisations, long before she became an artist. “At the same I was raised by a family of artists with powerful feminist references, and then more than fifteen years ago I moved to the UK. Contemporary art from the London scene and Caracas both provide inspiration. Land art, science, performance, anthropology, the past and present together are manifested in my practice both sculpturally and with image based works.”
Pizzani is certainly an artist to watch. In the last year she has exhibited at Frieze London, as part of the specially curated section Smoke, and with Smoke curator Jenn Ellis of Aspara presented a solo exhibition at Frieze’s gallery on Cork Street. Her work has already been acquired by the Tate (in 2021) and last year saw the release of her first monograph, with contributions from Nicolas Bourriaud, Lisa Le Fuevre, Lucia Pietroiusti, Torrivilla and edited by Natalia Valencia. I’m also very happy to be one of the Studio Artists at Gasworks, an amazing organization and community of artists in South London.
After the buzz of Photo London, Pizzani will turn her attention to a “big commission for the West Middlesex University Hospital for CW+ (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) to be launched at the beginning of June,” and preparing a solo show for Galeria Doris Ghetta in the Dolomites in Italy, opening at the end of June. There is more in the pipeline – details will be announced soon.
Pizzani’s fascinating practice responds to pressing concerns that are both local and global, but with a beauty and delicacy that draws people in. Just like the plants she often returns to as muses and matter to make her works, her story is one of struggle, and survival – even against the odds.
About the champion
Victoria Law is a passionate collector, patron, and advocate for contemporary art. After spending 15 years as a corporate lawyer in Paris and London, she fully immersed herself in the art world, driven by her lifelong interest in visual storytelling. Her global upbringing—spanning London, Palm Beach, Paris, and later Dubai, and Johannesburg – shapes her unique, cross-cultural perspective and informs her curatorial practice. Victoria’s engagement with contemporary art deepened during her time in Dubai, where she became increasingly focused on artists from the Middle East. Over time, her interests expanded to include underrepresented voices across disciplines and regions. Since 2008, she has collaborated with leading galleries, fairs, and platforms, including Art Dubai, FNB Joburg Art Fair, Goodman Gallery, Ardmore, Orange Babies NGO, Spirit Now London, and Photo London. In 2022, Victoria founded Victoria Law Projects, an independent project space in London dedicated to showcasing compelling voices in contemporary art. Through curated exhibitions, pop-up events, artist talks, and cross-cultural collaborations, the space champions both emerging and established artists from around the world. Victoria is particularly passionate about amplifying the voices of women artists and believes that art flourishes in environments rooted in community, conversation, and connection—values that are at the heart of her work and Victoria Law Projects.
“In a time when art must do more than just reflect the world—it must challenge and reimagine it—Pizzani’s voice feels essential.”
