About Me
Inspired by the weathered surfaces of ancient European sculpture, my practice moves between painting and ceramics to explore aging, growth, and decay. I am drawn to patina, cracks, and erosion—marks that hold time within them and reveal the beauty of imperfection. Surface becomes both subject and material, shaped by gesture, touch, and chance.
My work is informed through engagement with classical Renaissance sculpture. One example is Narciso by Valerio Cioli, a late sixteenth-century sculpture I began photographing from multiple angles. I am drawn to figures from Greek and Roman mythology for both their symbolic narratives and their aesthetic vulnerability: softened, fractured forms—bodies altered by centuries of exposure. This is one reference among many, but it reflects my broader interest in how objects portray history.
Through these processes, I hope to unearth a deeper connection to my Italian roots and reflect on my relationship with aging and identity, inviting viewers to reconsider society’s discomfort with decay through both the visceral and contemplative experience.
2025 Artist Residency @ Casa RARO (Barcelona) & Exhibition @ Yellow Cube Gallery (Paris)
For the month of June, Bianchi attended an artist residency which began in Barcelona at Casa RARO and culminated in an exhibition at Yellow Cube Gallery, Paris, where she sold a piece to her first Parisienne collector.
Superfine Art Fair in New York
From April 24-27, 2025, Bianchi exhibited in her first art fair, Superfine, in Brooklyn, NY!
Published Review
Bianchi’s solo exhibit at The Annex Hotel in Toronto on December 11, 2024 was reviewed by Camille Thalheimer in issue 36 of Artist Talk Magazine P 52-57 here. The exhibit was a celebration of the artist’s commission for the Hotel, Not There, Still Here i.
2024 Artist Residency @ BAI
For the month of May, Bianchi attended an artist residency at the Berlin Art Institute, contemplating new ideas, expanding her skillset, and getting acquainted with the artist community in Berlin.
Board of Directors, Gallery 1313
From July 2023 - April 2024, Bianchi sat on the Board of Directors at Gallery 1313 in Toronto. Gallery 1313 is a non-profit, artist-run centre exhibiting local, national and international contemporary art.
Times Square, NYC
Age of Phase i & ii were selected by Artist Talk Magazine to exhibit digitally in Times Square, NYC, on June 22nd, 2023.
The display was installed on the Thomson Reuters building at 7th Ave & 43rd St and ran for 20 hours from 6am-2am.
The Drake Hotel
Solo exhibit presented by Workflow x Tacit Collective at the Drake Hotel on May 24, 2023.
2022 Studio Residency @ MOCA Toronto
For the year of 2022, Marcia attended a residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, where she worked out of a studio space on the 4th floor of the museum and participated in multiple Doors Open Exhibitions.
Times Square, NYC
Adversity III was selected by Artist Talk Magazine to exhibit digitally in Times Square, NYC, on June 23rd, 2022.
The display was installed just outside H&M’s Times Square flagship location at 151 West 42nd Street and ran for 20 hours from 6am-2am.
AGO Gift Shop
Within less than a month, prints of Apocalypse Nude V sold out at the AGO Gift Shop. This was through a collaboration with Tacit Collective and the Art Gallery of Ontario. The restock was also later sold out.
Featured in Forbes
On Oct 27, 2021, Apocalypse Nude XX was featured in Forbes, in the article, “Shop Like—The Sculpt Society Founder Megan Roup” by Kim Peiffer. Check it out here.