About me
Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, also known as GLOS, is an Italian-born visual artist and researcher currently based between Milan and London. His work navigates the intersection of technology, science, and art history, evoking ancient cultures while imagining speculative futures.
After collaborating with the MUSE Museum of Science of Trento on a pioneering synthetic biology project within the international research program ACDC, Lo Schiavo introduced the concept of Synthetic Photography in 2022, a new approach to image-making that employs digitally crafted, meticulously constructed processes, offering a contemporary alternative to traditional camera-based photography.
Lo Schiavo’s practice spans various media, including immersive installations in public spaces featuring neuro devices, kinetic lights, and 3D projections, extending his exploration of synthetic realities into multi-sensory environments.
His research and practice engage with themes such as evolutionary biology, transhumanism, and ecocentrism.
Giuseppe Lo Schiavo’s contributions extend beyond conventional boundaries: he became the first artist-in-residence at UCL’s Microbiology Lab in 2020, won the 2021 European BioArt Challenge awarded by MUSE, and was recognised by Domus in 2023 as a prototype of the modern-day artist. In 2024, he was awarded the 23rd Premio Cairo, one of the most prestigious contemporary art prizes in Italy. Through his exploration of synthetic realities and emerging aesthetics, Lo Schiavo continues to propose transformative perspectives within contemporary art.
general enquires: glos@giuseppeloschiavo.com
press: press@giuseppeloschiavo.com
Awards selection:
2024: 23rd Premio Cairo – Permanente Museum, Milan
2021: BioArt Challenge by the Science Museum MUSE
2017: Life Framer Photography Prize – 1st place winner – Open Competition
2016: First place winner in 2 categories – Tokyo International Foto Awards – TIFA 2016
2013:
Jury Award – Bonatto Minella Prize
Motion Photography Prize – Saatchi Gallery and Google
Portrait Salon 2013
Jury Award – European Photography 2013 – 2Photo contest
2012: Young at Art Award 2012 – MACA Museum
Collections selection:
Voorlinden Museum, Netherlands
National Gallery of Cosenza, Italy
Museum of Science of Trento, Italy
Fondazione Bulgari
Perna Foundation, Italy
Tema Bank art collection
Premio Cairo Collection
Current and Upcoming:
Dec 2025: Untitled Art, Miami Beach with Danziger Gallery – Miami, FL
Dec 2025: Untitled Art, Miami Beach with PlanX Gallery – Miami, FL
Exhibition Selection:
Nov 2025: PAN Amsterdam with SpazioNuovo Gallery – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 2025: Expanded Perspectives – Sofia Art Fair – Sofia, Bulgaria
Jun 2025: Silicon-based: New Creator – Tang Contemporary Art – Beijing, China
Curator: Gu Zhengqing
Jun 2025: L’aria aveva una forma – Plan X Gallery – Capri, Italy
May 2025: Liturgica Installation for Deloitte Italia – Milan, Italy
May 2025: Polychroma Theatre Installation for Fondazione Bvlgari – Taormina, Italy
Apr 2025: Se questo è un uomo – Palazzo del Governatore – Parma, Italy
Curator: Chiara Canali
Apr 2025: AIPAD with Danziger Gallery – NYC, NY
Apr 2025: Art Dubai with Plan X Gallery – Dubai, UAE
Apr 2025: Art Paris with SpazioNuovo Gallery – Paris, France
Mar 2025: Art Rotterdam Bologna with SpazioNuovo Gallery – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Feb 2025: Artefiera Bologna with SpazioNuovo Gallery – Bologna, Italy
Dec 2024: Untitled Art, Miami Beach with Danziger Gallery – Miami, FL
Oct 2024: Premio Cairo, Permanente Museum – Milano, IT
Sept 2024: Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Danziger Gallery – NYC, NY
May 2024: PhotoLondon, Somerset House – London, UK
Apr 2024: Dicotomica – Museo Scienze Naturali di Torino – Turin, Italy
Curator: Simone Sensi
Mar 2024: Art Dubai – Digital Section – Dubai
Nov 2023 – East Meets West: Bulgari at CIIE – Shanghai, China
Curator: Serena Tabacchi
Oct 2023 – The Imaginary Museum – Galerie Bertrand Grimon – Paris
Curator: Mehdi Dakhli
Sept 2023 – Solo Show – Unseen Amsterdam – Amsterdam
Curator: Paulo Perez Mouriz
May 2023 – Crafting Magnificience for Bulgari – Palazzo Van Axel – Venice, Italy
Curator: Serena Tabacchi
Mar 2023 – A New Possibility – CAFA Museum – Beijin, China
Curator: Prof. Wang Chunchen
Jan 2023 – White Paper and Metaverse – Boxes Art Museum– Foshan City, China
Curator: Gu Zhenqing
Jan 2023 – ACDC – Palazzo delle Albere, MUSE Museum of Science, Trento, Italy
Curator: Lucilla Galatà
Nov 2022 – NotAboutMoney – Video installation – Shenzhen’s SeaWorld Culture&Arts Center – Shenzhen, China
Curator: Raideinist
Nov 2022 – Solo Show – Fragile –Spazio Nuovo Gallery – Rome, Italy
Curator: Paulo Perez, Guillame Maitre
Oct 2022 – More than a city – Nanchang Urban Planning Exhibition Center – Nanchang, China
Curator: Xinchen Du
Oct 2022 – Infinity Festival – Hollywood, USA
Curator: Lisa Jordan
July 2022 – Urban Jungle for Luxottica – Video Installation – Times Square, NYC
Curator: Museum of Digital Art, Serena Tabacchi
May 2022 – Life, The Universe and Everything – Elle Decor Metaverse
Curator: Maria Chiara Valacchi
April 2022 – Singularity – Decentralart Pavilion – Venice – Italy
Curator: Florencia S.M. Brück
March 2022 – Funzione Arte – Luzzetti Museum – Grosseto – Italy
Curator: Alessandro Corina
Jan 2022 – Without colour– Ingo Seufert Gallery – Munich – Germany
Curator: Ingo Seufert
Dec 2021 – This is not a curated exhibition II – Ramo Gallery – Como – Italy
Curator: Simon J. V. David
Nov 2021 – Crypto Art Now – La Permanente Museum, Milan – Italy
Curators: Serena Tabacchi, Alessandro Brunello, Alan Tonetti
Nov 2021 – Art+Tech at Infinity Festival – Goya Studios, Hollywood – CA
Curator: Lisa Jordan
Oct 2021 – Do Disrupt – Zilver – London – UK
Curator: Mehdi Dakhli
Aug 2021 – Disembedding – How Art Museum – Shanghai – China
Curator: Gu Zhenqing
Oct 2020 Transatlantico – Mana Contemporary – Jersey City, NJ
Curator: Edoardo Monti
May 2020 Summer Exhibition – Galleria Spazio Nuovo – Rome, IT
Curator: Paulo Mouriz, Guillaume Matre
Jan 2020 Sezione Video Arte – Museo del presente – Cosenza, IT
Curator: Roberto Sottile
September 2019 Artist in residence at the Microbiology lab of UCL University in London
July 2019 No Captcha Thanks – OffShoot Gallery
London, UK
Curator: Alexander Stavrou
March 2019 Mia Photo Fair – Galleria Spazio Nuovo – Milan, Italy
Curator: Galleria Spazio Nuovo
January 2019 Green Mold – Mixer Gallery – Istanbul, Turkey
Curator: Bengu Gun
September 2018 Genesis – MARCA Museum – Catanzaro, Italy
Curator: Roberto Sottile
March 2018 Levitation – Abay Opera House – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Curator: Dina Baitassova
Jan 2018 – LA Art Show – Bert Green Gallery – Los Angeles Convention Center – Los Angeles
Curator: Phil Tarley
June 2017 – Lacda Top 40 – Los Angeles Center for Digital Art – LACDA – Los Angeles
Curator: Rex Bruce
June 2017 – THESAURUS – Galleria Ellebi – Cosenza
Curator: Martina Cavallarin
May 2017 – Life Framer Exhibition – RPS Gallery – Tokyo
Curator: Ralph Wilson
April 2017 – Life Framer Exhibition – ClampArt Gallery – New York
Curator: Ralph Wilson
Oct 2016 – Orasi – Group show – Nazim Hikmet Cultural Center – BURSA
Curator: Serhat Cacekli
Oct 2016 – Wind Sculptures- Solo Show – Burning Giraffe Gallery – TURIN
Curator: Roberto Sottile
Oct 2016 – Fluid Memories – Urban Art Installation – BOLOGNA –
Curator: Roberto Sottile
June 2016 – Wind Sculptures- Solo Show – Ingo Seufert Gallery – MUNICH
Curator: Ingo Seufert
January 2016 – Retrospettiva, Deconstructing Photography – Solo Show – VioLife Academy and Ingo Seufert Gallery – LUXEMBOURG
Curator: Ingo Seufert
October 2015 – Anime diverse – Ellebi Art Gallery – COSENZA (Italy)
Curator: Roberto Sottile
June 2015 – Il Blu nell’arte, da Yves Klein a Jan Fabre – Museo Arte Contemporanea Acri – COSENZA (Italy)
Curator: Francesco Poli
May 2015 – Do you like flowers? – Burning Giraffe Gallery – TURIN
Curator: Andrea Rodi
December 2014 – Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Beyond Reality Beyond Photography – Solo Show – Ingo Seufert Gallery for Contemporary Photography – MUNICH
Curator: Ingo Seufert
November 2014 – Contemporary Istanbul – Istanbul
Curator: Mixer Gallery
September 2014 – Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Beyond Reality Beyond Photography – Solo Show – Burning Giraffe Gallery – TURIN
Curator: Andrea Rodi
May 2014 – Motion Photography Prize – Saatchi Gallery – LONDON
Curator: Rebecca Wilson
March 2014 – Impossible Structure – Kare Art Gallery – ISTANBUL
Curator: Rasit Mutlu
January 2014 – Dilemma – MixerArt Gallery – ISTANBUL
Curator: Mehmet Kahraman
January 2014 – Portrait Salon – Fuse Art Space – BRADFORD, UK
Curator: Sarah Faraday
November 2013 – Portrait Salon 2013 – LONDON: Four Corners, LEEDS: White Cloth Gallery, EDINBURGH: Stills Gal