COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE ATTIC AT CASA REGIS
COLLABORATIONS & EXCHANGES
El Nido’s work extends through a small number of carefully developed relationships—each grounded in dialogue, exchange, and a shared commitment to artistic inquiry.
Through both SHORT-term partnership and exhibition-based collaboration, these connections create a bridge between Los Angeles and Italy, allowing ideas, practices, and works to move across contexts in a considered and intentional way.
VILLA CERNIGLIARO, BIELLA, ITALY
FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE ITALIAN ALPS
EL NIDO JOINS THE MA/ARTE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
(2025-2028 BIENNIUM)
EL NIDO IS PARTNERING WITH ZERO GRAVITÀ VILLA CERNIGLIARO (ITALY) FOR THE 2026-2027 / 2027 - 2028 BIENNIUM
EL NIDO HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A KEY "ARTISTIC OUTPOST" IN A NEW GLOBAL NETWORK DEDICATED TO INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL ART, AND FEMALE LEADERSHIP. THIS COLLABORATION, CENTERED AROUND THE 4TH EDITION OF THE MA/DONNE PROJECT, AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ISOLATED CREATIVE SANCTUARIES AND THE GLOBAL ART SCENE.
THIS NETWORK REDEFINES "INTERNATIONALIZATION" FROM THE BOTTOM UP. INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO MAJOR COMMERCIAL HUBS, WE ARE CONNECTING INDEPENDENT, FEMALE-LED SPACES—OUR ARTISTIC OUTPOSTS—THAT PRIORITIZE CREATIVE "CARE" OVER MASS CONSUMPTION.
THROUGH THE MA/DONNE PROJECT, EL NIDO COMMUNITY WILL ENGAGE IN A TWO-YEAR CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH THE ITALIAN ALPS, FOCUSING ON SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DIALOGUE, AND THE RESILIENCE OF INDEPENDENT ART SPACES. WE ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE WHERE THE "NEST" OF LOS ANGELES MEETS THE "HISTORICAL GRAVITY" OF ITALY
PARTICIPATION
2025 — THIRD EDITION, MA/DONNE ARTE
VICTORIA CHAPMAN — SOUNDSCAPE
2026 — FOURTH EDITION, MA/DONNE ARTE
CO-CURATORS: CHICCA BENEDETTO, VICTORIA CHAPMAN, ANDREA GARDINI, CRISTINA GHETTI, CATERINA GUALCO, MIROSLAVA HÀJEK, ANGELO PANTALEO, MARIA ROSA PIVIDORI, GERARDO ROSATO, LORENA SMANIOTTO, LUCA TAGLIETTI, ROSY TOGACI GAUDIANO.
2026 — FOURTH EDITION, MA/DONNE ARTE
BETHAN DEAR — PERFORMANCE ARTIST, DIRECTOR, WRITER (VIDEO PERFORMANCE)
THE DOME ROOM, CASA REGIS: CENTER FOR CULTURE AND CONTEMPORARY ART, MOSSO, ITALY
COLLABORATION WITH CASA REGIS: CENTER FOR CULTURE AND CONTEMPORARY ART, ITALY
TRAVELING EXHIBITION: PHOTOGRAPHY INTO SCULPTURE - AN HOMAGE AND AN UPDATE CURATED BY L MIKELLE STANDBRIDGE
PHOTOGRAPHY INTO SCULPTURE — AN HOMAGE AND AN UPDATE
A TRAVELING GROUP EXHIBITION
DATES: APRIL 4 - MAY 16, 2026
FEATURING: BENNIE FLORES ANSELL, ROBERTA TOSCANO, FABIOLA UBANI, OONA HYLAND
DAWN SURRATT, SILVIA GAFFURINI, L. MIKELLE STANDBRIDGE, AND OLGA CALDAS
CURATED BY L. MIKELLE STANDBRIDGE
STAGED BY VICTORIA CHAPMAN FOR EL NIDO, LOS ANGELES