Staff

Antonella Villanova, Owner and Director
Catalina Brenes, Assistant

About the gallery

The Antonella Villanova space was conceived in 2007 within the well-established contemporary art venue; the Alessandro Bagnai Gallery, to provide a complementary element of research. The gallery presents works of art and ornamental objects created by famous visual artists and designers, as well as emerging young talents specialising in jewellery. In this white cube in the heart of Florence, there are historic pieces by masters such as Franco Albini, next to recent creations by the brilliant architect Johanna Grawunder; refined porcelain by Betty Woodman juxtaposed with a sculptural bracelet form by Enzo Cucchi as well as signed pieces by Kiki Smith within the rich section devoted to jewellery. Antonella Villanova creates an energetic dialogue between art and decorative arts by making the two inseparable, while respecting their individual characteristics.

Represented artists

Rosalba Balsamo, jewellery
Akiko Ban, jewellery
Jamie Bennett, jewellery
Catalina Brenes, jewellery
Renzo Pasquale, jewellery
Ruudt Peters, jewellery
Lucia Massei, jewellery
Malaika Najem, jewellery