Bianca Raffaella | |
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Born | 1992 (age 31–32) |
Nationality | British |
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Notable work | In the Rose Garden (2022) |
Website | biancaraffaella |
Bianca Raffaella (born 1992 in London, England) is a British artist, activist and public speaker. [1]
Raffaella is registered blind and known for 'tactile painting' [1] [2] along with her use of 'soft colours, dusty shadows, and smooth empty spaces which symbolise vision loss'; [3] described by Jonathan Jones in The Guardian as 'ethereally beautiful works'. [4] Her work explores themes of memory, perception, and fragility. [5]
The first registered blind student to graduate from Kingston University with a First class degree in the visual arts. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Invited Keynote Speaker at Beyond Seeing (2016–18), a project by the Goethe-Institut in Paris. [10] [11] Invited lecturer and collaborator at Institut Français de la Mode alongside Chanel. [2]
Panelist on the March 2023 Tate Modern Late talk, Please Touch the Art. [1]
Selected by Tracey Emin for the inaugural Tracey Emin Artist Residency (2023–24) at TKE Studios, Margate. [4] [12] [13] [14] [15]
"You have to peer closely into Bianca Raffaella’s gorgeous figure studies to discern the shadowy nudes that lurk within them. Predominantly white, Raffaella’s art has the fragile beauty of a fresh fall of snow." — Waldemar Januszczak, 28 July 2024, The Sunday Times [40]
"Bianca Raffaella, a partially sighted painter, is working close up on a painting to add to the ethereally beautiful works covering her walls and floor." — Jonathan Jones, 28 March 2023, The Guardian [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | The Unique Boutique | Herself, Guest Designer | Episode 2 | [41] |
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2024 | Today (BBC Radio 4) | Herself, Artist | Episode released 29 Jun 2024 | [17] |
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