ALLA GRANDE - Bachelor of Fine Arts & Architecture

Years of development, stemming from an academic foundation in art and architecture, have consistently led to organic fiber as the sculptural medium of today. Structure, movement, and light merge into an autonomous visual language. Each work carries a quiet psychological tension, repeatedly negotiating the relationship between architectural clarity and emotional force within space.

ALLA GRANDE - Biography & Artistic Creed

ALLA GRANDE's artistic practice operates at the intersection of architecture, sculptural three-dimensionality, and material-based conceptual art. Shaped by her academic studies in architecture and fine arts, as well as subsequent professional experience in the architectural field, she developed a deep understanding of space, structure, and perception. Her deliberate shift to fine art marked a logical step to explore these themes beyond functional parameters and to investigate the psychological dimensions of material and space.

The medium of textiles lies at the center of her work. The starting point was an intensive investigation of materiality, haptics, and textile morphology, from which an independent sculptural language developed over many years. For ALLA GRANDE, the textile mesh becomes an autonomous carrier of complex psychological processes and inner architectures. Organic fibers, compressions, tensions, and layers transform into space-encompassing relief structures of monumental presence.

Your works are created as large-format wall reliefs, in which construction and organic fragility enter into a precise balance. Each fold, compression, and material tension functions as a visual translation of mental states, inner transformations, and psychic metamorphoses.

The works oscillate between architectural rigor and intuitive physicality, opening up spaces where material becomes a vehicle for emotional and psychological experience.

The name as a manifesto

The artist name ALLA GRANDE – derived from her first name Alla and the Italian term for „magnificent“ or „in grand style“ – is a conceptual manifesto. It stands for scale, visual presence, and the conscious aspiration to transcend the boundaries of traditional art genres. It is the statement of a radical artistic independence in search of a contemporary form of monumental art.

Unique textile wall art

ALLA GRANDE's artistic practice focuses on the conception of spatially expansive textile wall objects that address social and philosophical issues.
Her works synthesize aesthetic presence, conceptual rigor, and profound craftsmanship. Through an independent visual language, in which the textile medium functions as an equivalent to painting, she creates unique pieces of international relevance. These are recognized worldwide, particularly in the context of sophisticated architectural and interior projects for the luxury segment and global corporations.

The artist's academic foundation in architecture and fine arts was laid under Prof. Valery Urenev at the Institute of Art and Architecture of the State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Odesa (Ukraine).

Numerous solo exhibitions, both national and international, have firmly established her distinct position in the field of contemporary art. The works of ALLA GRANDE are now an integral part of significant private and public collections worldwide, including those in Germany, the USA, France, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Taiwan, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, and Monaco.

Exhibitions

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 ARTEXPO Basel 2024, Euroairport Basel, Switzerland
2024 Venice Biennale 2024 Venice, Italy
2024 Andakulova Gallery Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2024 Thomson Gallery Switzerland, Zug, Switzerland
2024 Nicoleta Gallery, Berlin Berlin, Germany
2024 Artexpo Basel 2024, Basel, Switzerland
2023 Swiss Art Expo 2023, Zurich, Switzerland
2023 Van Gogh Art Gallery, International Collective Exhibition, Madrid, Spain
2022 Circle Foundation For The Arts, Paris, France
2022 Artparma Fair, Parma, Italy
2022 Luxembourg Art Fair 2022, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2022 Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland
2022 International Contemporary Art Fair Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
2021 Contemporary Art Fair Ruhr - C.a.r, Neuland Gallery, Essen, Germany
2021 Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, Neuland Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021 Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Neuland Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 The Art Cube Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2014 Art Monaco - International Art Fair, Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Monte Carlo, France
2013 Rhenish State Exhibition, Krefeld, Germany
2011 Frankfurt Textile Fair, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2009 Salle Andre Kerkhove, Arts Et Loisirs, Ville de Leers, France
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2014 Schaffrath Foundation, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2012 Kameha Suite Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2012 Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2012 The Charles Hotel, Munich, Germany
2011 Frankfurt Textile Fair, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2011 Swissotel Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2011 InterContinental Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2010 Bayerischer Hof-Königssaal, Munich, Germany
2010 Town Hall Ville De Leers, Ville de Leers, France
2010 Deutsches Theater München, Munich, Germany
2009 Town Hall Jüchen, Jüchen, Germany
2009 Museum Kulturbahnhof Korschenbroich, Korschenbroich, Germany
2008 Evangelische Ladenkirche, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Prizes & awards

Publications

2024 Art Magazine Magzoid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2022 Hia Magazine, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 Saatchi Art Catalog, Spring 2019, Los Angeles, United States
2018 Rheinische Post, Westdeutsche Zeitung, Krefeld, Germany
2016 Art Monaco Magazine, Monte Carlo, France
2014 Art Monaco, Presentation to Princess Marie-Gabrielle Of Savoy, Monte Carlo, France
2013 Stemberg Magazine, Wuppertal, Germany
2013 Kr-One city magazine, Krefeld, Germany
2012 Trade fair newspaper Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2012 Dailynet, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2012 Arcade Magazine March/April, Germany
2012 Teba Magazine, Duisburg, Germany
2011 Top Niederrhein Magazine, Krefeld, Germany
2011 Emotion Magazine, Women For Future - Our Role Models, Berlin, Germany
2011 Teba catalog, Art Edition Alla GrAnde, Germany
2010 Nord Eclair, Voyage Avec Ses Toiles, Ville de Leers, France
2010 Leisure Week, Krefeld, Germany
2010 DESIGNERS-HOME Magazine, Germany
2010 Extra-Tipp Am Sonntag, Krefeld, Germany
2009 Rheinische Post, Krefeld, Germany
2009 La Voix Du Nord, Ville de Leers, France
2008 Mülheimer Woche, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Works in private and public ownership

Hotel Conrad Hamburg, Presidential Suite, Germany
Foundation Humbert II and Marie-Hosé of Savoy, Historical center for the house of Savoy, Geneva Switzerland
Ministry of Defense Berlin, Germany
Karlheinz Böhm Athiopia Aid Foundation “Menschen für Menschen”, Munich, Germany
ArtLink London - Commissioned work for luxury hotel in Qatar
Architecture and Interior Design Studio MHZ, Milan, Italy
Hotel Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
Schaffrath Foundation, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Town Hall Ville de Leers, France
Headquarters TOP Magazine Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Krefeld Town Hall, Mayor's Office Krefeld, Germany
Protestant store church, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Kameha Suite, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
House “Art & Technology”, Architecture Office/Gallery Amendt, Krefeld, Germany
Headquarters Hafen Neuss, Practice Dr. med. Niezold, Germany
Private collections in Germany, France, Austria, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Monaco, Dubai, Kuwait, Japan, Belgium, USA, Australia and more...