Silvia Rosi (b. 1992) is a Togolese-Italian artist based in Lomé. She uses the photographic medium and moving images, combined with text, to explore the space of memory and of (self) representation. Her self-portraits and staged photography are deeply rooted in the tradition of West African studio portraiture, blending autobiography with broader historical and social narratives.
Her work has been exhibited at MoMA (2026); C/O Berlin (2025); Foundation Zinsou (2024); Collezione Maramotti (2024); Brooklyn Museum (2024); MAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Art (2022); LA County Museum of Art (2022); Autograph ABP (2021); The National Portrait Gallery (2020) and Jerwood Arts (2020).
She has held residencies at Carraig-na-gCat, Josef & Anni Albers Foundation (2023); Hangar Centro de Investigação Artística (2023) and Thread, Josef & Anni Albers Foundation (2019)
Publications include Protektorat (Spector Books ed.| C/O Berlin), Disintegrata (Cimorelli ed.| Collezione Maramotti). Her work is included in Eyes That Commit by Renée Mussai (Prestel ed.) and Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination by Oluremi C. Onabanjo (MoMA ed.)
Rosi’s work is included in the collections of:
Autograph ABP, London
Brooklyn Museum, New York
LACMA, Los Angeles
C/O Berlin Foundation, Berlin
Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia
MoMA, New York
News
YDF Fellow
Institute for the preservation of cultural heritage, Yale
Upcoming Shows
Ideas of Africa. Portraiture and
Political Imagination
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation
March 5 - August 8, 2027Fissare e Guardare: Arte italiana nei lunghi anni Sessanta
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
April 24 - September 20, 2027Recent Shows
Ideas of Africa. Portraiture and
Political Imagination
The Museum of Modern Art
Dec 14, 2025 - Jul 25, 2026For Enquiries:
info@silviarosi.com
Portfolio available upon request