Louisa Gagliardi
(Born) | 1989 in Switzerland |
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(Based) | Zurich, Switzerland |

Louisa Gagliardi (b. 1989) draws freely from the codes of painting as well as contemporary graphic design and advertising in order to rethink questions of figure and ground, flatness and depth. Created initially as fluid digital images, her works are printed on vinyl and then intervened upon with a gel medium that lends a texture that could be read as ghostly impressions of painterly marks. However, rather than appealing to the hand, this texture only underscores the surface as a complex field of visual play –a theme brought forth in this suite of works through the reoccurring motif of veils and unveiling. Dancing between dimensionality and translucence, her landscapes and characters bridge the divide between the enigmatic and the banal.
—Franklin Melendez
Her work has recently been shown at Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland (2023), Dawid Radziszewski, Warsaw, Poland (2022), rodolphe janssen, Brussels, Belgium (2022), Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva, Switzerland (2021); Antenna Space, Shanghai, China (2020); McNamara Art Projects, Hong Kong (2019); Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau (2018); Centre d’art de Neuchâtel CAN, Neuchâtel (2018); Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen (2018); MOSTYN, Llandudno, Wales, UK (2018); Openforum, Berlin (2018); Plymouth Rock, Zurich (2018); the Louisiana, Humlebæk (2017); Pilar Corrias, London (2017); rodolphe janssen, Brussels (2017); The Cabin, LA (2016); Tomorrow Gallery, New York (2016); Instituto Svizzero, Rome, Italy (2016) and König Galerie, Berlin (2016). She was shortlisted for the Swiss Art Awards in 2018 and 2021. Gagliardi also presented a monumental project for Unlimited at Art Basel in 2022.
Images
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(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Three of a Kind (Year) 2023 (medium) Gel medium, nail polish, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 200 x 300 cm (Stock number) LGag096 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) A Moment’s Notice (Year) 2023 (Institution) Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Location) Zurich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) A Moment’s Notice (Year) 2023 (Institution) Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Location) Zurich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) A Moment’s Notice (Year) 2023 (Institution) Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Location) Zurich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Around the Clock (Year) 2022 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Cabin Fever (Year) 2022 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 180 x 250 cm;
70 7/8 x 98 3/8 in(Stock number) LGag094 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Around the Clock (Year) 2022 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Boiling Point (Year) 2022 (medium) Nail polish, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 170 x 155 cm;
66 7/8 x 61 1/8 in(Stock number) LGag090 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Around the Clock (Year) 2022 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Around the Clock (Year) 2022 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Flicker (Year) 2022 (medium) Nail polish, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 165 x 115 cm;
65 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag093 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Tête-à-Tête (Year) 2022 (medium) Gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 370 x 1100 cm;
145 5/8 x 433 1/8 in(Stock number) LGag088 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Tête-à-tête (Year) 2022 (Institution) Art Unlimited (Location) Basel, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Tête-à-tête (Year) 2022 (Institution) Art Unlimited (Location) Basel, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Legs for Days (Year) 2022 (medium) Gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 60 x 50 cm;
23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Digital Intimacy (Year) 2021 (Institution) National Gallery Prague (Location) Prague, Czech Republic -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Rest Stop (Year) 2021 (medium) Gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 115 x 205 cm;
45 1/4 x 80 3/4 in(Stock number) LGag086 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Year) 2021 (Institution) Swiss Art Awards 2021 (Location) Basel, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Year) 2021 (Institution) Swiss Art Awards 2021 (Location) Basel, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Painkiller (Year) 2021 (medium) Gel medium, ink on pvc (Dimensions) 50 x 70 cm (Stock number) LGag083 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Alone Together (Year) 2020 (medium) Gel medium, ink on pvc (Dimensions) 115 x 140 cm;
45 1/4 x 55 1/8 in(Stock number) LGag082 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Wishful Thinking (Year) 2020 (Institution) Antenna Space (Location) Shanghai, China -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Wishful Thinking (Year) 2020 (Institution) Antenna Space (Location) Shanghai, China -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Wishful Thinking (Year) 2020 (Institution) Antenna Space (Location) Shanghai, China -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Another Avalanche (Year) 2020 (medium) Gel medium, ink on pvc (Dimensions) 155 x 200 cm;
61 1/8 x 78 3/4 in(Stock number) LGag074 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Refill (Year) 2020 (medium) Gel medium, ink on pvc (Dimensions) 155 x 115 cm;
61 1/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag075 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Sleepy Head (Year) 2020 (medium) Gel medium, ink on pvc (Dimensions) 115 x 170 cm;
45 1/4 x 66 7/8 in(Stock number) LGag079 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) No Place like Home (Year) 2020 (medium) Gel medium, ink on pvc (Dimensions) 155 x 210 cm;
61 1/8 x 82 5/8 in(Stock number) LGag076 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Strained (Year) 2019 (medium) Gel medium, ink on Vinyl (Dimensions) 55 x 70 cm (Stock number) (LGag053) -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Side Effects of Satisfaction (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Rained Out (Year) 2019 (medium) Gel medium, ink on Vinyl (Dimensions) 140 x 240 cm (Stock number) (LGag052) -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Blue Tan (Year) 2019 (medium) Gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 160 x 115 cm (Edition) 63 x 45 1/4 in (Stock number) LGag051 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Side Effects of Satisfaction (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Side Effects of Satisfaction (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Backyard (Year) 2019 (medium) Gel medium, ink on Vinyl (Dimensions) 165 x 115 cm (Stock number) (LGag058) -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Side Effects of Satisfaction (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Interior Nightscape (Year) 2019 (medium) Gel medium, ink on Vinyl (Dimensions) 210 x 110 cm (Stock number) (LGag065) -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Stacked (Year) 2019 (medium) Ink on Plexiglas (Dimensions) 160.4 x 122 cm (Stock number) (LGag064) -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Under the Weather (Year) 2018 (Institution) MOSTYN (Location) Llandudno, Wales, UK -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Sinners and Flowers (Year) 2018 (medium) Gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 145 x 114.8 cm;
57 1/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag046 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Under the Weather (Year) 2018 (medium) Gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 154 x 114 cm;
60 5/8 x 44 7/8 in(Stock number) LGag048 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Under the Weather (Year) 2018 (Institution) MOSTYN (Location) Llandudno, Wales, UK -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Under the Weather (Year) 2018 (Institution) MOSTYN (Location) Llandudno, Wales, UK -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Purgatoire Pastel (Year) 2018 (medium) Gel medium, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 230 x 115 cm;
90 1/2 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag039 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Under the Weather (Year) 2018 (Institution) MOSTYN (Location) Llandudno, Wales, UK -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) On The Road (Year) 2018 (Institution) Aargauer Kunsthaus (Location) Aarau, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) On the Road (Year) 2018 (Institution) Aargauer Kunsthaus (Location) Aarau, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) On a day like this (Year) 2018 (Institution) Plymouth Rock (Location) Zurich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) On a day like this (Year) 2018 (Institution) Plymouth Rock (Location) Zurich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) The hot seat (Year) 2018 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 175 x 115 cm;
68 7/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag031 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) ronc Mental (Year) 2018 (Institution) Centre d’art de Neuchâtel CAN (Location) Neuchâtel, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Spilling Lilies (Year) 2018 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 185 x 115 cm;
72 7/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag033 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) No Fear of Fainting in a Gym (Year) 2018 (Institution) Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen (Location) St. Gallen, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Inhale (Year) 2017 (medium) Gel medium, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 170 x 115 cm;
66 7/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag013 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) A door closes (Year) 2017 (medium) Nail polish, gel medium, ink on PVC (Dimensions) 122 x 115 cm;
48 1/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag018 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Lantern 2 (Year) 2017 (medium) Ink on Plexiglas (Dimensions) 45 x 45 x 5 cm;
17 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 2 in(Stock number) LGag022 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Still sleeping, still dancing (Year) 2016 (medium) Gel medium, Nail polish, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 165 x 115 cm;
65 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag008 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Notes for later (Year) 2017 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Husbands and Neighbors (Year) 2016 (medium) Gel Medium, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 115 x 130 cm;
45 1/4 x 51 1/8 in(Stock number) LGag002 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Notes for later (Year) 2017 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Notes for later (Year) 2017 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Maze (Year) 2016 (medium) Gel medium, Nail polish, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 170 x 115 cm;
66 7/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag004 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Notes for later (Year) 2017 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Parallax (Year) 2016 (medium) Gel medium, Nail polish, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 170 x 76 cm;
66 7/8 x 29 7/8 in(Stock number) LGag006 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Decision to (Year) 2016 (medium) Gel medium, Nail polish, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 165 x 115 cm;
65 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag003 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Its mine I spend it (Year) 2016 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 115 x 170 cm;
45 1/4 x 66 7/8 in(Stock number) LGag007 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Cause and Effect (Year) 2016 (medium) Nail polish, Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 170 x 115 cm;
66 7/8 x 45 1/4 in(Stock number) LGag001 -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) Walking Errands (Year) 2016 (Institution) The Cabin (Location) Los Angeles, CA USA -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Rubberneck (Year) 2016 (medium) Ink and gel medium on PVC (Dimensions) 115 x 150 cm;
45 1/4 x 59 1/8 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Peach Fuzz (Year) 2016 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 115 x 170 cm;
45 1/4 x 66 7/8 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Enhanced Problem Solving (Year) 2016 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 145 × 115 cm;
57 × 45 3/10 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Palazui (Year) 2016 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 115 × 170 cm;
45.3 × 67 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Untitled 1 (Year) 2015 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 100 x 189 cm;
39 3/8 x 74 3/8 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) La Vitesse des Images (Year) 2016 (Institution) Instituto Svizzero (Location) Rome, Italy -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Untitled 2 (Year) 2015 (medium) Ink on PVC (Dimensions) 115 x 170 cm;
45 1/4 x 66 7/8 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Exhibition) 89plus: FILTER BUBBLE (Year) 2015 (Institution) LUMA Westbau, (Location) Zürich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Pierre & Charles (Year) 2015 (medium) Ink and Latex on Vinyl (Dimensions) 172.5 x 115 cm;
47 x 65 in -
(Artist) Louisa Gagliardi (Title) Marcel (Year) 2015 (medium) Gel Medium, ink on Vynil (Dimensions) 115 x 165 cm;
45 1/4 x 65 in