Alessandro Bencini (Italy)
Workshop: sound art / Date: 25th July / At Mills Berry School, Kathmandu
Exhibition: Reclaiming Spaces / Date: 31st July to 2 August 2025 / Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery Annex, Kathmandu
Alessandro Bencini is an Italian composer and sound designer specializing in electroacoustic music, performance arts, and multimedia installations. He studied Audio Production and Sound Design for Performing Arts at SAE Institute Milan and is currently pursuing advanced studies in Electroacoustic Music Composition at the Conservatorio Cesare Pollini in Padua, while also attending a Master’s program in Electroacoustic Improvisation at the Conservatorio G. B. Martini in Bologna.
His artistic practice explores the intersection of sound, technology, and performance. Since 2018, he has developed and presented workshops, sound performances, and collaborative projects across Italy and Europe. He is a member of the duo Cloudwatchers, creating synesthetic performances that combine music, visual media, and live experimentation.
Alessandro has collaborated on numerous multimedia installations, sound design projects, films, and contemporary art exhibitions, with works presented at museums, festivals, and cultural institutions including Palazzo Grimani Museum, the Guggenheim Collection, Art Night Venice, and the Chigiana International Music Festival. Alongside his artistic practice, he conducts workshops and lectures on sound design, audio production, music history, and composition, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary sound art.
Patrice Sullivan (USA)
Patrice Sullivan lives and works in Phoenix, AZ. She received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an MFA from University of Pennsylvania. She hasexhibitedextensively nationally and internationally – including Gracie Mansion,Jim Kempner and Robert Miller Galleries in New York City,as well as the Gallery of Vaclav Spala in Prague, Czechoslovakia and CastiglionFiorentinoin Italy. Recently, she has shown at The Shin Gallery in New York City. Museum and University shows includeCarpenter Center at Harvard University, Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA and Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO and Rhode Island College, Providence, RI. Sullivan has attended residenciesat Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s “World Views” Program, Alfred & Trafford Klots International Program, Léhon, France, Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony, ScuolaInternazionale Di Grafica Venezia, Venice, Italy, and Chalk Hill Residency in Healdsburg, CA. Recently, she was awarded a scholarship for the Manhattan Graphics Center in NYC for the Fall of 2022.
Sullivan’s artwork has been reviewed by The Huffington Post, Artscore Magazine, Southwest Magazine, Westword Magazine. Her work is in many private collections.
Patrice is an Emeritus Professor of Painting at Colorado State University where she taught for twenty-five years. In addition, she was a Lecturer at Harvard University from 1988-1991. Patrice pioneered and taught a study abroad program in Italy through Colorado State University in Tuscany. Please visit my website: www.patricesullivan.com
Karima Joshi (Nepal)
Exhibition: Reclaiming Spaces / Date: 31st July to 2 August 2025 / Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery Annex, Kathmandu
Karima Joshi is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Hetauda, Nepal, whose practice spans printmaking, painting, photography, video art, performance, and installation. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Printmaking at the Central Department of Fine Arts, Tribhuvan University, after completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting from Lalitkala Campus in 2023.
Her artistic work explores visual narratives, conceptual forms, and contemporary expressions, often engaging with emotion, space, and social contexts through diverse media. Karima has participated in numerous exhibitions, including the National Fine Art Exhibition organized by the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Art in Himalayas 2026, SHIVATA 30, HERITAGE Re-Imagined, and Reclaiming Spaces. In 2025, she also participated in the Space A International Art Residency and took part in a Video Art Installation workshop conducted by Jupiter Pradhan at NAFA.
Alongside her studio practice, Karima has extensive experience as an art educator, teaching in schools across Kathmandu and Hetauda since 2013. She is also an accomplished photographer, having successfully completed more than 100 wedding photography projects and numerous photo-walk initiatives. Through her multidisciplinary approach, she continues to explore new possibilities in contemporary visual art.
Isabella Ronchetti (Italy)
Residency Period: July-August 2025
Exhibition: Personal Mythologies / Date: 16 & 17 August 2025 / Venue: Siddhartha Art Gallery Annex, Kathmandu.
Isabella Ronchetti is an Italian-American visual artist, muralist, illustrator, and graphic designer whose practice bridges fine art, public art, and visual communication. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design from NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) in Milan in 2023. Since 2020, she has worked as a freelance muralist and graphic designer, developing projects that combine artistic expression with contemporary design.
Ronchetti’s work has been featured in a range of publications and exhibitions. Notable projects include illustrations for Bowen Jewelry Company’s seasonal billboard campaign, cover illustrations for Stormi Magazine in collaboration with Piccolo Teatro di Milano, and a forthcoming series of paintings for the annotated edition of Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally through venues and platforms such as Main Street Arts in New York, Circuiti Dinamici in Milan, and the virtual exhibition Juniper Rag.
Working across both traditional and digital media, Ronchetti is proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Cinema 4D, and web design tools. Fluent in English and Italian, with advanced proficiency in Spanish, she continues to expand her multidisciplinary artistic practice through illustration, mural painting, and contemporary visual storytelling.
