Bianca Tosatti

Art Historian and professor for many years and biennal director of Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan. She organized consultancy activities for various psychiatric and rehabilitation institutions and many Exhibitions/events with regard to this field include: Lanormalità dell’arte (UTET catalogue), Figure dell’anima, Arte irregolare in Europa (Mazzotta catalogue), Di concerto with the Ospedale Psichiatrico Giudiziario at Castiglione delle Stiviere, Arteoltre with the Istituto Ospedaliero at Sospiro, Di/vertire with the Istituto Fatebenefratelli at San Colombano al Lambro.
Conception and realization (in collaboration with G. Bedoni for the psychiatric part) of a critical-theoretical text: ARTE E PSICHIATRIA, Uno sguardo sottile (pub. Mazzotta).
Continual consultancy activities for various psychiatric and rehabilitation institutions: organization of painting studios, supervision of their artistic activities and relations with the contemporary art scene; critical selection of works and contacts with private collectors and museums; staging of temporary and permanent exhibitions, relationships with the market; cultural training and up-dating of medical and paramedical personnel.
Exhibitions/events with regard to this field include: Lanormalità dell’arte (UTET catalogue), Figure dell’anima, Arte irregolare in Europa (Mazzotta catalogue), Di concerto with the Ospedale Psichiatrico Giudiziario at Castiglione delle Stiviere, Arteoltre with the Istituto Ospedaliero at Sospiro, Di/vertire with the Istituto Fatebenefratelli at San Colombano al Lambro.
Conception and realization of the exhibition/auction non -profit Outsider Art in Italia, Arte irregolare nei luoghi della cura. (Skira catalogue, Telecom Prize)
Ritrarre l’invisibile, Stupefatti di spazio, Perturbamenti del potere, Figure della protezione (each exhibition with a catalogue) in Carpi.
Conception and realization of the exhibition Oltre la ragione. Le figure i maestri le storie dell’arte irregolare( SKIRA catalogue).
Conception and realization of MAImuseo where have been realized the exhibition: Armand Schultess, il giardino della conoscenza and Women, Il genere sessuale nelle opere di Lisetta Carmi e Pietro Ghizzardi.
Creation of a study centre (exhibition space, specialist library, organization of analytical seminars) open to researchers who have made applications with motivation; the centre is called Figureblu and is located at Marena di Specchio, Parma.