Nicola Bettale was born in Schio (I) in 1978 where he currently lives and works. He has started to be involved in photography in 2005 and since the beginning has set out on a way of conceptual and expressive search through which he subjectively inquires into collective aspects of contemporary society. As from 2006 the young author has been taking part at solo and group exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Here are some among the most important ones: Liquid Paths by the Bevilacqua La Masa foundation (Venice), From Academy to Furnace by the Furnace foundation (Asolo) and Camino al Bicentenario 1810-2010 - Pylares y Paracciones by the Presidencia de la Nacion (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Center/Suburbs. New Creativities in Rome by Federculture office and the Dance of unknown people by Pho-to'35 gallery (Turin). In 2007 he reaches the first prize at the Center/Suburbs international contest for young artists, organized by Federculture (Rome) and he is one of the five selected photographers at Arte Prize 2007. In 2009 Bettale conceives the “Schio Glocal Digital Fest” together with “Le Momo Electronique” group. A multimedia Art Review where masters of video art as Nam June Paik, Robert Cahen, Robert and Steina Vasulka, Studio Azzurro and many others exhibit together with emerging and very young artists.
Bettale artworks' have been published on many Art magazines as Young Blood 2007, Zoom magazine and Arte.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2009
"Nicola Bettale and Joy Goldkind", duo exhibition, Wave photogallery, Brescia (I)

2008
"Swingings" - Accade project 2008, duo exhibition, Françoise Calcagno Art Studio, Venice
"The Dance of unknown people", Pho-to' 35 gallery, Turin
"Kinetic Skylines", project executed with the video artist Lino Strangis, Fogazzaro Palace, Schio (I)
"Centre/Suburbs. New Creativities", duo exhibition, Federculture building, Rome

2007
"Unstrained reality", Grand Hotel Mediterraneo, Florence

2006
"Sub Acquea", Masselli Gallery, Verona
"Energheia" - Musae experimental urban museum of emerging Art, Alençon Palace, Casale Monferrato (I)
"Degrading facts", Toaldi Capra Palace, Schio (I)
"Parallel visions", Fenice hall - F.I.A.F. gallery, Trieste (I)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (selection)

2009
"Schio Glocal Digital Fest" - multimedial art review, Fogazzaro Palace, Schio (I)
"Cromosoma donna del Sud", The Province Palace, Reggio Calabria
"NY Arts Venice Pavilion", Consorzio Cantieristica Minore Veneziana, island of Giudecca, Venice
"Lapis Ludica", Stelline Palace, Milan
"Centre/Suburbs. New Creativities", Supper-room and Sacristy - Vicolo Valdina set (Chamber of the Deputies), Rome
"Dramatis Personae II", Zamenhof gallery, Milan
"XX Women made in south of Italy", Onishi gallery, Chelsea, New York

2008
"Camino al Bicentenario 1810-2010 - Pylares y Paracciones", Presidencia de la Nacion (Pink House), Buenos Aires, Argentina
"LECG Art Party", Venini Palace, Milan
"Different Looks", Zamojska gallery, Zamo??, Poland
"Features", Town Hall show room, Celle Ligure (I)
"From Academy to furnace" II edition, The Furnace Foundation, Asolo (I)
"New signals 2008", Liviano Palace, Padua (I)
"One image day", Bloomsbury Auctions, Colonna Palace, Rome
"The biography of a wandering traveller", PrimoPiano livingallery, Lecce (I)
"Young italian Photography", Pomini Villa, Castellanza (I)
"Impact_Art, Place and Relations" – Arteingenua international contest for young artists, Piccolo e Grande Miglio - Castle of Brescia, Brescia (I)
"Liquid paths", Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, St. Mark square, Venice
"The Unbearable Lightness of Being", 911 contemporary art gallery, La Spezia (I)
"Seeming Abstractionism", Spazio al Bello, Milan
"Lumiére: regions between light and darkness", PrimoPiano livingallery, Lecce (I)
"Different Looks", Pracownia gallery, Warsaw, Poland

2007
"FUORI_07", Gallerati gallery, Rome
"Arte award 2007", Permanente Palace, Milan
"Centre/Suburbs", Federculture international contest for young artists, Federculture building, Rome
Video and sonic presences - Electronical art review, Castle of Cervelletta, Rome
"Youth inter-culture, identity and conditions of youth", Brescianelli Palace, Castiglione delle stiviere (I)
"Portfolio 2006", Italian center of fine art photography, Bibbiena (I)

2006
"Third Planet on the right", Galeria gallery, Padua
"X Massenzio Art international contest", ISA, Rome
"Arteam giovani Italia", Town hall Museum , Celle Ligure (I)

2005
"HP" - HypeGallery, Assab-one, Milan
"Communication", Dlight studio, Milan

AWARDS:

2008
Juror's prize at the “ElettriCittà – i luoghi dell’energia metropolitana” photo contest, organized by Seat Pagine Gialle S.P.A.
Finalist at the 1st Arteingenua international contest, Brescia

2007
1st prize at the Federculture Centre/Suburbs international contest, Rome
Finalist at Arte Award 2007
Photographic award Lario circuit M.U.S.A.E. (experimental urban museum of emerging art)
Certificate of partecipation at the "Youth inter-culture, identity and conditions of youth" group exhibition, Brescianelli Palace, Castiglione delle Stiviere (I), released by the Ministry of Justice

2009
METRONEWS, “Lapis ludica” a Palazzo delle Stelline, april 15th 2009, Metro srl editor
TUTTOMILANO, enclosure of the daily newspaper La Repubblica, Arte “LapisLudica”: fenomenologia della matita, april 15th 2009
LAPIS LUDICA, exhibition catalogue, Esseblu editor
CENTRE-SUBURBS, exhibition catalogue, Umberto Allemandi & C. editor
ZOOM, no. 218, January/February 2009, page 50, Rosanna Checchi editor

2008
IMPACT_ART, PLACE AND RELATIONS – Arteingenua international contest catalogue, page 31, published by Arteingenua s.p.a.
COTEMPORARY MUTATION, Accade 2008 catalogue, pages 122,123, Studio LT2 editor
TUTTOCITTA' - Vicenza and provincia, page 32, Seat Pagine Gialle s.p.a. editor
YOUNG BLOOD 2007, Annual of the talented italian artists awarded in the world, Iron Production and Next Exit editors
ZOOM, no. 216, September/October 2008, page 61, published by Rosanna Checchi editor
MUSAE 2007, events catalogue, page 30-40-46, City Management srl editor, 2008
FEATURES, exhibition catalogue, published by Oiesis editor
THE BIOGRAPHY OF A WANDERING TRAVELLER, exhibition catalogue, published by PrimoPiano livingallery
LECG Art Party, exhibition catalogue, published by LECG Consulting Italy
FROM THE ACADEMY TO THE FURNACE II edition, exhibition catalogue, published by The Furnace Foundation
LIQUID PATHS, exhibition catalogue, published by ACCADE association
ZOOM, no. 214, May/June 2008, page 46, published by Rosanna Checchi editor
MILAN, enclosure of the daily newspaper La Repubblica, Seeming abstractionism, page 20, no. 542, march 2008
SEEMING ABSTRACTIONISM, exhibition catalogue, published by esseblu editor
IL GIORNALE DI VICENZA, daily, the banality of everyday life redeemed through a lens, page 51, March 19th 2008
LUMIERE: regions between light and darkness, exhibition catalogue, published by PrimoPiano livingallery
ROMA The road to contemporary art, art trade show catalogue, published by Roma contemporary association
DIFFERENT LOOKS, exhibition catalogue, Pracownia gallery
ARTE No. 413 january 2008, page 228, published by Umberto Cairo editor

2007
FUORI_07, exhibition catalogue, published by Gallerati gallery and 06 association
ARTE No. 411 november 2007, page 52, published by Umberto Cairo editor
ARTE No. 410 october 2007, page 45, published by Umberto Cairo editor
ARTE No. 409 september 2007, page 36, published by Umberto Cairo editor
CHECK-OUT in-flight magazine, no. 15, page 38, published by Dama editor srl
FOTOIT august 2007, published by F.I.A.F.
REFLECTIONS - Portfolio 2006, exhibition catalogue, published by F.I.A.F.
CENTRE-SUBURBS, exhibition catalogue, published by Federculture

2006
"CON GLI OCCHIALI DA SOLE ANCHE DI NOTTE" Suburban shots, Haed page, anthology curated by Girolamo Grammatico. Published by Giulio Perrone Editore srl
FOTO Cult, no. 27, november 2006, page 72-73, published by Emanuele Costanzo editor