Stefano Conti

about

Stefano Conti (b.1994, Italy) is an artist based in Sweden. He holds an MFA in Photography from Valand Academy, Gothenburg and a BFA in Photography from LABA (Libera Accademia di Belle Arti), Brescia, Italy.
His works have been published both as printed matter (Der Greif, Yogurt Magazine, Atla Copenaghen) and online (Ombra magazine, FK Magazine, Broad Magazine). Recent exhibitions include Chippendale Studio (Milano, 2023), Galleri Format (Malmö, 2023), Athens Photo Festival (Photobook Exhibition at Benaki Museum, 2022), Museum of World Cultures (Genova, 2021), GIBCA Biennale (Göteborg, 2021), Tête Gallery (Berlin, 2021), Condominio (Milan, 2021).

Conti took part in many artist residencies, such as Hangar (Lisbon, 2022), Nocefresca (Sardinia, 2021), ISSP (Riga, 2021), Premio Arti Visive San Fedele (Milano, 2020). In 2021, he was the winner of the Italian Council scholarship by Mibact, he received a one-year working grant from the Swedish Art Council and was the winner of the Dummy PhotoBook Prize from Palazzo Rasponi (Ravenna, Italy).

In addition to his solo practice, he collaborates with Swedish artist Emma Sandström as the duo Emma & Conti. He is also the founder of SWIT, the platform for contemporary photography bridging Sweden and Italy