FAI Trieste Delegation - Artist's Studio 2026

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The first event in our series exploring the studios of Trieste-based artists—a visit to David Dalla Venezia’s studio—was a success!
Our journey through contemporary art continues with two more events: on Saturday, 21st November, we’ll delve into the world of Villi Bossi’s wood and stone sculptures, while on Saturday, 28th November we’ll discover Serse Roma’s graphite masterpieces.

Saturday, 21st November 2026, 10:00 a.m. — Visit to Villi Bossi’s Studio
Villiano “Villi” Bossi (also known as Villibossi) was born in Muggia on 8th November 1939. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa and attended the Scuola Libera di Figura, directed by Nino Perizi, at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste.
Active since 1964, he favors working with wood and stone and creates abstract, slender, and monumental works. He has held dozens of solo exhibitions in Italy and Austria and participated in approximately 40 international sculpture symposia in various European countries.
In 1991, together with his wife Gabriella Fiorencis, he purchased the 14th-century Muggia Castle, which was in a state of extreme disrepair and neglect. The couple spent thirteen years restoring it and transforming it into a charming home-studio, and recently (December 2025) ownership was transferred to a private foundation.
On this exclusive occasion, Villi Bossi will open the doors of his current studio, also located in the heart of Muggia. 

Saturday, 28th November 2026, 11:00 a.m. – Visit to Serse Roma’s Studio
Fabrizio Roma, known as Serse, was born in San Polo di Piave on 14th November 1952. Having abandoned the use of color, heth has consistently practiced graphite drawing on paper since the 1980s, often applying the work to aluminum sheets. His use of graphite gives rise to an intensely powerful reinterpretation of the landscape theme: seas, bodies of water, reflections of plants on the water, cloudy skies, crevasses, high mountains, snow-covered forests—only light and shadow, only paper and graphite. His works possess an incredible photographic quality and leave no room for the human figure. What predominates are the forms of nature, its grandeur, and the concept of the sublime.
An internationally renowned artist represented by the prestigious Galleria Continua, Serse has held numerous solo exhibitions and is the creator of the evocative poster for the 58th edition of the Barcolana, which has just concluded.

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FAI Trieste Branch
trieste@delegazionefai.fondoambiente.it

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FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano
Delegazione FAI Trieste