EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2014-2015: Master with Merit of Fine Art UCA, Canterbury (U.K)
2011-2013: Bachelor with Merit in History of Art University Paris1, Sorbonne, Paris (France)

WORK EXPERIENCE
2022
Director of Photography, Cinque Marzo dir Stefano Malchiodi, Roma
2021
1st assistant director, Story of your life – dir. Salvatore De Chirico, Roma
2020
1st assistant director, Apartment Story – dir. Salvatore De Chirico, Roma
1st assistant director , Alps – dir. Andrew Matthew, Nice
2019
Co-director, Bru, nature People, Norway
2017
Artist assistant, Guillermo Bert. www.gbert.com, Los Angeles
Artist assistant, Alberto Di Fabio.www.albertodifabio.com, Roma
Artist in Residence at ESMoA. www.esmoa.org/about-us/ artist-in- residence/ Los Angeles Mentor, advanced photography class at Venice Art Center. www.veniceartcenter.com/ Los Angeles 2016
Photographer assistant. M.Anelli.www.marcoanelli.com. New York City
Photographer assistant. R. Kern. www.richardkern.com. New York City
Studio assistant, Circus Studios. www.circustudios.com. Milan
Intern, Ca’ d’Oro Gallery New York.www.ca-doro.com, New York City
2015
Organizer, Summer Art project. Porchlight, Canterbury
2014
Intern, Villa Medici.Villa Medici, French Academy in Rome (Italy)

EXHIBITIONS
04/2021 “Babies are knocking” Studio Stefania Miscetti, www.studiostefaniamiscetti.com/
02/2021 – Present Winner of the Grant “Lazio Contemporano” developping the progect “This is Us. Ritratti di Seconda Generazione”, http://www.lazioinnova.it/bandi-post/lazio-contemporaneo/
04/10/2019 – 07/10/2019 “Roma Europa Festival”https://romaeuropa.net/festival-2019/rouge/
23/05/2019 - 20/09/2019 "Poesia e Destino,La fortuna Italiana del Werther",Casa di Goethe Museum, www.casadigoethe.it/
21/05/2018 - 21/06/2018 “She Devil”, Studio Stefania Miscetti, www.studiostefaniamiscetti.com/
18/05/2018 - 18/06/2018 Maria Di Stefano “meet me under water”, One Room, www.oneroombooks.com/
16/04/2018-16/05/2018 Maria Di Stefano “DISTRACTION”, Daforma gallery, www.daformagallery.com/
14/02/2018-21/02/2018 Maria Di Stefano “Entertainement”, Una Vetrina MAXXI www.theindependentproject.it/it/events/
30/01/2018-22/02/2018 Now and Forward, Temple Gallery, www.rome.temple.edu/ now-and- forward/
01/12/2017-31/12/2017 Pornotismo, Studio Campo Boario, www.studiocampoboario.xoom.it
12/08/2017-03/09/2017 Maria Di Stefano: “No Human Trace”, Avenue 50, Los Angeles, www.avenue50studio.org/current-satellite-gallery 05/03/2017-21/05/2017 Experience 27: Elsegundissimo, ESMoA (CA) www.esmoa.org/
21/03/2016-28/03/2016 Queer Week, Paris www.queerweek.com/
06/08/2015 PHOTOWORKS Prize, FACRAG, Brainerd (U.S.A) www.facrag.weebly.com/
04/08/2015-12/08/2015 Donkey Art Prize, VIOPHILA Gallery, Miami, www.donkeyartprize.com
14/03/2015-28/03/2015 Creative Challenge,The Ugly Duck, London, www.creativechallenge.info

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Vanity Fair, “anche noi siamo Italia”
Republica, “This is Us” alla fermata, scatti di italiani in attesa
Frizzi Frizzi “This is Us” in mostra per le strade di Roma
Id Italy “This is Us”, Maria Di Stefano
Perimetro: “This is Us” https://perimetro.eu/dicembre-2021/this-is-us/
Cafè Babel: “Maria Di Stefano” www.cafebabel.com/it/article/maria-di-stefano-catturo-le- contraddizioni-culturali-del-capitalismo-
Freeda: "Women Crash: Maria Di Stefano" www.facebook.com/freedamedia/videos/ Flewid Book vol.2 "Courage Paradise": www.fewid-book.com
GQ Italy: www.gqitalia.it/ragazze/portfolio/2017/08/09/maria-di-stefano- entertainment/
C-heads Magazine: www.c-heads.com/2016/12/14/way-out-and-shining-under-blue- lights
Stick and stones agency: www.sticksandstonesagency.com/the-end-maria-di- stefano/
Decibel Magazine: www.decibelmagazine.com/blood-incantation/
Aurora Photography: www.aurorafotograf.com/maria-di-stefano/
Nervi Cani: www.nervicani.com/product/good-doom- naps-hug
Rolling Stones Italy: www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/premiere-frnkbrt-love- your- crossroads/2016-02-16/
OSSO Magazine: www.ossomagazine.com/FOTOGRAFIA / Benvenuti nello strano mondo di Maria Di Stefano
Bulletin No62: www.romeaccueil.com/ Maria Di Stefano artiste Italienne