EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2014-2015 Master with Merit of Fine Art UCA, Canterbury
2011-2013 Bachelor with Merit in History of Art University Paris1, Sorbonne, Paris
AWARDS
2023 Winner, Artist in residence Programe, Universitè Paris 8
2022 Winner, Grant “Italian Council” promoted by Ministry of Culture, Italy
2021 Winner, Grant “Lazio Contemporano”


EXHIBITIONS
2024
Personal Belongings, Vasli Souza Gallery( Oslo),vaslisouza.com
People in Landscapes/Landscapes into People, Galleria Stefania Miscetti (Roma), studiostefaniamiscetti.com
Passed
2023
This is us Paris, The Room (Paris), Theroomprojects.com
This is Us, Nordic Light Festival (Kristiansund), nordiclightfestival.no
This Is Us, MZIN (Leipzig), mzin.de
Tana Bru, Museo dell'Arte Contemporanea MLAC – Sapienza, Notte Europea dei Musei.
2021
This Is Us, billboards spaces along the n.19th tram route in Rome ,thisisusproject.com/ Rome
Babies are knocking, Studio Stefania Miscetti, studiostefaniamiscetti.com/
2019
Rouge, Roma Europa Festival, romaeuropa.net/festival-2019/rouge/
Poesia e Destino, La fortuna Italiana del Werther, Casa di Goethe Museum, casadigoethe.it/
2018
She Devil, Studio Stefania Miscetti, studiostefaniamiscetti.com/
Maria Di Stefano Meet me under Water, One Room, oneroombooks.com/
Maria Di Stefano Entertainement, Una Vetrina MAXXI, theindependentproject.it/it/events/
Now and Forward, Temple Gallery, rome.temple.edu/ now-and- forward/
2017
Maria Di Stefano, No Human Trace, Avenue 50, Los Angeles, avenue50studio.org/
Experience 27: Elsegundissimo, ESMoA (CA), esmoa.org/
2016
Queer Week, Paris, queerweek.com/
2015
PHOTOWORKS Prize, FACRAG, Brainerd, facrag.weebly.com/
Donkey Art Prize, VIOPHILA Gallery, Miami, donkeyartprize.com
Creative Challenge,The Ugly Duck, London, creativechallenge.info


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/. Los Angeles
Mentor, advanced photography, 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


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Art Tribune, "La realtà sociale nelle foto di Maria Di Stefano a Roma"
Vanity Fair, “anche noi siamo Italia” Repubblica, “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” cafebabel.com/it/article/maria-di-stefano-catturo-le- contraddizioni-culturali-del-capitalismo-
Freeda: “Women Crash: Maria Di Stefano” facebook.com/freedamedia/videos/
Flewid Book vol.2 “Courage Paradise”: fewid-book.com
GQ Ital .gqitalia.it/ragazze/portfolio/2017/08/09/maria-di-stefano- entertainment/
C-heads Magazine c-heads.com/2016/12/14/way-out-and-shining-under-blue- lights
Stick and stones agency, the-end-maria-di- stefano/
Aurora Photography, aurorafotograf.com/maria-di-stefano/
OSSO Magazine: ossomagazine.com/FOTOGRAFIA / Benvenuti nello strano mondo di Maria Di Stefano
Bulletin No62: www.romeaccueil.com/ Maria Di Stefano artiste Italienne