BIOGRAPHY
Bianca Kaplan is a London-born artist of Italian and Turkish heritage currently based in Bologna, Italy.
In 2018, she moved from London to Cornwall to study a BA (Hons) Illustration at Falmouth University, and later worked in galleries such as Tate St. Ives and The Newlyn Art Gallery in Penzance.
In 2023, Bianca relocated to Italy and began focusing on commissions and community art, collaborating with a wide range of associations. She leads weekly workshops exploring innovative printmaking techniques using up-cycled material.
In 2025, Bianca started working for a Bologna-based cooperative supporting people experiencing homelessness. She developed and facilitated arts-based projects and expanded her community practice to include printmaking workshops for vulnerable individuals such as immigrants, people with mental and physical difficulties, teenagers from challenging backgrounds, the elderly, and inmates.
WORKSHOP HOSTS AND COLLABORATIONS
ITALIA:
FOMAL, Bologna
Associazione Oltre…APS, Bologna
Villa Celestina, Bene Confiscato, Libera Bologna
Piazza Grande Cooperativa - Rostom, Happy Center, Il Portierato, Il Giornale di Piazza Grande, Bologna
Centro Sociale 2 Agosto, Bologna
Associazione Le Ortiche APS, Casalecchio di Reno
Cooperativa Sociale Società Dolce, Belletrame, Bologna
NAVE ODV – Emporio Solidale Case Zanardi, Bologna
AICS – Comitato Provinciale di Bologna APS, Bologna
CEIS A.R.T.E. - I cortili del villaggio per ragazzi , Bologna
Centro Sociale Anziani e Orti R. Ruozi APS, Bologna
Cooperativa Risanamento, Bologna
Lago Film Fest, Revine, Italy
Festival della Zuppa, Bologna
Centro di Salute Mentale (CSM), Bologna
La Dozza, Carcere, Bologna
DumBO, Bologna
Circo Sotto Sopra e Compagnia Legami
UK:
The Redwing Gallery, Penzance
Chyan Cultural Centre, Helford
The Fish Factory, Penryn
CONTACT
biancakaplanuk@gmail.com
@_bianca_kaplan_
EDUCATION
Il Bisonte - Foundation for Art and Printmaking, Florence 2025-2026
Selected Artist for intensive sustainable printmaking workshop, ‘Il Fondo’, Florence 11/2025
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, Single Course in Printmaking 10/2025 - 03/2026
Falmouth University, Cornwall UK, BA (Hons) Illustration (1st) 2018-2021
The BRIT School , London UK, Visual Arts and Design, Level3 Extended Diploma (QFC) (D*D*D) 2014-2018