Luca Bosani

Workshops, Short Courses, Community Projects and Lectures - (2017-ongoing)

I specialise in gender studies, wearable art, sculpture, and performance. As an artist and educator, I regularly work with LGBTQI+ and neurodivergent groups and have experience collaborating with disabled artists. I am passionate about fashion and art in their most inclusive and egalitarian forms, with a particular focus on engaging with young people and marginalised communities. I have worked with established international institutions such as the V&A Museum and the Tate, and I have delivered lectures and workshops at leading universities such as Central Saint Martin and the Royal College of Art.

Unleash Your Magical Self   2024,  V&A Museum, South Kensington, London, UK – Young People (18-26 yo) LGBTQI+, Neurodivergent

1-week course/workshop on gender-identity expression and portraiture.

Personal and collective journeys through the creation of wearable artworks and final professional photoshoots. Inspired by the V&A collection and LGBTQI+ stories/histories.

led by Luca Bosani and Dahc Dermur the VIII – extended workshop format with an outcome for each participant

Final Display,  V&A Museum, Friday Late   2024,  V&A Museum, South Kensington, London, UK – Young People (18-26 yo) LGBTQI+, Neurodivergent

Myths & Muses: Queering the V&A  2024,  V&A Museum, South Kensington, London, UK – Young People (18-26 yo) LGBTQI+, Neurodivergent

1-week course/workshop on gender-identity expression and performance.

Personal and collective journeys through developing a performance film in the V&A Museum gallery. Inspired by the V&A collection and LGBTQI+ stories/histories.

led by Luca Bosani and Malik Nashad Sharpe – extended workshop format with an outcome for each participant

Wearable Art 2024,  touring making workshop Young People (14-26 yo) and wider audience,  V&A Museum, Dalgarno Trust Youth Service, Chelsea Library, HvH Arts, One Love festival, London, UK

Untold History of Heels  2024,  V&A Museum, South Kensington, London, UK

Towards genderless fashion, a lecture and performance on the history of heels focusing on their social roles (gender, sexuality, power, class). Presenting non-binary readings, opening to innovative inclusive queer futures.

Performance with Conn Williams & Rafael Escardo. Q&A: Luca Bosani in conversation with curator and LGBTQI+ art historian Will Ballantyne-Reid.

Travel Sculptures (Sculture da Viaggio) 2024,  V&A Museum, South Kensington, London, UK

Inspired by the work of the Italian artist, designer and educator Bruno Munari, a 1-day workshop on Travel Sculptures making for young people (14-26 yo). A Travel Sculpture is a folding artwork designed to accompany the owner or maker anywhere they desire.

Queer & Neurodivergent: Wearable Art & Performance workshop  2023,  Arts for Health, Milton Keynes, UK

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Community Building and Queer Identities   2023,  Museo de Arte Moderno, Trujillo, Peru. Supported by Arts Council England and Paijáàäâãåąæāªn

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Ungendered Identities: Persona & Personality   2023, VSSL Studio, London, UK. Supported by Arts Council England

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Wearable Art from the Neighbourhood Litter   2022, Lancaster Gate Community, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK

W11 Lancaster Gate Workshop 1 Luca Bosani

Residents and Workshop Participants wearing the artworks created collectively

W11 Lancaster Gate Workshop 2 Luca Bosani
W11 Lancaster Gate Workshop 3 Luca Bosani

My Magical Me in a Magical World   2021, DASH Disability Arts, online workshop, UK

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Luca Bosani: Monday Lecture series  2020, Central Saint Martins, London, UK

with Alex Schadi, Central Saint Martins Art Programme Director 

Visiting Artist Workshop at Kensington Aldridge Academy  2020, online with ACAVA, London, UK

See below Year 10 students’ final outcome  instructions and feedback given remotely via  recorded videos

Bomber Training: Workout Workshop   2020, AIR Gallery, Altrincham, UK

15 minutes online participatory session

Performance Rhythms: Repetition, Stillness, Inconsistency   2019, Lewisham Arthouse, London, UK

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Experimenting with Performance  2018, Royal College of Art, London, UK

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Learning through Doing  2018, Kensington and Chelsea College, London, UK

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