Lorella Paleni is an Italian-born artist currently living and working in Paris. Using painting, monotype, photography, and traditional video animation, she investigates various subjects including ecology, women, nature, and the relations between humans and non-human animals. She received her MFA from Columbia University and her BFA from the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice (IT). Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Galéria Mesta Levoča in Slovakia, Galerie de L'OpenBach in Paris, E.Tay Gallery in New York City, Magic Beans Gallery in Berlin, and at the HB55 Kunstfabrik in Berlin; she has been featured in numerous group exhibitions in the United States, Europe, and India. Paleni has completed residencies with the Indo-European Residency Project in Kolkata; Catwalk Institute, Catskill, NY; Le CouveNt, Ausitz, France; AZ West with Andrea Zittel, Joshua Tree, California; and the Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY.