Nadia Rossi | GlasgowInternational

A handpainted postcard depicting a field with a group of flowers with faces and bodies dance whilst holding hands in a circle, whilst another plant watches them.

A white house which is surrounded by a lush garden and plants in planters.

Above a gate the word 'Community' is spelled out in letters. Behind is a tree and clouds in the sky.

A close up of a string of bells that are hanging over green plants.

A collage of paintings and artwork are displayed on a wooden wall, with scattered sunlight coming through.

A close up of a string of bells that are hanging over green plants.

An artwork of a hand hangs from a wire frame, above plants below.

A large yellow cleaning sponge that has been decorated with different coloured paints, assorted types of tape, and mini human figurines.

A group of people attending an event in a garden

Installation view of the entrance to Govan Project Space, its white doors and walls spray-painted with protest-style graffiti reading "Glasgow Life or Death, Scotland Free or a Desert...", "From Urdaibai to Milngavie the Guggenheim must die" and "Glasgow", with handmade placards reading "Artists Against the Arsehole" and "All Hail Cultural Economic Development" propped against the wall beside a Govan Project Space sign.

Sculptural installation of a black coat with a blue lining and cuff, hung on a broom propped against a white gallery wall, its bristles resting on the floor.

Framed illustrated artwork on a white gallery wall, styled as a spoof film poster titled "Milngavie Columbo: Glasgow Life or Death", depicting a figure in a mustard coat holding a key beside a clock tower, with the tagline "Jamie Bolland is".

Nadia Rossi is a Glasgow-based artist working in collaborative practice. Nadia embraces a do-it-together approach to explore how we can use play and performance as tools for social and political reimagining, often working with children and young people. Together they make things like sculpture, zines, banners, happenings and community events. Nadia is a co-founder of Rumpus Room and one-half of the artist duo Pester & Rossi.

Projects

2024

Nadia Rossi

Loose Tomatoes in the Backyard

Rumpus Room Yard
2024

Nadia Rossi

All Walls Will Fall
Programme

Nadia Rossi

Milngavie Columbo

Govan Project Space Unit 1 249 Govan Road G51 1HJ