Vanila lives and works in Catania. She studied at Catania’s Accademia di Belle Arti, where she gained a distinction for her post-graduate specialisation in Scenography/Set Design, with her thesis concerning Off-Camera experiemental photography. She continued her study of Photography in Spain, at the Facultad de Bellas Artes, in Valencia. Her research focuses principally on experimental photography; on both the physical manipulation of photographic emulsion paper and manipulation of digital photographic imaging. Photography meant/understood as ‘light-writing’ and emotional images, as research and experimentation. The artistic, photographic product – free from seriality – becomes unique and pictorial.
Using these techniques, Vanila Privitera work involves holding experimental photography course for children.

Artistic Experience:

• 29th April 2008: participation in “Pecha Kucha Night”, at the “Zō” Contemporary Cultures Centre, Catania.
• December 2006 – January 2007: photography crew at “Segni d’ombre” at the “Interior Studio” of the architect Marco Currao, Catania.
• November-December 2006: participation as artist in the project “ISIDEM-Isole e identità in movimento” at the Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art in Montevergini, Syracuse.
• 26th to 29th May: participation in “Catania Arte Fiera”, through Catania’s Accademia di Belle Arti.
• 2006: Second year of training course in “Production of set preparation and medieval costume/props” at the “Maestri” Association of Motta St. Anastasia.
  March - May 2005: 3 month internship at the Gianluca Collica Gallery of Contemporary Art, Catania.
• 2005: Training course in “Production of set preparation and medieval costume/props” at the “Maestri” Association of Motta St. Anastasia.
• 2003: Window-dresser, by means of Catania municipality’s “CityLab” project.
• December 2002: Photography collection: “Sguardi sulla città”, at the Marco Ognissanti Art Gallery, Catania.
• 13th – 16th June 2002: participation in “No.1 Salone Mediterraneo del Restauro e della Conservazione dei Beni Culturali”, through Catania’s Accademia di Belle Arti.
• 1st – 3rd December 2000: participation in “No.4 Salone dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali”, Venice, through Catania’s Accademia di Belle Arti.
• 2000: student of the “Multimedia workshop – computer graphics section”, through the Catania Municipality’s ‘CityLab’ progect.