Carolina Sandretto is an Italian Photographer living between Milano, the region of Toscany in Italy and Paris, France. With a back ground in both not for profit management and documentary photography, Carolina explores themes such as passing of time, memory and abandonment. She works predominately with medium and large format analogue cameras.

Carolina has a Political Sciences degree from University Cattolica di Milano and a MA in Not for profit management. She completed the Documentary Photography Program at I.C.P. New York, in 2013. She completed her MFA program in 2023 from Hartford University.

She published with Skira the book “Cines de Cuba” in 2017 and in 2019 her second book “Cuba. Vivir Con” with Silvana Editoriale.

In 2020 she is publishing the Artist Book “Internal memories, External Memories” which launched in October and is currently availeble in several bookshops in Italy as weel as on this website.

Her shows include:

“The View from here”, group show, ICP - International Center of Photography, New York City NY, USA (2013).

“Anthropological landscapes”, with Corinna Groeben and Francesco Iodice at Galleria Antonio Ricci curated by Laura Cherubini in Carrara, Italy 2014.

“Anthropological landscapes”, with Corinna Groeben and Francesco Iodice curated by Laura Cherubini at Whitebox Gallery, New York City USA, 2015.

“Vivir Con…”, solo show, Galleria Renata Bianconi September – October 2015.

Julia Margaret Cameron Award winner for the Portrait category in 2017.

“Cuba Is!” Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles USA, 2017.

“Festival Del Paesaggio“ Curated by Arianna Rosica and Gianluca Riccio, Capri, 2018.

MOPLA, Month of Photography Los Angeles USA, 2019.

"Things Left Behind" at [dip] Contemporary art Gallery in Lugano, Spring 2019.

"Things Left Behind" at [dip] Contemporary art Gallery in Pietrasanta, Summer 2019.

Julia Margaret Cameron Award winner 2019 for Landscapes with “Desert 2 Desert”.

"Things Left Behind" at River City Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand, January – June 2020.

“Postcards From Italy” solo show at Plaza Project Art Room, Viareggio Italy, Summer 2020. Curated by Claudio Composti.

“Cherchez la Femme” group show curated by Claudio Composti, Pietrasanta, September 2020.

"STILL LIV(F)E" at White Carrara 17-10-23 to 01-10-23 Curated by Claudio Composti, Carrara Italy.

"Some New Constellations" Hartford University MFA group show, August 2023, Hartford Connecticut, USA.

Carolina is represented in Italy by Alessia Paladini Gallery. Contacts at ap@alessiapaladinigallery.it or on https://www.alessiapaladinigallery.it/

Carolina is represented in Switzerland by [dip] Contemporary Art Gallery info@dipcontemporaryart.com www.dipcontemporaryart.com