Gola’s artistic practice centers on the human figure, approached with a spontaneity and intimacy that feels both instinctive and choreographed. His large-scale compositions emerge from live drawing sessions with friends who pose freely in the studio. These bodies twist, recline, and intertwine in unguarded, often dynamic arrangements— temporary constellations captured in the search for a visual equilibrium. While rooted in figuration, his work resists traditional portraiture, opting instead for evocative scenes filtered through an unusual, often elevated perspective.
Emilio Gola was born in Milan in 1994, where he lives and works.
Recent exhibitions include Madragoa (2025); Tommaso Calabro, Venice (2025); Museo della Permanente, Milan (2024); Monica De Cardenas, Milan (2024); ArtNoble Gallery, London (2023);
Rizzuto Gallery, Palermo (2023); Annarumma Gallery, Naples (2023); Triennale di Milano, Milan (2023); and ArtNoble Gallery, Milan (2022). He has been recognized with the Caserini Due Torri Hotel Prize for painters under 35 at ArtVerona and was a finalist for both the Cairo Prize and the Francesco Fabbri Prize for contemporary art.
Installation view at Madragoa, Lisbon, Portugal
March 26th - May 17th 2025
Installation view at Madragoa, Lisbon, Portugal
March 26th - May 17th 2025
Moonkillers
Installation view at Tommaso Calabro, Venice, Italy
February 2nd — March 15th, 2025
Come Falene
Monica De Cardenas, Milan, Italy
April 12th - June 1st, 2024
Inneres Auge
Galeria Mazzoli, Berlin, Germany
April 6th - May 25th, 2024
Zitti Zitti
Installation view at Annarumma, Naples, Italy
October 28th - November 20th, 2023
Salon Palermo 3
Installation view at Rizzuto Gallery, Palermo, Italy
July 8th - August 26th 2023
Or three ways of putting the same thing
ArtNoble Gallery, London, United Kingdom
June 29th - July 13th 2023
Or three ways of putting the same thing
ArtNoble Gallery, London, United Kingdom
June 29th - July 13th 2023
Tre modi per dire la stessa cosa
Installation view at ArtNoble, Milan, Italy
September 20th - November 24th 2022