Adelisa Selimbašić (b. 1996) is an Italo-Bosnian artist whose practice centers on intimate, psychologically, charged explorations of the body, lived experience, and emotional memory. She holds both her BA and MA in Painting from the Venice Academy of Fine Arts (2019, 2021) and is currently based in New York.
Selimbašić has developed a dynamic international presence with solo exhibitions at Tommaso Calabro Gallery in Milan (2025), z2o Sara Zanin Gallery in Rome (2024), Ipercubo Gallery in Milan (2023), Fridman Gallery in New York (2023), and Marsèll Paradise in Milan (2023). Her work has also been featured in significant group exhibitions at Bradley Ertaskiran (Montreal), Nicodim Gallery (Los Angeles), Harkawik (New York), Rhodes Contemporary (London), Giovanni Bonelli Gallery (Mantova), and numerous institutions and project spaces across Europe and North America.
She has participated in major art fairs including Artissima, Art Brussels (solo presentation with z2o Sara Zanin), Arte Fiera Bologna, and multiple editions of Untitled Art Miami Beach (with Fridman Gallery and Kates-Ferri Projects). Her work is held in prominent collections such as the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, the Maramotti–MaxMara Collection, and Soho House Rome.
Selimbašić has completed residencies at Fountainhead (Miami), IFITRY (Morocco), VIR Viafarini (Milan), Kates-Ferri Projects (New York), Dolomiti Contemporanee, and others, and has received notable recognitions including the Fountainhead Residency Prize at Untitled Miami Beach (2023) and finalist nominations for Premio Cairo (2024) and the Combat Prize (2022). Her work has been featured extensively in international press, including Vogue Italia, D La Repubblica, Artnet (“8 Painters to Watch”), i-D Magazine, Artribune, and Collater.al.