Curriculum Vitae

Current Solo Exhibitions:

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma— solo photographic exhibition, December 8, 2023 - May 5, 2024; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Past Solo Exhibitions:

Fieracavalli, Veronafiere, S.p.A., I Butteri della Maremma, Fotografia di Gabrielle Saveri, online solo photographic exhibition, November 9-30, 2023. Verona, Italy.

Buffalo Bill Center of the West / Whitney Western Art Museum, John Bunker Sands Gallery, Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma — solo photographic exhibition, October 8, 2022 - August 6, 2023; Cody, Wyoming.C

Strudel Media Live - solo photographic exhibition, Instagram, June 2020.

Java Jax, "The Italian Cowboys," Solo Exhibition; Vallejo, CA, 2016.

Group Exhibitions:

Boyd’s Station Gallery — Mountain Workshops Group Show, June 12-August 13, 2021; Cynthiana, KY.

N.Y. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - Transformation 2020: “Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet,” online exhibit, curated by Anne Kelley, 2020.

14th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, 2018: invited to show at Galleria FotoNostrum, Barcelona, Spain, March 2020.

Lawler House Gallery — group show sponsored by the Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association, Suisun City, CA, 2019.

12th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, 2018; invited to show at Gallery Valid, Barcelona, Spain, May 2019.

2018 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) Exhibition, Shibuya Cultural Center; Tokyo, Japan, February 2019.

Italian Cultural Institute (Istituto Italiano di Cultura), San Francisco, CA, “I Butteri della Maremma,” Solo Exhibition; San Francisco, CA, January 2019.

The Mountain Workshops, “Life Lessons,” Gateway Arts Center, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 2018/2019.

Solano Community College, Educational Art Center -- group show of featured SCC artists, Vallejo, CA, Spring 2018.

Social Documentary Network: Through A Women's Lens Exhibition -- "The Italian Cowboys of Maremma," 2018.

Missouri Photo Workshop #69 — "Shelia Salmons: A Voice of Calm;" Eldon, MO, 2017

Arts Benicia — “Spheres of Influence” — 8th Creative Women's Symposium, Pop-up Exhibition; Benicia, CA, 2017.

Dorothy Herger Gallery, "Home -- A Photo Exhibit by Students, Staff and Faculty at Solano Community College"; Fairfield, CA, 2017.

Cordelia Public Library, “Equine Blur,” participant in group show featuring photographers from Solano Community College; Cordelia, CA 2015.

Agent2Artist "Recent Works:  Brian Wickersham and Gabrielle Saveri," Barbagelata Real Estate; San Francisco, CA 2015.

Fort Mason Gallery - Promising Students Painting Show, City College of San Francisco; San Francisco, CA, 2015, 2014, 2013.

Jessel Gallery, "Cirque de la Symphonie," Paintings Benefit for the Napa Symphony; Napa, CA, 2007.

Media / Publications / Articles (About Me):

Boise State Public Radio (National Public Radio), July 8, 2023, The Cowboys of Italy, Presented by host Samantha Wright.

The Napa Valley Register, Capturing the Cowboys of Italy: Napa photographer showcases ‘butteri,” June 1, 2023, by Brenden Ghecea.

In Toscana, Fotografia, i butteri di Maremma protagonisti al museo del West intitolato a Buffalo Bill, May 23, 2023, by Raffaella Galamini.

Wyoming Public Radio, May 19, 2023, “The Cowboys of the Wild West in Italy? A new exhibit focuses on the Butteri,” by Kamila Kudelska.

Cody Enterprise, May 11, 2023: “Italy’s Legendary Cowboys: Photo exhibit on display at Center of the West,” By Morgan Phillips.

Powell Tribune, April 27, 2023: An Artist’s Fight to Save the Culture of the Italian Cowboy: Rare view into the life of I Butteri brought to Cody for first major show,” By Mark Davis.

Billings Gazette, April 28, 2023: Photographer documents Italy’s vanishing cowboys, the butteri; exhibit on display in Cody,” by Brett French.

We the Italians, October 4, 2022: Exhibition Opening Saturday in Cody, WY — Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma, Photographs by Gabrielle Saveri.”

Points West Magazine, Fall 2022: “Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma,” by Ruffin Provost.

L’Oeil de la Photographie / The Eye of Photography, November 5, 2021: “Close up: Gabrielle Saveri,” by Patricia Lanza.

Photographer's Forum (sponsored by Sigma) -- Best of Photography 2018.

Vallejo Times-Herald, A&E Source: "Solano teacher showcases ‘Italian cowboys’ at Java Jax.” January 5, 2017.

Books / Articles (By Me):

BOOK: Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma, by Gabrielle Saveri, Copyright 2022, published by Strudel Media Live Press.

BuzzFeed News, June 29, 2019: “The traditionally horsemen culture of Maremma, Italy, yields to ‘horsewomen’ as a result of new training course” by Gabrielle Saveri.

Washington Post, In Sight - Perspective, June 24, 2019: “The traditionally horsemen culture of Maremma, Italy, yields to ‘horsewomen’ as a result of new training course” by Gabrielle Saveri.

Sonoma Sun, 2018

Travel and Leisure Magazine, June 2017 (Time Inc.): "There Have Been Cowboys in Italy for Thousands of Years. You Can Go Riding With Them" by Gabrielle Saveri

Sonoma Index Tribune, 2016

Awards:

2021 International Photo Awards (IPA); Honorable Mention, “Horsewomen of the Maremma” Editorial / Press / Other.

2021 PX3 - The Prix de la Photographie Paris - State of the World 2021 - Curatorial Shortlist.

2021 16th Annual Pollux Awards; Honorable Mention — Series.

2020 Tokyo International Foto Awards; Silver Prize — Editorial / Environmental.

2020 International Foto Awards (IPA); Honorable Mention — Editorial / Press / Other.

14th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers (juried by Elizabeth Avedon (US), Rebecca Robertson (US) and Analy Werbin (Spain/Argentina)), 2019; Honorable Mention — Women seen by Women.

2019 International Photo Awards (IPA) ; 2nd prize — Editorial / Press / Other.

2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards; Silver Prize — Editorial / Photo Essay.

2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards; Silver Prize — Events / Sports.

2018 The 3rd Biennial’s Grant, on short list of possible recipients for grant.

12th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers (juried by Elisabeth Biondi), 2018; Honorable Mention — Series / Culture and Daily Life.

12th Annual Pollux Awards, 2018; Honorable Mention — Series / Culture and Daily Life.

38th Annual Photographer's Forum Spring Photography Contest, sponsored by Sigma, 2018; Finalist.

 

Media Experience:

Extensive experience (over 30 years) in print journalism (wrote and/or reported) for the following publications including: Newsweek (Hong Kong / New York); People Magazine / In Style / Who Weekly (Rome Correspondent, Los Angeles, San Francisco); Business Week (Rome / West Coast); National Geographic’s Green Guide; Associated Press; Thomson Reuters News Agency, International Environment Reporter (published by Bureau of National Affairs); Travel and Leisure; The Washington Post; and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Extensive experience as field producer, segment producer and/or writer for independent TV production companies on shows for networks including: Lifetime Television; Discovery Channel; The Travel Channel; Fox Family Channel; Nickelodeon; and UPN.

International production experience for: RAI Televisione Italiana; Tetra Tech DPK/USAID; and Italian Consulate, San Francisco.

Guest Speaking:

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Brown Bag Series Presentation, Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma, 2024.

San Francisco State University, Journalism Students and Faculty Department, San Francisco, CA, 2023.

Buffalo Gals Dinner, Presentation: Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY, 2022.

New Italian Film Festival; San Francisco, CA, 2018.

Sonoma Film Festival; Sonoma, CA, 2017.

Permanent Collections:

Sonoma Public Library, Sonoma, CA.

Cowboy Al’s Wild West Museum, Litchfield, CT.

Granaio Lorenese, Azienda Agricola Alberese, Spergolaia, Alberese, Italy.

Private Collection of Joseph Saveri, St. Helena, CA.

Joseph Saveri Law Firm, San Francisco, CA.

Brothers Produce, South San Francisco, CA.

Teaching Positions:

Solano Community College, Adjunct Professor, Journalism, 2013-2018

Education:

Solano Community College, A.A. Photography, 2019.

New York University, M.A.  Journalism.

Brown University, B.A. History.

Christie's Fine Arts Course, London -- Certificate in the Fine and Decorative Arts / History of Art and Conservation, Decorative to Modern.

Monterey Institute of International Studies, Intl. Environmental Policy, certificate program.

Kentucky Mountain Workshops — Video Storytelling; Cynthiana, KY, 2019

Kentucky Mountain Workshops — Photojournalism; Mt. Sterling, KY 2018.

Missouri Photo Workshop, 2017.

Other Coursework / Portfolio Reviews:

National Geographic Storytelling/Photographic Summit; Invitee 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 — Washington, D.C.; 2024 — Los Angeles.

Maine Workshops: Visual Narrative (with Sarah Leen and Bill Marr), 2021.

Women Focus Portfolio Review Invitee (in collaboration with Leica Women Foto Project); Boston, MA, 2020.

Leica Masterclass (taught by Lynn Johnson and Patricia Lanza); Los Angeles, CA 2019.

CatchLight Juried Portfolio Review, McEvoy Foundation of the Arts; San Francisco, CA 2019.

StrudelmediaLIVE: Advanced Lighting (taught by Gianni Cipriano), 2019; Expanding the Visual Narrative: New Methods of Storytelling (taught by Anita Pouchard-Serra), 2020; Nighttime Photography (taught by Stefan Frank), 2020; Video Storytelling (taught by Marina Thome), and Editing the Visual Narrative (taught by Sarah Leen and Bill Marr).

Magnum Workshop/Portfolio Review (with Matt Black); 2017.

Video / Film Projects:

Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma, 2022.

The Drunken Monkey, The Mountain Workshops, Cynthiana, KY, 2019.

ProJustice Cote D’Ivoire Handicap Video, USAID/ProJustice, 2017.

The Paw Project Movie, Videographer, 2012.

Spiderman 2, Camera Assistant, New York, 2003.

Past Art-Related Working Experience:

Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, CA — Appraiser Trainee, Cataloguer, Asian Works of Art Department.

Sotheby’s Auction House, New York, NY — Cataloguer, Chinese Works of Art Department.

Christie’s Fine Arts, New York, NY — Temporary Researcher/Writer, Public Relations Office.

Chinese House of Arts, New York, NY — Cataloguer/Art Researcher of Han/Tang Dynasty ceramics.

Spink & Sons, London, UK — Cataloguer/Art Researcher, Oriental Works of Art Department.

Commercial / Clients:

Sonoma City Council Candidate Patricia Farrar-Rivas

Social Advocates for Youth

Sonoma Conservatory of Dance

Sonoma Valley Art Museum;

American Red Cross; North Bay Region, CA

Energy Fitness

Vino Cadre

Color My Soul™

Equitopia

Saveri Olive Oil