Francesca Colombara (CIANCI) is an Italian animation director, illustrator, and comic artist. She co-founded CIANG studio, a 2D animation studio based in Verbania, Italy. Born in 1994 in Verbania, she graduated in Decoration from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 2017 and completed a master’s degree in Comics at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna in 2021.
Her graphic novel "Panic! Pandemic Diary from Italy" was published by Centrala in 2021. Over the years, she has collaborated with numerous brands and clients, including FX, GIPHY, NBA, Vans, Dickies, The North Face, Tesco, TED-Ed, and Bloomberg. Her music videos and short films have been selected for many international animation festivals, and her work has been featured in numerous art exhibitions. In 2025, she co-curated "Vite, Morti e Miracolo", a group exhibition at TAM – Tower Art Museum in Matera. In the same year, Francesca was part of the jury at the LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival for the commissioned film competition.
Francesca enjoys painting on wood, crocheting, and walking in nature.
ART EXHIBITIONS:
La Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla, San Millán de la Cogolla, Spain 2025
TAM – Tower Art Museum, Matera, Italy 2025
¿UNDERGROUND/INDEPENDENT?, Białystok, Poland 2023
Boundless – CHAO Milano, Milan, Italy 2022
CONFINI – Weigh Station, Bolzano, Italy 2022
OTOSCOPIA – Festival Espanso by Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy 2021
CICLA – International Children’s Book Fair Exhibition, Shanghai, China 2019
La Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla, San Millán de la Cogolla, Spain 2025
TAM – Tower Art Museum, Matera, Italy 2025
¿UNDERGROUND/INDEPENDENT?, Białystok, Poland 2023
Boundless – CHAO Milano, Milan, Italy 2022
CONFINI – Weigh Station, Bolzano, Italy 2022
OTOSCOPIA – Festival Espanso by Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy 2021
CICLA – International Children’s Book Fair Exhibition, Shanghai, China 2019
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
La Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla, San Millán de la Cogolla, Spain November 2025
Isola di Stavoli - Risvegli, Stavoli, Italy September 2025
OASI – Nuove Forme di Vita, Capraia, Italy September 2024
La KAP, Fontecchio, Italy July–August 2024
La Maison des Auteurs, Angoulême, France March–May 2024
NU’VEM 2023 – FREESAM, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal February–March 2023
AiR Lovere 2021 – Cortolovere, Lovere, Italy June–July 2021
Diciottocchi 2019 – Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy July 2019
La Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla, San Millán de la Cogolla, Spain November 2025
Isola di Stavoli - Risvegli, Stavoli, Italy September 2025
OASI – Nuove Forme di Vita, Capraia, Italy September 2024
La KAP, Fontecchio, Italy July–August 2024
La Maison des Auteurs, Angoulême, France March–May 2024
NU’VEM 2023 – FREESAM, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal February–March 2023
AiR Lovere 2021 – Cortolovere, Lovere, Italy June–July 2021
Diciottocchi 2019 – Lago Film Fest, Revine Lago, Italy July 2019
