Federica Armstrong is a visual storyteller born in Italy and based in Palo Alto, California.
Her practice includes documentary and fine art works focused on environmental, social issues as well as personal narratives related to intimacy and belonging.
Her project 'In Plain Site', on the on the toxic Superfund sites located in Silicon Valley vestige of the manufacturing era, was published in The New York Times Lens Blog and was part of the exhibit 'Devour the Land' held at the Harvard Art Museum in the fall of 2021.
During the pandemic years Armstrong has done extensive research on alternative processes to explore personal creative narratives that have led to her latest project ‘The Dowry’.
Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues in the US and Europe including The Griffin Museum in Boston, and Filter Photo Gallery in Chicago, The Rotlicht Festival in Vienna and Galerie Au Medici in Paris; her images have been featured in various publications.
Armstrong is a 2022 Critical Mass finalist.