“…emerging with work that demands attention. Influenced by post-essentialist, queer, and feminist thinkers, [Ariella] makes work for those who’ve been taught to shrink themselves – to withhold joy, to stay silent, to submit. Her practice explores the politics of control, pleasure, and the body… Napoli’s process is both instinctive and deliberate, shaped by a desire to reclaim space for messiness, sensuality, and transformation. Her strange, sexual, oozy works aren’t just a celebration – they’re an act of reclamation.”

-Indigo James, The Note 2025