My paintings are a direct reflection of the life I have lived, my environment both past and present. Each piece is a snapshot in time an expression of deep emotion, an embodiment of my viewpoint, and a reaction to my intense fear of death. When I paint, I infuse each work with an indescribable love of being alive.
Creating a painting is a journey of discovery, an interplay between colour, light, and deep emotion, they come through me, rather than of me. Each conception is different - the piece tells me how to begin, sometimes I am moved to use colour, other times I need more control and opt for sketch and line.
Paintings, much like life have many layers – there is the surface visual stimulation, but each is composed of a deeper substance - joy, struggle, and the unseemly parts of ourselves that we are afraid to show the world. But it is the beauty and the chaos that shape our path, ultimately leading us to who we are. What we see on the surface is but a fragment of our glorious being.
My hope is that when you look at my work you will feel the depth and discover something that triggers a long-forgotten memory. That something will hold you in the moment of looking, enabling you to be present in and to the beauty of this world.
I began painting in March of 2020 when Italy went into lockdown. It was a terrifying time, and as I have always created; I knew the best way to keep the anxiety from taking control of me was to find something to do with my hands.
What I didn’t realize was that painting would open an amazing world to me and become my obsession and path.
My small town in Italy is visible in my work: the gorgeous, saturated colours, the peeling paint, cobblestone streets and hidden passageways, old frescos poking through slowly chipping concrete, the blue green colour of the river that runs past my window, the deep red brown of the historic bridge, the vegetation along the riverbanks, the hills that lead to the Alps and the light, the glorious light.
In stark contrast I also see my past, New York City in the 1980’s where I spent a decade as a model. I see Zurich, Tokyo, Milan, traveling around the world to film television commercials and shoot ad campaigns. Life was fast and full of colour! Although my work is abstract, I see it and feel it all, the life and passion surrounds me and is always a part of me.
EDUCATION:
Parsons School of Design, New York City, Ceramics, 1986 – 1988
EXHIBITIONS:
2023 YAH Factory, Global ARTelier, Group Show, Milan, Italy (May) 2023 Unfair, Milano, Italy (March)
2023 Laguna ART, Group Show, Mission Viejo, California USA
2022 Nassau 42 Fine Art, Solo Show, Antwerp, Belgium
2022 YAH Factory, Group Show, Milan, Italy
2022 Young Art Hunters, WOMEN, Selected Artist, online Exhibition
2022 UnFair, Milano, Italy
2022 The Other Art Fair, London, UK
2021 Almach Art Gallery, Come Pioggia d’Estate, Group Show, Milan, Italy
2021 London Art Biennale 2021, Selected Artist, London, UK
2021 Young Art Hunters, WUNDERKAMMER – a ticket to other dimensions, Selected Artist, online exhibition contest 2021 Young Art Hunters, ILLUSTRAMI 4 YAH Art Days, Selected Artist, Milan, Italy
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
2022 Nina Ricci, Design Atelier, Paris, France
2022 Xetra Stores, Ferrara, Verona, Bassano del Grappa 2021 Al Querto, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
2021 La Bottega Dei Dolci, San Eusebio, Italy
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
2020 – 2021 United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, France, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Australia, United States of America, Costa Rica, Belgium, Austria, Germany
MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
VAA Visual Artists Association, UK, Joined 2022
Young Art Hunters (YAH) Certified Associate, Joined 2021 Art2Life Academy Member, Joined 2021