Professional info
Born in 1986 in Milan.
Came to Ireland in 2012 following the beautiful landscape and its traditional music.
I went to a course in Botanical art and illustration in IADT (Dun Laohaire) with Ida Mitrani (2013) and The Schoolhouse of Art in Enniskerry with Yanny Petters (2015), since then I regularly meet with other botanical artists at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin under the wings of Susan Sex.
I studied horticulture with the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland and I have a certificate in Principles of Organic Growing (OGI).
Studied art all my life, I have a Diploma in Illustration and Multimedia Animation, IED Milano and worked as a graphic designer in edizioni BD until 2011.
I have been involved with NCAD Community Garden in Dublin 8 and I am deeply interested in ecology, environment, health and food.
I have been working with farmers, coops and small businesses to improve their brand and sold paintings to privates.
Skills
Exhibitions
2020 - 27th of February - 5th of April - Middle Country Cafe coop
"Born from the Soil" - solo exhibition
2019 - 27th of September - 6th of November - Courthouse Gallery & Studios " Born from the Soil 1" solo exhibition
2018 - 25th February - Zero Waste Festival - "The beginning - Born from the soil" - ABC Drumcondra
2018 - 5th May - 27th May - Eireannach, Botanical Art Exhibition, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin
2018 - 20th to 31st August - Pharmacopoeia Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4LE
2017 Botanical & Floral Art in Bloom Exhibition, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.
2016 Botanical & Floral Art in Bloom Exhibition, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.
2015 Botanical & Floral Art in Bloom Exhibition, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.
2016 Claregalway Botanical Art EXPO, Claregalway Castle, co. Galway, Ireland.
2015 Claregalway Botanical Art EXPO, Claregalway Castle, co. Galway, Ireland.
Photoshop
Illustrator
Watercolour
Oil painting
Acrylic painting
2010 - present
2010 - present
30 October 2015 - Medicinal Menu, 12 Henrietta street, Dublin. Ireland.
My 5 pictures where exposed as a background of an amazing dinner made with vegetables leftovers from supermarkets, community garden harvest and donations. 5 watercolour and graphite paintings rapresenting a yellow apple, a chard leaf, a nasturtium, celery and a quince.
16-25 of July 2015 - Jaja studio, 2015 Inaugural art exhibition, 1(b) Cowper street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 8.
Group exhibition.
2014 - 2015, Merrion Square / Peoples Art (S.Stephen's green), Dublin, Ireland.
I have been exposing and selling my paintings around the railings of the beautiful Merrion Square park all year around. My painting where rapresenting Irish landscapes and local flowers.
Education
2013 - 2015 Botanical art and illustration (IADT Dunlaoghaire, co. Dublin, Schoolhouse of Art Enniskerry, co. Wicklow)
I have been studying botanical art with the amazing artist Ida Mitrani in IADT for the first time. Lately i joined the Irish society of botanical artist and I followed Yanny Petters' courses in Enniskerry. Two different methods, both very useful.
2009 - 2010 degree in Graphic Design, Galdus, Milano, Italy
2006 - 2008 BA Illustration and Multimedia Animation, IED, Milano, Italy.