S A R I T A Nanni

I was born in Rimini. Raised between the sea, salt air, and ancient stone, I’ve always looked for what lies beneath.
My artistic training began at the Istituto d’Arte Scuola del Libro in Urbino, continued in Venice with Emanuele Luzzati, and in Sarmede with Arcadio Lobato. In Florence, I studied the fresco technique. I’ve breathed art in many forms — and chose my own.
I spent nearly a decade in London, working on ceramic murals and custom-made pools for the Emirates market. Now I create in my studio in Rimini, together with my sister Catia. Wood, ceramic, metal, resin, color — every piece begins with a dialogue with matter.
I paint faces, but resemblance doesn’t interest me. I look for vibration, inner tension, emotional fragments. I use oil, acrylic, solvents, metal leaf, tar, enamel, raw pigments. Each painting is a field of force. The surface breathes, fights, yields, resists.
My language is called Grunge Art. It’s instinct, contrast, layering, excess. Mistakes are part of the process. The unexpected is sacred. Every material participates actively — it oxidizes, breaks, reflects, transforms. There are no filters. No easy solutions.
I’m after what’s true. The kind that stings. The kind that pulses.
Each portrait is a lit-up mirr...

I attended art colleges in Urbino, Florence, Venice and London. Many exhibitions mainly in Italy.

Bagno di Romagna - Italia Art Gallery
Montelabbate-Italia Municipio
Mantova-Italia Palazzo Ducale di Revere
Rimini-Italia Palazzo del Podestà
Rimini-Italia Sala degli Archi 2
Riccione-Italia Palazzo del Turismo
Rimini-Italia Casa Pomposa
Fano-Italia Ex-collegio S.Arcangelo
Cattolica-Italia Palazzo del Turismo
Cesena-Italia Ex-Istituto Comandini
Vigevano-Italia Studio Avogadro
Fano-Italia Rocca Malatestiana
London-U.K. Serpentine Gallery
Rimini-Italia Luisè Art Gallery
Rimini-Italia Ospedale Comunale
Firenze-Italia Danny Rock
Cattolica-Italia Municipio