Alessandra Romani

August 9, 1972

Lisbon native, daughter of a Portuguese mother and an Italian father, graduated in interior design from IADE in 1999, a field in which she was working when she had her first contact with ceramics. In 2002, at , she studied in evening classes and later, for two more years, at Escola Artística António Arroio, continuing her learning. She worked with plaster modeling, pottery, sculpture, tile painting, glazing, and porcelain. Throughout her career as a ceramist, she practiced art under the guidance of Helena Abrantes, Elsa Gonçalves, Paulo Oscar, Inês Diana Salgado, Alberto Lino, Fernando Sarmento, Helena Brízido, Alberto Bustos, Israel Kislansky, among others.

While still considering ceramics as a hobby, between 2004 and 2006, she shared a studio with classmates in Alfama, where she organized her first exhibitions. In 2005, she was honored with an honorable mention in the Manuel Joaquim Afonso ceramics competition at the Sacavém Ceramics Museum, with the piece "O Cubo" ("The Cube").

In 2014, she left interior design and decided to dedicate herself exclusively to ceramics, initiating a project titled "Inspired by Arts," through which she explores her admiration for painting and her passion for ceramics. In this proje...

1999, IADE: Interior Design
2002, Ar.co School: Ceramics
2005, Artistic School António Arroio: Ceramics

2023 Oeiras Ceramic Art, Portugal
2019 Espaço SERAO Associazione Italiani a Lisbona - Collective Exhibition
2019 XXI Festival CCP, Lisbon's Creative Week
2018 Espaço Anahory, Lisboa - Collective Exhibition
2007 Prémio Bienal de Cerâmica Manuel Joaquim Afonso - awarded for its piece "O Cubo".