Chiara Criniti

I am an Italian artist.

My works depict a world in which reality is represented through metaphorical and psychological images. My interest is focused on issues related to the psyche. I'm interested in feelings, emotions and troubles of the soul. My subjects show a fragile humanity, not out of inner weakness but out of a natural vocation.

The use of vibrant colors and bold contrasts, alongside the mélange of various media, enable me to create a complex world where reality coexists with metaphorical elements, the surreal and psychological; a world that can be interpreted in a variety of levels.

I work on paper, cardboard and canvas using mixed media: monotype, collage, graphite, acrylic, pastels, grattage.
Environmental problems are a topic that I hold dear and all my artistic production develops around the idea of recovering and recycling poor and discarded materials.

I find inspiration in paper as a material, and I use discarded magazines, clippings of my drawings or monotypes, old printed papers and envelopes.

I graduated in stage design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lecce. I was educated in the field of illustration by successfully sitting the courses by renowned illustrators: Linda Wolfsgruber (in Sarmede), Anna Castagnoli and Maurizio Quarello.

2024 - Figure - Narrazione Identitaria, Collective Exhibition of contemporary art, Rosy Boa Gallery, Arezzo (Curated by Matilde Puleo);

2023 - L'identità e lo scarto, Solo Exhibition, Torre Costiera di San Tommaso, Torre Lapillo (Porto Cesareo - Lecce);

2022 - It's just an exhibition, Collective Exhibition of contemporary art, Gigi Rigliaco Gallery, Galatina (Lecce);

2022 - Collective Exhibition V Edition of Giuseppe Casciaro Award, Palazzo Rizzelli, Ortelle (Lecce);

2021 - Isolamenti, Solo Exhibition at Milonga Cornici Gallery in Milan;

2018 - The Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Collective Exhibition at Mall Galleries in London;

2018 – Sunken Infinity: featured at Artbox.Project New York 1.0;

2017 - Profili Complanari (Coplanar Profiles) exhibition at the Scaramuzza Arte Contemporanea Art Gallery in Lecce, Italy;

2017 - Lost in Shangai, a literary walk in the historical city centre of Maruggio, Italy;

2017 - The Artbox Projects Basel 1.0 (Art Basel 15/18 June 2017);

2016 - Freedom in the nature, illustration exhibition, Kuwait City;

2015 - On the thread of memories, illustration exhibition, Bari, Italy;

2015 - The Sideways Glance, Illustration exhibition and related catalogue;

2014 – Tapirulan International Illustrator...