Sonia Marialuce Possentini

Sonia Maria Luce Possentini was born in Canossa (RE), and she shares her work and home life between Canossa and Pigneto sul Secchia (MO). Having graduated in Art History from the DAMS institute at Bologna University, and Bologna’s Accademia di Belle Arti, she studied under Stepan Zavrel at the Sàrmede School of Illustration and took Kveta Pakovskà’s course in illustration at Venice’s Associazione Culturale Teatrio. She has been awarded grants from the Fondazione Magnani, in Rocca di Mamiano (PR), and the Olands Grafiska Skola. A painter and illustrator, Possentini has taken part in several exhibitions, both as part of a collective and individually, and seen her work published in illustrated volumes, on book covers and in publicity material for publishing houses Fatatrac, La Margherita Edizioni, Kite Edizioni, Mine-Edition, Grimm Press, Giunti, Mondadori and Sonzogno. She has been awarded prizes and accolades in Italy and internationally, including the Silver Award in the Illustration Competition West 49 organized by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. Her book Un bambino (Kite Edizioni, 2011) was selected by IBBY Italia and competed at the BIB – Bratislava Biennale. In 2012 she took part in the Città Invisibili project with...

Graduated in Art History from the DAMS institute at Bologna University, and Bologna’s Accademia di Belle Arti,

Collective Exhibitions

2013-Leggere forte- Napoli-Italy
2013-Le parole della Solidarietà- Salone Internazionale del Libro-Lingotto Fiere-Torino-Italy.
2013-Mostri Selvaggi in Mostra-Omaggio a Sendak, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo-Torino-Italy
( mostra itinerante).
2012-Rosso Pop-Habanero-Reggio Emilia-Italy
2012-I colori del sacro. Aria- By Andrea Nante-Museo Diocesano-Padova-Italy
2011-Sognando Immagini ByAssociazione culturale Attraverso Lo Specchio-Palazzo della Frumentaria-Sassari-Italy
2011-Due piazze, tre colori-Galleria de' Bonis-Reggio Emilia-Italy
2010-2011-Piccoli formati-Galleria de' Bonis-Reggio Emilia-Italy.
2010-2011-Frammenti-Galleria 8,75 Artecontemporanea- Reggio Emilia-Italy.
2010-2011-Snowflakes By Chiara Serri-CSArt Vetrina-Reggio Emilia-Italy.
2010-2011-24 Artisti a Villa Verde By Circolo degli Artisti-Villa Verde-Reggio Emilia-Italy
2010-stARTup by Roberto Ronca-Ex Macello-Verona-Italy.
III Festival del libro d'artista e delle piccole edizioni By Elisa Pellacani-Piazza Sant Just-Barcellona-Spain.
2012-Sognando immagini By Associazione culturale Attraverso Lo Specchio-Palazzo della Frumentaria-Sassari-Italy.
2009-INtempo By Pietro Mussini-Officina delle Arti-Reggio Emilia-Italy.
2002-20...