Sonia Marialuce Possentini
Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy
About 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 within the Biennale di Letteratura e Cultura per l’Infanzia, organised by the Regione Veneto. She teaches illustration at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Reggio Emilia and the Masters course in illustration for children and aesthetic education: illustrazione per l’infanzia ed educazione estetica: per una pedagogia della lettura iconica at the University in Padua.
Awards
First Prize at Città di Bitritto 2014
First Prize at Premio Pippi 9 Th Edition 2014 at Bologna
First Prize at the IV Mariele Ventre National Award for Children’s Literature, Section ages 12-16, Sasso di Castalda (PZ), 2011.
Silver Award, Illustration Competition West 49, organised by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, 2011.
Second Prize at the International Children’s Illustration Competition, Cento (FE), 2010.
First Prize at the Syria Poletti International Competition: On Butterflies’ Wings, Local Councils of Bordano (UD) and Sacile (PN), 2008.
First Prize at the Lucca Junior National Competition, organised by Lucca Comics and Games, 2007.
First Prize at the International Illustration Competition in Swanenstadt (Austria), 2006.
Special Prize for graphic experimentation at the VI International Stepan Zavrei Competition in Cassano Jonico (CS), 2006.
First Prize at the Buon compleanno Andersen National Competition, Perugia, 2006
Education:
Graduated in Art History from the DAMS institute at Bologna University, and Bologna’s Accademia di Belle Arti,
Events:
Solo Exhibitions:
2014- Poesie Di Luce - Libreria Cuccumeo-Firenze -Italy
2014-L’innocenza delle cose- de Bonis Gallery- Reggio emilia
2014-L’alfabeto dei sentimenti -Festival di letteratura Gavoi-Nuoro-Italy
2014-L’alfabeto dei sentimenti-Le Magnifiche editrici Stamperia d’Arte -Bologna-Italy
2014- L’innocenza delle cose- Csart Vetrina- Reggio Emilia- Italy
2014-L’Innocenza delle cose- Associazione Rrose Sèlavy-Ferrara
2014-Sala della Gran Guardia – Rovigo
2013-Art gallery Parma- naturali silenzi – presentazione Di A. Bonito Oliva
2013-Alfabeto dei sentimenti- Pegognaga – Mantova- Italy
2013-A.R.S. - Art Resistance Shoah-Correggio Art Home- Correggio (RE)Italy.
2012-Nel Giardino di SoniaMariaLuce-Libreria Nel Giardino Segreto-Cattolica (RN)-Italy.
2012-Sonia Maria Luce-City Museum G. Bellin, Asola (MN)-Italy.
2011-La limpida innocenza della mano-Achille Marazza Foundation-Borgomanero (NO)-Italy.
2011-Le foglie d'oro Library-Fano, Urbania e Pesaro-Italy.
2011-Donne di luna e di sortilegi-By Giuseppe Berti, Il Mauriziano, Reggio Emilia-Italy.
2011-Sogni di luce by SDB Bologna, Officine Migranti, Bologna, Italy.
2011-E se improvvisamente...By Breaking Rain-Biblioteca Italiana delle Donne-Bologna-Italy.
2010-2011 Dialogo con la luna-Biblioteca Panizzi-Reggio Emilia-Italy.
2010 -Profili-Casina di Raffaello-Roma-Italy
2010-Sonia M.L. Possentini, by Cultural Association Attraverso Lo Specchio-Palazzo D'Usini-Sassari-Italy.
1997-Sentieri del sogno By Pierre Restany, Grazia Chiesa e Stefania Carrozzini-Studio d'Ars-Milano-Italy
Exhibitions:
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.
2002-2003-Singolare plurale By Pietro Mussini, Musei Civici, Reggio Emilia-Italy.
