Valentina Ceci

Valentina Ceci was born on 26th of September 1985 in Milan where she grew and completed her education at the Arts Academy "Accademia delle Belle Arti of Brera". After an initial period as set designer and illustrator, from 2012 she started the creative itinerary with painting and art creations by taking part to personal and collective exhibitions not only in Italy but also abroad.
In her portraits the naturalist component is boosted by the choice close to photography. The portraits are inclined to reach a destination that is not visible: "the soul and essence, the spiritual and eternal trait of a human being". Despite the realistic technique, the drawing is sometimes fragmented and leaving the observe the possibility to see some parts portraying canvas or paper. The drawing has not only simplify replicate the facial features, but a deeper synthesis of memories, emotions and feelings expressed by direct strike of the drawing lines.

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2003/2008: Accademia Di Belle Arti di Brera, Milano.

- Premio Bonatto Minella 2013, Mostra semi-personale – Hernandez Art Gallery - Milano
- Premio Bonatto Minella 2013, Mostra semi-personale curata da Vittorio Sgarbi – Casa Toesca, Rivarolo Canavese (To)
- The Coffee Art Project – Timberyard – Covent Garden, London, UK
-M3N0- Premio Raffaele de Grada- O.C.A. Officine Creative Ansaldo (Milano)
-"A.M.A" Art and Music Around - Chiari (Bs)
-Personale-Fashion Cafè- Milano
-MostraMi - L'arte contemporanea a sostegno della donna - C.A.M. Corso Garibaldi (Milano)
-Mostra degli Illustratori - Bologna Children's Book Fair 2013 (Bo)
Mostra degli Illustratori itinerante: .Itabashi Art Museum (Tokyo)
.Otami Memorial Art Museum (Hyogo)
.Takahama Kawara Museum (Aichi)
.Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum (Ishikawa)
-Affordable Art Fair - Superstudio Più (Milano)
2012
-"Una donna impenetrabile"
mostra fotografica/pittorica di apertura allo spettacolo teatrale di Rossana Caretto
Studio area 22, Via G.Giusti 22 (Mi)
-"A.M.A" Art and Music Around - Chiari (Bs)
-"BazArte" - Revel Scalo d'Isola (Milan...