Growing up in Parma, Italy, I always loved painting and drawing from a very young age.

Despite this childhood passion, I chose to study biology and made a successful career in the life science industry for nearly 30 years.

Throughout this time I continued to dream about becoming an artist and I never stopped practicing and developing my artistic interest. I started with some painting courses while attending university in Italy and after I moved to Paris in 2003, I began to hone my skills in a more regular and complete way attending a sculpture course for eight years and then exploring drawing in order to better understand the human body. Finally, in 2019, I returned to my initial love: painting.

In 2021, I made the important decision to leave my industry job; since then I have finally been able to devote myself entirely to art.

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