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I’m an Italian artist and illustrator based in East London. My work is quirky, filled with dreamlike worlds and playful creatures.

I’m drawn to things that are cute but sensual, hand-crafted and tactile, colourful and a little offbeat, old statuettes and strange little collectibles.

I merge analogue and digital techniques, using acrylic, oils and coloured pencils alongside riso printing, monoprinting and animation. Drawing from imagination, childhood memories and observation, I create textured images that explore human interaction, diversity and connections with nature.

My neighbourhood shapes my practice. The people around me and the freedom they express often inspire my characters, while acid colours and unusual perspectives help me turn reality into something playful, strange and alive.

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CV

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Job Experience


2025| Digital Technician at Kingston School of Art
2023-2025| Guest Lecturer at Kingston School of Art_ Illustration Animation 

Competitions


2023| Global Design Graduate Show |Arts Thread| Shortlisted
2023|  Shortlisted, VINTAGE + Kingston IABA Prize
2022|  Annual Award| Autori di Immagini | Gold Medal Student 2020

Residencies


2023| Artist in Residence| Drawn in Residence program|                                                                            CW+ charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital | NHS Foundation Trust

Education


2023| Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Illustration Animation| KSA
2013|  Master of Architecture, Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (USI), CH

Works and Features 


2020| Illustrator for Tort Magazine

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