Sonia De Lazzari, born in Mestre in December 1965, has built a multidisciplinary artistic career spanning painting, mask decoration, textile design, and jewellery creation. Presented in exhibitions through 2019, her work reflects decades of engagement with Venetian craft traditions and contemporary art practices.
Early practice and Venetian tradition
De Lazzari’s artistic interests emerged in adolescence, drawn initially to Venetian carnival masks and their decoration. She later expanded into textile design, working with damask fabrics and crystal embellishments for interior decoration. In 2006, she opened a new chapter in Rome, beginning jewellery production that played with lace elements. Returning to Venice, she collaborated with Burano Gioielli for five years, creating accessories for high-society events including Il Ballo del Doge, organised by Antonia Sautter.
Artistic approach
De Lazzari’s painting operates without formal constraints, channelling emotional investigation through informal language and internal musicality. Her compositions are guided by rhythm and continuous harmonic invention that transcribes her experience and perception of daily reality. Her work displays expressionistic gestures, particularly in paintings with organic drips that pursue light effects and naturalistic motifs in darker tones, employing violent contrasts and delicate tonal variations.
Exhibition history
Between 2017 and 2019, De Lazzari participated in collective exhibitions at D’E.M. Venice Art Gallery and Hotel Boutique Santa Croce in Venice-Mestre. These included International Visions (December 2017–January 2018), Contemporary Visions (July–September 2017), Art Prize Exhibition (April–May 2018), Nuove Espressioni (February 2018), and International Art Exhibition (May–November 2019). She also exhibited in group shows titled Percorsi d’Autunno, Forma luce colore, Espressione donna, and the Christmas collective exhibition.
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Sonia De Lazzari born?
De Lazzari was born in Mestre in December 1965.
What materials and techniques has she worked with?
She has worked with painting, Venetian carnival mask decoration, damask fabrics with crystal embellishment, and jewellery design incorporating lace elements.
Where does she live and work?
De Lazzari lives and works in Venice.
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