Alexandru Ciobanu: Moldovan Painter Working in Venice
A retrospective of Alexandru Ciobanu’s artistic practice from his studies in Moldova to his establishment as a painter and theatrical craftsman in Venice, presented in December 2019.
Art
Stefano Zanus: Venetian Dripping Light Artist
Born in Venice in 1951, Stefano Zanus developed a multidisciplinary artistic practice spanning painting, photography, printmaking, and installation. His technique of Dripping Light Art manipulates photographic negatives using light as an expressive medium.
André Bodin Labode: Sculptor and Painter
French sculptor and painter André Bodin Labode, born in 1947, has exhibited extensively across Europe since the early 2010s, drawing inspiration from German Expressionism encountered during the 1970s.
Valentyna Ohurtsova: Emotion and Embroidery in Venice
Russian-born artist Valentyna Ohurtsova, who settled in Venice in 2003, combines abstract expressionism with traditional cross-stitch embroidery to create works that translate inner emotion into tangible form.
Angelina Silvestre: Italian painter of memory
Italian painter Angelina Silvestre channels her inner world through landscapes, portraits, and studies of love and feminine identity, working primarily in oil with distinctive techniques inspired by divisionism.
Ivana Bomben: Informal Art and Cosmic Energy
Italian artist Ivana Bomben, based in Pordenone, creates abstract works combining colour, light, and found materials to explore natural vitality and cosmic forces. Her works are held in private collections across Europe.
Dimitra Natskouli: Sacred Art and Iconography
Artist and psychotherapist Dimitra Natskouli combines Byzantine iconography with dance movement therapy and contemporary visual practice to explore psychological and spiritual dimensions of human experience.
Laura Furlani: Self-Taught Artist’s Return to Drawing
Laura Furlani, born in Trento in 1969, emerged as a documented artist in 2019 after decades of personal struggle, winning prizes at the Extemporebocce&Colori competitions in Venice.
Eugenio Bertin: From Polverara to Global Art
Born in Polverara in 1950, Italian painter Eugenio Bertin developed his artistic practice through formal training and decades of exhibition work across Europe and beyond.