ANTONELLA | Visual Artist | Art-based Facilitator

A designer with an artistic soul.
An artist with a strong sense of organization.

My professional life has always been intertwined with my personal one, and every day I seek the balance between vision and reality that has guided me from the beginning.

I was born in Monza in 1964 to parents from Romagna: my father an entrepreneur and my mother an accountant. It was perhaps from them that my constant search for equilibrium between creative enthusiasm and practical thinking took root. This mix of intuition and concreteness, creativity and organization, guides every project I undertake.

 

My professional identity stems from the intersection of art, design, and education, combined with a natural aptitude for relationships and organization.

 

I trained at the Liceo Artistico ‘Preziosissimo Sangue’ (Art High School) in Monza and at IED in Milan in Industrial Design, where I began building a rich and multifaceted professional path.
In the innovative ferment of Milan, the capital of Design, I mastered the culture of the project, collaborating with established designers (developing ideas and creating prototypes), with architectural firms on the design of stands and shops (concept development and creation of architectural models and renderings, strictly hand-crafted), and within the technical office of a lighting company.

 

In 1989, I moved to the Romagna coast, where I merged my design skills with entrepreneurship. Together with my father, I launched two commercial businesses for interior décor and a Craft Workshop dedicated to handmade objects and decorations, offering exclusive creations.
It was here that I embraced the natural evolution of my previous experiences: a passion for painting and art became the focus of my journey.
I opened a temporary art gallery for my own works, exhibited in public spaces, and served as Artistic Director for cultural events such as Onde d'Arte (three editions since 2014, Milano Marittima), overseeing both artistic selection and exhibition design.

 

Returning to Milan in 2017, it was a natural step to transfer my skills into education. At the Collegio San Carlo Primary School in Milan, I served as an Art Specialist, developing a creative and educational methodology based on manual experimentation, artistic research, and open visual languages, which I now offer to companies, schools, and individuals.
I also completed professional training as an atelierista for artistic workshops and specialized courses in artistic paper techniques: artist’s books, paper cutting, 3D objects, and pop-ups.

 

I design and lead bespoke art-based team building and workshops: experiential journeys accessible to everyone, regardless of artistic background, based on creative action as a tool to activate expressive vitality and authentic, autonomous communication.
I continue my practice as an artist through painting, illustration, and personal research, creating original works and commissioned projects.

My goal is to transform artistic practice into a tangible value in life and work promoting inclusion, mindful presence, and the quality of relationships.

 

"Art, for me, is a space of transform-Action"