Simona Zecca - About Simona Zecca, Biography, Exhibitions and More

Biography
WHY I CREATE ART I paint because I need to. I have been speding some years working in an office and suddenly I felt sick, my health was getting worse because of stress and was close to a burnout, so I had to leave that job to start working with art, which is what I always wanted to do. I have always been painting since I was a child. I cannot remember a single time of my life not drawing or painting. I am a self-taught artist, originally natural hyperrealistic because I loved to challenge myself to reproduce reality as perfectly as I could but recently I felt the urgency of developing a quicker and more immediate way of painting. I am still searching, and you can see it by how my painting is changing in these latest 2 years, but I love to feel free when I paint. I feel at ease by painting with free, wide strokes, paying attention to the details yet without go too much into deep. I love painting women whose expression can hide a story. With my graffiti on the textured walls behind them, I add some hint to complete the storytelling. I would like to sell on Artfinder as I was told it is a very good and serious art marketplace.
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Awards

2022

Luxembourg Art Prize

Artistic Merit Certificate by Luxembourg Art Prize 2022 Jury (December 2022)

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2021

CAGO ALL painting/drawing contest

CAGO ALL painting/drawing contest: First place (February 2021)

2021

Artavita online contest

Artavita online contest: First Prize with “Heartbreak Hotel – Room 2” - published on frontispiece of the art magazine (May 2021)

2021

Helvetart Swiss Online Gallery open contest

Helvetart Swiss Online Gallery open contest: First Prize with “Lilith” (March 2021)

2020

Premio Matera

Matera Award awarded by Spoleto Arte (March 2020)

2020

Passepartout Gallery - 6 Xmas Contest

Passepartout Gallery - 6 Xmas Contest: winner with “Heartbreak Hotel – Room 1” (December 2020)

2020

Art House Gallery Online Contest 3rd Edition

Art House Gallery Online Contest 3rd Edition: First place with "Audrey" (March 2020)

2019

Star dell'Arte Award by Art Now magazine

Star dell'Arte Award 2019 of Art Now magazine and publication in the December issue of the magazine (2019)

2019

ISA Award

ISA Award Exhibition 2019: first prize ex equo ISA Award in the figurative painting category with “Sharbat” (November 2019)
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Event: Quadridimensionale exhibition

Dates: 1 Jun 2023 - 31 Aug 2023

Venue: Quadridimensionale Gallery, Desio, Italy

8 artworks exhibition @ Spazio culturale “Quadridimensionale”- Desio, Italy (June-August 2023)

Event: Change

Dates: 12 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Venue: Solis Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy

“Change” group exhibition @Solis Art Gallery, Brescia (Italy) (May 2023)

Event: Elogio della Follia

Dates: 5 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Venue: Spazio Espositivo ex Fornace Gola, Milan, Italy

“Elogio della follia” group exhibition @ Spazio Espositivo ex Fornace Gola – Milan, Italy (May 2023)

Event: Appuntamento con l’arte

Dates: 8 Apr 2023 - 9 Jul 2023

Venue: Hotel Splendid Royale, Lugano, Switzerland

“Appuntamento con l’arte” group exhibition @ Hotel Splendid Royale – Lugano, Switzerland (April 2023)

Event: A Milano la primavera è in mostra

Dates: 8 Apr 2023 - 16 Apr 2023

Venue: Concept Art Brera Gallery, Milan, Italy

“A Milano la primavera è in mostra” group exhibition @ Concept Art Brera Gallery – Milan, Italy (April 2023)

Event: Exhibition at Casa Sanremo

Dates: 13 Feb 2023 - 15 Jul 2023

Venue: Casa Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy

Exhibition of See Me Through painting at Casa Sanremo during Sanremo Festival (February 2023)

Event: Japan in Gold

Dates: 3 Jan 2023 - 31 Jul 2023

Venue: Consulate of Japan, Milan, Italy

Japan in Gold – SOLO Exhibition at Consulate of Japan – Milan (January 2023)

Event: A New Woman

Dates: 8 Dec 2022 - 8 Jan 2023

Venue: Solis Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy

A New Woman – SOLO exhibition at Solis Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy (December 2022)

Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Instagram

Visit my website

Awards

2022

Luxembourg Art Prize

Artistic Merit Certificate by Luxembourg Art Prize 2022 Jury (December 2022)

Show more awards Hide

2021

CAGO ALL painting/drawing contest

CAGO ALL painting/drawing contest: First place (February 2021)

2021

Artavita online contest

Artavita online contest: First Prize with “Heartbreak Hotel – Room 2” - published on frontispiece of the art magazine (May 2021)

2021

Helvetart Swiss Online Gallery open contest

Helvetart Swiss Online Gallery open contest: First Prize with “Lilith” (March 2021)

2020

Premio Matera

Matera Award awarded by Spoleto Arte (March 2020)

2020

Passepartout Gallery - 6 Xmas Contest

Passepartout Gallery - 6 Xmas Contest: winner with “Heartbreak Hotel – Room 1” (December 2020)

2020

Art House Gallery Online Contest 3rd Edition

Art House Gallery Online Contest 3rd Edition: First place with "Audrey" (March 2020)

2019

Star dell'Arte Award by Art Now magazine

Star dell'Arte Award 2019 of Art Now magazine and publication in the December issue of the magazine (2019)

2019

ISA Award

ISA Award Exhibition 2019: first prize ex equo ISA Award in the figurative painting category with “Sharbat” (November 2019)

There are no upcoming events

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Previous events

Event: Quadridimensionale exhibition

Dates: 1 Jun 2023 - 31 Aug 2023

Venue: Quadridimensionale Gallery, Desio, Italy

8 artworks exhibition @ Spazio culturale “Quadridimensionale”- Desio, Italy (June-August 2023)

Event: Change

Dates: 12 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Venue: Solis Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy

“Change” group exhibition @Solis Art Gallery, Brescia (Italy) (May 2023)

Event: Elogio della Follia

Dates: 5 May 2023 - 28 May 2023

Venue: Spazio Espositivo ex Fornace Gola, Milan, Italy

“Elogio della follia” group exhibition @ Spazio Espositivo ex Fornace Gola – Milan, Italy (May 2023)

Event: Appuntamento con l’arte

Dates: 8 Apr 2023 - 9 Jul 2023

Venue: Hotel Splendid Royale, Lugano, Switzerland

“Appuntamento con l’arte” group exhibition @ Hotel Splendid Royale – Lugano, Switzerland (April 2023)

Event: A Milano la primavera è in mostra

Dates: 8 Apr 2023 - 16 Apr 2023

Venue: Concept Art Brera Gallery, Milan, Italy

“A Milano la primavera è in mostra” group exhibition @ Concept Art Brera Gallery – Milan, Italy (April 2023)

Event: Exhibition at Casa Sanremo

Dates: 13 Feb 2023 - 15 Jul 2023

Venue: Casa Sanremo, Sanremo, Italy

Exhibition of See Me Through painting at Casa Sanremo during Sanremo Festival (February 2023)

Event: Japan in Gold

Dates: 3 Jan 2023 - 31 Jul 2023

Venue: Consulate of Japan, Milan, Italy

Japan in Gold – SOLO Exhibition at Consulate of Japan – Milan (January 2023)

Event: A New Woman

Dates: 8 Dec 2022 - 8 Jan 2023

Venue: Solis Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy

A New Woman – SOLO exhibition at Solis Art Gallery, Brescia, Italy (December 2022)

Biography

WHY I CREATE ART I paint because I need to. I have been speding some years working in an office and suddenly I felt sick, my health was getting worse because of stress and was close to a burnout, so I had to leave that job to start working with art, which is what I always wanted to do. I have always been painting since I was a child. I cannot remember a single time of my life not drawing or painting. I am a self-taught artist, originally natural hyperrealistic because I loved to challenge myself to reproduce reality as perfectly as I could but recently I felt the urgency of developing a quicker and more immediate way of painting. I am still searching, and you can see it by how my painting is changing in these latest 2 years, but I love to feel free when I paint. I feel at ease by painting with free, wide strokes, paying attention to the details yet without go too much into deep. I love painting women whose expression can hide a story. With my graffiti on the textured walls behind them, I add some hint to complete the storytelling. I would like to sell on Artfinder as I was told it is a very good and serious art marketplace.