Born in Cuneo, Italy, in 1999.
She works strictly by hand with traditional techniques, particularly tempera and gouache, focusing on the themes of folklore, nature, symbols and primitivism, as well as the relationships existing between human, nature and culture.
She works as a visual artist and freelance illustrator and author, and collaborates with theatre companies, museums, cultural associations and artist residencies.
In 2024 she was one of the 50 Italian artists selected for NGT2024 by the Italian Ministry of Culture.
EDUCATION
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2022 - Advanced Course in Engraving and Printmaking Techniques. Il Bisonte International School for Graphic Arts and Art Foundation, Firenze, Italy.
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2021 - BA Painting and Illustration. Libera Accademia d'Arte Novalia, Alba, Italy.
EXHIBITIONS
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2024 - SULL'ONDA DI HOKUSAI, Palazzo Blu, Pisa, IT.
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2024 - ILLUSTRACIENCIA, exhibition of the selected artists, MNCN Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (Spain).
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2024 - ErotiQUI, group exhibition, Qui Mondovì - lo spazio di mogg, Mondovì (Italy).
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2023 - RECHERCHE, STORIE DI MONTAGNE, personal exhibition, Museo Civico della Stampa, Mondovì (Italy).
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2023 - MONTAGNE SACRE: LE ILLUSTRAZIONI DI MARIANNA BRUNO, personal exhibition, Sala Olivetti, Beinette (Italy).
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2023 - NOTTE DI FIABA, selected illustrators exhibitions, MAG Museo Alto Garda, Riva del Garda (Italy).
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2023 - PREMIO NUVOLOSA, finalist illustrators exhibition, Palazzo Ferrero, Biella (Italy).
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2023 - LUDICOMIX, awarded illustrators exhibition, Empoli (Italy).
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2022 - SILVESTRE / PERSONALE DI MARIANNA BRUNO, personal exhibition, Giallouovo Coworking / Illustrada festival.
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2022 - UN ANNO AL BISONTE, final exhibition, Bisonte International School for Graphic Arts and Art Foundation, Firenze (Italy).
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AWARDS and GRANTS​
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2024 - NUOVO GRAND TOUR 2024, Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea, Italian Ministry of Culture, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian Cultural Institute of Paris. Selected artist with a residency grant at Casell'Arte Fabbrica Culturale, Venaco, FR.
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2024 - ILLUSTRACIENCIA, Premio Internacional de Ilustración Científica y de la Naturaleza, Spain. Finalist.
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2023 - IL MIO PRIMO LIBRO DI FIGURE, Festival Illustrada, Mondovì (CN). Finalist.
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2023 - PREMIO NUVOLOSA CITTÀ DI BIELLA, Festival del Fumetto, Biella. Finalist.
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2023 - BOit CONTEST, Bologna. Selected for the longlist.
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2023 - RACCONTAMI CONTEST, collettivo Le Vanvere e Ludicomix, Empoli. Awarded illustrator.
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2023 - YOUNG BOTANICAL ARTIST COMPETITION, Shirley Sherwood Collection, Londra (UK). Selected for the longlist.
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2022 - CONCORSO GIOVANI di Inchiostro Festival, Alessandria. Awarded illustrator.
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND OTHER COLLABORATIONS
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September/October 2025 (upcoming) - KH MESSEN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY, Ålvik, Hordaland, Norway.
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20/10/2024 - 9/11/2024 - CASELL'ARTE FABBRICA CULTURALE, artist in residence granted for the project Nuovo Grand Tour 2024.
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JULY 2024 - CASA WALSER ARTIST RESIDENCY, village of Hòbelté (Gressoney) Valle D'Aosta, Italy.
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4/01/2024 - 31/03/2024 - KH MESSEN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY, Ålvik, Hordaland, Norway.
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July 2023 - CASA WALSER ARTIST RESIDENCY, village of Hòbelté (Gressoney) Valle D'Aosta, Italy.
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September 2022 - BEICA BEN, artist-in-residence project to enhance the cultural identity of the Occitan Alps, Caraglio (CN).