
Biography
"I have always focused on research in figurative and realistic drawings. After several attempts to break the classical canons and turn towards something more conceptual, I have concluded that the best way to express my ideas, passions, and moods is through attention to detail, which is why my production is so diversified. I cannot escape perfectionism and the only way to continue doing what I love is by mixing hyperrealism and conceptual art. I alternate classic paintings with pages from my favourite books and capture everyday life moments without ever renouncing the pleasure of painting anything that touches my soul.
I use direct language because I want my Art to be immediate and explicit.
Starting from subjects I often know well I enjoy digging deeper and exploring what is beyond mere appearance. People who are part of my life or have somehow left their mark on my path are therefore my primary choice of subjects.
I believe that our true self is hidden in some detail of our faces, hands, and feet and with my paintings I try to impress a feeling, a message, to capture that expression or gesture that hides our soul to make it eternal."
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Alessandra Pagliuca was born in 1988 in Chivasso, in the province of Turin (ITALY), and moved to Tuscany in 2017, first to Lucca, then to Viareggio and finally found her home and her dimension in Camaiore, where she currently lives and works. She graduated from an art high school and decided to devote herself full time to painting and artistic experimentation as a self-taught artist, learning and studying also at the studios of other international artists.
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Her “debut” took place in 2012, when she exhibited her first personal collection of works based on hyper-realistic research and the study of human faces and expressions.
She has exhibited in fairs and galleries both in Italy and abroad, and participated in various competitions that have seen her as a finalist and winner on several occasions.​
Her work is based not only on personal and group exhibitions, but also on the creation of commissioned works for private clients and public companies. Alessandra began, in fact, to work on commission with the opening of her atelier, in 2015, specializing in portraiture.​
At the outbreak of the pandemic, in 2019, she launched her platform dedicated to online courses in realistic drawing, and embarked on a long teaching path (both online and in person) that led her to tour the major Italian cities and to have a following of almost two thousand students all over the world.
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A figurative artist specialized in realism and a teacher active on the national and international territory, Alessandra divides her time between creativity and entrepreneurship, seeking the continuous and fragile balance between productivity and artistic research.
Education
2023 | Workshop with Eloy Morales
October 2023, Madrid (ES)
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2023 | Individual session with Giovanni Strino
February 2023, Pozzuoli (IT)
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2003 / 2008 | Liceo Artistico Piero Martinetti
Diploma, Caluso - Torino (IT)
Solo Exhibitions
2024 | TRE ARTISTE (Camaiore, IT) - Mostra Bipersonale
Fondo Cervelli - Via Vittorio Emanuele 165
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2019 | FRAGMENTS (Lucca, IT)
Palazzo delle Esposizioni - Banca del Monte Foundation
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2018 | ONLINE EXHIBITION (IT)
Venderequadri.it
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2012 | LOOKS (Chivasso, IT)
Santa Chiara Palace
Group Exhibitions
2024 | QUI, DOVE TU VIVI (Casoli - Camaiore, IT)
Murabito Museum
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2022 | ART GENOA 2022 (Genoa, IT)
Satura art gallery, Genoa exhibition center
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2020 | ALCHEMIC BODY (London, UK)
Itsliquid Group, The Line Gallery
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2019 | MARCHIONNI AWARD
Cà La Ghironda Museum (Bologna, IT)
Palazzo del Collegio Raffaello (Urbino, IT)
Magmma Museum (Villacidro, IT)
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2019 | ART IN MASK (Viareggio, IT)
Factory Gallery 291
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2018 | MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI AWARD
Villa Bertelli (Forte dei Marmi, IT)
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2018 | ARTROOMS (London, UK)
Melia White House Hotel
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2018 | LIGHT SIGNS (Ascoli Piceno, IT)
Palace of the Captains
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2017 | DeNudo (Florence, IT)
OnArt Gallery
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2016 | NIT - New Italian Talents (Genoa, IT)
Satura Art Gallery
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2016 | CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION (Udine, IT)
ArtTime Gallery
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2015 | WHAT'S TRUTH (Turin, IT)
Unique Gallery
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2015 | THE WHITE AND THE BLACK (Florence, IT)
Merlin Gallery
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2015 | PARALLAX ART FAIR (London, UK)
Chelsea Town Hall
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2015 | WOMEN IN ART (Laguna Beach, USA)
Las Laguna Gallery
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2014 | KEEP ART & DREAM (Rome, IT)
Cloister of San Cosimato
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2014 | ROOTS - Online exhibition (Los Angeles, USA)
Linus Art Gallery
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2013 | PARATISSIMA 9 (Turin, IT)
Paratissima Art Fair
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2013 | FACES AND FIGURES (Venice, IT)
Priuli Bon Palace
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2012 | PORTRAITS (Tortona, IT)
11 Dreams Gallery
Prizes & Awards
2024 | ARC Art Renewal Center
17th International ARC Salon Competition
Finalist.
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2024 | ALMENARA ART PRIZE 2024
Selected artist for online group exhibition.
The Almenara Collection, Cordoba (ES)
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2023 | ALMENARA ART PRIZE 2023
Selected artist for online group exhibition.
The Almenara Collection, Cordoba (ES)
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2021 | MOD PORTRAIT 2021
Publication in the Mod Portrait 2021 catalog.
Galeria Arte Libre, Barcelona (ES)
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2020 | ART RIGHTS PRIZE - Finalist
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2019 | MARCHIONNI AWARD - Winner
Villacidro, Urbino, Bologna (IT)
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2018 | MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI AWARD - Finalist
Forte Dei Marmi (IT)
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2018 | COMBAT PRIZE - Mention
Livorno (IT)
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2014 | ELIO FIORUCCI PRIZE - Winner
Sterzing (IT)
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2013 | BASILIO CASCELLA LV1 AWARD - Finalist
Chieti (IT)
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2012 | IO ESPONGO XV - Finalist
Turin (IT)
Press
2021 | MOD PORTRAIT - Catalog
2018 | COMBAT PRIZE - Catalog
2015 | ELLE ITALIA - March 2015 Edition
2014 | ART IN TIME - September Edition
2014 | ARTE MONDADORI - June Edition
2014 | ARTE IN - June / July Edition
2012 | LA STAMPA - November Edition