Patrizia Almonti

About artist

Patrizia Almonti was born in Rome (Italy) where she currently lives and works full-time as a renowned artist, after a long career as an administrative manager at the 'Sapienza' University of Rome. Patrizia has given free and fruitful expression to her emotions through painting ever since she discovered porcelain, defined as 'white gold', almost thirty years ago and was literally fascinated by it. From that encounter a deep and all-embracing passion for painting was born, which, by stimulating inspiration and aesthetic sensitivity, led her to master the various painting techniques and finally sublimate her artistic language on porcelain and in its colours. A great result that came after a long period of research as a self-taught artist (with trespasses in oil and acrylic painting on different supports, such as canvas, paper, metal, wood, glass and Plexiglas) or alongside recognised international masters of art.

A unique character and a strictly personal and eclectic approach identify hir works today, which are appreciated and easily recognisable on the international art scene. Rich and precise in the smallest details, they often privilege lines and curved surfaces where the signs of classical tradition merge and continuously regenerate into new creative forms and modern design. The well-known Italian critic Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi has expressed his opinion as follows: "porcelain which, alongside a strong propensity for revival in a modernising key (from the arabesques of Rococo, to the naturalistic graphisms of Art Nouveau to the squared elegance of Deco), also proposes motifs of different inspiration, such as, for example, works that recall well-known masterpieces of art history or evoke the exemplary stories of some of the greatest female artists in history".

The work is often created using mixed techniques and with the assembly of various materials, often becoming the pulsating core integrated into furniture or other interactive and usable structures. The artist also conveys her emotional message through the gestures and touch of the viewer, giving new value to that 'ability to do' that characterised the artists of our early Renaissance. Patrizia Almonti reflects the values of that period, putting great manual skill and intellectual value on an equal footing.

The artist has received many national and international artistic awards: in 2012 in Lyon (France) she won the 2éme Prix amateur - V Salon international de Peinture sur Porcelaine; in the same year she was awarded the 1st Prize - Coppa Fassi - Rome (Italy) and an Honourable Mention in Varese. In 2013 1er 3éme Prix amateur - I Salon International de la Peinture sur Porcelaine, Verre et Faïence"; in Paris (France) also Prix professionnel - VI Salon International de Peinture sur Porcelaine, - Lyon (France). 2014 : 1er Prix professionnel - VII Salon International de Peinture sur Porcelaine, - Lyon (France) and Milan (Italy) at the XIII Convention Azzurra.

2015 "Italia show 2015" in Turin. In 2016 awarded the 2éme Prix professionnel - IX Salon international de Peinture sur Porcelaine in Lyon (France). Year 2018 sees her in the spotlight Milan (Italy) with the 3rd Absolute Prize - XV Convention azzurra and Premio Veroli città d'arte in Veroli FR (Italy). Still the same year in France, in Niort 2éme Prix professionnel - II Salon international de Peinture sur Porcelaine et verre du Marais Poitevin. 2019 in Milan (Italy) with a themed work she participates in the " International Art Prize Tamara de Lempicka " and receives in the same year the prize " Miami Meets Milano " and " Premio Canaletto " in Venice (Italy). In Spoleto PG (IT) she receives the " Modigliani Prize " and " Milano Art Gallery Prize ". In 2020 in Palermo (IT) he received the "Critics' Prize", the "Jacopo da Ponte Prize" and the "Premio della critica". The " Jacopo da Ponte Prize " in Bassano del Grappa VI (Italy) and the " Pro Biennale Prize " in Venice (Italy). In 2021 he receives the " Belle Arti Prize " in Rome and the " International Michelangelo Prize " in Palermo (Italy).

Personal exhibitions: memorable in December 2014 the exhibition entitled " Kinesis-Porcellana in movimento " in Rome at the " Galleria della Biblioteca Angelica " and with a collection of his works he publishes his first personal catalogue. In September 2018 at the "Galleria della Catena" in Veroli (FR) he presented an important and much appreciated exhibition entitled "Mirabilia in fin d'estate".

Group exhibitions: the Italian cities in which the well-known artist participates are: Rome, Bari, Spoleto, Veroli, Venice, Brescia, Sanremo, Milan and international group exhibitions in Lyon (FR), Lausanne (CH), Paris (F) Luxembourg (LB), Miami (USA), Barcelona (E), Switzerland. We remember among the many, the exhibition in 2018 entitled "Stay on Art" at Palazzo della Cancelleria Vaticana - Rome (I). The "Biennale Milano" 2019 edition at the Brera Site (MI). In the same year he participates in the exhibition entitled "Inside Art" at Galeria Aragòn 232 - Barcelona (E). In Miami (USA), Ocean Drive participates in the collective art exhibition "Miami Meets Milano" at the same time as "Art Basel". Patrizia Almonti is a multiple participant in the "Luxembourg Art Prize" Luxembourg (LB) and in " Salon international de Peinture sur Porcelaine", Cité internationale in Lyon (F). In 2018 at Palazzo delle Poste - Bari (Italy) she is selected for the "BIBART international art biennial" and for the event "Area Metropolitana". In 2015 she exhibited at the exhibition "Sotto il cielo dei Frentani" at the Polo museale Santo Spirito - Lanciano (CH).

Patrizia Almonti's works have been published in numerous catalogues, magazines and art yearbooks, including :
Artisti di Oggi e di Domani, Gangemi Editore International, Rome (I) 2021.
Annuario d'Arte Moderna - Artisti Contemporanei 2021.
Catalogo dell'Arte Moderna n. 56, Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori.
Artists 20. International Yearbook of Contemporary Art.
Celebration. Celebrating 60 years of IPAT International Porcelain Artists and Teachers, IPAT International Artists and Teachers, Jefferson City (USA).