Daniela Astone

Born in Pisa 1980 Daniela Astone grew up in the sea-town of Porto S. Stefano in Maremma (Italy). In 1998 after graduating from the visual arts high school of Grosseto she moved to Florence to study illustration at the International School of Comix. In 2001 she enrolled at the Florence Academy of Art, where she graduated in 2004. Astone is currently the intermediate program director of The Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy.

The relationship I have with my environment is very important to me and so also for my art. When I am creating I loose track of time in my conversations with nature. When I make comparisons (each pear from my tree is different — this pear is like a face in a crowd) I begin to think of things symbolically. In life I experience two parallel worlds Nature and that of Mankind. In my art I am able to cross into nature to better express my feelings about humanity. – Daniela Astone

CURRICULUM VITAE
Exhibitions
2016 Self Portrait Group Show, Grand Central Atelier, Eleventh Street Arts, New York, USA
2016 Group Show, Museo MACS, Catania Italy
2015 Group Show, Gran Central Atelier, Eleventh Street Arts, New York, USA
2015 Expo Arte Contemporanea, Varedo, Milan Italy
2015 Mod Portrait , Galleria Artelibre Zaragoza,Spain
2014 “Chiaroscuro” at the Richard J. Massey Foundation, New York, USA
2013 7° Concurso de Pintura, MEAM ,Museu Europeu d’Art Modern, Barcelona Spain
2013 Green Noise, Plyos Museum Reservation, Russia
2013 BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London
2010 Group Show, Aaart Foundation, Kirchberg Tirol Austria
2009 Solo Show, Sala del Frontone, Orbetello, Italy
2009 Group Show “Immortal Works”, Vasa Konsthal, Gothemburg, Sweden
2008 Group Show,Galleria Rielaborando,Arezzo Italy
2007 Group Show, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, USA
2007 Solo Show, Ann Long Fine Art,Charleston USA
2006 Florence Academy of Art Alumni Show, Corsini Family Stables, Florence Italy
2006 Group Show, Brigham Gallery, Nantucket & Boston USA
2006 Group Show on Spoleto, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston USA
2005 First Solo Exhibition, Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston USA

Awards
2014 Honorable Mention , Mod Portrait ,Spain
2013 2nd Place of the People Choice, BP Award London

Publications
Expo arte italiana di Vittorio Sgarbi 2015

Teaching
Florence academy of Art, Italy and TIAC,ChinaAs