Born in Sicily in 1974, she graduated with a degree in Psychology in Rome and specialized in psychotherapy and phototherapy. Her passion for photography began at an early age, thanks to her father, who often loved to photograph her. She began with urbex and landscapes, then moved on to portraiture, a field in which she attended several workshops with Italian and international masters, such as Giovanni Gastel and Mustafa Sabbagh. She specialized in fashion photography at the prestigious Kaverdash Academy in Milan.
Her projects straddle the line between art and psychology.
She is the author of two books: "Io non muoio" and "Noi siamo bellezza."
She has received numerous awards in various national and international competitions. She has exhibited in various galleries and museums.
Using a conceptual language, she is also working on a series of photographic projects aimed at giving form and meaning to complex issues such as mental distress, anxiety, depression, dissociation, eating disorders, and trauma. In a world where mental health is still somewhat of a taboo, she believes that art must take responsibility for completely breaking the silence. Her images aim to be tools of awareness, vehicles of empathy, bridges between those experiencing distress and those who often fail to understand it.
His latest work, "Oceano Borderline," has also been exposed and screened internationally and in Rome's most important museums: the National Museum of 21st Century Arts (MAXXI), the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Castel Sant'Angelo, Palazzo Barberini, and Palazzo Merulana.
Books:
2016, “Io non muoio”, Bonanno Editor
2019, “Noi siamo bellezza”, BAM Editor
Publications and Awards:
2026 Selected for the “Women's Eye” photography exhibition (Budapest Photo Festival)
2025 1st WINNER IPA (Internationl Photo Awards) di Los Angeles, People Category
2025 GOLD WINNER Budapest International Photo Awards, Fine Art Category
2025 1st Place Cromatic Photography Awards, Conceptual Category
2025 1st Place Premio Strati Creativi Fotografia of Strati D’arte Gallery, Rome
2025 Silver Winner New York Photography Awards, Fine Art/Open Theme Category
2025 2ND Place ND Awards, Special/Open Theme Category
2025 Silver Winner Tokyo International Photo Awards, Fine Art/Other Category
2025 Jury Top 5 Selection Tokyo International Photo Awards
2025 Finalist Dodho Color Awards
2025 Finalist Dodho Fine Art Awards
2025 Finalist World Street Photo Awards
2025 Finalist Roma Fotografia Photocall and selected for the exhibition at the Etru Museum, Rome
2025 Selected for the “Rome Fotografia Future” projections in the museum circuit
2025 Lensculture Editors’Pick for the Online Competition Gallery Art Photography Awards 2026
2025 Honorable Mention Vienna International Photo Awards, B & W Category
2025 Nominee Fine Art Photography Awards, Conceptual Category
2025 Honorable Mention Monovision Awards, Conceptual Category
2025 Semifinalist Urban Photo Awards, Projects & Portfolios Category
2024 Honorable Mention Monochrome Photography Awards. Portrait Category
2024 Honorable Mention Annual Photography Awards. People, Portraiture Category
2024 Honorable Mention BIFA Contest 2024, People-Portrait Category
2024 Honorable mention Monovision Awards, Portrait Category
2023 GOLD WINNER Tokyo International Photo Awards, Portrait Category
2023/2024 Nominee Fine Art Photography Awards, Portrait Category
2023/2024 Nominee Fine Art Photography Awards, People Category
2023 Honorable Mention Chromatic Awards, Portrait Category
2023 Finalist Hipa Contest, Portrait Category
2022 Honorable Mention IPA Contest 2022, Portrait Category
2022 Honorable Mention BIFA Contest 2022, Portrait Category
2022 Finalist Imago Photocontest Orbetello (GR) 2022, Portrait Category
2022 5TH PLACE WINNER HIPA CONTEST 2021-2022, Portrait Category
2022, Honorable mention Monovision Awards, Nature and Wildelife Category
2021 Honorable Mention Monochrome Photography Awards. Portrait Category
2021 Honorable Mention Chromatic Awards, Fashion and Beauty Category
Dicembre 2020 Publication on Digital Photo Professional
May 2020 publication on Fotocult Magazine
March 2020 publication on Il Fotografo Magazine
From January 2020 to today publication on Photovogue
2018 publication on Sposi magazine
Past and upcoming exhibitions:
2026, October 10-25. Collective Exhibition at the Venice Photo Lab, Venice.
2026, September. Collective Exhibition at the Treviso Photo Festival, Treviso.
2026, June/July. Personal Exhibition: “Borderline Ocean” project at Strati d’Arte Gallery, Rome.
2026, April 10-May 10. Collective Exhibition “Woman’s Eye” at the Budapest Photo Festival, Budapest.
2026, April. Collective Exhibition “Collettivo Veneziano” at Lab 77, Venice.
2026 February 22. Video screening of the project "Oceano Borderline" during the collective exhibition of the International Photo Awards at House of Lucie, Ostuni.
2026 January 8. Video screening of the project "Oceano Borderline" during the collective exhibition of the Budapest Photo Awards at House of Lucie, Budapest.
2025, December 6-12: Collective Exhibition “Strati Creativi Award” at the Crocetti Museum in Rome.
2025, November 8-30: Collective Exhibition at the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia (ETRU), Rome.
2025 November 8-30. Video screening of "Borderline Ocean" as part of the "Roma Fotografie Future" project at Rome's most important museums: the National Museum of 21st Century Arts (MAXXI), the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Castel Sant'Angelo, Palazzo Barberini, and Palazzo Merulana.
2024 September. Personal exhibition of the book "I Don't Die," Expo di Pedara (Catania)
2024 January. Personal exhibition of the book "I Don't Die," Municipality of Mascalucia (Catania)
2023 December. Personal exhibition of the book "I Don't Die," Castello Ursino, Catania
2023 December. Collective exhibition at Paternò Castle, Catania
2023 October. Personal exhibition "No One Grows Alone," Festival dell'Italia Gentile, Florence
2022-2023. Personal exhibition "A Window on Foster Care," Catania, Ancona
2023. Personal exhibition "A Window on Foster Care" Palacultura Giovanni Paolo II, Rende, Cosenza.
2023. Personal exhibition "A Window on Foster Care" Metacometa Association, Ancona.
2022-2023. Personal exhibition "A Window on Foster Care" Casa Nazareth, Viagrande, Catania.
2023 September. Personal exhibition "A Window on Foster Care" Piazza Don Giovanni Bosco, Pedara, Catania.
2021 October. Personal exhibition from the book "We Are Beauty" Istituto Ardizzone - Gioieni, Catania.
2019 June. Personal exhibition from the book "We Are Beauty" at Fiumara D'Arte, Castel di Tusa (Messina).
2019 May 25 – June 8. Personal exhibition "We Are Beauty" at KōArt Unconventional Place / Catania Art Gallery.
2019 March 21. Personal exhibition "We Are Beauty" at Palazzo della Cultura in Catania.
2016, November 5. Personal exhibition and presentation of the book "I Don't Die," Four s.p.a., Catania.
2013-2015. Collective exhibitions organized by Art'è Fotografia at Borghetto Europa, Catania.