BIOGRAPHY
A self-taught abstract artist, she has enriched her artistic knowledge through studying art over time and visiting artists’ exhibitions, with a focus on modern art.
Knowledge of techniques has come through personal study and experimentation since the age of 14.
She lives in Rome and is also a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. His scientific, psychological and artistic studies have influenced and enriched each other over the years.
She mainly uses acrylic on canvas or wood with other materials such as pumice stone, continuing his research and experimentation over time.
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ART FAIRS
– Rome International art Fair May 2024 Curated by Luca Curci, Itsliquid Group, Rome
– Monaco Art Fair August 2024, Monaco Collaboration with Van Gogh Art Gallery (Madrid)
– Night of Contemporary September 2024
Curated by Thomas A.L. Maes, World of Crete, Crete
– Torino Expo Casa September 2024, Turin
– Dream Ars Milan November 2024, Milan Collaboration with Art Space Milano (Milan)
– Contemporary art exhibition Madrid November 2024, Madrid Collaboration with Van Gogh Art Gallery (Madrid)
– Exhibition in Galeria Azur New York December 2024, New York Collaboration with Galeria Azur New York (New York)
– Art World Fair Paris May 2025, Paris Collaboration with Van Gogh Art Gallery (Madrid)
– Red Dot Art Fair Miami December 2025, Miami Collaboration with Van Gogh Art Gallery (Madrid)
PUBLICATIONS
– CAM 60 – Modern art Catalog 60 January 2024
Giorgio Mondadori Editor
– Italiarts Catalog January 2024
Giorgio Mondadori Editor
STATEMENT
Maria Velia Simone is a contemporary artist, she lives art as an expression and research of herself and to share with others.
She creates works that want to give the feeling of being alive, so that the viewer’s experience is at the same time close to fantasy and reality; in this way new pieces of worlds can become part of personal experiences and fantasies.
The ‘vitality’ of the work, which touches deeply, creates an intimate interaction where the exploration of the work does not end at the moment of viewing,
but evolves with the viewer over time. Her works are an invitation to be part of the freedom that the artist experiences in their creation.
Art is experienced as a space of discovery, without limits or rules, where anything can happen.
The direct reference to nature, which is central to her works, is intended to lead to an approach to nature, to the discovery of its inexhaustible beauty and richness. Through it we can reach the most primitive state in which everyone can understand its essence, their own sense of life and things.
