Biography

Mara Paletti was born on 31 October 1975 in Milan, where she still lives today. Even as a child she felt a particular pull toward everything that today might be called artistic: she loved nothing more than colouring in those beautiful black-and-white albums, and seeing them finished, full of colour, was pure joy to her.

During her school years she had the good fortune to keep developing that artistic side quite naturally — starting to give shape to what she had until then only coloured in. That's also where her involvement in a City of Milan initiative, «Coloriamo gli autobus di Milano» («Let's colour Milan's buses»), came from. From that point on, her love and passion for art never left her.

Training

She kept deepening her knowledge, first enrolling at the Liceo Artistico and later studying Decoration at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, in Milan.

Among her milestones

Gold-leaf execution of the ceiling of a room at the Hotel Palace, one of Milan's most prestigious hotels.
First place in the «Salviamo l'arte» painting competition.
Among the first thirty artists selected for the food-themed art exhibition at Padiglione Varvello 1888, on the occasion of Expo Milano.

For Mara, art is like writing the blank pages of a book. Painting means giving life to emotions and feelings through a mostly figurative style, playing black and white against bold colour in its fullest versatility. The most beautiful thing she can experience is art itself: a source of every mystery, and a mirror of her own soul.

Exhibitions, group shows and publications

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Over the years she has also taken part in numerous projects, group exhibitions and publications, including:

Group shows «LIBERAmente 1» and «LIBERAmente 2», in Pomezia
«Maria nell'arte contemporanea», in Messina
«Liberart», in Milan
«Enterprise Art Gallery», Hotel Enterprise, Milan
«Sanremo Arte 2000 Gallery», Teatro Ariston, Sanremo
«L'arte concettuale e la comunicazione visiva», Galleria Passepartout, Pero
First prize in the online competition «Un pensiero d'amore»
Group show «Connubio d'emozioni», in Imbersago (LC)
«Creart» (June 2013), in Trezzo sull'Adda, then Sesto San Giovanni and Imbersago
Participation in the «Calendario artisti italiani» 2012 and 2013
Featured in «Liburni Arte e Cultura» and «Biancoscuro Rivista d'Arte»
Presence at the art fairs of Monte Carlo, Ibiza and Geneva
Cover of the police handbook against violence towards women
Cover of the calendar «The Passion, 12 sfumature d'amore», supporting the La forza delle donne project and the Non ti amo da morire campaign
Two consecutive years at «Naviglio di Milano», an art exhibition in Milan
Cover of the poster and brochure for the 25 November 2015 event against violence towards women
Group show «Rassegna d'Arte», in Berlin
All-female exhibition «Colors of Passion», Galleria Arte Milano Incontri, in the centre of Milan