The artist Francesca Ragona was born in Bolzano in 1970. Since her childhood, she’s passionate about art and artistic disciplines. She began her career with watercolor painting, under the guidance of her uncle, the artist Giovanni Antico, who introduced her in the portraying of live subjects and landscapes. After a long break, it grows into Francesca the desire to get back into the game by approaching and experimenting with a new technique, oil painting.
In 2016, and for the next two years, under the guidance of the teacher and artist Peter Pellegrini, refines the technique experimenting various combinations of color, and at the same time she discovers the pleasure of portraying mainly female subjects.
It was determinate the collaboration with the artist Monica Pizzo from Bolzano to find her own style and artistic identity. With her begins a new period of continuously evolution and an introspective journey that projects her on new artistic dimensions but that leads her to dig into her soul, and brings her hidden part to light.
This is how an initially abstract painting is born, from which the artist captures hidden details that emerge with perfect proportions, and where she just outlines them slightly to give them “Life”. Systematically appear faces, eyes, profiles sometimes clearly identifiable, sometimes thinly vailed allusions. It is in those who observe the work to seek them out.
When she starts a work she never knows how long it will take her to finish it, she stays for days and weeks observing what has been sketched or painted until the canvas itself gives back what the artist was waiting for. Emotions and experiences that come out spontaneously can be sometimes frightening, sometimes lightening, sometimes emotions moving so much as to make a tear flow.
“The wonderful feeling is knowing that there is a beginning but not knowing where my art will lead me. This is even more fascinating. ” F. R.
Expositions:
She participates in her first artistic period in some collectives with a series of watercolors.
She collaborates with the Arcimboldo Artistic Club participating in some collectives, last held in the foyer of the Municipality of Bolzano in November 2019.
In June 2018 she exposes a personal exhibition at the Café Bistrò Schubert in Bolzano
In November 2018 participates in a solo exhibition in Bolzano in the framework of “Arte al Rainerum” together with eleven other artists.
In March 2019 participates with a personal exhibition in “Assaggi d’Arte al femminile” the WE headquarters in Bolzano
In June 2019 participates in a temporary exhibition in collaboration with Monica Pizzo and Alda Picone during an art event held on Walther Square in Bolzano.
In February 2020 participates in the international collective exhibition “Unwritten Thougts” at the Gallery "Spazio 40" in Trastevere – Rome
In April 2020 participates in the collective organized by the Arcimboldo Artistic Club “The magic of castles” at the Trevi centre. - Bolzano
In June 2020 participates in the collective organized by Club Arcimboldo “Madagascar” at the Trevi centre – Bolzano.
October 2020 participates to the international collective “No instructions for use” at the “Palazzo della Cancelleria Vaticana” in Rome
December 2020 comes out with the works "Reflections" and "The Bright Side" in Gangemi Editore's art catalog "Artists of Today and Tomorrow”
December 2020 participates at the collective organized by the Arcimboldo Art Club "Notes of the Heart" tribute to Ennio Morricone
April 2021 participates at the International collective "Daydreaming" at Ess&Rre gallery - Ostia tourist port - Rome
June 2021 participates in the contemporary art collective "Undiscovery Art" at the Trevi Center - Bolzano
July 2021 participates in the collective d°Arte VISIONS.beyond art! organized by ArteDesign by Decor Lab in Milan, Via Tortona. This is an exhibition that aims to connect art to design and design to decorative printing solutions by making furniture and accessories without taking anything away from the value of art.
March 2022: personal exhibition “ARTEvolution 1” at the small civic gallery - Bolzano
June 2022: personal exhibition “ARTEvolution 2” with exhibition of designer furniture combined with some works at Sheraton Bolzano
June 2022: takes part to an international collective exhibition “chasing the unexpected” at “Leone II” gallery, Aleandro Aleandri Street - Rome
September 2022: takes part to the collective exhibition “Color Connection” curated by the Arcimboldo club at the Civic Gallery, Bolzano.
September 2022: takes part to the collective exhibition “Piccolo è bello” curated by the Arcimboldo club, at the small gallery, Bolzano
November 2022 takes part in the Artepadova contemporary art fair in Padua
