Silvana Martignoni was born in Busto Arsizio, she attended the Art High School and the “Brera” Academy of Fine Arts in Milan with her final thesis on the “visionary” poet and engraver William Blake. Later she specialized in engraving techniques at Urbino .
Since the early years of her artistic activity she focused her interest on the purest engraving techniques (drypoint, mezzotint, etching, etc..). She has a passion for mezzotint (graining the plate with rocker only), an ancient technique that lends itself to her design, subtle, strong and decisive , enriched in tonal values close to painting.
In general she has many solo exhibitions and numerous participations in all the major graphic international events, obtaining prizes and honorable mentions. In 1983 she was awarded first prize in the XXII edition of the Joan Mirò International Drawing Award from the Fundació Joan Mirò in Barcelona. In 2016 she is winner as ”Excelence work” in the “2ndJogja International Miniprint Biennale (JMB) 2016” Yogyakarta,Indonesia.
In the recent years she approaches the Ex Libris World, taking part in numerous and qualifying international events:
- Major Ex Libris awards: 2013 “Ju Qi Cup,
- The 1st International Prints & Exlibris EXPO Shanghai, China: awarded “Bronze prize” in 2013“
- 7° Concorso Internazionale ex libris Biblioteca di Bodio Lomnago”,Varese,Italy: awarded “ 3rd prize and honourable mention”;
- “The 3rd Guangzhou International Exlibris and Mini print Biennial 2014” China: awarded “Excellent Exlibris” in 2014;
- The 8th International Exlibris Fu Xian Zhai, Shanghai”, China: awarded “Excellent Exlibris”;
- 2015 “Chang Zhou Wu Jin,The 1st International Prints & Exlibris EXPO”, China: awarded “Excellent Exlibris”;
- 2016 “4th Guangzhou International Exlibris and Mini - Prints Biennial 2016”, Cina : awarded “Excellent Mini – Prints” and awarded “Excellent Exlibris”.
- Jury Report at the Ex Libris International Competition "The Enchanted Woods" in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions.
Her Artworks
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