NOEL EMILIA GAZZANO

I make art to celebrate the poetic dimensions of life. 

I’m an artist, author-illustrator and anthropology Professor: my anthropological training allows me to understand different realities and express them visually. I have 15+ years experience creating editorial illustrations, advertisements and comics on multiple subjects for diverse industries, from boutique publishers to multinational corporations. I love the creative thrill of same day deadlines for the press: I developed long-lasting illustrated columns for national Italian newspaper La Stampa and regularly contribute to Chelsea Magazine Company (Classic Boat Magazine cover stories). My award-winning comic-strip Crisinera (“deep dark crisis”) has been featured in daily columns (La Stampa) and corporate training & editorial projects. I enjoy a lyrical, painterly style with a conceptual twist: detailed ink work, watercolour washes and transparent pastel layers in both their material and digital versions. I also love bold, flat-colour work like my Crisinera. I’m skilled in multiple techniques and I like to play with different visual languages, developing the best one for each client. 

My artwork is exhibited internationally and featured in publications, radio and TV shows. I have two decades experience developing art, editorial and education programs for universities, corporations and international institutions. I combine anthropological research, the visionary power of art, an ethical stance and collective engagement, with the goal of encouraging sociocultural change among communities and corporations in regards to current issues (especially gender-based violence and environmental protection). I employ multiple languages (visual arts, performance, speaking, text, comics) to engage diverse audiences and cause action. I have received prizes and commissions from humanitarian, scientific and cultural institutions. 

I’m American and Italian. I currently live in Italy by the sea and teach at the Fine Arts University in Verona.

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