Patrizia Dalla Valle

Mosaic artist and sculptor Patrizia Dalla Valle has always been fascinated by Byzantine and Ravennate art. Born in Budrio, near Bologna, she lived in Ravenna - the ancient capital of the Western Roman Empire - for 30 years, during which she learned mosaic secrets from local masters before developing her own technical and artistic mark. Constant experimentation with materials and images is a pillar of her art, which she has exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the National Museum of Fine Arts in L’Avana, Cuba, and the European Parliament in Bruxelles among others over the years.