Annapia Antonini Suisse, b. 1942

Annapia Antonini, Swiss painter and engraver, was born in Lugano in 1942. She moved to Paris in 1962 to study drawing with Mac Avoy and painting with Pierre Jérôme the the Académie Julian. She also learned engraving from Johnny Friedlaender, who doubtless influenced her work. Her first exhibition was in Switzerland in 1964. Her paintings and engravings have since been shown in exhibitions across Europe, as well Japan, and the United States. Her artistic universe is centered around countrysides, interiors, and still lifes. With her engravings, Annapia Antonini explores beauty within everyday objects, displaying them in a poetic, subtle way, and underlining what is often invisible.