
ELVIRA SIRIO
Born in Reggio Calabria, the city where she lives. Graduated in mathematics, she was first a teacher and then a school principal. Passionate about art since she was a girl, she followed studies that apparently distanced her from this world, until she finally decided to fully embrace her passion. She attended the "Libera Accademia" of the master Paolo Raffa in her city for many years and at the same time courses and masters in various locations in Italy. The meeting with the master Roberto Ferri was fundamental, who brought her closer to a painting to which she had always aspired. She then became passionate about sculpture by following the master Mohammad Sazesh in his studio in Carrara. Finally, she perfected her skills at the Academy of Art in Florence. In 2019, she signed in Rome together with 12 other artists the Manifesto dell'Effettismo, a pictorial movement founded by the master Franco Fragale. In 2020 she joined the International Academy of Modern Art in Rome A multifaceted artist, never conventional or repetitive, she rejects any predefined scheme, casually ranging from classical figurative to modern, from abstract to informal, from symbolism to conceptual. Her works include sculptures, engravings, paintings, ceramics. Over the years she has participated in numerous exhibitions, personal, museum, institutional, collective in Italy and abroad, winning numerous prizes and collecting various awards. Her works are present in numerous galleries, art galleries and private collections. She is reviewed in various catalogs and art magazines.