Work Experience

Self-Employed (2014 – 2025)

Visual Arts, Holistic Therapies & Training

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Community Art & Therapy

Director, Teacher & Therapist – Intuitive Art, Shamanism & Energy Therapies for Adults, Edinburgh (2025) Orenda Centre for Arts & Healing*

Lead Artist & Therapist – Art, Nature Connection & Energy Sessions for Adults, Edinburgh (2022 – 2024) The Planetary Healing Centre / Community Woodlands

Community Artist & Project Worker – Art & Wellbeing Activities for Vulnerable Adults, Edinburgh (2015 – 2023) The Alma Project / Mental Health Art Charity

Director, Teacher & Therapist – Intuitive Art, Meditation Classes and Holistic Therapies for Adults and Children, Edinburgh (2016 – 2024) Creativeflow Arts & Inner Light Healing Studio*

Lead Artist & Teacher – Art Activities for Children, Edinburgh (2016 – 2022) Girotondo Children’s Club  

Other Collaborations include: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Equal Future, Craigentinny Community Centre, Love Drama & Red i Creative.

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Commissions & Residencies

Intuitive Paintings, Illustrations & Wall Mural Commissions, Edinburgh (2015 – 2025)

Private and Public Commissions

Clients and Collaborations include: Santosa Wellness Centre, Murrayburn Primary School (Worry Warriors Project), Girotondo Italian Children’s Club (Fairy Tales and Seasons Project), Abbeyhill Primary School (Artist in Residency), The Knights Kitchen, Pilot Fish/ Sara Sutherland Interiors, Roshni (Safe Project 1, 2), Wild in Art (Wild Dolphins Project), Arteles (Artist in Residency). 

Voluntary Work

Holistic Therapist, Edinburgh (2019 – 2021) The Planetary Healing Centre (Health & Wellbeing Project & Children Project), Healing Hands Edinburgh (Reiki Community Clinic)

Co-Founder & Director, Edinburgh (2016 – 2017) ArtRipples Collective

Founder & Project Manager, Edinburgh (2015 – 2017) (Time to Change Art Project)

Set Build Support (2013) Edinburgh Festival – Common Wealth Theatre (Our Glass House)

Education & Professional Development

Art and Creative Courses & Trainings

Illustration Course with Arianna Papini, (2020) Sarmede International School of Illustrations, Sarmede, Italy

Tamalpa Experience: Movement based Expressive Arts, (2019) State Theta Galleries Ormiston

Children’s Books Illustrations (2011) City Lit College, London

Degree in Visual and Performing Arts (2009) Albertina Academy of Fine Arts, Turin, Italy

Diploma in Fine Arts (2004) Artistic High School Aldo Passoni, Turin, Italy

Also attended workshops and short courses in Conscious Movement, Voice Work, Storytelling, Creative Writing and Drama.

Community and Wellbeing Courses & Trainings

Nature Connection Facilitator Training, (2021-2023) The Planetary Healing Centre, Edinburgh

The 8 Shields Model, (2019) The Planetary Healing Centre, Edinburgh

Talking Mats Foundation Training (2018), EVOC Edinburgh

Holistic and Wellbeing Courses & Trainings

Divine Healing Master Key (2022-2025) Centre for Love & Enlightenment, France

Foundation in Shamanism – Shamanic Practitioner – Advanced in Shamanism (2019-2024), Shamanic Centre, Edinburgh

Cacao Embodiment & Facilitator Training (2021-2022) Ayapacha, Aberdeen

Tantra Hatha Yoga Level 1 – 200hrs (2020-2021) The Alchemy of Living, Edinburgh

Feather & Stone Energy Healing – Practitioner & Teacher Level 1, 2 (2018 – 2022), Shamanic Centre, Edinburgh

Reiki Therapist – Practitioner & Teacher  (2015 – 2020), The Reiki Group/ Reiki School Healing Hands, Edinburgh (trained with John Hughes & Maija Kovalevska)

Level 1: Foundation in the art of meditation (2020), The Art of Meditation (distant learning)

Meditation Accredited Diploma Teaching Course (2017), Holistic Clinic Falkirk

Languages Courses & Trainings 

Spanish and French Languages, (2012-2013),  Popular University, Turin Italy

English Language (2009-2011) International House of London/English Studio, London

Exhibitions

Group Exhibition, Art & Wellbeing Festival, Gallery 2 St.Margaret’s House, Edinburgh (2024)

Solo Exhibition, Exploring the Gifts of Energy Art, Wellness Centre Santosa, Edinburgh (2022)

Group Exhibition, On the same boat, Gallery 1 St.Margaret’s House, Edinburgh (2020)

Group Exhibition, Nature is You Art Project, Creativeflow Arts (online exhibition), Edinburgh (2020)

Group Exhibition, Colours of Nature, The Hand Made Factory, Edinburgh (2018)

Group Exhibition, Imago Mundi Project Scotland, Tour Exhibition (2017)

Group Exhibition, Across the Mediterranean, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh (2016)

Duo Exhibition, Crux, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh (2016)

Group Exhibition, Time to Change Art Project, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh (2015)

Group Exhibition, Discover Urban Art, Gayfield Gallery, Edinburgh (2015)

Group Exhibition, Paratissima, Turin, Italy (2014)

Group Exhibition, Wild Dolphins Artists, Aberdeen Art Fair ( 2014)

Group Exhibition, Here We Are At Home, Pop Up Scotland, Edinburgh (2014)

Group Exhibition, White Lion, London (2012)

Group Exhibition, City Lit Photography Studio, London (2011)

Personal Skills

Mother Tongue: Italian

Other Languages:  English (C2), Spanish (C1), French (A1)

Artistic Skills: Experience in a wide variety of media, techniques, and styles, in traditional and contemporary forms.

PVG Scheme & Public Liability Insurance

Driving License: B

References available upon request