About the artist

Meet Valeria Nortanicola

Artist in Residence & Chief Curator

Born in Rome, grew up in Spain, moved to France and then Switzerland, Valeria is a Dutch citizen who speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.

A self-taught, award-winning artist, Valeria creates bold and emotive works that speak through color. Without formal training, she has developed a distinctive visual language that captures feeling and movement, earning her recognition in exhibitions and features both locally and internationally. Her work is a vibrant expression of personal narrative, intuition, and the power of color to communicate what words cannot.