About me

I don’t define myself as an “accomplished” artist, but rather as someone who has chosen art as a necessary language. Ever since I started painting, creativity has become a constant challenge: like a Pandora’s box that, once opened, pushes you to explore and overcome your own limits. As a self-taught artist, I have embraced this challenge with dedication, turning acrylic technique into my primary tool of expression.

Claudia Daminato in the painting studio near the hyper-realistic painting of a python coiled around a trunk

Today, my work is not limited to a single canvas but unfolds through a visual narrative in series. Each cycle of works is a chapter in an imaginary novel that I write with my brush. In the ‘Nocturne Fantasia’ series, I explore the mystery of nature emerging from the darkness, while in ‘Surreal Dreams’ and ‘Fantastic Animals’, reality merges with dreamlike and playful scenarios. My creative process often begins with photomontages and personal photographs—real foundations upon which I build visions where logic dissolves to make room for wonder.

While realism remains a fundamental part of my technical DNA, my goal has gone beyond simple representation. I don’t just want to impress the eye; I want to surprise myself and the observer. I use precision in detail to make the dream tangible, creating “windows” into worlds where the impossible becomes real.

My artistic path is a constant evolution, marked by participation in awards and exhibitions that have confirmed the solidity of my research. My true goal is to give shape to the images that inhabit my mind, bringing them into reality to allow the observer to step inside them. From the symbolic strength of the hearts to the elegance of the animals in my narrative series, every work is a piece of a larger project: to create a bridge between reality and the imaginary. I paint for those who, like me, feel the need to stop and rediscover their ability to dream with their eyes wide open.

A closer look

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Selected Projects

2026 – The Drey Hotel, Dallas (TX)
Digital licensing for the permanent installation in the hotel’s main corridors. Two large-scale artworks selected in collaboration with Art is Love LLC.

Exhibitions

2025 – Almenara Art Prize
Selected for the International Online Exhibition (Selected among thousands of entries).
2025 – L’Arte in Corso, Vicenza (Italy)
Open-Air Collective Exhibition.
2025 – Art on the Riverbank, Vicenza (Italy)
Open-Air Collective Exhibition.
2024 – Wineart Exhibition, Costozza di Longare, Vicenza (Italy)
Collective Exhibition.
2024 – Solo Exhibition, Spazio Artepadova, Mestrino (Italy)
2023 – In Villa with the Artists, Villa Godi Malinverni, Lugo di Vicenza (Italy)
Contemporary Art Exhibition.
2023 – Asolo City Prize, Loggia del Duomo, Asolo (Italy)
Collective Contemporary Art Exhibition.
2023 – Safari on Canvas, Cittadella, Padova (Italy)
Solo Painting Exhibition.
2022 – Asolo City Prize, Loggia del Duomo, Asolo (Italy)
Collective Contemporary Art Exhibition.
2021 – Solo Exhibition, Puk Gallery, Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso (Italy)
2021 – Arts, Crafts and Excellence, Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista, Venice (Italy)
2018 – Mestre Painting Prize, Centro Candiani, Mestre, Venice (Italy)
Finalists Collective Exhibition.