About Maddalena Poleggi
Maddalena Poleggi was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1965.
She was always interested in drawing and conveying reality visually and in writing through the lens of her sensitivity and emotions.
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She developed her artistic career alongside other professional experiences, but her love for watercolour, cultivated with tenacity and curiosity, has accompanied her over time, enriched by encounters with other artists, and various collaborations.
Today she is a passionate 2D artist who loves exploring the rich potential of watercolour painting, interested in both figurative and abstract subjects.
Other captivating projects include : book illustrations and imaginative engravings.
She lives in Nice, a colourful, luminous city which has inspired much of her recent urban sketches and landscape works.
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A few milestones of my artistic journey
First exhibitions
In the late nineties, after moving to the south of France from Luxembourg, I began exhibiting my artworks :
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February 1998, solo exhibition of watercolours and prints at the Royal Westminster Hotel in Menton
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Summer 1998, Diplôme d'Honneur for my participation at the Grand Prix de Peinture et Sculpture "Docteur René Morani", my "Marine de Roquebrune" was sold during the event.
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September 1998, participation to the International Painting Exhibition "Antibes Art", second edition
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The page dedicated to me in the catalogue of the Antibes Art exhibition, 1998
Artistic training
Self-taught painter, I have always been more attracted to creative experiences with inspiring artists than to school lessons.
In Luxembourg, 1991-1997, I learnt the various techniques of artistic engraving and attended my first formal watercolour classes. During that period, the practice of watercolour painting has become more assiduous.
Since 1998, in the south of France, I developped a deeper understanding of this demanding technique thanks to the teaching and advice of two artists in particular : the Chinese watercolorist David Fujitsang and the French painter Marc Lavalle.
Current events
After a long break from exhibiting, my latest public events are as follows:
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participation and award of the International Watercolour Master 2026, Shropshire, England (see below)
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2025-26 participation to the Artist & Artisans Market on the Place Garibaldi, in Nice. For the 2026 schedule, please check
