Irene was born and trained in Rome. She studied art at the Mario Mafai Art School and simultaneously attended the three-year painting course at San Giacomo Art School in Rome.
After completing secondary school, she pursued further art studies at several institutions, including the Art Academy of Rome, and graduated in Art History from Roma Tre University in 2014.
She then moved to Australia, where she had her first solo exhibition at Dust Temple Gallery on the Gold Coast. in 2017, she relocated to London, working on various art commissions.
She returned to Australia in 2019, collaborating with local artists, participating in sculpture group exhibitions such as the Swell Sculpture Festival for three consecutive years, and teaching drawing and painting.
Since 2023, she has been based again in Rome, focusing primarily on marble sculpture. She has exhibited in two group shows at Galleria del Bufalo and continues to develop her artistic practice while maintaining collaborations in Australia.
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
Premio Fondazione Amedeo Modigliani – Finalisti, 25 November – 5 Decembere 2025
Galleria del Bufalo – Group Exhibition “Superficiale”, Rome, May 2025
Galleria del Bufalo – Group Exhibition, Rome, December 2023
Swell Sculpture Festival – Gold Coast, Australia, September 2023
Rome international Art Fair – Medina Art Gallery, Rome, February 2023
SWELL Sculpture Festival – Gold Coast, Australia, September 2022
Artist Residency – Qbank Gallery, Tasmania, Australia, March 2022
Beyond Group Show – Main Gallery, Adelaide, Australia (Fringe Festival, February – March 2022)
SWELL Sculpture Festival – Gold Coast, Australia, September 2021
ArtLovers Australia Summer Edition – Group Exhibition, December 2021 – February 2022
Finalist – ALA Art Prize (Art Lovers Australia), 2022
Artist Residency – Handbentbanana Arts and Health Centre, October 2021 – January 2022
GLIMPSE Group Exhibition – Side Gallery, December 2021
Art and Decorator Assistant – Artnow international, 0ctober – December 2020
“Being” Solo Exhibition – Dust Temple, Gold Coast, Australia, 2020
Dean Cogle Portrait Prize – Dust Temple, Gold Coast, Australia, 2020
“Il Filo Rosso” Exhibition – ONART Gallery, Florence, Italy, 2018
Studio Assistant – The Connor Brothers Studio (TCB), London, UK
Commissioned Mural – The Moat School, London, Bishop Park, UK
“Art Salon Spring 2017” Exhibition – Candid Art Trust, London, UK, 2017
“Due Piani” Solo Exhibition – Dust Temple, Gold Coast, Australia, 2010
“Premio Art Abitart” – Abitart Art Hotel, Rome, Italy, 2013
“Battello Ebbro” Exhibition – Dodici Pose, Rome, Italy, 2013
“Segno e Gestualità” Collective Exhibition – Te Fenua, Ostia Antica, Rome, Italy
“Premio Art Caffè Letterario” – Exhibition at Caffè Letterario, Rome, Italy, 2012
“EmergenzaArte” Exhibition – Giardino degli Aranci, Rome, Italy, 2012
“Open Gallery Indipendenza” – Gaeta, italy, 2012
“Dalla Scuola alla Vita” Exhibition – S. Polo dei Cavalieri, Rome, Italy, 2009