Rossella Paolini

About the artist

Italian painter and illustrator Rossella Paolini was born in Trieste, a city of sea and woods, and lives in the historic heart of the city between a medieval castle and a Roman forum. She draws from a very young age, loving the illustrations of storybooks and animated films by Walt Disney.

As a Rossella was passionate about visiting museums, archaeological sites and art galleries and began to paint in oils in the studio of a teacher, a pupil of the famous painter Renato Gottuso. Subsequently in her adulthood she participates and organizes as Art Director various exhibitions in Festivals, Fairs and galleries exclusively on the Fantasy theme. Specializing in illustration for children after attending an international school in Italy, she participates and wins many competitions with exhibitions in Italy and France.

Rossella Paolini creates and dreams in her studio where, in addition to the tools of the trade, she has a vast collection of illustrated books from which she draws inspiration. She has been collaborating for some years with galleries in the United States, Scotland, Portugal and Japan.

Artwork Themes & Subject Matter

Each of Rossella Paolini’s works embodies a meaning and a story. Inspired by the fantastic, occult and mysterious world, she tries to infuse through her works the knowledge learned from studies, books, travels and cinema.

The purpose of her art is to convey amazement, beauty, joy and harmony through female and animal figures, accompanying the observer into a multidimensional enchanted world where mythology, science fiction and fairy tales are another reality.

All her women-dolls have big, dreamy and deep eyes, as they are often depicted in a pop surrealist style, the meticulous details painted with small brushes are his aesthetic signature.

Press

Rossella Paolini’s works has been featured in both print and online publications including, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine,Candy Floss Art Magazine, Marvelous Art Magazine, Marvelous Artists Book, 365 Art + Magazine, Zanna Magazine, Art Now Editore, Atlante dell’Arte Contemporanea De Agostini, Numero 0 scritti d’arte e dintorni

Upcoming Exhibitions

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Education

Private courses in painting, illustration for children and comics in Italy, with certificates of participation

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023

Legendary Women, The Inverarity Gallery, Scotland, Great Britain (Online)

Fairies Rococo, Curio Art Gallery, Almada, Portugal

Bizarre Universes, The Hive Gallery & Studios, Los Angeles, United States

2018

Fabulosa, Sala Argondia New Age Center, Trieste, Italy

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026

Moonlit Whisker, Curio Art Gallery (online)

Carnival Opera, Poetic Gallery (online)

Wiched Muse, Curio Art Gallery (online)

Haunted Beauty, Poetic Tiger Gallery (online)

Mini Masterpieces Show 2026, Revolution Gallery, New York, United States

Gold Embrace – Tribute to Klimt, Poetic Tiger Gallery (online)

Labyrinth of Dreams, Poetic Tiger Gallery (online)

21st Anniversary Exhibition, Hive Gallery and Studio, Los Angeles, CA. United States

Gossamer Realm, Curio Art Gallery (Online)

Distant Echoes European Myths & Legends, curated by Rossella Paolini, Curio Art Gallery, Portugal

The Art of Tarot, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, United States

2025

Daughters of Eve, Quirky Fox Gallery, Hawera, New Zealand

Everything But the Kitchen Sink, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States

Ultrahive 3 – CD Cover Show, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States

Ultrahive 3 – CD Cover Show, FM Oakland, CA. United States

Artistry of Tarot, Poetic Tiger Gallery (Online)

Ultrahive 3 – CD Cover Show, Da Gang Gallery, Taipei

Monochrome: Goddess Show, The Inverarity Gallery (Online)

Trick or Treat, Curio Art Gallery (Online)

Viva la Tigre – Anniversary Exhibition, Poetic Tiger Gallery (online)

Cute and Creepy, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States

If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix It, Poetic Tiger Gallery (Online)

3rd Annual Postcard Show, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR. United States

2024

Memoir, Curio Art Gallery, Almada, Portugal (online)

Everything But The Kitchen Sink, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States

Santibelli, Cornitel Shop, Trieste, Italy

Rx, Quirky Fox Gallery, Hāwera, New Zealand

Ephemeral, Nanny Goat Gallery, Petaluma, CA. United States

Visceral Pleasure, Metamorphosis Gallery, Willetton, WA. United States

2023

Postcard Show, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR. United States

7th Annual Holiday Mini Art Exhibit, Ghost Gallery, Seatle, WA. United States

Mini Mix & Match, Quirky Fox Gallery, Hāwera ,New Zealand

The Midnight Garden, The Inverarity Gallery, Banffshire Scotland, Great Britain (online)

Black + White, Metamorphosis Gallery, Willetton, WA. Australia

Reef-Building Corals , Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA. United States

2022

Dream World, Gallery IYN, Osaka, Japan

See also

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Coffin Princess Vol. 2, Gallery IYN, Osaka, Japan

Hive Tarot 13,The Hive Gallery & Studios, Los Angeles. CA. United States

2021

Power in Number 6, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA. United States

Rx Rainbows, 317 Art Collective, Rockford, Illinois, United States

Spellbound, The Inverarity Gallery, Scotland, Great Britain

Whimsical Fury 4, The Hive Gallery & Studios, Los Angeles, CA. United States

Grimm Tales Show, The Inverarity Gallery, Scotland, Great Britain

Group Art Show GET sur Real, The Lotus Gallery, Georgia, United States

Small Work Show, Penumbra Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal (online)

2020

Spark 3!, Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States (Online)

Storytime,  Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States

Fauna 2,  Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States (Online)

Pure Magick! 2, Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States (Online)

Into the Universe,  Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States

Super Pop,  Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States

Oceana,  Artwhirl Gallery, Long Beach, NY. United States

Squared Small Group Show, Penumbra Art Gallery, Lisbon,Portugal (Online)

Art Exhibition and Competition, Festival dell’Immagine Decima Edizione, Martina Franca, TA, Italy

2019

Wars Group Art Show The Last Saga, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA. United States

Art Exhibition and Competition I quattro elementi della natura, Festival dell’Immagine Nona Edizione, Martina Franca, TA, Italy

Cammini di Fede, vedute del viaggio di San Nilo, Abbazia di S.Maria di Grottaferrata, Roma, Italy

2018

Art Exhibition and Competition Apollo Dionisiaco Quinta Edizione, Castello della Castelluccia, Roma, Italy

Biennale d’Arte Metropoli di Torino Art Exhibition and Competition Arte Città Amica, Palazzo Birago, Torino, Italy

Art Exhibition and Competition La Gioia, Glam Art, Trieste, Italy