ABOUT ME

Italian-born abstract artist Valeria Gagliardi Degiovanni, based in Montreal, creates vibrant, tactile paintings that explore emotion, transformation, and connection through color. Working intuitively with mixed media, she transforms shadow and light into compositions that uplift, inspire, and connect.

Her work invites quiet reflection and a rediscovery of connection—with beauty, with feeling, and with one another. Valeria’s art has been recognized with the Outstanding Art Award (Light Space & Time, 2021) and the Judges’ Choice Award (AIM Fall Exhibit, 2025).

In 2025, Valeria joined the Board of Artists in Montreal (AIM) as Media Support and member of the Art Show Committee.

ARTIST STATEMENT & VISION

Valeria Gagliardi Degiovanni’s compositions explore transformation through color, emotion, and contrast. Her work reflects the movement between darkness and light, intensity and stillness, fragmentation and connection.

Working intuitively with mixed media, Valeria uses abstraction as a way to translate emotion into visual form. Recurring heart motifs appear throughout her work as symbols of memory, vulnerability, and the search for deeper connection — with oneself, with others, and with life itself.

In a fast-paced digital era, Valeria sees painting as a way to slow down, reconnect, and rediscover beauty within imperfection. Her work celebrates the ongoing process of transformation and learning how to move through life with greater awareness, openness, and heart.

Photo credit: Patrick Dion

Artistic Curriculum Vitae

Active member of Artists in Montreal – [Artist page]
Featured artist on Gallea – [Artist page]

Education & Training

2025 – Jump Start Creative Career Mentorship Series
Private mentorship with Marina Cutler

2008 – Oil Painting Course
Maison des Arts de la Rive-Sud, Saint-Lambert (Quebec)

2004 – Pencil Drawing Course
Maison des Arts de la Rive-Sud, Saint-Lambert (Quebec)

Exhibitions

June – July 2026 (Upcoming)
Solo Exhibition “Elan du Coeur” Bibliothèque Claude-Henri-Grignon, Cultural Program
Longueuil, QC

June 11th - 15th 2026 (Upcoming)
Group Exhibition – AIM Summer Expo “Becoming”
Longueuil, QC

March 2026 – August 2026
Corporate Collection Display – Demers Beaulne (in collaboration with Gallea)
Exhibited works: Where Life Leaves Its Marks, Power of Nature
Montreal, QC

December 2025 – January 2026
Group Exhibition – Viva Vida Gallery, Pointe Claire, QC
Exhibited work: Heart Mosaic

September 2025 – Present
Parcours des tours – La ville en mouvement – Gallea
Exhibited work: Power of Nature
1981 McGill College Avenue – Montreal (Quebec)

September – November 2025
George Laoun Opticien – AIM Fall Exhibit 2025
Exhibited work: Color Up Your Life
Winner of the Judge’s Choice Award
Montreal (Quebec)

August 2025
Galerie Lenoir
Exhibition: Abstract Art Exhibit
Old Port of Montreal (Quebec)

June 2025
Peter W. Hart Gallery
Exhibition: Summer in the City
Old Port of Montreal (Quebec)

March 2025
Projection of artworks during the cultural event
Progetto Origami di Umanità – Rome, Italy

December 2024
Galerie AMBIGU
Exhibition: Decembr’Art
Montreal (Quebec)

November 2022
Galerie AMBIGU
Exhibition: November is not Gray
Montreal (Quebec)

May 2006
Maison des Arts de la Rive-Sud, Saint-Lambert (Quebec)
End-of-course exhibition – Oil Painting

May 2004
Maison des Arts de la Rive-Sud, Saint-Lambert (Quebec)
End-of-course exhibition – Pencil Drawing

Awards & Recognition

2025
🏅 Judges’s Choice Award
AIM Fall Exhibit 2025 – George Laoun Opticien, Montreal

2021
Special Mention – Outstanding Art
Light Space & Time Online Gallery – 10th Annual All Women Art Competition
www.lightspacetime.art

Memberships

Board Member (Media Support) and Art Show Committee Member, Artists in Montreal (AIM), since 2025
AIM Artist Profile & AIM's Board Members and Committee Members‍ ‍AIM Artist Profile

Artist profile on Gallea Gallea Artist Page

Media & Publications

Video Appearances

  • “All Women” 2021 Art Exhibition – Part 1 (Overall and Painting Categories) — Watch on YouTube

Features & Publications