Born into a family of artists, Sonia Di Maccio has always expressed herself through drawing and color, which soon became her natural language.

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A graduate of ENSAAMA Paris (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et Métiers d’Art), she began her career in advertising, working as a rough artist, illustrator, layout designer, and later art director, notably at Euro RSCG (Havas).

 

In the early 2000s, she co-founded L’Art Home Café in Paris, a tearoom and art gallery that she managed and curated for eight years, regularly showcasing her own work. A few years later, she devoted herself to the revival of La Dame de Canton, a Chinese junk moored on the Seine, combining artistic events with gastronomy. She designed its visual identity and directed the venue until late 2018.

 

Now based in the South of France, Sonia finds inspiration in the vivid contrasts and radiant light of the Mediterranean, reconnecting with her roots and dedicating herself entirely to painting.

 

While she has explored a wide range of techniques – watercolor, pastel, charcoal – she favors acrylics for their brilliance, strength, and versatility. By incorporating elements such as sand, gold leaf, bronze, and pure pigments, she creates textured, vibrant surfaces that enhance the vitality and beauty she seeks to express.

 

Her work is distinguished by a luminous and vibrant palette, evoking a sense of strength, serenity, and fullness, where life and sunlight are ever-present.