Biography

Marina Profumo was born in 1960 at Ceranesi, near Genova, where she still lives.

Despite her natural gift for artistic subjects, her studies and then her work are far from them. Yet her bent and eagerness to express herself, to show her feelings, to portray her anxieties, to materialise themes dealing with human nature instinctively lead her to paint.
Her first oil paintings go back to 1978. They are very introspective and intense works. For example, the paintings titled “Verso il futuro” (“Towards the Future”) and “Tempesta” (“Storm”) belong to that period. She tirelessly keeps painting aloof from everyone. In fact, it is only in 1998 that she decides .....please go to personal web site marinaprofumo.it