Born in Los Angeles, California (2000).
Based in Barcelona.
My oil paintings, short stories and piano compositions explore the narrative within the surrealist world of the subconscious and the search for female empowerment. Work which is deeply influenced by my active dream life.
Each night we find ourselves at the threshold of two worlds: the tangible and the intangible, facing phantasmagorical characters we do not allow ourselves to see amidst the distractions and challenges of modern life. A life on fast forward, fueled by the deeply rooted pressure of the ever-present patriarchy, which influences both our conscious and subconscious realities.
My figures and vibrant colors seek to transmit strength, exploration, and freedom in the face of the taboos that pursue us. I create dreamlike spaces for these figures, where the walls of the canvas act as traversable portals into the infinite realm of what influences our subconscious and what lies beyond the veil.
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Students Against Sexual Assault Magazine Cover Page, Santa Barbara, California
Painting, The Procession, featured as cover page of SASA's 3rd Issue of btwn sheets in May 2021.
Glass Box Gallery UCSB, Santa Barbara, California
A collection of Anya's oil paintings virtually displayed in UCSB's Glass Box Gallery show titled "Together We Can..." 2020.
UC CALPIRG Earth Day Art Award, Santa Barbara, California
Painting, When the Sand Runs Out, won CALPIRG’s 2021 Earth Day Art Contest pertaining to human impact on the environment.
Spectrum Summer Edition, Santa Barbara, California
Mortality's Monthly Union featured in UCSB's Spectrum Literary Journal in September 2021.
Undergraduate Research & Creative Studies, Santa Barbara, California
Paintings: The First Supper and Those Within the Wheel accompanied by short stories as a part of undergraduate creative research grant —2022
Talk at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Talk given on May 26, 2022 which focused on three Bolognese painters all currently displayed at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna. Anya delved into the various ways women are portrayed in Italian art throughout the 14th-16th centuries.
International Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022 at Art Gallery Le Logge, Palazzo dei Priori, Assisi
Paintings: Those Within the Wheel, The Arrival Under, The Labyrinth, and Retrieval displayed at Art Gallery Le Logge accompanied by a four-part short story — 2022
Show at Bibliothè Gallery and Restaurant, Rome
Oil painting, Sussurri, was displayed alongside other works at Bibliothè — 2023
New Now Exhibition at Arteria Gallery, Barcelona
Oil painting, Liminal, was displayed alongside other works at Arteria Gallery — 2024
ARTELFEST at Arteria Gallery, Barcelona
Oil paintings, Strappare, Pluck, and The Procession were displayed alongside other works by ARTEL Festival at Arteria Gallery. March 15th-17th, 2024.
Stories Born from Water: The “Nereids & Naiads” Online Exhibition Press Release —2024
Nereids & Naiads Online Exhibition
Available to view online from March 20th to May 19th — 2024
Zilzal Sonic Ceremony, Barcelona
Group exhibition and performance in support of Palestine — 2024
Nymphs & Nature: Anya Adorni on feminine anthropomorphism & gender oppression
Interview with curator Leah Gennaraki and Follow.Art — 2024
Zilzal Sonic Ceremony VA Release Party, Barcelona.
Exhibition with experimental in F O C, alongside performances by various musical collectives — 2024
“Fragments of Home” Exhibition at Unmaking Art Studio in Raval, Barcelona — 2025
Zilzal Sonic Ceremony, Barcelona
The Memory of Water: collective exhibition and performance — 2025
Calor y Color exhibition at La Bótanica en El Poblesec, Barcelona — 2025
Education
California, United States — 2018-2021
Santa Barbara City College 2018-2020
A.A. in Studio Art with Honors
A.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences with Honors
University of California, Santa Barbara — 2020-2022
B.A. in Art with Honors
Bologna, Italy — 2022
Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna
B.A. completed with a specialization in painting
Internship with artist Angela Lorenz
Upcoming Studies
Barcelona, Spain — 2026-2027
BAU Centro Universitario de Artes y Diseño
Máster en Diseño de Espacios Escénicos y Dirección Artística