The last Guardian (2018) Painting by Rmprotopapa

Rosa Maria Protopapa was born in Gagliano del Capo, near Lecce, in 1956. When she was very young, she had a passion for visual arts. She began her artistic career with sculpture, art in which she tested herself sculpting Pietra Leccese. Forward in time and with the experiences gained, she surrenders to the eternal charm of the art of painting and writing. Protopapa finds her essence in oil and acrylic painting and writing her thoughts and feelings. The passion for art pushes her to the constant research of herself continuing her studies and observations in order to grow more and more. Only in 2015 she decided to take part in international events and exhibitions, with positive feedbacks from audiences and critics combined by various awards, here the most important: winner of the third edition National Prize Italian Contemporary Literature; sect. unpublished poem, "Laura Capone Editore, 2015; Leonardo da Vinci award - Cesenatico (FC), 2015; Prize 1st Grand Prix de la Côte d'Azur 2015, Cannes; Prize Hellas 2015 - Larisa - Greece (GR); Artist of the Year trophy in 2015 - Cesenatico (FC); Premio Levante - Otranto (Le), 2015; Prize with Honorable Mention International Painting Competition "Notti Sacre in Puglia", 2015; Academy Award for visual arts - Monte Carlo; Premio Lupiae 2016- Lecce; 1st place in the pictorial portrait / modern-garde section Portrait Festival 2016 - Moscow, Russia; Tiepolo Prize 2016 – Milan, International Artist Award - Art States - EAEditor

• Nationality: ITALY
• Date of birth : 1956
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• Groups: Contemporary Italian Artists