Maria Cristina Contu

My name is Maria Cristina Contu, and I am a painter. I was born in Escalaplano, Sardinia, on the 22nd of June 1970.​I graduated from the Art School in 1989 and moved to Rome to continue my studies.​In 1990, I launched my first and very successful Exhibition at "The Il Colore" Art Gallery, with sixty Oil and Tempera paintings along with pencil drawings.​My interest in color and art techniques took me to Caltagirone and Palermo in Sicily, where I mastered the Techniques of Pottery Decoration with some of the best art teachers.​In 1994, I opened my first Art Studio.Still fascinated by pottery I've enrolled myself at School of Arts of Romano Ranieri, who has been a life guide and a great Mestro.I attended his Ceramic Painting courses for over 10 years.​With my three children's birth, along with a group of other parents, in Cagliari we founded a kindergarten that, through Waldorf Pedagogy, brought me deeply into Rudolf Stainer's studies.I have been attending Training and Courses such as NPY - Business Organisation, Stone & Clay Sculpture with Renzo Rastrelli, two-year advanced training in Designing Pedagogy Spaces.​With the enormous pedagogical knowledge gained through Waldorf studies, I elevated my teaching to another level when I began to teach and transmit my love for art to people with disabilities, such as my students from the "Peter Pan" association, where I worked from 2011 to 2019.During many summers, my garden has become the cradle of artistic events, masterclasses, and courses with the most diverse students.