Biography

nicoboris fotoNicoletta Boris was born in Florence.

While attending her secondary classical studies, she begins studying painting at Martenot Art School. She goes on with her artistic apprenticeship in Florence at Maria Luigia Guaita’s print workshop “Il Bisonte”, where she meets Henry Moore, and learns lithographic and engraving techniques.
She graduates at Zurich Art School Kunstgewerbeschule, under the headship of Johannes Itten, the Bauhaus exponent. She works as a graphic designer at Centro Di, Florence, where she attends to art books, catalogues and exhibitions.
Still Nicoletta isn’t fit for staying long in a single place.
Lives in Tuscan countryside, works as fashion stylist, and graduates as Herbalist at Siena University.
She studies theatre, mime and movement in Paris with Jacques Lecoq, where she studies from Neutral masks to Commedia dell'Arte.
She starts the performing career that takes her around the world: Mexico, Holland, Germany, Berlin and Paris again. Then, a long living experience in Australia, as visual artist, performer and theatre teacher.
After crossing the ocean once more, she arrives in Rome, where she works as a TV and cinema actress and theatre performer, and she begins to devote herself to equal opportunities and gender policies.
Back to Florence, she establishes a non profit organisation, WOW-Women On Work, and commences a new career as a social manager. She teaches communication, art, movement and masks in many training courses. She becomes a professional facilitator for international working groups.
But all the times, every time, she comes back home.
To paint.