Elisa Cornacchia was born in 1991, in Mantova (Italy). She studied at Venice Academy of Fine Arts; she graduated in painting at the first level in 2014 and second level in sculpture in 2017. She was awarded the scholarship Alimondo Ciampi from Fondazione Il Bisonte for the course in traditional engraving and printmaking techniques. She was awarded 17th Edition of “Arte in Arti e Mestieri 2017” section Young artist and the third prize at the National Engraving Competition “Premio Comune di Gorlago”2014. Since Read more... 2014 until today her work has been selected and mentioned for various awards. Annual Exhibition 2018. “Un anno alla scuola Internazionale di Grafica il Bisonte”, Firenze, Italy, 2018; 9th Edition “Premio Combat Prize 2018”, Livorno, Italy, 2018; Young Engravers Award / Bagnacavallo, Italy, 2017/2018; XIII International Biennial Engraving Festival, Acqui Terme, Italy, 2017; 24th National Engraving Competition “Premio Comune di Gorlago, Gorlago, Italy, 2014-2015.

Skills: etching aquatint