About

Hello!

My name is Virginia, although everyone calls me Vovo.
I was born in Zurich on July 11, 2001, and have lived in Lugano with my family since 2003.

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My love for stories goes back to childhood. I was captivated by the worlds I discovered in books, comics, and movies, and soon felt the need to tell stories of my own through drawing.

Deeply fascinated by character design, at the age of twelve I created my first universe: a galaxy inhabited by aliens, pirates, and fantastical creatures.

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Although I am self-taught, I have never stopped drawing. Art has become my refuge — a place where I can let dreams, memories, and imagination flow freely.

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Over the years, my artistic journey has grown through exploration and experimentation. I went through a manga phase, then became interested in cartoon art, and during my third year at high school, I began independently developing a personal style of my own: more naïve, with colour at its heart.

During lockdown, while attending CISA in Locarno, I created a dreamlike circus populated by characters associated with different colours and geometric shapes, each with a distinct identity.

More recently, I have become completely fascinated by the Steampunk genre. I am currently developing the story of Mr. O’Clock, a young clockmaker with a mechanical arm who lives in Paris in 1895. He is the protagonist of my current illustrations, created using watercolour, pencil, and wax pastel.

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Since 2025, I have also been an active member of the Collettivo Illustrazione Ticino, an association that brings together illustrators and creatives from the region.

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Alongside illustration, I also create small sculptures in polymer clay, resin clocks, and bookmarks — objects that accompany me in my ongoing search for new ideas and inspiration.