Biography

Born in Italy in the town of Taranto, Dora had a passion for painting from her early teens. Prevented by following an art education, instead she pursued a career in accounting for many years, initially in Italy and continued after moving to England in 1988.
In 2000 her new family moved to the Cayman Islands where she found time to develop her artistic career. Dora has trained with several international artists as well as learning the realistic technique at the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto. Dora was an active member of the Visual Art Society of the Cayman Islands and chaired the board until April 2010.
Since 2011 Dora and her family moved back to the UK and in 2018 she graduated with a Masters degree in Fine Art at the University of Gloucestershire. Her Studio practice is based in London.

She dedicates some of her time volunteering with Charities (Age UK Islington and INS) organisations by giving online art appreciation lectures. She is also a member of The Islington Art Society.

Solo Exhibitions:

2010 “Visual Art Society "Featured Artist of the Season” Grand Cayman - Cayman Islands

2007 "Gifts from the Sea" VAS Grand Cayman Group Exhibitions - Cayman Islands

2006 "Inspirations" Westin Resort Spa Grand Cayman- Cayman Islands

2006 "Efflorescence" - Grand Cayman- Cayman Islands

Group Exhibitions

2023 Islington Art Society Exhibition, May 2023, Stoke Newington

2019 Kew Art Studio, Kew, Richmond

2018 Hardwick Gallery, Cheltenham .MA Fine art Final Exhibition

Worcestershire Open Studio 25-27 August

2017 Studio3 Christmas ART SALE, The Fold Bransford

Elmslie House, Malvern, Creative Synergy

Worcestershire Open Studio 26-28 August

Hardwick Gallery -Cheltenham - "Creative Synergy"

2016 'ELements" Elmslie House Malvern UK

Worcestershire Open Studio

Salon Des Refusés 2016 -Space Gallery, London UK

Oxford international Art Fair - Oxford Town Hall - UK

2015 Narrative Collective Worcester Crown Gate UK

H Art 2015 Open Studio

Worcestershire Open Studio

Element Part 2 at the Tabernacle by Gabriel fine Art gallery Notting Hill, London UK

Salon des Refusés summer show London UK

Element Gabriel Fine art Gallery at Waterloo, London UK

Art Below Summer Show and the Muse Gallery Noting Hill London UK

Parallax Art Fair -Chelsea Old Town Hall - Feb.27 - 1st March, London UK

2014 Worcester Arts Workshop Exhibition

"Visions of 10" - Malvern , St. Edmund's Hall

H Art 2014 Open Studio

2013 Contemporary Art for Christmas 2013 - The Lloyd Gill Gallery, Weston Super Mare, UK

2011 The Gallery at the Ritz Carlton “Cayman Reflections”

2010 Art @ Gov.
          “Beloved Isle Cayman”The Gallery - Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman
          “Art @ the Castle II “ V.A.S. annual Show
          “Art in the Heart” Batabano Carnival
          "The pursuit of happiness" at the Arteccentrix Gallery Grand Cayman

2009 CayFest Grand Cayman
          “Water Sense” Exhibition at The Gallery, the Ritz Carlton
          "Colours of Cayman" - Cayman islands Sailing Club
          Art at the Castle - VAS annual exhibition
          “Cayman Senses” VAS group exhibition
          “Art for the palate” VAS group exhibition
          “No painting allowed” VAS group exhibition

2008 Art @ Governor’s Grand Cayman
          "Festival time" Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman
           "Womyn" at the Al E-Banks studio, Grand Cayman
           "Moving art for Meals on Wheels" Art Charity fundraiser - Grand Cayman

2007 Art @ Governor’s ’ 05
          Nat. Gallery Celebration of the Art
          “Million Dollar Run Art Show” at the Morgan Gallery Grand Cayman
          “Island Feva” The Gallery-Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman
         Visual Art Society “Art at the Play house”.

2006 Art @ Governor's ’ 06 -
Cay Fest -Grand Cayman
Visual Art Society October show

2005 Visual Art Society Spring Show
          Art @ Governor's
          "Cay Fest 2005"
2004 "Portrait of an Artist" National Gallery of the Cayman Islands
           Art @ Governor's ’04

2003 Art @ Governor's 03 Grand Cayman

Commissions

2007 Cayman Island Education department choose two paintings images: "Sea shell" and "Mrs Rose", to display on flags and banners at the celebration for the National hero

2008 Ritz Carlton Cayman Island

2011 Good taste magazine cover

Private collectors from Canada, U.S.A., Brazil, Cayman Islands, Italy, Japan, Germany and UK.