Carla Horat (1938) - Segni-Colore

Beautiful painting, oil on canvas by the painter Carla Horat (1938), created in 1998, measuring 120 x 100 cm, titled Signs - Color.

La Pittrice has exhibited in the world's most important museums and galleries such as MoMA, New York, Venice Biennale, Paris, Alexandria in Egypt, Tokyo, etc.
The most influential personalities in the art and culture world include Leonardo Sciacia, Gesualdo Bufalino, Enrico Baj, and Antonello Trombadori.


Born in Ticino, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Verona. Since 1981, she has been a professor of Printmaking Techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. In 1984, she joined the Venetian Engravers Association. In 1985, she was invited to join the Diocesan Commission for Sacred Art of Palermo, and from 1986, she has taught courses and seminars on engraving at the International Center of Graphics in Venice, where she has published numerous portfolios with presentations and critical notes by figures such as Antonello Trombadori, Leonardo Sciascia, Gesualdo Bufalino, and Enrico Baj. She illustrated a poem by Danilo Dolci and a volume of poetry by Giuseppe Messa; additionally, she published two artist books curated by the International Center of Graphics in Venice.
Numerous exhibitions have been held both in Italy and abroad, particularly in Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, the United States, Africa, and Asia, including: Swiss National Bank, Chiasso, 1978; Sala 'Boggian', Castevecchio Museum, Verona, 1980; Villa Malpensata, Lugano (Switzerland), 1982; Galleria d’Arte al B, Palermo, 1983; Galleria Il Mosaico, Chiasso (Switzerland), 1985; PUC University (where he also held a burin workshop), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1988; Solo exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute, Alexandria, Egypt, 1989; Drake University, Department of Art, School of Fine Arts, Yowa (USA), 1989; Polivalent Cultural Center, Bagnocavallo (RA), 1990; Villa Malfitano, Palermo, 1991; Musée Véra, S. Germain en Laye (Paris), 1992; The artist’s book, Galleria Segno Grafico, Palermo, 1995; Sottopressione - Engravings, Palazzo dei Benedetti, Cinisi - Palazzo Cataldi, Terrasini (Palermo), 1997; Palermo Paperworks prints from the Accademia di Belle Arti, engravings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Italian Cultural Institute, Washington (USA), 1997; Engraving in Italian Artistic Institutions. Palermo-Rome, Villa Renatico Martini, Monsummano Terme (Pistoia), 1998; 14th International Prize for Engraving, Biella, 1999; Spazio 9, Turin, 2000; Italian Engraving Biennale, Campobasso, 2000.