Shion Art is... Silvia Busetto

Born and raised at the foot of Alps in northern Italy, Silvia has always had a passion for the Arts.  Her youth was spent reading, drawing, taking photographs and working with a generous group of volunteers to establish and operate the community cinema.

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The combination of these passions led Silvia to open a comic shop, which she ran until moving to Australia in 2013.  Her arrival in Margaret River allowed her to pursue a burgeoning interest in painting.

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Whilst mainly painting in watercolour or oil, Silvia extends across various media and formats.  Her artistic style is in constant evolution as she explores new ideas, subject matter and techniques.

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Currently, Silvia's body of work focuses on the magic in everyday life; zooming Vespa riders, Nonna shopping, a spritz at the bar and all manner of playful folk.  She creates paintings that allow viewers to depart on their own unique journey; invent their own story around the real life moments she captures through pigments on paper.

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Silvia signs her paintings as Shion, a throwback to her days reading and selling manga, comics and graphic novels in the cobbled street town of Pieve di Soligo.