Lucia Emanuela Curzi is an award-winning Artist, Designer, Art Director, and University Professor, with a BA in Media Design, complemented by further studies at the London College of Fashion.

Her career has been recognized by ArtTribune Magazine, which included her in the history of fashion illustration. Lucia Emanuela Curzi’s evolution from a renowned fashion illustrator to a painter represents a profound reimagining of both her career and artistic voice. After more than a decade of creating  illustrations for iconic publications like Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Harper’s Bazaar, Lucia shifted away from the commercial demands of fashion illustration to explore a more intimate, raw expression through oil painting on linen. This transition marks a bold departure, where the canvas becomes a space for vulnerability, self-reflection, and emotional depth.

In her new medium, the textured surface of linen holds a special significance—its natural grain and warmth providing the perfect backdrop for Lucia's expressive brushstrokes. The slow-drying oil paint mirrors the passage of time and personal transformation, allowing her to layer emotions and memories in each stroke. The elegance of the fashion symbols that once defined her work now collide with raw, visceral emotions, creating a deeper narrative that invites the viewer into her journey of identity, femininity, and memory.

Her oil paintings focus on women and their perception in a world dominated by mass media imagery, employing the symbol of the swan as a metaphor for transformation and the bridge between tangible reality and the ethereal realm of dreams.

Lucia has been working in fashion as a successful artist and has begun exhibiting her oil paintings internationally, building on a strong history of exhibitions at prestigious institutions. Lucia continues to innovate and inspire within the realms of fashion and beauty illustration, editorial work, design, and art direction.


Lucia's early career began in advertising, where she worked for four years before moving to London in 2008. There, she won the first prize in the Company Magazine’s Fashion Illustration Competition, organized by Hearst Magazines UK. This achievement marked the start of a prolific career, leading to commissions from numerous global publications and exhibitions at prestigious London museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum and Tate Britain.

Over the past 15 years, Lucia has split her time between Milan and London, attracting a long list of collaborations with luxury brands, including Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Louboutin, Tiffany & Co., MAC Cosmetics, Selfridges, Covent Garden, London Fashion Week, Laura Mercier, Acqua di Parma, Harrods, Tory Burch, Tod’s, Wolford, and Swarovski. She has collaborated with influencers and celebrities like Emma Roberts, Laura Whitmore, and Tamu McPherson, reimagining their images with feminine lines and live experiences that capture their essence.

Her distinctive drawing style, characterised by strong black ink marks, elegant lines, and vibrant splashes of colour on paper, has made her one of the few fashion artists to contribute to over 100 print publications across the USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Russia, Australia, Italy, and Belgium. Her work has been featured in top-tier magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times and  Instyle. Her artworks have graced 20 full pages for Harper's Bazaar's anniversary edition, and she illustrated an entire issue of Vogue Accessory.

Lucia's work is characterized by its elegance and charm, blending intricate details with a modern sensibility. Her pieces have gained recognition in renowned publications such as Architectural Digest and Elle Decor. With a focus on both artistry and craftsmanship, her work transcends the boundaries of fine art, inviting a broader audience to experience the intersection of design and emotion. 

EXHIBITIONS


October 2024, Milano
Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio della Vittoria
Vanitas 

March 2024, London
J/M Gallery, Portobello Road 
Salt and Stars Exhibition


September 2023, London
London Design Week
Official Open Studios


February 2022, London
HRH Princess Margaret – 20 Years 20 Artworks
Ken Griffith Bureau
Collective exhibition

March/April 2016, Italy
Infinite Shoes, Fidenza Village
Collective ExhibitIon

September 2015, April 2016
Best Fashion Illustration Across Poland
Fashion Week in Łódź , Manufacture, Museum Of Modern Art.
Collective Exhibition

August 2014, London
Tate Britain
BP Spotlight: Source – Texture & Collage
Collective Exhibition

June 2014, London
House of Illustration
Illustration Fair

July 2009, London
Victoria & Albert Museum
Paper and Scissors Collective Exhibition

May 2010, London
Sketchbook Magazine Pop-up shop Carnaby Street
Collective Exhibition