About
Claudia Palmira
New York-born, Claudia Palmira is a contemporary artist and creative director based in Rome, Italy. Her work moves between abstraction and cultural storytelling, translating concept into form across exhibitions, publications and objects. Her artistic practice informs her work in art direction, publishing, exhibitions and luxury design.
Art + Design
Art and design operate in continuous dialogue within Claudia’s work. Expressive abstraction and graphical iconography inform one another, forming a distinct visual language. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
The work explores the layering of time, image and language, engaging symbolic and spiritual inquiry. Drawing from Rome’s memory and contemporary culture, her compositions integrate archival fragments, hand-rendered text and abstraction in saturated colorways.
Works are produced on acrylic glass, paper and silk, forming part of ongoing series: Iconics / Poetics; Calligraphic Abstractionism and silk scarf collections.
” Claudia Palmira embodies the synthesis of diverse worlds: art and communication, spirituality and practicality, aesthetics and purpose.”
Art direction + cultural projects
Claudia directs projects for leading publishers, broadcast networks, and cultural institutions. Selected collaborations:
The Vatican
Simon & Schuster
CBS
Palazzo Braschi
Bulgari Hotels
Big.com
Metropolitan Opera
Jack Morton Worldwide
For a full professional biography and images, view the Media Kit
Approach
Claudia approaches every project, whether a painting, a visual system or a cultural experience, as a living composition.
Ideas are not applied, they are distilled through intuition, artistry and a practiced eye for beauty. Visual language moves beyond decoration to clarify meaning.
Clients are drawn by color and aesthetics, and then encounter innovation and inspiration. Mentorship is intrinsic to the Studio philosophy. Claudia hosts creatives and students through an ongoing, competitive internship program in collaboration with leading academic institutions in Rome.
The Studio welcomes commissions and cultural collaborations.
Original movements
Claudia Palmira created the Aria Scarf, translating paintings inspired by operatic music into a wearable art form, available at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. The works form part of her silk line, Clù.
She also originated Calligraphic Abstractionism, a body of artwork in which language dissolves into gesture.
"la NewYorkese"
In Italy, Claudia Palmira is often referred to as “la Newyorchese.” The title reflects her ongoing dialogue between Rome and New York, two cities that continue to shape her vision.
Studio
Studio CP, Inc. operates between Rome and New York as the working arm of Claudia Palmira’s practice, between artworks, limited editions, publications and cultural projects. Working with Claudia is often described as energizing and creatively catalytic.
