ABOUT
Valentina Teghillo is an Italian painter based in Ystradgynlais, Wales, UK.
Her practice centres around painting en plein air (outdoors) and from direct observation, capturing the world as she experiences it in the moment.
Working primarily in oils, Valentina finds the medium perfectly suited to her instinctive approach and dedication to authenticity. Her figurative impressions are deeply rooted in everyday life and closely tied to the natural world around her.
Valentina is inspired by the fleeting beauty of the environment —particularly the way light interacts with colours and textures, the reflections on water, and the shifting patterns across trees, hills, and open fields.
Her interest lies not only in what she sees but in how it makes her feel. Painting becomes a way of connecting more deeply with her surroundings, translating presence into brushstrokes.
Being immersed in the scene—whether outdoors or from life indoors—makes the experience immediate and intuitive. It allows her not just to observe, but to feel her subject.
Her aim is to convey the tranquillity, wonder, joy, and sense of well-being she experiences while painting, and to share that emotion with others through her work.
PRIZES
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Oil / Acrylic Prize, Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition 2025
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition 2025
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Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition 2024
“Her work has a calming effect as every aspect is well considered and rendered. Composition, detail, colours are beautifully combined to make a picture that breathes tranquillity"
- Graeme Sims, artist and author