Biography
Diana Avgusta Stauer (D.A.Stauer), born on December 14, 1982 in the capital of Siberia, Novosibirsk. In 2005, Diana participated in the beauty contest and was awarded with the crown "Miss Tourism Siberia". This and other titles won over the years have seen protagonist and cover girl of different Russian and international beauty and fashion magazines. Today she is known as an eclectic polyvalent Russian artist: writer, poet, artist and model, actively involved in art, culture and video projects. Currently she is producing her video project on art, culture and traveling, The keys of the Arch. Founder of the international art and awareness project Ladies of the World against Violence. Diana studied linguistics at the Irkutsk State Linguistic University where she also obtained a master of intercultural communication; she speaks English, French, German, Italian, Russian; she is studying Spanish and Arabic. Her further studies at the Novosibirsk Humanitarian Institute enabled her to achieve a more profound level of knowledge by studying philosophy, psychology and art. She has continued her education in Italy, taking classes
from the professors of Brera Fine Arts Academy, Milan. Among her most famous art professors are Gino Masciarelli and Gamal Meleka. Her career as a writer began in 2007 with the novel "Drowned in the Heavens." In addition to having written five books (Diary of my Happy Moments, Indian Sunrise, Magic of Colors & the visual art of Adriana Santacruz, Silver Aster and Drowned in the Heavens), published on more than 40 digital-international platforms such as Kindle, iTunes and Amazon, she is also a cultural journalist, being a curator of the Russian section of “Artslife”. Diana Avgusta Stauer is an artist at 360'. Since 2014 Diana has been actively participating in the artistic movement In-Flusso, founded by her maestro Gino Masciarelli. With In-Flusso she has taken part in the exhibitions of contemporary art in Italy. A Palazzo Cusani, however, during the Milan Design Week in April 2014, took place her art performance at the beautiful Brera Art Quarter, which became a book: Magic of Colours and the Visual Art of Adriana Santacruz. With a new technique of the application of materials for interior decoration by Oikos to classic "oil on canvas", was her inspiration to create the collection Lady Oikos artworks, but also writing of a book, which has the short story of the same performance, where the art of design meets the myths and legends of ancient craftsmanship, tradition and the modern incarnation of beauty. Another source of inspiration for this book was the Colombian fashion designer Adriana Santacruz who has unveiled her new brand Ambassadeur, Diana Avgusta Stauer at the Paris Fashion Week 2014. In November 2014 D.A.Stauer became the artist of the month at IGAV (Institute of Visual Arts Garuzzo), and was among the artists of the IGAV exhibition series "Contemporary Visions" (in Capri, Milan, Shanghai). Since November 2014 D.A.Stauer is carrying out the project to combat violence against women, "Ladies of the world against violence", which has started with his personal art exhibition "Ladies of the World: beauty saves the world.” The new personal exhibition of Diana Avgusta Stauer in 2015, not having the fear of explosions happened in Ankara, has attracted the attention of Turkish media and brought Diana a prestigious prize: the award for the contribution to fight against violence by the realisation of her art project Ladies of the World against Violence. On the day of November 7, 2015 in fact, the Soroptimist Club, which is part of Soroptimist International global movement actively engaged in transforming the lives of women, young girls and children, has given Diana Avgusta Stauer a prize for her cultural contribution in the fight against gender violence.
D.A.Stauer is a passionate artist who works primarily with oil and acrylic on canvas. She has united more than 70 paintings into collections like "The keys of the Arch" and "Ladies of the world against violence.” Being an eclectic artist, she is pursuing projects that are both "work in progress" and interdisciplinary. For example, starting from her first book of poetry in English Indian Sunrise, D.A.Stauer has transformed the rhymes in pictures, in the form of paintings. Another example is her book "The keys of the Arch" which in its turn has inspired a real series of documentaries on art, culture, traveling. In 2016 the artist D.A.Stauer was invited by Dr. Kamenetskaya Natalia, curator, author of critical articles, Chairman of the Gender section of the 'Creative Union of Artists of Russia (http://www.tcxp.ru/union/about) - to enter the the Gender section and become a member of Creative Artists of Russia. The artist D.A.Stauer, lives and works in Italy and other countries, developing international projects. Her artworks are exhibited in galleries and museums in Italy and other countries of the world.
Selected Group and Personal Exhibitions 2016 - “Impulsi Segreti”, Milan.“In-Flusso” art movement. 2016, March 9-13 — “Ladies of the world against violence”. Art Ankara, Ankara, Turchia. Fiera di Arte. L’artista rappresentata da Firca Art Gallery. 2016 - “Riso e rane”, Milan. “In-Flusso” art movement. ! 2015 - Firca Art Gallery, Ankara. Personal Exhibition “Ladies of the world against violence”. 2015 - CONTEMPORARY VISIONS. ITALIAN ARTISTS IN CHINA. Shanghai, SPSI Art Museum, China. 2015- Arte, Moda, Musica. International Exhibition. Villa Amoretti, Torino, Italia. 2015 - “In-flusso Nutre l’arte”, EXPO in Cita, Italia. 2015 - Arte senza confini. Cibo Dell’Anima, EXPO in Cita, Italia. 2015 - CONTEMPORARY VISIONS. Esperienze di confine tra realtà e immaginazione. Milan, SpazioBorgogno, Italia.
2015 - “Trentasei segni e colori d’amore”, Palazzo Binelli, Carrara, Italia. Charity exhibition. 2014 - “Ladies of the world against violence”, The SPACE, Milan, Italy. 2014 - VISIONS IN CERTOSA. Artisti Italiani a Capri, Capri, Certosa di San Giacomo, Italy. 2014 - Rosso di Maggio, Comune di Gattinara (Vercelli), Italy. 2014 - Nuovi elmi contro la barbarie, “In-Flusso” art movement, International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, Milan, Italy. 2014 - Magic of Colours, Milan Design Week, Palazzo Cusani, Milan, Italy. 2014 - Play Time Collection, Milan International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, Milano, Italia. ! 2013 - Live painting performance at ROXY Bar TV di Red Ronnie, Bologna, Italia. 2013 - Play Time Collection, Milan International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, Milano, Italia.
“Ladies of the World against Violence” International Art Project
2016, March 9-13 — “Ladies of the world against violence”. Art Ankara, Ankara, Turkey. Art Fair. The artist is represented by Firca Art Gallery. 2016, February - Installation of the artwork "Silence Kills" on the Wall of Dolls in Porta Ticinese, Milan. The installation of the dolls at the wall (Via De Amicis, 2, Cultural Center) was established in June 2014 as a testimony to the creativity, beauty and hope in the rejection of gender violence. ! 2015 - “Ladies of the world against violence”. Firca Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey. Show art. 2015 - “Ladies of the world against violence”. Firca Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey. Charity exhibition. 2014 - “Ladies of the world against violence”, The SPACE, Milan, Italy. Personal exhibition.