Christiana Angelini studied for a Diploma in Fine Art and Art History in Carrara and Florence before moving to England in the sixties. Over the years, her oil paintings and pastels have been enjoyed by visitors and buyers at many top London galleries, including the Royal Academy, Whitechapel Gallery and the Twentieth Century Art Fair, in 1990 she was awarded first prize in the Laing Collection Exhibition for London and the South East and since 1995 a selection of her work has been included in the world renown Bridgeman Art Library collection. Having worked as a Visiting Lecturer at the Bexley Adult Education College for over 20 years, Cristiana is now based in London where she continues to paint and undertake commissions.