Sara Montani

Sara Montani is an artist focused on exploring social reality. She favors thematic projects, bringing personal experiences into her artworks. Her artistic production spans multiple media, including painting, sculpture, engraving, and installations. She has created numerous publications, art portfolios, and artist books, often collaborating with poets and writers.

Trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts under Tito B. Varisco and Guido Ballo, Sara Montani has been exhibiting since 1970 and has been invited to prestigious exhibitions, earning awards and honors. She was a member of the Artistic Commission of the Museo della Permanente in Milan in 2006-2007, 2016-2017, and 2021-2022. Since 2022, she has served on the Board of Directors of the Permanente in Milan. Her works are held in both public and private collections in Italy and abroad.

Permanent Collections

• MUSEO SIGISMONDO CASTROMEDIANO, Lecce, Italy
• MUSEO CIVICO, Taverna (Catanzaro), Italy
• PINACOTECA COMUNALE VILLA SORANZO - VARALLO POMBIA, Novara, Italy
• PALAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA, Asti, Italy
• MUSEO E COLLEZIONE DI STAMPA - DOURO PORTOGALLO, Portugal
• ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM, Vatican City
• MUSEO DIOCESANO DI ARTE SACRA GARC - Galleria di Arte Religiosa Contemporanea, Lecce, Italy
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF PRINTS, United States
• MUSEO DELLE SCRITTURE ALDO MANUZIO - BASSIANO, Latina, Italy
• MUSEO DELLA SCULTURA, Spinetoli (AP), Italy
• MUSEO DELLA PERMANENTE, Milan, Italy
• MUSEO DEL FANGO, Messina, Italy
• MUSEO CIVICO ERNESTO E TERESA DELLA TORRE, Treviglio, Italy
• MUSEO CIVICO ALA PONZONE, Cremona, Italy
• CONSERVATORIO MUSICALE LICINIO REFICE, Frosinone, Italy
• MUSEO DI ARTE CONTEMPORANEA DI SAN DEMETRIO CORONE, Cosenza, Italy
• GALLERIA CIVICA D'ARTE CONTEMPORANEA CASCINA ROMA, San Donato Milanese, Italy
• Gabinetto delle Stampe, Bagnacavallo (Ravenna), Italy
• TREZZO SULL'ADDA MUNICIPAL COLLECTION - MILANO, Italy
• ARCUGNANO ARTIST BOOK COLLECTION - VICENZA, Italy
• ARTIST BOOK COLLECTION, Biblioteca Provinciale Stigliani - MATERA, Italy
• PINACOTECA D'ARTE RUFFANO COLLECTION - Lecce, Italy
• HISTORICAL ART ARCHIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ENGRAVERS "GRAFICA DI VIA SETTE DOLORI" - MATERA, Italy
• CIVIC COLLECTION OF PRINTS BERTARELLI - MILAN, Italy
• MODERN ART GALLERY - GALLARATE (VARESE), Italy
• CENTRO DI CULTURA ITALIANA, United States
• Biblioteca Alessandrina, Egypt
• PRINT ARCHIVES, Venice Academy of Fine Arts, Italy
• ITALIAN EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic

Solo Exhibitions

• 2024: Corpo a Corpo / Spazio Arti Visibili - Matera, Italy
• 2024: Caleidoscopio / Torre delle Arti - Bellagio (Como), Italy
• 2024: RISONANZE - 3 Artists in Simultaneous / CENTO4 - Bergamo, Italy
• 2024: VESTALI / Sala Esposizioni Spazio Cultura - San Giuliano Milanese - Milan, Italy
• 2023: Istantanee / On Art Gallery - Florence, Italy
• 2023: VOLTO DI DONNA / Galleria Onart Firenze - Florence, Italy
• 2023: Milano Scultura / FABBRICA DEL VAPORE - Milan, Italy
• 2023: ABITO L'ABITO / GALLERIA DELLE LAVAGNE - Experimental State School Rinascita Livi - Milan, Italy
• 2023: PERSISTENZE / PINACOTECA CIVICA C.COTTONE - CASTELLO SFORZESCO - Vigevano, Italy
• 2017: SEDUZIONI D'ARTISTA / MUSEO DELLA PERMANENTE DI MILANO - Milan, Italy
• 2015: SARA MONTANI Paintings and Engravings / Galleria Rei - Fukushima, Japan
• 2015: OMAGGIO A DEPERO Arte e gioco / Biblioteca Centrale Palazzo Sormani - Milan, Italy