Vittoria Cugno

Vittoria Cugno specialises in figurative and representational oil paintings. Her snapshot based paintings depict fleeting, candid and everyday interactions of human connection, expressing a sense of momentariness. Vittoria uses vivid colours and experimental painting techniques to express emotion and the sensations experienced in the captured moment, finding reverence for these brief moments amidst the chaotic noise of our capitalist world. Vittoria Cugno (b. 2001) is an emerging Italian-Australian artist living and working in Naarm/Melbourne. In 2024, she completed a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) (Honours) Degree at RMIT University, and has since appeared in many art prizes and group shows. Notably, she was a finalist in the 2024 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, partook in an artist residency at La Maison de Beaumont in Provincial France, exhibited in the Discover: Young Talent Platform at the Affordable Art Fair Melbourne in 2025, and most recently exhibited in Australian Galleries for their 2026 emerging artist group show titled “Prelude”. Vittoria continues to be inspired by the bright colours of contemporary life and honours these fleeting moments in her paintings.