Cristina Chiappinelli, was born in 1986 in Cosenza, Italy. She studied graphic arts at the School of Fine Arts in Florence. Moreover, she has done postgraduate studies- concerning tales and illustration - in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Macerata. During her studies there, she had the opportunity to work for the publisher Topipittori of Milan. Also, she attended classes of worldwide famous illustrators (Roberto Innocenti, Fabian Negrin, Pablo Auladell and Javier Zabala). Literature is an important source of new works, having been inspired by projects like “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”, “A Thousand and One Arabian Nights”, “Around the World in 80 Days” and “The Master and Margarita”. Last but not least, she has exhibited her creations (mainly linocut) in numerous group and personal exhibitions.