SoniaQQ is Sonia Cucculelli.
She is an illustrator and multidisciplinary artist.
She was born in Rome where she graduated from the Accademia dell’Illustrazione e Comunicazione Visiva. She works for publishing and advertising and collaborates with the animation studio mBanga.
She really loves the artisanal printing techniques and the sign left by the black pen. In recent years she has also dedicated herself to ceramics.
Now she lives and works in Rome.

CLIENTS 

PUBLISHING
Battello a Vapore, Ed. Kurumuny, Mondadori, Neri Pozza, Rizzoli, Einaudi Ragazzi, Edizioni EL, Emme edizioni, Open, Corriere della Sera, Liberi tutti e Futura (Corriere della Sera), LiberAria, 42Linee, Amica, L’Unità, Lorium Press, R360, PIKA edizioni, Comune di Roma, Editcoop.
INDIE: Squame, Fame Fanzine, Lamantice, Frigidaire, Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza

COMMERCIAL
AGENCIES: Dolci Advertising, Big Sur, Macete Creative company, Dinamo srl, Il Riscatto delle Cicale, Apload, Made in Genesi
COMPANIES: Autostrade per l’Italia, Soho House, Cargo, Amaranto Collection, Claudio Quarta, Cheam, Opulentia, Milleolive, Lisciani Giochi
FESTIVAL: AID-Dyslexia week, Scrittorincittà, MAF, Misticanza
CINEMA and MUSIC: Fidelio/Sky, Tangram Film, BiancaFilm, Le Cardamomò

LAYOUT & STORYBOARD
AGENCIES: Red Carpet, Xesempio, Fun, Apload, Free Unit, Genesi, Uthopia

WALLS and SETDESIGN
Zip Zone, Officine Birrai, Meridionale fondiaria, Urban Experience, Opulentia, Radio Sonar, Iter Film, OXFAM international, UCODEP, GCAP-Global Call to Action Against Poverty

ANIMATION
Member of mBanga Studio cooperative
MOVIES: Rai doc/Iter Film, Draka, Tangram Film, FAO, produzione Young Frames, produzione Frogtail
VIDEOCLIP: Tulsa is ok!, QUINTORIGO produzione Exsess
ANIMATED GIFs: IAMB, Tangram Film, Kate Walbert, Mille Olive
COLLABORATIONS: Mbanga Studio

AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS

Illustration
“Ritratti rivoluzionari” Lucca Junior – Selezione Speciale 2014
“Un giorno da campioni” Lucca Junior – Menzione Speciale 2010
“Un manifesto per Andersen”, Teatrio – Chioggia 2005
“Rosso Tondo”, Teatrio – Chioggia 2002

Animation

“SKATE”
2009 Videoclip for TULSA IS OK!
AWARDS
“Musicanimata” (Castelli Animati-MEI) – Mention Spéciale; “Filmvideo Montecatini” – Best videoclip 2010; “MyGeneration-Nickelclip” – Honorable Mention 2010
SELECTED
A-Tube 2010 (Varese, Italy); I’ve seen films 2010 (Italy); EFF festival 2010, EIFF 2010 (Italy); Inventa un film Lenola 2010 (Italy); Cyborg Film Festival 2010 (Italy); CutOut 2010 (Mexico); Visionaria 2010; Cortoons 2011 (Rome, Italy); ValsusaFilmFest 2011 (Italy), Supertoon 2011 (Croazia)
SCREENING
Future Film Festival 2010 (Bologna-Italy); Festival de Cine Italiano de Madrid 2010 (Spain); Tour de Film 2011 (Russia); Animasivo 2010 (Mexico City); Animated Drawing: Screening of works by emerging artists at Parasol Unit Gallery 2012 (London-GB); Festival de Guadalajara 2014 (Mexico)

“IL CANNONE”
(2006) Videoclip for Quintorigo PRODUCTION: Edition Musical EXESS s.r.l.
AWARDS
“Fax for Peace” Best video 2009-2010; “Cortiamo” – Best Animated Short 2006, “ResFest” – Italian Window section 2006; “il corto.it” – Nominated for Best Animated Short
SELECTED
“Castelli Animati”; “Potenza Animation Film Festival”; “Musicanimata-MEI”; “Orvietocortofest”; “Corti da sogni – Antonio Ricci”

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
“Tree case” (Tricase-LE, 2014) at Chimel Bottega d’Arte
“SONIAQQ@TUBA – incisioni” (Rome, 2013) at Libreria Tuba
“Q-bo” (Rome, 2012) at CUBO exhibition space for the event “00176 Pigneto Città Aperta”
“Skate” (Rome, 2009) at Ass. Granma
“…” (Rome, 2005) at Zoe exhibition space

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
“Ink Book” (Lecce 2022) Biblioteca Bernardini
“Se fosse un frutto” (Lecce 2017) at Ex Conservatorio Sant’Anna
“GIF” (Specchia, 2016) curated by Big Sur for “Cinema del Reale”
“The Picture Club”- Cinque Mostre 2016 (Roma 2016) at American Academy
“KOMIKAZEN 99% “(Ravenna, 2013) Museo d’Arte della città di Ravenna
“Print About Me” (2012)
“Animated Drawing: Screening of works by emerging artists”, (London, 2012) at Parasol Unit Gallery
“≤50” (Roma, decembre 2011 and 2012) at Ass. Grandma
“Fabula” (Rome, 2009-2010) at Studio Angeletti
“FERRO”: (Rome, 2007) expo site specific at ex-depot in San Lorenzo district (Granma group)
“FERRO”: (Tricase-Lecce, 2007) expo site specific at Ex Convento dei padri Scolopi (Granma group + Ass.Mobbasta)
“Il Doppio” (Rome, 2001) “Spegel” group at Ass. Granma
“IL SONNO”(Rome, 2002) “Spegel” group + “gruppe 10000” from Berlin, at Ass. Granma
“FORMAT” (Berlin, 2001) “Spegel” group at “So To Do” Gallery
2004-2010 member of Granma‘s artist group (Rome)
2000-2003 member of “Spegel”– artistic experimentation Group (Rome)

TEACHING
Pencil Art (Bari) 2018-2020
Previously: Scuola Romana dei Fumetti, Officina B5