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Elio Sonsini was born in Italy on May 8, 1944 in Tocco da Casauria in the province of Pescara, a charming town in the Pescara Valley, happily nestled on a hill at the  foot of Mount Morrone, and among the richest in history in Abruzzo. Here, in fact, were born some very well-known personalities, among whom we remember the painter Francesco Paolo Michetti and the poet Domenico Stromei, both of whom lived in the 19th century, and the contemporary painter Vincenzo Galli. Growing up in the atmosphere full of activity of his town, Elio developed since childhood a strong sensitivity towards art, which led to undertaking studies at the Art School of nearby Pescara, named after the Abruzzese painter and sculptor "Giuseppe  Misticoni", which he completed with great passion. In 1967, having moved to America, he continued his studies in Philadelphia at the  "Tyler" classical art school. Also in America he attended watercolor painting courses, which became his favorite technique, which he deepended and perfected under the  guidance of the renowned painter Clifford Winner. Subsequently, having undertaken his artistic career, he worked and enriched himself professionally with a renowned 
Philadelphia water colorist Michael Rocco. Over the years, Sonsini has painted continuously and with great love for art, he has  experimented with different techniques, preferring watercolor and acrylic. The extensive path, which has led to achieving a high professional level, has led to the current years, in which he has begun a new artistic phase, which is a dynamic expression of his unconscious as well as an unpredictable exploration of the depths of human consciousness.

During his career Elio Sonsini has set up various exhibitions in Italy and abroad, highly appreciated by the public and by profound art connoisseurs, he has obtained numerous awards and his works have been published in various catalogues of Italian  art. His paintings are found in various private and public collections. Sonsini has taught painting techniques in Italy and currently teaches in America in Massachusetts.