Biography

Marie-Solange Ladenius

Biography

Marie-Solange Ladenius was born in Rome and grew up in Italy, Belgium and Switzerland. She studied languages at the University of Florence, and after a period of study in Cambridge, Massachusetts, moved to the US and began her work as an illustrator, initially for the Harvard Business Review.

Since that time, Marie-Solange has worked in various mediums, including jewelry design and interiors, eventually returning to pen and ink and watercolours. She has lived and worked in Boston, New York and London. For the past 13 years, she and her husband have lived in Lugano, Switzerland. From September 2017 until January 2018, there was an exhibit of her paintings at the Museo Ebraico di Venezia. In 2019, her paintings were part of an exhibit at the Museo Bellini in Florence.

"Venice has always been my strongest source of inspiration."

The Venice Collection

Venice has always been Marie-Solange's strongest source of inspiration. This collection of works on paper highlights the details and beauty of Venice and its historic palaces.

Artistic Journey

1981-82Università degli Studi di Firenze - Courses in Language Interpretation and Translation, Florence

1987-88Harvard University - Summer courses in drama and Modern Hebrew, Cambridge

1987-91Harvard Business Review - Illustrator and cartoonist, Cambridge

1988-91Barneys New York - Freelance fashion illustrator for print advertising and in-store illustrations

1991-93Marie-Solange Antiques & Interiors - Owner, Charles Street, Boston

1991-13Ladenius Interiors - Owner, residential interior design for private clients, New York & London

2000-03Jewellery Designer - Handmade chokers sold at Browns, Liberty of London, and The Wedding Shop. Featured in Financial Times, Victoria Magazine, The Daily Telegraph and DOM

2007-08Sotheby's - Special clients department, New York

2011Published 'The Socks', an illustrated children's book, New York

2013-15Monkey Monkey Productions - Producer/Director, developed Hidden Treasures / Tesori Nascosti series, Lugano

2016-Artist, Illustrator and Fabric Designer - Solo exhibitions, monthly illustrated column in Ticino Welcome magazine, Lugano

2017-18Works on Paper Exhibit, Museo Ebraico di Venezia

2019Exhibit at Museo Bellini, Florence

2026Vernissage 'Venezia', MEM, Lugano, Switzerland