Nanà Dalla Porta is an Italian artist and illustrator whose work moves between illustration, painting and mural art.

 

After spending a year at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, he continued his artistic education studying illustration in Rome. His career began drawing live cartoons for a television programme, before moving into collaborations with advertising agencies, record labels and the publishing industry, while developing independent projects and self-published work alongside commercial commissions.

 

Over more than two decades, his illustrations have found their way onto album covers, beer labels, clothing, magazines and posters. Along the way, he has taken part in group exhibitions, independent art shows and events connected to the underground art scene.

 

His visual language is defined by bold outlines, electric colours and a deep fascination with the natural world. Animals, tropical vegetation and surreal imagery come together in visionary compositions where psychedelic aesthetics meet a distinctive and instantly recognisable artistic identity.

 

His relationship with mural painting began with early experiments using spray paint in his youth and has since found a new dimension, as the visual language developed through years of illustration takes shape on architectural surfaces.

 

Originally from Milan and now living and working in Southern Italy, Nanà draws fresh inspiration from nature and the Mediterranean landscape. In his work, elements of the real world are reimagined through unexpected colours, shapes and compositions, creating surreal scenes where the familiar takes on an entirely new dimension