Award

LAND OF HEROES BETWEEN HISTORY, MYTH, AND LEGEND

MOTIVATION

"Your artistic work, for which you are receiving today the High Recognition named 'LEONIDAS, King of the Spartans' (which is part of the larger 'Magna Graecia' project that our association has pursued for many years), allows all of us to understand your ability to be a privileged interpreter of our contemporary era.

Through your commitment to the most pressing themes of our modern civilization, your work becomes an example and a masterpiece of philosophical wisdom, a symbol of an inner experience that is sought and lived for spiritual growth. This is especially significant when contextualized within the broader scenario on which modern visual arts are founded, serving as a guiding path for future generations."

RESOLUTION

"For all the reasons stated above, the President of the 'Italy in Art in the World' Academy Cultural Association, Anna Rita Tepore, together with the Honorary Committee specially constituted for this purpose, in the person of its Honorary President, Dr. Michele Miulli, intends to confer this honor in the spirit of the Latin saying:

Honos alit Artes (Honor nourishes the Arts)

The Master
JEANNETTE BERNDSEN
Is hereby appointed Honorary Associate for the year 2025

Ancient and Monumental Theater "G. Paisiello"
Lecce, December 2024