Lina Galleazzi, (née Bertazzini) was born in Valtellina in the early 1900s. After finishing her studies, she moved to Milan where she found a job in government.
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Artist
She moved to the Brera and began to paint on canvas, wood, silk and velvet. She drew heads of children and images of Madonna. In Milan she met and married engineer Galeazzo Galleazzi. In 1927, she opened a painting studio in Milan in via Camminadella. In the 1930s she moved with Galeazzo to France live in Paris and Nice.
Family and philanthropy
In the 1940s, their first child was born and Lina mainly dedicated herself to raising children. In her free time she organized artistic events, whose donations were given to refugees from Istria. She also participated with funding the building of a House for the Relief of Non-performing loans, commissioned by Padre Pio. In the 1950s, Galeazzo dies, and she managed the family business, continuing to paint in her free time.
Second phase
In the 1960s, she returned to full-time to painting and poetry. Cosmology fascinated her. She began to produce geometric paintings. By the end of that decade she had achieved fame. Dozens of exhibitions included her paintings. Positivde commentors included Francesco Ogliari Monteverdi Mario, Mario Lepore, Mario Soldiers, Belluna Giuseppe, Bruno Contenotte, Louis Molinari, Renato Tomasina, Sioo Brondoni and Maria Sirtori Bolis.
She wrote three books: 50 Years of Art, From painting to poetry and How big is the man. She produced over a hundred paintings. Her paintings are now in private hands, mainly in major exhibitions and in possession of son Adolfo Galleazzi.