Domenica Pugliese born in Moliterno (Potenza) in 1956.  Daughter of Luigi a painter and sculptor of wood in the region Basilicata. After living a long time in Germany, she returned to Italy to establish herself in Rome, where she improves her artistic capacity of painting portraits, nudes and landscapes with oils. She studied art while travelling the world, trying to express with her paintings not only the characteristics of foreign places but also the different faces of other cultures and traditions. The artist was impressed the most by the Arabian, Indian and South-american- worlds. For a long time she belonged to the groups of painters of "The Artist Movement Tor San Michele" , The Artist Movement La Fenice" Ostia Lido of Rome  and "Work Progress Via Margutta" Roma. She partecipated in many Art Shows and Cultural Meeting. Winning a lot of prizes, getting recognition and approved by the critics.

Her works in painting collections art galleries of a lot of cities around Italy, many cities around Germany, Africa, U.S.A. and Europe and in the Church of Nativity in Betlehem ( painted on a silk cushion ).

Talked about her in the specialised press ( Messaggero, Stampa, Corriere della Sera, Mattines, Image, the magazine Duilio, Il Giornale di Ostia, Il Corriere di Roma, Ages, the newspaper Metropoli,the review Accademia di Firenze, the review Segni d'Arte, General catalog of the works 1. Biennale of Creativity, in the Texts Biographical, the Periodic Art Effect 1° and 2°, the Periodic OverArt).

She was present in the most prestigious year books and catalogues of Modern Art and esteemed from artist prestigious gallery.
Awarded the title of "Academic" October 25, 2014 in Rome A.S.A. Academy for Applied Sciences.