Summary
I am an Italian digital artist, concept artist, songwriter, and poet. I graduated from Rainbow Academy in Rome with a Master in Concept Art, and I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Letters from the University of Bari Aldo Moro. My multimedia project Arihel van Yura combines art, music, and storytelling, exploring introspective themes through the lens of fantasy. I work on it as art director, concept artist, illustrator, lyricist, and singer. I started as a self-taught artist and then I perfected my technique by studying at the Academy. I like to experiment with different styles.The semi-realistic and realistic drawing fascinate me, bringing them closer to the suggestions of the anime and manga style, I find it interesting and I like to experiment with different styles. I studied the cartoon, anime and style as a self-taught artist.
// Studies //
December 2025 - Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Letters, University of Bari Aldo Moro
October 2021 - June 2022 Rainbow Academy, Rome (IT)
Master in Concept Art
// Work Experience //
Concept Artist/Poster Artist
- 2023-12 - 2023-12
Illustrator and Concept Artist for a story, presented at the Municipal Library of Massafra "Massafra World Library".
- Poster Artist / Concept Artist
Municipal Libraries of Massafra “Paolo Catucci”
Massafra (TA), Italy
2023 - 2023
Digital illustrator and Concept Artist at the Municipal Library of Massafra "Paolo Catucci", she took part as a poster artist in the Italian national campaign "Il Maggio dei Libri", aimed at increasing reading in the Italian territory. In these presentations of books and meetings with the author, authors of national and international fame were present. she also drawing digital paintings for the Library rooms. Drawing posters for events helped her to relate to book works belonging to different literary genres, from pop art to children's illustration, this has refined her artistic research. She organized time management by having tight deadlines and having to complete multiple works at the same time: she found it enlightening work.
- Archivist
Paolo Catucci Municipal Library
Municipal Library of Massafra "Paolo Catucci" (Massafra (TA), Puglia, Italy
2023-04 - 2023-06
She completed her internship as an Archivist, also participating in the organization of events relating to the national project "Il Maggio dei Libri" aimed at enhancing the book heritage by bringing different types of public closer to the world of reading.
2021 - Present
Freelance Concept Artist / Illustrator
Poster Artist - Editorial illustrator - portrait artist
Remote
// Projects //
Arihel van Yura: songwriter and main artist, 2021-present.
On November 2025 - Her illustrated music video “Kaiki na Ningyoshi”, released on October 31st, 2025, reached 119K views on her YouTube Channel Arihel van Yura.
On August 29th, 2025 - she debuted as a singer‑songwriter with her Japanese (symphonic j-metal) single “Kaiki na Ningyoshi” (“The Creepy Dollmaker”), for which she worked as lyricist (Italian), illustrator, and vocalist.
2023 - Her Italian lyrics “La ballata dei ricordi infranti: L’inquietante Bambolaia” reached the national semifinals of the Tour Music Fest – The European Music Contest in 2023, placing in the Songwriters category.
In 2023 July- she began publishing cover songs on her Youtube channel "Arihel van Yura II VSinger & Vartist", also dealing with 2D illustrations and video creation in anime and semi-realistic anime, and realistic style.
In 2021 October- she started her personal creative project on Twitter as Vtuber/Vartist with her virtual avatar "Arihel van Yura" as a 2D illustrator.
// Honors and Awards //
- 2025 November - ranked national semi-finalist at the XV edition of the European Festival "Tour Music Fest" in the Author category with her lyrics: "Silfo";
- 2025 November - Her illustrated music video “Kaiki na Ningyoshi”, released on October 31st, 2025, reached 119K views on her YouTube Channel Arihel van Yura.
-2025 An article about her debut single "Kaiki na Ningyoshi" as a singer‑songwriter was published on TokyoNoise.
-2023 ranked national semi-finalist at the XV edition of the European Festival "Tour Music Fest" in the Author category with her lyrics: "the Ballad of broken memories: the creepy Dollmaker";
-2021 ranks national semi-finalist at the XIII edition of the European Festival "Tour Music Fest" in the Author category with her lyrics: "Waltz in Mask";
-2019 finalist author at the 15th National Poetry Competition: "Between a picked flower and another donated" with the poem: "The Love";
-2019 the "K-ble Jungle" site writes an article on Niia, in which her artistic profile as an Italian AltIdol is present: "love for Japan: Italian idols"
-2019 placed second in the Bucci Park photo competition in Cosplay, with her cosplay of Mikaela Hyakuya (Owari no Seraph)
-2017 her cosplay of Scheherazade (Magi) Lucca Comics 2017, appears in Gamesoul magazine
- 2014 participates in the National Festival "Ragazzi in Gamba 52 edition "2014", making the Liceo D. De Ruggieri of Massafra win a Cup thanks to her poem "Redipuglia";
// Publications //
-January 2019 "Alessandro Quasimodo reads contemporary Italian poets Vol 4", Aletti Editore, "AudioLibri Series" with her poem "Redipuglia";
-January 2019 "Between a picked flower and another donated" vol 15 part 1, "Orizzonti" series, with her poem: "L'Amore", Aletti Editore;
-2019, CD video poems: "Alessandro Quasimodo reads Mariangela Matarrese", published on Youtube, Aletti Editore; with her poems: "To my father", "White Goddess", "Creation", "Love"
- May 2019 "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Poets", Orizzonti Series, Aletti Editore, with her poems: "Marionetta", "Light and Shadow", "Hell and Paradise", "Night", "Moonlight", "Rose Quartz" ,"Contemplation" and "Inspiration";
// Artistic Experiences //
- 2021 - 2022, August 2020 participation and guest as an alt-idol at the London online idol festival "London Anime Idol Extravaganza";
-2020 - 2022, she sang as an online alt-idol in the Italian non-profit association "Niia - New Italian Idols Alliance" which deals with spreading Asian pop idol culture on Italian soil;
- 2018 - 2019 - present, has experience as an alternative model, taking part in professional photosets with photographers from all over Italy;
- 2017 - present - works as an artist, cosplayer/alternative model and writer (content creator) under the name "Kaorugoth". With it she is a sponsor of several cosplay brands, and not, overseas. She also brings her art to the web, in fact on her social networks she is followed by more than 10,000 followers overall.
// Socials //
- Instagram: @kaorugoth Link: https://www.instagram.com/kaorugoth/
- Youtube Ch: Arihel van Yura Ch. I VSinger & VArtist
Name on Youtube: @ArihelvanYura
- Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDc5BuNONbwx7VmaSbxWTXg
Skills
Software proficiency
