Ornella De Martinis was born in Portici (Napoli) in 1970. She studied at Art Liceo and Art Academy in Naples where she graduated in decorative arts in 1991.

Among the teachers who played an influential role on her artistic growth are: Mario Persico,Giuseppe Pirozzi, Enrico Bugli, Mimmo Jodice, Anna Romanello ed art critic Giorgio Di Genova.
Since her artistic studies she exhibited her works of painting,graphic and chalcographic engraving at one-man and group exhibitions.
After attending the course of restoration by Prof. MarioTatafiore at Art Academy in Naples, she worked as restorerat main artistic sites as: Caserta Royal Palace, Museo di Capodimonte and Castel Nuovo in Naples, and archaeologicalsites of Pompeii and Stabiae.
Since 1999 she has been taking part to educational projects< for artistic production in the schools and in 2001 she qualified as an art and drawing teacher.
She lives and works in Portici, near Naples (Italy).