BIOGRAPHY
PERSONAL DATA
Born in province of Campobasso in 1969
Graduate in Art Civil Institute of Lecce
Degree in Accademy of Fine Arts of Lecce

PRINCIPAL WORKS
In 1994 the execution of the decoration of the Stadium in the City of Lecce, in the occasion of the High Mass of the Pope.
In 1995 execution of the art-restoration of the statue of San Giuseppe Patriarca, considered the biggest statue in papier-machè existing.
Between 1995 and 1996 cooperation for the art-restoration of the ceiling of the Church “Madonna del Carmine” in Barletta (BA).
In 1996 the realization of the scenery for the Lyric Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana".
In 1997 the plan and the realization of the set and the decoration of some public spaces in the Foro Italico for the occasion of “Estate Romana”.
In 1998 the big painted wall for the 50° anniversary for Tennis club of Lecce and realizes the scenery-set for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition "Dimensione 25.12" in the Ducal Palace of San Cesario of Lecce.
In 1999 the project and the realization of a disco-pub in an Agriturism in Vanze (LE).
In 2001 for the Christmas occasion, the realization of the nativity inside of the Monumental Arch for the Municipality of Lecce.
Between 2002 and 2003 the realization of a series of sculptures and mades the paint decoration inside the Giustiniani Palace of Lecce (built during the 16th Century).
In 2009 the City of Lecce uses one of his works for the advertising campaign of the Summer Festival "Mediterranea 2009”.
In 2010 the publish of the book "La Matematica dell’Amore”, a collection of tales and poems.
In 2013 he realizes the decoration of Museo Naturalistico di Castro and preparation of Museo della Stampa of Lecce.
Moreover, during the years, the artist, realizes sculpture works for private customs; photographic services and graphic advertising for companies; illustrated books; painti and stained-glass windows for churches; art-restoration of a different kind; carries out activity of teaching, through conferences and art classes for the public and the private.
He is a honorary member of more Accademy and Art Associations and Portrait Society of America.

EXHIBITIONS AND ART REVIEWS
1987
- Art Review of the sacred painting for the S.Maria delle Grazie Church in Lecce.

1988
- Collective art exhibition in the Maccagnani Gallery, Lecce.

1989
- Collective art exhibition in the La Tavolozza Gallery, Lecce.

1990
- Collective art exhibition in the Accademy of Fine Arts of Lecce.

1991
- Art exhibition for the "Prima Rassegna Salentina di Arte Figurativa", Lecce.

1993
- First prize at the national competition "Trofeo Città di Lecce".

- Collective art exhibition in Monteroni.

1994
- Reward certificate and medal in the "Mostra di Pittura e Arti Grafiche", Marigliano, Napoli.

- First prize at the "Concorso Internazionale di Pittura G. Carrisi", San Donato.

- Collective art exibition in the Palazzo Ducale of Monteroni.

- Collective art exibition in the Maccagnani Gallery, Lecce.

1995
- Photograph exhibition in the Hotel President, Lecce.

1996
- "III Rassegna d'Arte Contemporanea", 39° Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto.

- Collective art exibition with prize-giving in Campidoglio, Roma.

1997
- Prize "Europa Artes" from "III Mostra di Arti Figurative", Marigliano, Napoli.

- Collective art exhibition in the Harrow Arts Centre, London.

- Collective art exhibition "Spazio '97", Abbey of Santa Maria a Cerrate, Lecce.

- Art Review "Artisti Pugliesi del '900 a Roma", Forum Interart Gallery, Roma.

- Collective art exibition "Raggiomania '97", Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

- Art exhibition "Arcu Pintu - Pizzica a Colori", Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

- "Oggetti Sospesi tra Materia e Visione", arts and craft and design, Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

1998
- Collective art exhibition in Saint Germain Lès Corbeil, Parigi.

- Individual art exhibition in the Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

- Exhibition "Agorà", Martano.

- Collective art exhibition "Specchiarte '98", Old Town of Specchia.

- Collective art exibition, Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

1999
- Quadriennal exhibition "II Quadriennale d'Arte", Castello Aragonese, Taranto.

- Paint exhibition in the Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

- Art review "Kontemporanea '99", Lecce.

2000
- Art review "Kontemporanea ‘00... In Viaggio", Lecce.

2001
- National exhibition "38° Mostra Nazionale di Pittura", Santhià.

- Collective art exibition "La Casa del Melograno", in the raggio Verde Gallery of Lecce and in City Gallery of Otranto (LE).

2002
- Collective art exhibition "La Città Invisibile", Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition "Arte e Scienza per la Vita", Biella.

2003
- Art review "Fiori e Barocco", A.R.C.A. Gallery, Lecce.

- Mention and medal, "Premio Nazionale di Pittura Il Cavalletto", Castle of Andrano.

- Collective art exhibition in the “Italia in Arte” Gallery, Brindisi.

- International exhibition “San Daniele Comboni", Palazzo della Cancelleria, Roma.

- Reward Certificate "Il Davide di Michelangelo", with patronage of University of Salento.

2004
- II Biennal Exibithion of Contemporary Art "Le Triangle de l'Art", City Hall of Medina, Dakar, Senegal.

- Individual paint exhibition in the Italia in Arte Gallery, Brindisi.

- individual paint exhibition in the Parlangeli Show-room, Lecce.

- Prize "Leonardo da Vinci 2004", Lecce.

- Collective arts & crafts exhibition "IV Mostra del Presepe", Convento S. Antonio a Fulgenzio, Lecce.

2005
- Individual paint exhibition in the Raggio Verde Gallery, Lecce.

- Exhibition "Erosions and Renaissance", Accademy of Fine Arts, Lecce.

- Trophy and certificate in the National Exhibition "VI Concorso Internazionale Cremona 2000", Immagini Spazio Arte Gallery, Cremona.

- Collective art exibition "Da Leucasia all'Appia", Palazzo Pignatelli, Roma.

2006
- First prize in the National Art Contest "Concorso Nazionale d'Arte Tulasi", with exhibitions in Udine and in Trieste.

- Art exhibition "EAT - Nutrirsi d'Arte", , Villa Tesoriera, Torino.

- Special prize in the "46° National Exhibition of contemporary paintings", Santhià, Vercelli.

- Second prize in the 19° International Art Contest "Santa Maria delle Arti", Torino.

- Italian Art Review managed by Italian Cultural Society of Hong Kong, Dante Hall and World Trade Centre, Hong Kong.

2007
- Individuall paint exhibition, for the festival “La Notte Bianca”, Old Town Centre of Lecce.

- Collective paint exhibition for the Giardino Archeologico le Naumachie, Taormina.

- Reward certificate in the First Prize of the International Contest “Arcaista”, City Hall of Tarquinia.

- Paint exhibition in the Arte Nike Gallery, Nardò.

- Collective art exhibition in the Parlangeli Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective arts&crafs exhibition, Caracciolo Library, Monastery of San Fulgenzio, Lecce.

2008
- Collective art exhibition "Art - Lavori in corso", in the Carlo V Castle, Lecce.

- Collective paint exhibition "Art Action–Progetto Arte e Cinema", Il Grifone Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition, Pasà Gallery, Catania.

- Individual paint exhibition in the Il Grifone Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition in the Parlangeli Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition "La Tavola di Natale" in the Il Grifone Gallery, Lecce.

2009
- Art exhibition and charity auction sale "60 artisti per la LILT", Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition "Aria, Acqua, Terra, Fuoco", Villa Fogliano, Latina

- Individual paint exhibition Gli Archi Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective paint exhibition "Mostra la Fede", Church of S.Giovanni di Dio, Lecce.

2010
- Individual paint exhibition, "Un Viaggio ad Arte", Castle of Carlo V, Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition,"Sensi Diversi", Le Ali di Mirna Gallery, Mesagne (BR).

- Collective paint exhibition, "Paesaggi d'Italia" Show room City Hall of Vinoso (TO).

- Individual paint exhibition, "Un Viaggio ad Arte", Municipal Art Gallery, san Michele salentino (BR).

- Collective art exhibition, "ComunicArte", City Hall of Sogliano Cavour, Lecce.

- Individual paint exhibition, "Pastelli svelati", Il Grifone Gallery, Lecce

2011
- Collective art exhibition "150 Souvenirs d’Italie", Atelier degli Artisti Gallery", Roma.

- Collective paint exhibition "Percorsi d'Arte", Caroli Museum, S.Pietro in Lama.

- Collective paint exhibition, "ComunicArte", Sogliano Cavour.

- Collective exhibition "Celebrazioni di Michelangelo", Basilica SS. Apostoli, Roma.

- International exhibition "Drawing Connections", Siena Art Institute, Paul Getty's Foundation, Siena.

- International exhibition of art, Triennale di Roma, Complesso Monumentale Museale l'Agostiniana, Roma.

- Collective art exhibition "Quelli degli anni '10", Collezione Saman Gallery, Roma.

- Exhibition "Artprize 2011", Domus Talenti Gallery, Roma.

- Collective art exhibition “Castel dell’Arte”, Castel dell’Ovo, Napoli.

- Salento Porta d’Oriente, XII edition, "Premio Van Gogh", trophy and certificate.

Travelling collective art exhibition “ITINERA 2011/2012”:
- Officina delle Arti gallery, Agrigento.

- Caffè Guerbois gallery, Palermo.

- Gamen Art Center, Napoli.

- L’Astrolabio gallery, Roma.

2012

- ViviArteViva Gallery, Torino.

- LuzArt Gallery , Firenze.

- Bottega delle Arti Gallery, Arezzo.

- Ponte Vecchio Gallery, Imola.

- Studio d’Arte Due Gallery, Venezia.

- 54° Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavilion, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Torino.

- Collective art exhibition "Purosangue – Maratona di Roma", Ashanti Gallery, Roma.

- 10° Fair of contemporary art "Vernice Art Fair", Forlì.

- Collective art exhibition "L’Arma, l’Arte, la Società Civile", Sala Murat, Bari.

- Individual art exhibition, Scaramuzza Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Lecce.

- Collective art exhibition "Omaggio a Bodini", Salice Salentino.

- Collective art exhibition "AmareArte", L’Impronta Gallery, Taranto.

Individual paint exhibition "Cento di queste mostre", ex Convento dei Teatini, Lecce.

- "Premio Cavour 2012", trophy and certificate with collective art exhibition, Palazzo Comunale, Sogliano Cavour.

- Salento Porta d’Oriente, XIII edition, "Premio Nettuno", trophy and certificate.

Travelling collective art exhibition "ITINERA 2012/2013":
- Ex Convento dei Teatini, Lecce.

- VIII International exhibition of contemporary art "AgrigentoArte", Agrigento.

- Officina delle Arti gallery, Agrigento.

- Caffè Guerbois gallery, Palermo.

- Il Triangolo gallery, Cosenza.

- Art Project Away gallery, Benevento

2013

- A3 Arte Contemporanea gallery, Salerno.

- LUZ.Art Gallery, Firenze.

- Palazzo Pretorio, Gubbio.

- Ponte Vecchio Gallery, Imola.

- 11° Fair of contemporary art "Vernice Art Fair", Forlì.

- Collective art exhibition "Arte ai Bastioni", Bastioni di Carlo V, Brindisi.

- Collective paint exhibition, Comando Carabinieri Battaglione Puglia, Bari.

- Art Collective, Castello Comunale di Castrignano dei Greci.

- "AmareArte", paint collective, gallery L'Impronta, Taranto.

- Collective art exhibition "Tracce Mediterranee", Gallipoli.

- "Rigeneration, a second skin", Art Collective, Primo Piano LivinGallery, Lecce.

- IX Giornata del Contemporaneo "Amaci", Art Collective, Le ali di Mirna Gallery, Mesagne.

- "AdrionArt", artistic program of cross-border cooperation.

- Salento Porta d’Oriente XIV edizione, "Premio Apollo", trophy and certificate.

2014

- "Aperitivi d'Arte", art exhibition, Wine Bar Camponeschi, Roma.
- Individual sculpture exhibithion "L'estetica dei pensieri", Scaramuzza Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Lecce.
- Triennal of Rome "Tiltestetica", La Sapienza University, Roma.
- Art Exhibition for Naval Forces "Il Mare", Aragonese Castle of Taranto
- Art Exhibition for 200th Anniversary of the founding of the Carabinieri, Palace of the Province of Bari
- Contemporary Art Exhibition, Palazzo Ducale di Martina Franca.
- Biennale of Salento, Palazzo Vernazza, Lecce.
- "Autunno d'Autore", contemporary art exhibition, Municipal Picture Gallery, San Michele Salentino.
- Triennale of Roma "Last Paradise", National Library of Castro Pretorio, Roma.
- "Small Art", VI Contemporary Art Exhibition, Adsum Gallery, Terlizzi.
- Salento Porta d'Oriente XV edizione, "Premio Raffaello", trophy and certificate.
- "La valigia per le Indie", collettiva di pittura, Torrione Angioino, Bitonto.
EVENTS
inPROGRESS
what: "Human Rights? Diversity"
where: Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti, Rovereto
when: dal 21 May al 21 September 2016

inPROGRAM
what: "La Piramide Capovolta"
where: Sala del Bastione, Giovinazzo
when: dal 01 al 10 August 2016

FOREVER
- Take Away gallery, Roma
- Le Ali di Mirna Gallery, Mesagne
- Showroom Parlangeli, Lecce
- Ashanti Gallery, Roma
- Italia in Arte Gallery, Brindisi
- Scaramuzza Contemporary Art, Lecce
- Romano Gallery, Gallipoli
- Il Circolo del Collezionista Gallery, Galatina.
CONTACTS
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