Pino Procopio (1954) - PIAZZA LEOPARDO

Fine Art Giclèe "Piazza Leopardo"

- Multiple work 1/99
- Original work on high-quality paper
- Dry stamp of the Artist's Studio
- Authenticity hologram
– Certificate of authenticity provided

Pino Procopio, (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954), is an Italian painter, sculptor and illustrator associated with figurativism. He began his artistic studies in Catanzaro but completed them in Rome. In 1982 he graduated in architecture from Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the art center “La Bitta” held his first solo exhibition. After spending two years in Verona, in 1985 he settled in Giulianova, in Abruzzo.
In 2001, the Italian Stauròs Onlus Foundation invited him to exhibit at the Staurós Museum of Contemporary Sacred Art in San Gabriele. The work “Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit” is today a permanent piece in the museum's collection.
The following year, in 2002, he painted the poster for the “World Book and Copyright Day,” sponsored by UNESCO.
The State Monopolies Commission commissioned him in 2003 to create the painting to be affixed to the European Lottery ticket and in 2004 he was commissioned to create the painting that would be placed on the Italian Lottery ticket.
In 2005 the Ministry of Communications promoted in Rome an exhibition of his work that chronicles the evolution of the Italian postal service in 100 years of history.
In 2007 the Pescara committee of the “Dante Alighieri Society” awarded him the “Dante Alighieri 2007” prize in the Art category.
The following year, in 2008, in Rome, the Boncompagni-Ludovisi Museum of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art hosted “Ulisse, scenes of a journey,” a show dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAM), he participated in the group exhibition Corporate Art, concerning the close link between industrial patronage and art.
In 2017, at the Teramo Sports Palace, with the sponsorship of UNESCO and MIUR, the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio d’Africa” took place, a modern reinterpretation of the Pinocchio tale tied to the immigrant drama.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to create the Palio della Quintana for the historic August joust.
Also in 2019, he exhibited in two solo shows at the Palazzo del Pegaso of the Tuscany Region in Florence and, subsequently, at the Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo in Pescara.
In 2020, he exhibited at the Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo in Ascoli Piceno, a solo show centered on the knightly theme of the Quintana, with sponsorship from the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Musei and the Marche Region.
In 2021, with the sponsorship of the Marche Region and the Municipality of Recanati, he was invited to exhibit a solo show focusing on the figure of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the main hall of the town hall in Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Magazzini del Sale in the town of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.