Pino Procopio (1954) - ANNIBALE

Fine Art Giclée "Annibale"

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

Pino Procopio, (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954), is an Italian painter, sculptor, and illustrator representing figurativism. He began his artistic studies in Catanzaro, but completed them in Rome. In 1982 he earned a degree in architecture from Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the art center “La Bitta” hosted his first solo show. After two years spent in Verona, in 1985 he settled in Giulianova, in Abruzzo.
In 2001, the “Fondazione Italiana Stauròs Onlus” invited him to exhibit at the Staurós Museum of Sacred Contemporary Art in San Gabriele. The work “Father, into Your hands I entrust my spirit” is today a permanent piece in the museum's collection.
The following year, in 2002, he created the painting for the poster of 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 paint the image to be placed on the Italy Lottery ticket.
In 2005 the Ministry of Communications promoted in Rome an exhibition of his that tells 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 section.
The following year, in 2008, in Rome, the Boncompagni-Ludovisi Museum of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art organized “Ulisse, scenes of a journey,” a solo exhibition dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), he participated in the collective exhibition Corporate Art, concerning the close link between industrial commissioning and art.
In 2017, at the Teramo Sports Palace, with UNESCO and MIUR sponsorship, the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio of Africa” took place, a modern reinterpretation of the Pinocchio tale tied to the drama of immigration.
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 Palace of the Pegaso of the Region of Tuscany in Florence and subsequently at the Museum of the Peoples of Abruzzo in Pescara.
In 2020, he exhibited at the Palace of the People’s Captains in Ascoli Piceno, a solo show focused on the knightly theme of the Quintana, with sponsorship from the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Museums, and the Marche Region.
In 2021, with the sponsorship of the Marche Region and the Municipality of Recanati, he was invited to exhibit in a solo show focused on the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the magna aula of the town hall in Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Salt Warehouses (Magazzini del Sale) in the town of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.