Pino Procopio (1954) - NAPOLEONE

- Multiple work 1/99
- Original work on fine art 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, a figure in figurativism. He began artistic studies in Catanzaro, finishing in Rome. In 1982 he graduated in architecture from La Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the art center “La Bitta” hosted his first solo exhibition. After two years spent in Verona, in 1985 he settled in Giulianova, Abruzzo.
In 2001, the Italian Foundation Stauròs Onlus invited him to exhibit at the Staurós Museum of Sacred Contemporary Art in San Gabriele. The work “Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit” is today a permanent piece of 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 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 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 hosted “Ulisse, scenes of a journey,” a show dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), he participated in the group show Corporate Art, concerning the close relationship between industrial commissioning and art.
In 2017, at the Teramo Sports Palace, with UNESCO and MIUR sponsorship, took place the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio d’Africa,” a reinterpretation of the Pinocchio tale in a modern key, tied to the immigration drama.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to create the Palio della Quintana of 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 focused on the chevalier 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 in a solo show centered on the figure of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the main hall of the town hall of Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Salt Warehouses (Magazzini del Sale) of the municipality of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.