Corrado Simeoni (1938-2019) - Untitled

Painter and graphic artist. Born in Dolo (Venice), Italy, 1938. Died in The Hague, 2019.
He was active in Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany.

After earning a degree in Topography and Civil Engineering in Bolzano, Italy, 1957, Simeoni earned his living for the next fourteen years by working on major construction projects in West Africa and in Europe, mainly new roads, refineries and pipelines.

In 1972 - at the age of 33 - he realized that his decision to become a full-time artist had long been anticipated; he left his job and opened a studio in Brussels (1972-1979).

Brief and frequent stays in Italy and a rather extended one in Westphalia (Germany) have characterized his artistic activity over the last fifty years (almost), with important exhibitions in prestigious galleries, museums and art fairs in Italy (Milan, Turin, Bolzano, Novara, Bergamo, Vicenza, Pordenone), Belgium (Brussels), the Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague, Lelystad, Rotterdam) and Germany (Frankfurt, Hamburg, Münster, Duisburg, Dortmund, Cologne, Gescher, Moers, Rheinberg, Kevelaer) etc.

During his artistic activity, he was married to Emmy Simeoni-Krajenbrink.

From 1979 to 2019 he was a resident of The Hague, the Netherlands.

SIMEONI has exhibited his works in numerous galleries, often prestigious, museums and public institutions in Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and France. Among the most important:
- Isy Brachot, Brussels
- Krikhaar, Amsterdam
- Nuovo Sagittario, Milan
- Cubus Kunsthalle, Duisburg
- Steinrötter und Schnake, Münster
- Museum Am Ostwall, Dortmund
- Olympia-Museum, Cologne
- "Early Golf Show" (in various locations in the Netherlands)