Pino Procopio (1954) - EPEO

Fine Art Giclée "Epeo"

- Original work on premium paper
- Dry stamp of the Artist Studio
- Authenticity hologram
- Authenticity certificate provided

Pino Procopio, (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954), is an Italian painter, sculptor, and illustrator, representative of figurativism. Artistic studies began in Catanzaro, but completed in Rome. In 1982 he graduated in architecture from La Sapienza University in 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 Italian Foundation Stauròs Onlus invited him to exhibit at the Staurós Museum of Contemporary Sacred Art in San Gabriele. The work “Father, into your hands I commend 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 Lotto Commission asked him in 2003 to realize the painting to be placed on the European Lottery ticket, and in 2004 he was commissioned to create the painting that would appear on the Italian Lottery ticket.
In 2005 the Ministry of Communications promoted in Rome a show of his that recounts 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 “Ulysses, scenes of a journey,” a show dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), he took part in the group show Corporate Art, concerning the close link between industrial commissions 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 immigration drama.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to realize the Palio della Quintana of the historic August joust.
Also in 2019, he exhibited in two solo shows, at the Palace of the Pegaso of the Tuscany Region in Florence and subsequently at the Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo in Pescara.
In 2020, he exhibited at the Palace of the 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 in a solo show focused on the poet Giacomo Leopardi, in the lecture hall of the town hall in Recanati.
In 2022, he exhibited at the Salt Warehouses (Magazzini del Sale) of the town of Siena in a solo show, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.