Pino Procopio (1954) - QUATTRO ASSI E UN ERMELLINO

Fine Art Giclée “Four Aces and an Ermine”

- Limited edition 1/99
- Original work on fine-quality paper
- Artist’s studio blind stamp
- Hologram of authenticity
– Certificate of authenticity included

Pino Procopio (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954) is an Italian painter, sculptor, and illustrator, and a proponent of figurative art. He began his art studies in Catanzaro and completed them in Rome. In 1982, he graduated in architecture from the University of Rome La Sapienza.
In 1980, the “La Bitta” art center held his first solo exhibition. After spending two years in Verona, he settled in Giulianova, Abruzzo, in 1985.
In 2001, the “Fondazione Italiana Stauròs Onlus” invited him to exhibit at the Staurós Museum of Contemporary Sacred Art in San Gabriele. His work “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” is now part of the museum’s permanent collection.
The following year, in 2002, he created the painting for the poster for “World Book and Copyright Day,” sponsored by UNESCO.
In 2003, the State Monopolies commissioned him to create the painting for the European Lottery ticket, and in 2004 he was commissioned to create the painting for the Italy Lottery ticket.
In 2005, the Ministry of Communications organized an exhibition of his work in Rome, telling the story of the evolution of the Italian postal service over 100 years.
In 2007, the Pescara Committee of the “Società Dante Alighieri” awarded him the “Dante Alighieri 2007” prize in the Art category.
The following year, in 2008, the Boncompagni-Ludovisi Museum of the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome staged “Ulysses, Scenes from a Journey,” an exhibition dedicated to him.
In 2015, in Rome, he took part in the group exhibition Corporate Art at the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), exploring the close relationship between industrial patronage and art.
In 2017, the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio of Africa,” a modern reinterpretation of the Pinocchio tale linked to the tragedy of immigration, was held at the Sports Palace in Teramo, with the sponsorship of UNESCO and MIUR.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to create the Palio for the historic August Quintana joust.
Also in 2019, he held two solo exhibitions, first at Palazzo del Pegaso of the Regional Government of Tuscany in Florence and subsequently at the Museum of the People of Abruzzo in Pescara.
In 2020, he held a solo exhibition at Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo in Ascoli Piceno, centered on the chivalric theme of the Quintana, with the sponsorship of 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 hold a solo exhibition focused on the poet Giacomo Leopardi at the main hall of Recanati’s town hall.
In 2022, he held a solo exhibition at the Salt Warehouses of the Municipality of Siena, sponsored by the Region of Tuscany.