Pino Procopio (1954) - MEDUSA

Fine Art Giclée “Medusa”

- Original artwork on fine art paper
- Dry stamp of the artist’s studio
- Hologram of authenticity
– Certificate of authenticity included

Pino Procopio (Guardavalle, June 16, 1954) is an Italian painter, sculptor, and illustrator associated with figurative art. He began his art studies in Catanzaro and completed them in Rome. In 1982, he graduated with a degree 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 of “World Book and Copyright Day,” sponsored by UNESCO.
In 2003, the State Monopolies commissioned him to create a painting for the European Lottery ticket, and in 2004 he was commissioned to create the painting that would appear on 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 Italy’s 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 mounted “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” was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Teramo, under the patronage of UNESCO and MIUR. It was a modern reinterpretation of the story of Pinocchio, connected to the tragedy of immigration.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to create the Palio for the Quintana, the city’s historic August jousting tournament.
Also in 2019, he held two solo exhibitions: first at the Palazzo del Pegaso of the Regional Council of Tuscany in Florence, and later at the Museum of the People of Abruzzo in Pescara.
In 2020, he held a solo exhibition at the Palazzo dei Capitani del Popolo in Ascoli Piceno, centered on the chivalric theme of the Quintana and sponsored by the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Musei, and the Marche Region.
In 2021, under the patronage 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 municipal palace.
In 2022, he held a solo exhibition at the city of Siena’s Magazzini del Sale, under the patronage of the Tuscany Region.