Pino Procopio (1954) - I GIOCATTOLAI DI FAVIGNANA

Fine Art Giclée “The Toymakers of Favignana”

- Original artwork on fine art paper
- Dry stamp of the artist’s studio
- Authenticity hologram
– 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 La Sapienza University of Rome.
In 1980, the “La Bitta” art center hosted 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 the painting to appear on 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, charting the evolution of the Italian postal service over 100 years of history.
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, at the Teramo Sports Palace, with the sponsorship of UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), the exhibition “Baadaye, Pinocchio of Africa” was held, presenting a modern reinterpretation of the Pinocchio story connected to the tragedy of immigration.
In 2019, the Municipality of Ascoli Piceno commissioned him to create the Palio for the historic August Quintana jousting tournament.
Also in 2019, he held two solo exhibitions, first at Palazzo del Pegaso of the Regional Council of Tuscany in Florence and then 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,
focusing 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 Great Hall of Recanati Town Hall.
In 2022, he held a solo exhibition at the Salt Warehouses in Siena, sponsored by the Tuscany Region.