Pino Procopio (1954) - ANNIBALE

Fine Art Giclée “Annibale”

- Limited edition 1/99
- Original artwork on fine-quality paper
- Artist’s studio blind stamp
- Certificate of authenticity hologram
– 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 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 Administration commissioned him to create the 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, tracing 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 presented “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 commissions 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 the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR). It offered a modern retelling 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 Quintana joust held in August.
Also in 2019, he presented two solo exhibitions, first at 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, focused on the chivalric theme of the Quintana, under the patronage of 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 present a solo exhibition centered on the poet Giacomo Leopardi at the assembly hall of Recanati’s municipal palace.
In 2022, he held a solo exhibition at the Magazzini del Sale in Siena, under the patronage of the Tuscany Region.