Matteo Montani is a contemporary Italian painter and sculptor, who was born in

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in 1972.

Biography

Matteo Montani completed his classical studies in

prior to joining the Academy of the Arts of Rome in the Painting and Sculpture sections, where he qualified in 1997. Between 1988 and 1996, Montani worked as an assistant in Alfredo Pirri’s studio. As a student he helped artists

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and

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in the preparation of their exhibitions. Following his first gallery exhibition held in

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at the Studio Casoli in 2000, Montani won the Suzzara Prize in Italy and the next year he was the Winner of the national selection in the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean held in

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. In the following years, a number of Italian galleries held several solo exhibitions of Montani’s works, most notably Fabio Sargentini’s historical gallery L'Attico, presenting works by

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. In 2008, Montani took part in the

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. Over 2010 and 2011, Matteo Montani also exhibited his production abroad in solo exhibitions in Greece at the Kalfayan Gallery, in

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at the

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and in several

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cities, amongst which

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at the Museum Am Dom for his 2011 ''Seelenlandschaft'' exhibition featuring monumental paintings. Montani has taken part in many group exhibitions with artists such as

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, Mark Francis,

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, and Ian Davenport. Hr has also exhibited at international art fairs such as the Bologna Arte Fiera, Turin Artissima, Art Los Angeles, Pulse Miami,

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. His collaborations with well-established galleries have grown - the Marilena Bonomo Gallery for exhibitions with

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, sculptor

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, photographer Elger Esser, the Otto Gallery, or the PACI Contemporary gallery. He was also invited to exhibit in several museums, most notably the Museum of Art of Ravenna MAR. In 2013 he won the Jury Special Prize of the Premio Michetti. In 2014 the National Gallery of Modern Art of Rome acquired for its permanent collection a wax installation previously exhibited (and partially melted in the course of the exhibition) during his 2014 solo exhibition ''Andarsene'' at the H. C. Andersen Museum, Rome. Since 2015 Luca Tommasi’s Milan-based gallery has exhibited Montani’s works in Italy, alongside other artists such as Alexis Harding,

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, Alberto di Fabio, and Paul Jenkins.

Main exhibitions

*2017 ''Unfolding'', Galleria Nicola Pedana, Caserta, Italy, ''The Glow and The Glare'', Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Milan, Italy *2016 ''Racconto Rosso'', Fabio Sargentini-L'Attico, Rome, Italy. *2016 ''Once Upon a Time Life, Again'', The Elkon Gallery, New York, USA. *2015 ''Things Behind'', Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Milan, Italy, ''Matteo Montani (con Peter Flaccus)'', the Otto Gallery, Bologna, Italy *2014 ''Andarsene'', Museo H. C. Andersen, Roma, Italy *2012 ''Bendini-Montani'', Museo Carichieti,

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, Italy, ''I luoghi del’immagine (con Marco Grimaldi)'', Gallery Morone, Milan, Italy *2011 ''Seelenlandschaft'', Museum am Dom,

, Germany *2010 ''Il guardiano della soglia'', Kalfayan Galleries, Athens, Greece, ''Matteo Montani'', Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, USA, ''A cielo aperto'', Otto Gallery, Bologna, Italy, ''Naturaldurante'', Gallery Marilena Bonomo,

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, Italy *2009 ''Abbassare il cielo agli occhi'', The PACI Contemporary gallery,

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, Italy *2008

15th Rome Quadriennale The 15th Rome Quadriennale or XV Rome Quadriennale (Italian pronunciation: ''Quindicesima Quadriennale di Roma'') is an Italian art exhibition (the 15th edition of the Rome Quadrennial) held between 19 June and 14 September 2008 at its historical ...

, ''Il bacio e altre strade per le stelle", Gallery Valentina Bonomo, Rome, Italy, ''Matteo Montani", Ravenna Art Museum,

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, Italy *2007 ''Foster'', Gallery L’Attico - Fabio Sargentini, Rome, Italy *2005 ''Passerò per via Nicolò dell’Arca'', Marilena Bonomo Gallery, Bari, Italy

Main galleries and museums

*2017 Galleria Nicola Pedana,

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, Italy *2007/2015/2016 Fabio Sargentini-L’Attico Gallery, Rome, Italy *2016 The Elkon Gallery,

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, United States *2015/2017 Luca Tommasi Gallery, Milan, Italy *2014 H. C. Andersen Museum, Rome, Italy *2012 Con

, The Carichieti Foundation Museum, Chieti, Italy *2011 Museum Am Dom Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany *2010/2014 Otto Gallery, Bologna, Italy *2010 The Zerilli-Marimò Foundation, New York, USA *2010 Kalfayan Galleries,

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, Greece *2008 MAR Ravenna, Italy *2008 Valentina Bonomo Gallery, Rome, Italy *2005 Marilena Bonomo Gallery, Bari, Italy

Main collections

*The National Gallery of Modern Art Rome, Italy *

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Milan, Italy * Artefiera Bologna, Italy * Collezione Benetton Trevise, Italy * Fondazione La Quadriennale Rome, Italy * MAR, Ravenna Italy * The VAF Foundation Italy * Museum Burg

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, Germany * Museum Am Dom Würzburg, Germany * Novartis Corporated Whippanny (New Jersey), USA

Prizes and awards

*2013 Premio Michetti, Italy, Winner of the Special Jury Prize *2009 Terna Award 02, Italy, Finalist *2008 Cairo Award, Milan, Italy, Finalist *2008 Talent Prize, Rome, Italy, Finalist *2007 Lissone Award,

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, Italy, Finalist *2001 Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Winner in the national selection *2000 XL Suzzara Prize,

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, Italy, Winner

References

External links

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''Live Performance of a Vanishing Painting by Matteo Montani, ARTNEWS, RAi 3'', 27/10/2011

''Matteo Montani: Sotto la superficie'', a RAi documentary on Matteo Montani, 2014

Trailer of Montani’s solo exhibition ''THINGS BEHIND'', 2015, at Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea’s gallery

Trailer of Montani’s solo exhibition ''SEELENLANDSCHAFT'', 2011, Museum Am Dom, Würzburg, Germany

Trailer of Montani’s group exhibition ''PINO PINELLI DUETS''
2015 with Pino Pinelli, Anne Blanchet, Enzo Cacciola, Alberto Di Fabio and Chiara Dynys at Luca Tommasi Arte Contemporanea’s gallery
Trailer of Montani’s exhibition ''I LUOGHI DELL’IMMAGINE'' with Marco Grimaldi, 2012, Nuova Galleria Morone
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