TOMMASO MAURIZIO VITALE - Italy
Contacts: tommasovitale3@virgilio.it
Vitale Collection No. 11
The Cry for Hope !
acrylic, wood, brass cm 55 x 52 x 5
acrylic+ceramic+steel+electrical material, wood cm 90 x 70x8
The reflection
Vitale collection no. 12
mixed media cm 90 X 70 X 5
acrylic, wood, brass cm 55 x 52 x 5
the tranquility
Loneliness
mixed technique cm 80 X 70 X 2
mixed technique 90 X 70 X 2 cm
His Biography
Born in Bari on September 5, 1964 to father Benito, a driver, and mother Teresa, a shop assistant, Tommaso Maurizio spent most of his youth with Tommaso, his paternal grandfather, who passed on to him a passion for art and architecture by taking him to visit historical sites and monuments in the Apulian capital. Another ever-present and fundamental figure for the young man's artistic growth was grandfather Pietro, a printer who loved art and was a collector. Since birth, he has suffered from bilateral hearing loss, that is, hearing loss in both ears. This has never been a limitation for him: on the contrary, the suffering that could have resulted sometimes poured into ever new creative processes, so much so that his passion for art was always very strong even during his years at technical school; confirming this were his excellent grades and his desire to attend art history lessons in the afternoon. His love for travel was also very strong: he often traveled with his father Benito for work, stopping in Rome, whose historical and artistic fervor always greatly fascinated Tommaso. In the 1980s, he enrolled in the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Bari (which he left after a short time), independently attending classes in English. Well-informed about the local art scene, he participated in numerous art exhibition openings, where he met Graziella, a Calabrian teacher whom he married in 1991. Together they adopted Alexandra, a Belarusian girl. Working in the road sector as a state surveyor, he has never abandoned his love for art and travel. Since the late 1990s, he has actively participated in art exhibitions, competitions, and fairs, selling works and winning awards.
His Curriculum
2020 Rome, Triennale of Contemporary Art Milan, Affordable Art Fair Presence in the Contemporary Art Atlas DeAgostini 2019 Bari, Bibart, International Art Biennale, special mention award for conceptual value in graphics Rome, Artrooms Fair, Contemporary Art Fair Bari, ArteBari Contemporary Art Talents Show, Contemporary Art Fair Milan, Arte Prize, competition San Diego, Art, competition finalist Zurich, Art Box Project, group exhibition Venice, D’E.M. Venice Art Gallery, group exhibition, awarded Prince Art, charity donation “thirty hours for life” with L. Cuccarini Bari, Notti Sacre d’Arte, international painting award YICCA, international contest of contemporary art, LYNUX competition, international contest of contemporary art, competition Milan, Biennale - curated by Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi Rome, exhibition at the Chancellery Palace Vatican, curated by Dr. Guido Folco London, Gallery Beers, selection Florence, Europa Mario Conti Cultural Center, competition Venice, Arte Laguna Prize, competition Bari, Artisti in Campo, competition
2018 Florence, Florence Prize, Florence-Europe Mario Conti Cultural Center, awarded Venice, Arte Laguna Prize, competition Milan, Arte Prize, competition Copenhagen, Copenhagen Prize, competition Siena, Celeste Prize, competition Livorno, Combat Prize, competition Albissola Marina, Arteam Cup, competition Vicenza, National Prize of Contemporary Art, competition Bologna, Seven’s.bo, group exhibition New York, Artbox Gallery, group exhibition Cisternino, Le Capase, solo exhibition Palermo, YICCA International Contest of Contemporary Art, competition New York, Gallery 25N Exhibition & Grant 201, competition New York, The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, competition New York, Agora Gallery, group exhibition London, Gallery Beers London, group exhibition Milan, Spazioporpora Gallery, group exhibition Venice, D’E.M. Venice Art Gallery, group exhibition, awarded Bari, Palabra En El Mundo, competition, awarded Brescia, Nocivelli Prize, competition Salerno, Roberto Papi Museum, group exhibition Venice, Palazzo Albrizzi Capello, group exhibition Monopoli, Scorci Autori, group exhibition Ostuni, Pure White, group exhibition
2017 Milan, Arte Prize, competition Zurich, Art Basel Basel, The Artbox Project, Contemporary Art Fair Rome, Triennale of Visual Arts, Triennale of Contemporary Art Venice, Penini 2432 Gallery, solo exhibition Turin, International Italy Art Mit, group exhibition Siena, Celeste Prize, competition Venice, Arte Laguna Prize, competition Martina Franca, Festival of the Image, group exhibition Venice, Malamegi Art Prize, Lab.8, competition Albissola Marina, Arteam Cup, competition Bologna, Farini Gallery, group exhibition London, Gallery Beers London, group exhibition New York, Gallery 25N Exhibition & Grant, competition Agrigento, First International Prize Scala dei Turchi, competition Lucca, Chiostro di Agorà, group exhibition Rome, International Biennale, Contemporary Art Biennale
2016 Milan, Arte Prize, competition Rome, Adrenalina 4.0 Art Project, competition Capurso, Sacred and Profane, group exhibition Zurich, Art Basel Miami, The Artbox Project, Contemporary Art Fair Bisceglie, Il Mare Dentro, Zahi Issa, group exhibition Bari, Bibart, International Art Biennale Bari, National Congress “Angeli di Nassirija”, group exhibition Livorno, Combat Prize, competition Bologna, Farini Gallery, group exhibition Rome, Flyer Art Gallery, group exhibition Noicattaro, GlobalArt, group exhibition Bari, Notti Sacre D’Arte, winner of the “sculpture and installation” section Bari, Torre Pelosa, group exhibition Bari, Metropolitan City Palace, group exhibition Siena, Celeste Prize, competition Venice, Arte Laguna Prize, competition London, Gallery Beers London, group exhibition Bari, International Art Festival, group exhibition Naples, Intentart Gallery, group exhibition Capurso, The Four Seasons, group exhibition Milan, Arte Prize, competition
2015 Milan, Arte Prize, competition Rome, Flyer Art Gallery, group exhibition Milan, Arte Prize, competition Rome, Romart, Contemporary Art Fair Venice, Arte Laguna Prize, competition Livorno, Combat Prize, competition Siena, Celeste Prize, competition Rome, Taboo, competition Bari, Art and Craft Itineraries, group exhibition Vieste, International Art Competition “I Dauni”, winner Rome, Flyer Art Gallery, group exhibition Statte, Artigianato Fiera, group exhibition Noicattaro, GlobalArt, group exhibition
2014 2015 Milan, Arte Prize, competition Rome, Flyer Art Gallery, group exhibition