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Orfeo Reda
Italian painter (born 1932) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orfeo Reda (born 9 November 1932 in Carolei)[1] is an Italian painter and artist.[2]
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Biography
He was born in Pantanolungo di Carolei in 1932 and resides in Amantea. At 16 he won first prize at the Fiera Campionaria in Cosenza with a scholarship offered by the Chamber of Commerce. He achieved his maturity at the Art Institute and his drawing diploma at the Liceo Artistico Mattia Preti in Reggio Calabria under the guidance of the illustrious Art Historian prof. Alfonso Francipane.
He then dedicated himself to the teaching of artistic disciplines such as: Drawing and History of Art at the Higher Middle Schools and Artistic Education at the Middle Schools. He carried out and carries out his activity as a painter in his studio in Amantea where he still resides.[3]
His works appear in public collections all over the world and numerous are the prizes[4] awarded to the artist, such as: Riace Bronzes Prize in Reggio Calabria; Masters of Italian art trophy in Salsomaggiore; Drach Prize in Palma de Majorca; Kowloon Prize in Hong Kong; Expo arte Tirrenia 20th edition (where the artist was awarded by the President of the Republic of Malta).;[5][6]
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Painting exhibitions
- Accademia D'Europa, Naples (1985)
- Local Prize "il Glicine", Amantea, with blessing of the Holy See (1986)
- Eur Art Expo, Rome (1989)
- Premio Palazzo Reale Malta, Valletta
- Pantheon d'Oro - Bologna (1992)
- Florence Paint Exhibition, Florence (1994)
- Mostra Antologica - Galleria Amedeo Modigliani, Milan (1995)
- 56th Venice Biennale, Venice (2015)
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Bibliography
- I Quaderni dell'arte. 1996. p. 70.
- Pinto, Rosario (2012). Fra tradizione e innovazione (Volume 4). p. 150.
- Zauli, Paolo (2015). Grazie Italia. p. 175.
Notes
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