Art and Food Exhibition of paintings by Frank Paradisi

Frank Paradisi, was born in Livorno in 1977, has always been passionate about art and drawing during his high school studies at the Technical Institute for Surveyors Buontalenti, in 1993 he began his artistic journey in the workshop of Maestro Marc Sardelli, from whom he learned various specialized techniques, specializing in watercolor. In May 2008 he was called by his teacher to collaborate in the execution of a painting (3.5 x 2.5 mt) for the hall of the renovated Grand Hotel Palazzo in Livorno. In June 2009 he opened his first solo exhibition at the Rocca del Cerruglio in Montecarlo di Lucca, where he exhibited thirty-two watercolor paintings. In June 2010 he was invited to participate, always at the Rocca, in the group exhibition “Art at the Castle – Gift for Life” (Cultural Association “Il giardino di Bidi” in collaboration with the Italian Cystic Fibrosis League). In July 2010 he exhibited at the Sala della Cultura in Marina, in Marina di Castagneto Carducci. In September of the same year he exhibited at the Medici Tower in Castiglioncello. Thirty of his works were exhibited in the village of Bolgheri. In September 2012 he exhibited at the “Telemaco Signorini” Hall in Portoferraio on the island of Elba. In the following year he opened his solo exhibition at the Castle of Nervi (GE) and also participated in a group exhibition at the Borsa di Genova with the Garaventa Foundation. In October of the same year he was invited to the 1st Painting Competition organized by the city of Cossato (Biella). In 2014 he was invited to exhibit at the Art Biennale of the Principality of Monaco in the splendid setting of the Hotel De Paris. A few months later with other works he participated in the Fiera di Forlì “Vernice Art Fair”. In May 2014 he was invited to the 4th Contemporary Art Biennale “Il Burlamacco” in Viareggio winning the press prize. The following month he exhibited in Trastevere in Rome at the famous “Pentart” Gallery, bringing with him forty works including watercolors and drawings. In July 2014 he participated in the “Versiliana Festival 2014” Art Fair, while the month of August saw him engaged in a solo exhibition at the famous “Palazzina Liberty” in Stresa on Lake Maggiore. In December 2014 he appeared in issue no. 50 of CAM (Catalogo d’Arte ed. Giorgio Mondadori) and subsequently in some newspapers in Milan such as “Libero” and “Il Giorno”, in the catalog “Tuscany Contemporary Art” and in the magazine “Arte” always edited by Mondadori. From April 10 to 28, 2015 he was invited to participate in the International Group Show Barcelona at the “Crisolart Gallery” and exhibited 8 of his works. In July 2015, again at the “Crisolart Gallery”, this time in New York, he was invited to participate in “Colors of Art New York”. From August 21 to 30, 2015, he held a solo exhibition at the “Castello di Capalbio”. In June 2016 the International Academy of Modern Art in Rome (A.I.A.M.) awarded him the first prize with a certificate of merit in the final section of the international trophy “Medusa Aurea XXXIX edition”. Throughout 2020 and 2021, he worked with the Passepartout Unconventional Gallery and was exhibited in a permanent exhibition in Milan with his 15 paintings. In August 2021, he participated in the International Contemporary Art Fair in Monaco. From August 23 to 31, 2022, he was invited to exhibit his works at the Lazzaro Gallery in Forte dei Marmi.