Nicola Morea
Professional painter and engraver, born
in Bari on 16 August 1943, resides and has his studio in Mola di Bari - Via E.
Toti, 36 / A.
Inherited the artistic vein from her mother, a fashion
designer, she trained in painting at the school of the Italo-Venezuelan painter
'Don Pedro'. He began his exhibition activity with a solo show in Gioia del
Colle in 1976. For graphics he makes use of the teachings of Maria Bellomo,
teacher of engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari, and Marisa Salomone,
at whose printing works since 1980 he has executed over forty titles including
etchings, aquatints, serigraphs and linocuts.
To his credit he has over 50 personal exhibitions in
Italy and abroad and participations in national and international competitions
with significant awards.
Works by him appear in public and private collections.
In 1996 with other artists he founded the "Third
Millennium" movement, aspects of contemporary art.
In 2011 he was invited to the 54th Venice Biennale.
In 2013 - VENICE - COLLATERAL EXHIBITION AT THE VENICE
BIENNALE XANTE BATTAGLIA FOUNDATION FROM 14 TO 30 JULY.
Over the years, the search for him has been expressed in the cycles:
1983 - 1984 Baroque clouds
1985 - 1986 Canvases cut
1987 - 1989 Windows
1987 - 1989 The doors of time
1992 - 1998 Traces
1995 - 1998 Transparencies
1998 - 2018 Iperpop
2018 FLOW ART 4.0
SEE ALL ARTWORKS BY NICOLA MOREA
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
1979 - 1st National Prize for Modern Art "City of Taormina" 1st class. Ex-aequo
1979 - Malatesta City of Rimini Prize - Bronze medal for graphics
1983 - Ostuni Fair (Br) - 1st Prize for the Sect. Painting
1989 - Salvador Dalì Award - Figueras (Spain)
1992 - Tokyo Masters of Contemporary Art - Japanese Critics Award
1996 - Italy 1996 Prize - Forte Magnaguti - Borgoforte (Mn) - 1st prize Section Painting
1997 - Palio del Cerro XXIX ^ Ed. - Cerreto Guidi (Fi) - Commissioned by the Municipal Administration for the construction of the Cencio
1997 - 1st Triennial of Sacred Art - Lecce - Guest
1998 - Art & Maggio - Stadio della Vittoria - Bari - “Art in Puglia 1987 - 1998“ - Guest
1999 - Art & Maggio - Stadio della Vittoria - Bari - "Lights of the Apulian Landscape" - Guest
1999 - Environment Award - Hotel Michelangelo - Milan
1999 - Art Collection of the Conversation House - Lanciano
1999 - 4th edition "The Nativity in Art" - Lanciano - Invited
2000 - 2nd Triennial Edition of Sacred Art - Lecce - Guest
2002 - V ° Interdisciplinary International Plain Air of the Opole Region - Poland - Guest
2003 - 3rd Triennial Edition of Sacred Art - Lecce - Guest
2008 - Inauguration of the Alexander Museum Hotel in Pesaro in which Morea, following a competition that saw the emergence of 60 artists out of over 400 participants, in 2007 created the works that furnish room no. 214 as well as the furnishings of the room such as doors, wardrobe, headboard, chairs and table.
2008 - Following a selection by the prestigious Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery in London, he is added to their online site.
2009 - Chosen with other artists (39) by the critic Paolo Levi for the edition of the volume 'Dialogue between forms' published by Mondadori.
2011 - 54th BIENNALE DI VENEZIA - PALAZZO DELLE ESPOSIZIONI DI TURIN - NERVI ROOM - 'ART IS NOT WHAT OURS' BY VITTORIO SGARBI - FROM 17 DECEMBER 2011 TO 30 JANUARY 2012
STUDY AND DOCUMENTATION CENTERS
Venice Biennale
Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Florence
Elle Quadro Documentation and Study Center - Genoa
Art Environment Study Center - Milan
CRITICAL TEXTS
MICHELE CAMPIONE - TOTI CARPENTIERI - MANLIO CHIEPPA - DONAT CONENNA - VITO CRACAS - EVERARDO DALLA NOCE - PIETRO DE GIOSA - GUSTAVO DELGADO - ETTORE DE MARCO - ANNA D'ELIA - MARINO FIORAMONTI - SANTA FIZZAROTELLA PAGIO GGIOLO - - ELIO MARCIANO '- CORRADO MARSAN - ROSARIO MELLITTO - VALERIA NARDULLI - RAFFAELE NIGRO - DOMENICO NOTARANGELO - SIRO PERIN - DANIELA POGGIOLINI - LUIGI RICCI - TONINO ROSSANO - ANTONIO RUBINO - MARISA SALOMONE - DOMNAZZI STOZERICO SCH TODARO - MARCELLO VENTUROLI - MAURIZIO VITIELLO
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MAIN EXHIBITIONS IN ITALY
1978 - Personal 'Ricciotto Canudo' Gallery - Gioia del Colle
1981 - Personal Union Circle - Bari
1983 - ExpoArte - Bari
1984 - Staff of the Tourist and Tourist Company - Salò
1984 - Provincial Art Gallery conference room - Lecce
1985 - 'Temporary space' gallery by Patrizia Serra - Milan
1987 - Promotional art exhibition space - Municipality of Bari
1988 - Personal exhibition at the 'Louis visual space' Gallery - Rome
1988 - Personal exhibition at the 'La Pietra' Gallery - Martina Franca
1989 - Personal Apulian Regional Association - Milan
1989 - Personal exhibition at Castello Angioino - Mola di Bari
1992 - Personal Stamperia Salomone - Bari
1993 - Civic Personal Gallery 'Il Loggiato' - Sarnano
1994 - Personal exhibition at Palazzo Morichelli D’Altemps - S. Ginesio
1994 - Personal exhibition at the Ellequadro Gallery - Genoa
1996 - Personal Gallery of Contemporary Art - Piacenza
1996 - Art Convention Italy '96 - Altamarea - Il Gianicolo - PG
1997 - Personal exhibition at Castello Angioino - Mola di Bari
1997 - Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art - Termoli
1997 - Staff Hall of the Town Hall - Cerreto Guidi
1997 - ExpoArte - Forlì
1998 - Personal exhibition at Gnaccarini Gallery - Bologna
1998 - Personal 'Homage to Schifano' - Gall. The Mola Arts Workshop in Bari
1998 - ExpoArte - Ancona
1999 - 'Terra Mia' personal exhibition - S. Legonziano Municipal Hall - Lanciano
1999 - 'Iperpop' staff - Gall. The Workshop of the Arts - Mola di Bari
2000 - Personal 'Transparency' - Spinelli Gallery - Bitonto
2000 - Pantelleria Art Gallery
2000 - Personal 'Iperpop' - Galleria Adriatica Editrice - Bari
2002 - 'Iperpop' personal exhibition - Portobello Gallery - Rome
2003 - 'Iperpop' staff - Gall. The Workshop of the Arts - Mola di Bari
2003 - 'Iperpop' personal exhibition - 'Il Ramo d’Oro' Gallery - Naples
2003 - 'Iperpop' personal exhibition - 'Il Soppalco' Gallery - Taranto
2003 - Polignano a Mare - INN ART - Contemporary Art in the Abbey
2004 - Naples - Gall. The Golden Branch - Made in Italy
2004 - Personal 'Iperpop' - Paola Trevisan Art Gallery - Contemporary - Ferrara
2005 - 'American Graffiti' personal exhibition - Palazzo Roberti Alberotanza - Mola di Bari
2006 - La Bottega delle Arti - Iperpop "Recent works"
2006 - Naples - Gall. The Golden Branch - Art in a box (Computer Art)
2007 - Expo-Arte - Bari
2008 - Personal - Landscapes 1977 - 2008 - Gall. The Workshop of the Arts - Mola di Bari
2008 - Naples Hall of the terraces of Castel dell’Ovo - Paths of Thought - International collective with artists from: Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, USA and Venezuela
2009 - Mola di Bari - Palazzo Roberti - Future Alberotanza - Futurist
2009 - Inauguration of the Palazzo Arese Borromeo Museum in Cesano Maderno 1000 Artists at the Palazzo - Contemporary Art Showcase Catalog curated by Luciano Caramel
2010 - Associazione Arte Reale - Milan “Dialogue between forms” curated by Paolo Levi
2010 - Stresa - Environment Award by the critic Donat Conenna Environment Award for Career
2010 - Civic Gallery of Modern Art 'G. Sciortino' - Monreale A collection of Italian contemporary art curated by Paolo Levi
2011 - Mola di Bari - Palazzo Roberti Alberotanza 'ENIGMI' - Presented by the Art Historian, Prof. Valeria Nardulli
2011 - Mola di Bari - Palazzo Pesce-Atelier of the Arts 'WATER, AIR, FIRE, EARTH' Presented by Raffaele Nigro
2011 - Reggio Emilia - 'ART IN TRICOLOR' In conjunction with the celebrations of the Unification of Italy, sponsored by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities. Presentation of the volume and criticism by Paolo Levi
2011 - 54th Venice Biennale Palazzo delle Esposizioni - Sala Nervi in Turin - 17-12-2011 // 30-1-2012 'Art is not our thing' by Vittorio Sgarbi
2012 - from March 16 to April 9 personal in mola di bari at the bottega delle arti. Iperpop - recent works the exhibition will be presented by Dr. Antonio Mazzicone, editor-in-chief of the delta TV broadcaster and by art critic Sara Chiossone.
2012 - from 14 to 28 April personal 'Enigmi' at the contemporary art gallery Elle - Preganziol - TV
2012 - contemporary Renaissance gallery - Pescara icarus - the sensitive ecstasy by the art critic Andrea Domenico Taricco
2013 - from 13 to 28 July collective with the ass. upset of Rome.
2013 - Venice - collateral exhibition at the Venice Biennale Xante Battle Foundation from 14 to 30 July.
2014 - Unique gallery - Turin personal exhibition presented by the critic a.d. Taricco 2016 - Nicola Morea atelier
- roots .... near and far - personal exhibition presented by the art historian Valeria Nardulli
- Nicola Morea atelier 'homage to Schifano' from 21 August to 18 September
2016 - gallery "La pietra" Martina Franca puglia and …… plus personal from 26 November to 11 December Apulia arte association - Fasano roots near and far from 10 December 2016 to 8 January
2017 - personal exhibition presented by the art historian Valeria Nardulli
2017 - Hotel Alexander - Pesaro personal hall of mirrors from 5 to 19 May
- contemporary Renaissance gallery - personal Turin from 18/11 to 18/12
2018 - art fair Pordenone
- 16th edition art fair paint - Forli '
- personal exhibition - flow art 4.o culture club cafe 'mola di bari presented by the art historian prof. Valeria Nardulli
2019 - Queen art studio gallery - Padua 'spells of the subconscious' the flow art by Nicola Morea from January 19th to February 3rd presented by Maria Grazia Todaro
- Expo arte bari stand flow art 4.0 from 4 to May
- monastery of S. Benedetto - Conversano from 6 to 8 September flow art 4.o by Alessandra Trapana '
- Art life gallery - Battipaglia - SA - from 5 to 20 October anthological exhibition of works from 1976 to 2019
- Art talent show - Padua fair from 15 to 18 November
- Mediolanum art gallery - Padua from 16 to 26 November 2020
- Expo arte Genova from 14 to 17 February
- Italian vanity art exhibition Dubai from 20 to 25 February 2020
- incontemporanea switzerland / italy international exhibition of works of art on paper two exhibitions one single event from 28 July to 30 September
2021
- Galleria Esserre Porto Turistico in Rome from 13 to 19 February
MAIN EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
1985 - 'Art Nice' international contemporary art fair - Nice acropolis
1986 - Artexpo Jacob Javits convention center - New York
1986 - International Fair 'Arco' 86 '- Madrid
1989 - Salvador Dalì prize - Figueras - Spain
1992 - masters of contemporary art - Tokyo
1995 - personal exhibition - Artheos gallery - Lausanne
1996 - Italy art review - gall. Ada projection - Brussels
1996 - Art now review - Allmirall gallery - Barcelona
2000 - 'Iperpop' personal exhibition - Art7 gallery - Nice
2004 - Pierwsze Pietro Zpap gallery - Opolski - Poland
2005 - Agora gallery - New York
2006 - Vanderbilt gallery - Naples
2010 - universidad Argentina de la empresa - Buenos Aires
- one hundred itineraries plus two in Puglia by Alessandra Campione and Alessandra Moro - project director prof. Giorgio Otranto
2013 - Vibe gallery - London small & large curated by Marina Zatta
2014 - Domagk ateliers - Munich artitaly & artworld curated by Pamela Cento
2014 - Rotterdam International art fair curated by Maria Grazia Todaro
2016 - Art Germany - Stuttgart 10 November - 16 December by the Italian Institute of Culture in Stuttgart, catalog Arte Mondadori
- "Along the new silk road" in the Russki muzei in St. Petersburg and Moma in Moscow from 13 December to May 2017
