Mauro Sgarbi

BIO

Mauro Sgarbi, born in Petaling-Jaya Malaysia in 1972 from a family of Italian/French artists. Today partecipates activly in the contemporary art life of Rome and Italy with exibitions an cultural events.
Pop surrealist and visionary, he is continuously at the research of a dream trip which stimulates the tought of the public trough the creation of fantastic parallel worlds. The desire to express a feeling or an emotion trough still images or animation is what pushes him to grasp a pencil, a brush or the mouse of the computer.
He's strongly attracted by all art forms and genre but his personality is reflected the most in surrealism.

From 1994 to 1996 he studied at "Scuola Romana dei Fumetti" in Rome getting specialized in comix drawing and storyboarding
From 2006 to 2010 he attended a painting and drawing lab at the "Academy Program Study" in Rome
In 2006 he studied 3D Animation and Modeling at the "VanArts" school in Vancouver (Canada)
In 2010 he studied the art of nude at RUFA (Rome University of Fine Arts)
In 2010 he entered the Art Team of Daniele Radini Tedeschi

GROUP SHOWS

1995 Scuola Romana dei Fumetti for Expocartoon at Rome - Scuola Romana dei Fumetti
2007 "Academy Program Study" at XI Municipio di Roma - Michele Varvo
2008 "Academy Program Study" at il XI Municipio di Roma - Michele Varvo
5-8 December 2008 "Soul Trip" at "Trast Art" gallery Vicolo del Cedro, 5 Trastevere (Rome) - Leonardo Muto
6-15 March 2009 "ARTEPEROGGI" at "Museo dell'Alto Medioevo" Viale Lincoln, 3 (Rome) - Alessandra Tontini
12-19 June 2009 "Academy Program Study" atl XI Municipio di Roma - Michele Varvo
25 June 2009 "Rinassense Open Gallery" Lungo il Tevere (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
4-10 July 2009 "Poker D'Arti" at Forte San Gallo (Nettuno) - Alessia Cervelli
9 July 2009 "Rinassense Open Gallery" Lungo il Tevere (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
19 July 2009 "Rinassense on the beach" c/o Mecs Village (Torvaianica - Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
11 October 2009 "Pop Porn" at Shangò Via di San Saba, 11 (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
25 October- 08 November 2009 "ARTerme" at Equilibrio Via Giolitti, 34 (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
15-29 November 2009 "ARTerme" alt Equilibrio Via Giolitti, 34 (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
9-16 May 2010 "ARTEPEROGGI" at "Cascina Farsetti" Via Aurelia Antica, 189 (Rome) - Alessandra Tontini
1 July 2010 "Rinassense Open Gallery" Lungo il Tevere (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
3-9 September 2010 "Voglia di Pennello" at Pentart gallery Vicolo del Cinque (Rome) - Daniele Radini Tedeschi (with Catalogue)
28 October - 04 November 2010 "Il Piacere" at Augusto Consorti gallery Via Margutta, 52/A (Rome) - Daniele Radini Tedeschi (with Catalogue)
11-17 December 2010 "I Segreti della Natura" at Il Leone gallery Via Aleardo Aleardi,12 (Rome) - Daniele Radini Tedeschi
09 January - 09 February 2011 "Premio della Lupa - IV edition" at Hotel Sheraton Four Points Via degli eroi di Cefalonia (Rome) - Daniele Radini Tedeschi
19-25 March 2011 "Tradizione e Innovazione nell'Arte" at Catacombe della Suburra gallery in Via degli Zingari, 52 (Rome) - Gianni Dunil (D&P Art)
04-11 May 2011 "I moti dell'Anima" at Domus Talenti Via delle 4 Fontane, 31 (Rome) - D.ssa Guendalina Patrizi
17-23 June 2011 "Fantastico e Reale" at Quantum Leap Gallery in Via Urbana, 122 (Rome) - Dr.ssa Guendalina Patrizi
25 September 2011 "Italian Contemporary Art" at Circolo degli Artisti in Via Casilina Vecchia, 42 (Rome) - L'Artepiù and Scuderie Martelive
20 November 2011 "99 Artists" at Ripa Hotel in Via degli orti di trastevere, 3 (Rome) - L'Artepiù and Scuderie Martelive
28 January 2012 "99 Artists - International Meeting of visual arts" at Teatro Tenda Strisce in Via Giorgio Perlasca, 69 (Rome) - L'Artepù and Scuderie Martelive
02 December 2012 "MAKE LOVE WITH US" at Antica Biblioteca Valle in Largo del Teatro Valle, 9 (Rome) - Metacontemporanea
02 February 2013 "Tratti & Ritratti" at Galleria Borghese in Piazza Garibaldi (Mentana) - MICRO

SOLO SHOWS

22 April-5 May 2009 "L'Epireo" gallery in Via Pandosia, 28 (Rome) - organizzatrice Alessia Cervelli
16-23 March 2011 "Il senso del sacro" at La Pigna gallery in Palazzo Maffei Marescotti in Via della Pigna, 13/a (Rome) - Daniele Radini Tedeschi (with Catalogue)
04-19 April 2012 "Metaphisicamen-te" at Hula Hoop gallery in Via L. De Magistris, 92 (Rome) - Togaci
22 February 07 March 2013 "Il Vuoto e l'azione" at Hula Hoop gallery in Via L. De Magistris, 92 (Rome) - Togaci


LIVE PAINTING PERFORMANCE

29 December 2009 at the town hall of Rocca di Cambio for earthquick victims - Massimo Di Ponzio
18 Februry 2010 "I quattro elementi" at @lice Cafè (Rome) - Lipford Togaci
30 March 2010 "Voice On" festival of music presented by Matilde Brandi at Piper Club Via Tagliamento, 9 (Rome) - Andrea Zanetti
15 May 2010 "Campi da gioco" at erotic festival "Pop Porn - La poppa del mondo" at Shangò Via di San Saba, 11 (Rome) - Ilaria Aquili
18 May 2010 "MArte Live" festival at Alpheus Via del Commercio, 36 (Rome) - MArteLive
05 September 2010 at Cori (LT) - Galleria Saman
09 September 2010 "La finalissima MArte Live" festival at Alpheus Via del Commercio, 36 (Rome)- MArteLive
26 November 2010 "The Parsec Experience" at ReBacco Via Pomezia, 12 (Rome) - ctrl art
09 April 2011 "SEXY FUTURE" at Futurarte Via della Civiltà del Lavoro, 50 (Rome) - PillolArt
10 May 2011 "MArte Live" festival at Alpheus Via del Commercio, 36 (Rome)- MArteLive
08 June 2011 “Togaci fa l’Hula Hoop” with Valentina Zummo at Hula Hoop gallery in Via L.F. Magistris, 91/93 (Rome) – Togaci
13 November 2011 "The Parsec Experience" at Muzak Via di Monte Testaccio, 38 (Rome) - Jessica Palmaccio (White Rabbit)
04 April 2012 "Metaphisicamen-te" at Hula Hoop gallery in Via L.F. Magistris, 91/93 (Rome) - Togaci
16 June 2012 "The Parsec Experience" at Art Core Gallery Via dei Marrucini, 1a (Rome) - Art Core Gallery spa


AWARDS

MArteLive 2010 - Finalist for the Painting section
Premio della Lupa - IV edition - Best Portrait