Sandro Bracchitta
born in Ragusa (Italy) in 1966.
He studied in Florence where he attended the Course of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, getting his degree in 1990; in the same year he began working as a painter and engraver.
In 1992 he was awarded a scholarship to specialise at “Il Bisonte”.
In 1994 he was invited to take part in the 'World Triennial Engraving Exhibition' in Chamalières (France), and in the same year he won the '14th edition of Mini Print International', in Cadaqués (Spain).
From 1994 to 1997 he was invited to several outstanding national and international exhibitions such as The '21st and 22nd International Biennial Graphics Exhibition in Ljubljana (Slovenia), The International Award in Graphics Arts in Biella (Italy), The Ibiza Biennial in Spain, The Krakow Triennial Engraving Exhibition in Poland, as well as The International Graphics Exhibition in Bitola (Macedonia), Kharkiu (Russia), Uzice (Croatia), Györ and Budapest (Hungary).
In 1998 he was invited to the IV International Biennial of Sapporo in Japan, to the Triennial of Graphics of Tallinn in Estonia, to the International Exhibition "Ex Libris" in Beijing in the People's Republic of China. The same year he won the Grand Prix in Finland at the Mini Print Finland competition.
In 2001 he received a prize from the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo at the International Triennial of Engraving in Kanagawa and, again, a prize from the Municipal Museum of Györ in Hungary.
In 2007 he received the first prize at the International Biennial of Engraving of Acqui Terme, the Grand Prize at the Ural Print Triennial 2007 in Russia and in 2009 the Grand Prize, The 2nd Bangkok triennial International Print and Drawing Exhibition Thailand and the audience prize at the International Biennial D'Estampe Contemporaine de Trois- Rivières, Quèbec in Canada.
In 2011 he was invited to the 54th Venice Biennale at the Sicily pavilion at the Montevergini Gallery in Syracuse.
In 2015 he was invited to the 5TH Guanlan International Print Biennial, in China, to the 2nd Global Print in Vila Nova de Foz Côa in Portugal and later to the Krakow International Triennial 2015 at the Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, the same year he won the 'Giuseppe Maestri' award.
In 2019 he won the international engraving award "Honorary Work" at the Guanlan International Print Biennial in China.
He lives and works in Ragusa. The interest in his works has strengthen during the years and this led to the inclusion in many private collections and in the ones of important museum institutions. Currently, he is professor of engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania.
Geboortedatum: 24/09/1966
Nationaliteit: Italian
Tentoonstellingen:
- 2019-honorary work 7TH Guanlan International Print Biennial, China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China.
- 2018 Italian-Irish Connection, Garter Lane Art Center, Waterford, Ireland
- 2017 6TH Guanlan International Print Biennial, China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China
- 2016 1st Łódź International Print Biennial, Fabryka Sztuki, Łódź, Poland
- 2015 2nd Global Print 2015, Douro, Côa Museum, Vila Nova de Fozcôa, Portugal.Record of International Recognitions and Awards ∕ 2019-honorary work 7TH Guanlan International Print Biennial, China Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China. 2016-1st International Print Biennial Łódź, Łódź, Poland. 2015-Grand Prix “Giuseppe Maestri”, Museo Civico delle Cappuccine, Bagnacavallo (Ra), Italy. 2011-16th Space International Print Biennial, Seoul, Korea (Purchase Prize). 2009- Grand Prix, 2TH Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition 2007-Grand Prix, Biennial international of Print, Acqui Terme. Italy. 2007-Grand Prix, Ural Print Triennial, Russia. Grand Prix Leonardo Sciascia -Grand Prix,“Amateur d’Estampes”, Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy. 2007-Internazionale D’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois- Rivières, Quèbec, Canada. (Purchase Prize)
Website: www.bracchitta.it
