Bruno Pollacci

Official Website: brunopollacci.ning.com

BRUNO POLLACCI was born in Lucca (Italy) in 1954. He lives and works in Pisa.
He qualified from secondary school in the Artistic Liceum of Lucca and he attended the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence.
He has begun to paint in 1968 and he exhibits from 1969. He has
partecipated in more of 800 group-exhibitions all over the world and he has held 110 one man shows in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Panama, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, U.S.A., Yugoslavia. He attained a lot of prizes. He cared and managed some art and culture broadcasts.
In 1978 he founded the "Accademia d'Arte di Pisa" (Academy Of Art Of Pisa) that he still runs and where he teaches painting and drawing.
There is a vast bibliography about him and his artworks are in private and public collections in many Countries in the world.
In 1979 he realized the bronze monument for the "International Year of the Child" placed in Trassilico (Lucca - Italy).
In 1984 he founded with other painters the "Pisan Artists Association" of which he is been the President till the 1999. In 1987 he was one of founders of "AS.AR.ES." (Extemporary Artists Association).
In 1989 he founded, in Pisa, the "International Mail Art Archive" and he
partecipates in the projects of International Mail Art as author and organizer. In the same year he founded "Idea Fuggente", artistical bulletin of which he's been Director till the 1999.
In 1990 he become member of the "I.U.O.M.A." (International Union Of Mail Artists).
In 1992 he atteined the "Europe Prize" for Figurative Arts.
In 1994 he founded the "Italian Art Team", national group of artists of
contemporary area to represent Italy in international shows.
In 1995/1996/1997 is the author and organizer of the "Electrographic Art International Exhibition, Pisa ".
He is the author and organizer of the 1st , 2nd and 3rd Mini Graphic and
Painting World Wide Show “Pisa 1999” ,“Pisa 2000” and “Itart 2001”.
In 2003 he received the “Cris Pietrobelli” National Prize at the Career.

PERSONAL SHOWS (brief synthesis from 1990)

1990 - Studio L'Arco, Como (Italy)
1991 - Galeria Rudolfo, Santiago (Guatemala)
1991 - Gallery 3, Vancouver, (Canada)
1991 - Theatre Foyer, Melbourne (Australia)
1991 - Galleria d'Arte Fumagalli, Bergamo (Italy)
1991 - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Eysk, Eysk (Russia)
1992 - Castello di Pomerio, Erba (Como- Italy)
1992 - Galeria Pòlnocna, Szczecin (Poland)
1992 - Llanover Hall, Cardiff, Galles (U.K.)
1992 - Boycott Art Gallery, Bruxelles (Belgium)
1992 - Kunsthaus Chemnitz, Hohenstein (Germany)
1992 - Sterlitamak Art Gallery, Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan (Russia)
1993 - Narodni Muzej Kraguievac, Kragujevac (Serbia)
1993 - Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Presov (Slovakia)
1994 - Studio d'Arte Due, Venezia (Italy)
1994 - Modern Realism Gallery, Dallas, Texas (U.S.A.)
1994 - Stamp Art Gallery, S.Francisco, California (U.S.A.)
1994 - Casa del Joven Creador, L'Avana (Cuba)
1995 - Galerie Md Khedda, Algeri (Algeria)
1995 - Pinacoteca de arte contemporaneo De Chiriqui (Panama)
1995 - VKO Virkailijain Kansalaisopisto, Helsinki (Finland)
1996 - Museo Provincial De Bellas Artes, La Plata (Argentina)
1996 - Sung Kyun Kwan University Art Gallery, Seul (South Korea)
1996 - Sala Unesco, Alcoi ( Spain)
1997 - Ardgillan Castle, Fingal (Ireland)
1998 - The National Library of Latvia, Riga (Lietuva
1999 - HCCenter, New York (U.S.A.)
2000 - V.M. Art Gallery - Karachi, (Pakistan)
2000 - Casa de la Cultura Anahuac, Santiago, (Chile)
2000 - Csokonai Galeria, Kaposvar, (Hungary)
2001 - Osszmuveszeti Fesztival, Szigetvàr (Hungary)
2001 - Sala Cordella , Rovigo (Italy)
2007 - Palazzo Pretorio, Lucca(Italy)
2008 - Sala Dei Maestri - Mostra del Mobilio - Cascina (PI) - Italy