Roberto Greco is an Italian artist, living and working in Florence.
Early life Greco was born in Benghazi to Italian parents. In the mid-1960s, he began to study painting by attending the classes of well-known masters of the Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, including Antonio Bueno, Siro Salimbeni and the School of Nude. He was a student of Osman Lorenzo De Scolari.
Career In 1984, he made a mural at the Stadio Artemio Franchi of Firenze and won the first prize at the Biennale di San Giovanni Battista in Florence.
In 1986, he started to exhibit in Italy and Europe and in the contemporary art fairs at Bologna, Padova, Florence and in other countries.
In 2018, La Pergola Arte awarded him the title of painter of the year 2018.
Further reading
1999 Introart. Raffaello Gori, Roberto Greco, Massimo Podestà Editore: Prato, Lions Club Prato Datini 2004 “Sipario su l’Essenziale” edited by Franco Manescalchi 2019 Roberto Greco "Artista del suo tempo" curated by Peter Michael Musone.
Recognition
1976: first prize at the National Contest “Maestri Fiorentini” 1984: first prize at the Biennale di San Giovanni Battista di Firenze
References
External links http://archivio.gonews.it/articolo_40187_mostra-Prato-Sinfonie-dipinte-Roberto-Greco.html https://www.artingout.com/artisti/greco-roberto/rga01a001/ http://www.studiolongobellesi.it/studio_associato_di_odontoiatria/Blog/Voci/2010/3/25_mostra_di_pittura_di_Roberto_Greco.html http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/it/greco_roberto/prezzi-opere/217288/ http://ricerca.gelocal.it/iltirreno/archivio/iltirreno/2007/11/24/ZP2PO_ZP205.html http://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/eventi/232458_scheda.shtml?ageId=12665394&refresh_ce-cp http://www.okmugello.it/mugello/arte-sport-a-firenze-info https://www.iedm.it/2004/01/15/826/ http://press.comune.fi.it/hcm/hcm5353-10_5_1-Firenze+Capitale,++a+Villa+Arrivabene+la+mostra+di.html?cm_id_details=71203&id_padre=4473 http://www.giovannichilleri.com/wp/index.php/biografia/ http://www.artexpo22.com/portfolio_page/collezionista-privato-a-a/ 25_mostra_di_pittura_di_Roberto_Greco.html