Sandro Bracchitta                             back to mainpage DK                                  back to mainpage DE

Ist in Ragusa in Syditalien geboren und heute einer der interessantesten Grafiker Italiens.

Er født i 1966 i Ragusa i Syditalien. Han er i dag en af det mest spændende grafiker Italiens.

Was born 1966 in Ragusa Southitaly and is today one of the most interesting printmakers in Italy.

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Biographical Note 

Sandro Bracchitta was born in Ragusa, Italy, in 1966.
 He studied at the Istituto d’Arte in Comiso, Italy, and later he moved to Florence to attend a course on painting at the School of Fine Arts (Accademia di Belle Arti), getting his degree in 1990; in the same year he began working as a graphic artist and engraver. His first personal exhibition took place in 1991 at Palazzo Datini in Prato, Italy.
 In 1992 he was awardered a scholarship to specialise at the school of graphics arts “Il Bisonte” in Florence, and in 1993 he worked as an assistant of Maestro Viggiano, in the same school. In the same year he began to exhibit his works in several art exhibitions. 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 exhibition, such as the 21st and 22nd International Biennial Graphics Exhibition in Lubiana (Slovenia), The International Award in Graphics Arts in Biella (Italy), the Ibiza Biennial in Spain, the Cracow Triennial Engraving Exhibition in Poland, the Stedeliske Museum of Sint Niklaas, Belgium, as well as the International Graphics Exhibition in Bitola (Macedonia), Kharkiu (Russia), Uzice (Croatia), Györ and Budapest (Hungary).
 In Italy, he joined the 3rd Biennial Engraving Exhibition in Acqui Terme; he also won the 1st National Engraving Award in Fermignano, dedicated to the memory of Fabio Bertoni. In 1997 he was appointed Teacher of Engraving Techniques at the National School of Fine Arts in Lecce.
 In 1998, in collaboration with the graphic arts editor Piergiorgio Spallacci, he created a portfolio of engravings to be exhibited at the Arte Fiera in Bologna (Italy).He was also invited – as the only Italian representative – to take part in the 4th Sapporo International Biennial in Japan, in the Triennial Graphics Exhibition in Tallin (Estonia) and in the Beijing Ex Libris International Show in the People’s Republic of China. In the same year he was awarded the Engraving Grand Prix at the Mini Print Finland competition.In 1999 he was appointed Assistant Lecturer for the chair of Painting at the National School of Fine Arts in Catanzaro (Italy). In the same year he got the “Young Italian Engravers Prize” at the Contemporary Art Museum “Villa Croce”, in Genoa (Italy).At present, he holds the chair of Painting at Reggio Calabria School of Fine Arts.