Biography
Pierantonio Verga was born in Milan in 1947. He approaches to art thanks to his teacher Lucio Fontana, from who he learns that “when we paint, our last worry should be the painting, the first must be the world”; so an artist doesn’t have to learn how to paint but to ask himself about the world. And that world enters sweetly and, at the same time, impetuously in Verga’s drawings: he both represents an intimate space, delicate figures and strong colors, full of matter, speaking of life and experiences.
During the years, his painting has grown up, removing the excesses and showing his fundamental elements based on the couples color-matter and sign-shape.
The artist has shown his works in solo and groups exhibitions from 1966; he also won several awards: Bice Bugatti Award (1979); Giovanni Segantini Award (1980); Giussano Award (1980); Seregno Award (1980); Cassa Rurale di Carate Brianza Award (1980); Fondazione Durini Award (1991).
He teached Painting at Aldo Galli Academy of Fine Arts of Como from 1992. He was also commissioned for public artworks: an altarpiece for the chapel of Istituto delle Missioni Estere of Desio in 1977; a wall painting for SS. Pietro e Paolo Church in Desio in 1980; a fresco for San Carlo Church in Seveso in 1985; a wall painting for the City Hall of Luino in 1998. In 2006 he realizes a fresco for Sant’Anselmo Church in Milan.
He died in Vimercate in 2015.
Exhibitions
2014
Circolo Culturale San Giuseppe, Seregno (MB)
Circolo Culturale San Giuseppe, Seregno (MB)
2013
Museo civico, Chiusa (BZ)
2012
Sala Nervi, Torino
2011
Broletto, Como
Magazzini del Sale, Siena
2010
Museo della Stampa, Soncino (CR)
2009
Sala Virgilio Carbonari, Seriate (BG)
2008
Civico Museo Parisi-Valle, Maccagno (VA)
Palazzo Rezzonico, Barlassina (MI)
Palazzo Chigi Zondadari, San Quirico d’Orcia (SI)
2007
Museo Civico, Pizzighettone (CR)
2006
Sala Esposizioni Panizza, Ghiffa (VB)
Galleria Transvisionismo, Castell’Arquato (PC)
Villa Tittoni Traversi, Desio (MB)
2005
Galleria Artestudio, Milano
2003
Galleria Scoglio di Quarto, Milano
Palazzo Verbania, Luino (VA)
2002
Galleria La Loggia, Carona (Svizzera)
2001
Liba Arte Contemporanea, Pontedera (PI)
Centro Valmaggi, Sesto San Giovanni (MI)
Gallera Civica, Staranzano (GO)
OLIM-Officina Linguaggio Immagine, Bergamo
2000
Palazzo Pretorio, Chiavenna (SO)
Circolo Culturale Seregn de la Memoria, Seregno (MB)
1999
Masao Modern Art, Nagano (Giappone)
Palazzo Sormani, Milano
1998
Palazzo Gallio, Gravedona (CO)
Nomura Modern Art, Kyoto (Giappone)
1996
Galleria Artestudio, Milano
1995
Galleria Silva Arte, Seregno (MB)
1993
Galleria La Meridiana, Agrate Brianza (MI)
Villa Tittoni Traversi, Desio (MB)
Galleria San Fedele, Milano
1992
Galleria Cortina, Milano
1991
Galleria Carini, Milano
1990
Centro d’Arte Contemporanea G.77, Biella
Galleria La Meridiana, Agrate Brianza (MB)
1989
Chiesa di San Martino, Spello (PG)
Casa G. Cini, Ferrara
Galleria Il Chiostro, Saronno (VA)
1988
Spazio Immagine, Foligno (PG)
1987
Galleria Fluxia, Chiavari (GE)
1985
Gallera San Giorgio, Mestre (VE)
1983
Palazzo Policreti, Pordenone
1982
Villa Tittoni Traversi, Desio (MB)
1981
Castello Oldofredi, Iseo (BS)
Collegio Cairoli, Pavia
Galleria Nove Colonne, Trento
1980
Galeria Il Salotto, Como
Citifin, Roma
Galleria L’Angolo, Piacenza
Scuole Elementari, Nova Milanese (MI)
Galleria Nove Colonne, Bologna
1979
Biblioteca Civica, Bovisio Masciago (MI)
1977
Galleria Il Coccio, Ravenna
Galleria Verrocchio, Pescara
Galleria Il Principe, Castelsangiovanni (PC)
Galleria San Rocco, Seregno (MB)
1976
Sala Civica Carlo Levi, Desio (MB)
1975
Centro Artistico Culturale, Brescia
1974
Galleria Shop Art, Milano
Sagrestia del Bramantino, Milano
1973
Centro Culturale Brianteo, Casatenovo (LC)
1971
Galleria Vela, Genova
1969
Palazzo del Capitano, Reggio Emilia
1968
Palazzo del Broletto, Novara
Biblioteca Civica, Saronno (VA)
1967
Museo Civico, Lodi
1966
Galleria San Rocco, Seregno (MB)