BIOGRAPHY
Born 1972, Latina (Italy).
Jonathan Di Furia is an Italian painter based in Italy and Cyprus. He graduated from the State School of Art in Rome and from the Academy of Fine Arts in Frosinone, Italy, in which he attended courses held by Danish artist Thorsten Kirchoff. He started exhibiting his work in 1999. Over the years, the artist participated in various exhibitions in Italy, Germany, the UK, Austria, the United States, South Korea, and Cyprus. His paintings can be found in many countries around the world, including Italy, Belgium, the UK, Canada, and Cyprus. He was awarded first prize at the ‘Celeste Prize 2017’, an international art contest held in London, UK. First prize at the ‘Biennale della Sibaritide’, 2017, 1° edition, Castello Ducale di Corigliano, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. In 2017, he participated in the ‘XI° Florence Biennale’, an international biennial of Contemporary Art, in Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy. In 2020, he participated in “The Billboard Creative” (TBC), public art displayed on mega billboards located on major streets in Los Angeles. In May 2020, he participated in the group show titled “Artist Statement #5” at the C.I.C.A. Museum (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), South Korea. His figurative paintings have a mainly narrative function and typically depict anonymous individuals in surreal situations and ironic contexts.
EDUCATION
State Institute of Art, Rome, Italy.
Academy of Fine Arts, Frosinone, Italy.
PRIZES
2017 - First Prize 'Celeste Prize', international art competition, 9° edition by Fatos Üstek, OXO Tower, London, England.
2017 - First prize Biennale della Sibaritide, 1° edition, Cosenza, Italy.
LIST OF SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 - The Billboard Creative (TBC). Los Angeles Billboard Show.
2020 - Artist Statement #5, CICA Museum (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), Korea.
2019 - UNTITLED [#202], Romberg Contemporary Art Gallery, Latina, Italy.
2018 - ‘Space Bound’, solo exhibition, Romberg Contemporary Art Gallery, Latina, Italy.
2018 - 'Liquid', group exhibition, Obernberg am Inn, KUNSTHAUS Obernberg, Austria.
2018 - ‘Affordable Art Fair’, contemporary art fair, Milan, Italy.
2017 - 'The Human Landscape', two person exhibition, ExpArt Studio & Gallery, Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy.
2017 - 'Celeste Prize 2017', 9th edition curated by Fatos Üstek. Finalist artists exhibition: The Bargehouse, OXO Tower, London, England.
2017 - 'Contemporary Art Ruhr' (C.A.R.), international art fair, Essen, Germany.
2017 - 'XI Florence Biennale', International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy.
2017 - 'Fall In Autumn', Galleria San Lorenzo Arte, Arezzo, Italy.
2017 - ‘Arte Padova’, international art fair, contemporary and modern art, Padova, Italy.
2017 - 'Biennale della Sibaritide', Castello Ducale di Corigliano, Cosenza, Italy.
2017 - 'Paesaggio Quotidiano', group show, Galleria San Lorenzo Arte, Arezzo, Italy.
2017 - ‘Talenti Emergenti’, 2017 Galleria Mentana, Florence, Italy.
2017- ‘Nothing But Art’, Palazzo Velli, Rome, Italy.
2013 - 'Unknown', solo exhibition, Petros Michaelides Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus.
2013 - 'Know Now Art Event', group exhibition, Cultural Center Vladimiros Kafkaridis, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2012 - ‘Italian Fine Art in Bavaria’, group exhibition, Eggersberg Castle, Munich, Germany.
2003 - 'Pathos e Utopia', group exhibition, Galleria Logos, Rome, Italy.
2000 - ‘Fantasie Del XX Secolo’, group exhibition, Museo Civico di Palazzo Pretorio, Certaldo, Florence, Italy.
PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES
Artribune, Space Bound.
Celeste Prize, Catalog.
Exibart, The Human Landscape.
'Italian Fine Art in Bavaria', Catalog.
'Eggersberg started in den Kultursommer', Mittelbayerische zeitung, Altmuhltal und Jura, seite 42.
'Arte Europa Reggio 2000', Lalli Editore Catalog.
'Fantasie Del xx Secolo', Il Candelaio Ed. Catalog, Florence. Art Magazine: Eco d'Arte Moderna,Florence. Exhibition curated by Roberta Fiorini critic, curator and writer for Eco d'Arte Moderna. (Modern and Contemporary Art Magazine - Florence).
Born 1972, Latina (Italy).
Jonathan Di Furia is an Italian painter based in Italy and Cyprus. He graduated from the State School of Art in Rome and from the Academy of Fine Arts in Frosinone, Italy, in which he attended courses held by Danish artist Thorsten Kirchoff. He started exhibiting his work in 1999. Over the years, the artist participated in various exhibitions in Italy, Germany, the UK, Austria, the United States, South Korea, and Cyprus. His paintings can be found in many countries around the world, including Italy, Belgium, the UK, Canada, and Cyprus. He was awarded first prize at the ‘Celeste Prize 2017’, an international art contest held in London, UK. First prize at the ‘Biennale della Sibaritide’, 2017, 1° edition, Castello Ducale di Corigliano, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. In 2017, he participated in the ‘XI° Florence Biennale’, an international biennial of Contemporary Art, in Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy. In 2020, he participated in “The Billboard Creative” (TBC), public art displayed on mega billboards located on major streets in Los Angeles. In May 2020, he participated in the group show titled “Artist Statement #5” at the C.I.C.A. Museum (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), South Korea. His figurative paintings have a mainly narrative function and typically depict anonymous individuals in surreal situations and ironic contexts.
EDUCATION
State Institute of Art, Rome, Italy.
Academy of Fine Arts, Frosinone, Italy.
PRIZES
2017 - First Prize 'Celeste Prize', international art competition, 9° edition by Fatos Üstek, OXO Tower, London, England.
2017 - First prize Biennale della Sibaritide, 1° edition, Cosenza, Italy.
LIST OF SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 - The Billboard Creative (TBC). Los Angeles Billboard Show.
2020 - Artist Statement #5, CICA Museum (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), Korea.
2019 - UNTITLED [#202], Romberg Contemporary Art Gallery, Latina, Italy.
2018 - ‘Space Bound’, solo exhibition, Romberg Contemporary Art Gallery, Latina, Italy.
2018 - 'Liquid', group exhibition, Obernberg am Inn, KUNSTHAUS Obernberg, Austria.
2018 - ‘Affordable Art Fair’, contemporary art fair, Milan, Italy.
2017 - 'The Human Landscape', two person exhibition, ExpArt Studio & Gallery, Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy.
2017 - 'Celeste Prize 2017', 9th edition curated by Fatos Üstek. Finalist artists exhibition: The Bargehouse, OXO Tower, London, England.
2017 - 'Contemporary Art Ruhr' (C.A.R.), international art fair, Essen, Germany.
2017 - 'XI Florence Biennale', International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy.
2017 - 'Fall In Autumn', Galleria San Lorenzo Arte, Arezzo, Italy.
2017 - ‘Arte Padova’, international art fair, contemporary and modern art, Padova, Italy.
2017 - 'Biennale della Sibaritide', Castello Ducale di Corigliano, Cosenza, Italy.
2017 - 'Paesaggio Quotidiano', group show, Galleria San Lorenzo Arte, Arezzo, Italy.
2017 - ‘Talenti Emergenti’, 2017 Galleria Mentana, Florence, Italy.
2017- ‘Nothing But Art’, Palazzo Velli, Rome, Italy.
2013 - 'Unknown', solo exhibition, Petros Michaelides Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus.
2013 - 'Know Now Art Event', group exhibition, Cultural Center Vladimiros Kafkaridis, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2012 - ‘Italian Fine Art in Bavaria’, group exhibition, Eggersberg Castle, Munich, Germany.
2003 - 'Pathos e Utopia', group exhibition, Galleria Logos, Rome, Italy.
2000 - ‘Fantasie Del XX Secolo’, group exhibition, Museo Civico di Palazzo Pretorio, Certaldo, Florence, Italy.
PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES
Artribune, Space Bound.
Celeste Prize, Catalog.
Exibart, The Human Landscape.
'Italian Fine Art in Bavaria', Catalog.
'Eggersberg started in den Kultursommer', Mittelbayerische zeitung, Altmuhltal und Jura, seite 42.
'Arte Europa Reggio 2000', Lalli Editore Catalog.
'Fantasie Del xx Secolo', Il Candelaio Ed. Catalog, Florence. Art Magazine: Eco d'Arte Moderna,Florence. Exhibition curated by Roberta Fiorini critic, curator and writer for Eco d'Arte Moderna. (Modern and Contemporary Art Magazine - Florence).