Meet Francesco Geronazzo

17/01/1984, Valdobbiadene, Treviso. Educated at the Treviso’s Artistic High School, he had a five-month period as an etching assistant of the FBAUP of Port; he has completed the three +two-year Masters degree in Printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. He’s been lecturing in printmaking at the Academy of fine arts of Bologna for two years; he currently lives in between Margaret River WA, where he teaches printmaking techniques at Margaret River Printmaking and Italy where he runs the Italian Printmaking Retreats. Awards and Honors: · Exclusive escape Encouragement Award, Sculpture by the Bay, Dunsborough 2024 · 1st “Packers Award” Margaret River Art Auction 2023 · Emerging Producer Rural Utopias Margaret River – SPACED 2019/22 · Young section Premio Acqui, Acquiterme 2017 · Invited at “Taccuino Urbinate” KAUS Urbino 2016 · 2° prize FIG Bilbao 2013 · 3° prize Fibrenus 2012 Carnello (FR) · 1st prize in etching Arti e In-Arti mestieri 2012 Suzzara · 1st prize in etching Giorgio Morandi 2012 Bologna · Prize/scholarship for painting, Zucchelli 2010 (BO) · 1st prize in painting, Molinella 2010 · Prize/scholarship for painting, Zucchelli 2008 (BO) · Invitation to the Etching Symposium; KAUS, Urbino 2008 · 1st prize in etching “Carnello Carte ad Arte” 2007(FR) · 1st prize “Etching” in Gorlago 2006(BG) · 1st prize in the etching contest “ex libris Giorgio Gasparini” 2002(TV) Personal Exhibits: · 2025 HUMUS, Spazio CLAM, Taranto “connecting with the land” Onirica creative, Bologna · 2024 “ a deal with the land, Soil Museum, Pertosa (SA) “Greetings from the North Midlands” Exchange Gallery, Carnamah WA “Greetings from the North Midlands” The exchange, IOTA24 Carnamah WA · 2022 “if I knew something about surfing” Surf gallery Museum, Denmark WA · 2021 “A Temple for the locals” The Farm Margaret River · 2020 “Storie di Limnadi ” Japanese garden Botanical Museum La Sapienza Rome · 2017 “ROOTS” Esssecaffè Store, Bologna “Back to the roots” Luisa Catucci Gallery, Berlin · 2016 “SPECIES” Miro architects Bologna · 2015 “circle” FirestatioPrintStudio Melbourne VIC “samples” Margaret River Gallery WA · 2014 “NEO-NATURE” Margaret River Gallery WA · 2013 “Terrario-analisi ed esecuzione, Suzzara (MN) · 2010 “Inmenteniente” fabbrica delle candele, Forlì “in Forma di Segno” Adiacenze, Bologna · 2009 “Instalaciòn y obra grafica” Mucbe, Benicarlò, Spain “Semente” Maus Habitos Porto, Portugal “Appunti” I Portici Hotel, Bologna · 2008 “Trazo y Forma organica”. Lakq, L’Eliana. Valencia Spain His works can be found in these locations: at the“Gabinetto delle stampe of the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna”, at the Accademia Clementina of Bergamo”, in the print archives of the Officina della Cultura di Carnello (FR), at the Munsummano Terme Museum (PT), in the cabildo de Santa Cruz of the Palma brita prinz ARTE, Madrid, in the print archive of the  municipality of Pieve de Soligo (TV), at the UPV archive, Valencia, at the Modern Art Museum of Valdivia, Chile and in the MUCBE di Benicarlò, Spain.