Italian Excellence. The New Generation of Italian Children’s Illustrators

Italian Excellence
The third chapter of the exhibitions’ collection “Children’s Illustration. Italian Excellence” focused on the new generation of italian children’s illustrators
Credits
Giacomo Agnello Modica
Capriate San Gervasio/Bergamo, 1995 Giacomo Angnello Modica grew up drawing and attended the ‘S. Weil’ Art High School in Treviglio, in the province of Bergamo. He…

Giacomo Agnello Modica
by Marco Di Tilio
Edizioni Corsare, Perugia, 2018
Technique: pencil and digital colouring

Giacomo Agnello Modica
by Mirco Zilio
Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2017
Technique: pencil and digital colouring

Giacomo Agnello Modica
Edizioni Corsare, Perugia, 2017
Technique: tempera on paper, digital processing

Giacomo Agnello Modica
by Gabriele Clima
Edizioni Corsare, Perugia, 2019
Technique: pencil, tempera and digital processing
Andrea Antinori
Recanati/Macerata, 1992 Following a two-year course in Graphic Design and Visual Communication and a Master’s in Illustration at Urbino’s ISIA, Andrea Antinori…

Andrea Antinori
2019, Wall illustration for MAST (Bologna)
Technique: graphite, gouache

Andrea Antinori
Corraini edizioni, Mantova, 2019
Technique: graphite, gouache, digital

Andrea Antinori
by Giovanni Pascoli
Einaudi Ragazzi, San Dorligo della Valle, 2020
Technique: graphite, felt-tip pen

Andrea Antinori
Corraini edizioni, Mantova, 2020
Technique: graphite pencil, felt-tip pen and digital
Michael Bardeggia
Pesaro, 1993 Michael Bardeggia attended the "F. Mengaroni" Art School in Pesaro, then graduating from the Urbino Academy of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Art…

Michael Bardeggia
by Chiara Lossani
Arka Edizioni, Milano 2019
Technique: Pantoni pens, coloured pencils and pen

Michael Bardeggia
by Chiara Lossani
Arka Edizioni, Milano, 2020
Technique: Pantoni pens, acrylic, graphite and pen

Michael Bardeggia
by Chiara Lossani
Arka Edizioni, Milano, 2020
Technique: Pantoni markers, acrylic, graphite and pen

Michael Bardeggia
2020, Illustration for the 37th Sarmede International Exhibition, “Mostra-ti-mostro”
Technique: Pantoni markers, acrylic, graphite and pen
Beatrice Cerocchi
Rome, 1989 At the age of fifteen, Beatrice Cerocchi’s visit to Bologna Children's Book Fair and the Illustrators Exhibition was decisive in her resolve to focus on…

Beatrice Cerocchi
by Luca Tortolini
Editrice Il Castoro, Milano, 2020
Technique: tempera and pastels

Beatrice Cerocchi
by Luca Tortolini
Editrice Il Castoro, Milano, 2020
Technique: tempera and pastels

Beatrice Cerocchi
by Molly Oldfield
Ladybird books, London, 2021
Technique: tempera and pastels

Beatrice Cerocchi
by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Alba editorial, Barcelona, 2018
Technique: tempera and pastels
Marianna Coppo
Rome, 1990 Determined to turn her passion for drawing and stories into a profession, Marianna Coppo moved from Rome to Milan to attend the Mimaster course, then to…

Marianna Coppo
2020, Illustrazione realizzata per la mostra “What a feeling”
Technique: mixed, gouache and digital

Marianna Coppo
Tundra Books, Toronto, 2020
Technique: gouache and digital

Marianna Coppo
by Daisy Bird
Tundra Books, Toronto, 2021
Technique: mixed, gouache and digital

Marianna Coppo
by Daisy Bird
Tundra Books, Toronto, 2021
Technique: mixed, gouache and digital
Francesca Corso
Verona, 1994 Francesca Corso graduated in Painting and Pictorial Decoration from the Verona Art Institute, continuing her studies in illustration at the…

Francesca Corso
Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2019
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, water colour, gouache

Francesca Corso
Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2019
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, water colour, gouache

Francesca Corso
Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2019
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, water colour, gouache

Francesca Corso
2020, Unpublished
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, gouache
Cecilia Ferri
Forlimpopoli/Forlì-Cesena, 1992 After graduating in Illustration and Comics from the Bologna Fine Arts Academy, Cecilia Ferri completed her studies at Coventry…

Cecilia Ferri
by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels

Cecilia Ferri
by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels

Cecilia Ferri
by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels

Cecilia Ferri
by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels
Chiara Ficarelli
Reggio Emilia, 1990 Chiara Ficarelli received no formal artistic training. She graduated in Primary Education Sciences and worked in nursery schools while,…

Chiara Ficarelli
by Cristina Petit
Pulce Edizioni, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2020
Technique: watercolour, coloured pencils

Chiara Ficarelli
by Cristina Petit
Pulce Edizioni, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2020
Technique: watercolour, coloured pencils

Chiara Ficarelli
by Cristina Petit
Pulce Edizioni, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2020
Technique: watercolour, coloured pencils

Chiara Ficarelli
by Sara Gomel
orecchio acerbo editore, Roma, 2020
Technique: felt-tip pens, coloured pencils
Marta Pantaleo
Rome, 1990 Marta Pantaleo studied Graphics and Photography at Rome’s Academy of Fine Arts, followed by Editorial Illustration, attending courses in Macerata and…

Marta Pantaleo
by Sabina Colloredo
Carthusia Edizioni Milano, 2020
Technique: digital

Marta Pantaleo
by Sabina Colloredo
Carthusia Edizioni Milano, 2020
Technique: digital

Marta Pantaleo
by Stacey Lee
Éditions Milan, Montrouge, 2021
Technique: digital

Marta Pantaleo
by Pierdomenico Baccalario
Orecchio acerbo editore, Roma, 2019
Technique: digital
Giulia Pastorino
Genoa, 1991 After completing her diploma at the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti in Genoa, Giulia Pastorino left her native city and moved to Urbino to study…

Giulia Pastorino
by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop

Giulia Pastorino
by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop

Giulia Pastorino
by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: acrylic, oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop

Giulia Pastorino
by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: acrylic, oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop
Irene Penazzi
Lugo/Ravenna, 1989 Irene Penazzi graduated from the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts in Illustration for Publishing, afterwards spending a year at HAW in Hamburg on an…

Irene Penazzi
Maison Eliza, Paris, 2018
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours

Irene Penazzi
Maison Eliza, Paris, 2018
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours

Irene Penazzi
by Stefano Bordiglioni
Editoriale Scienza, Trieste, 2020
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours

Irene Penazzi
by Stefano Bordiglioni
Editoriale Scienza, Trieste, 2020
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours
Alice Piaggio
Genoa, 1991 Alice Piaggio attended the Genoa Academy of Fine Arts, and in 2007 was selected for the ISIA Illustration course in Urbino. She is co-founder of "Pelo…

Alice Piaggio
Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop

Alice Piaggio
Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop

Alice Piaggio
Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop

Alice Piaggio
Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop