Cristian BOFFELLI - artist
Born in Vaprio d’Adda(MI) Italy, in 1972. He majored in Painting at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. In 2002, along with four other artists and artisans, he established the cooperative “L.P.K Workshop” for the creative activities of the mentally challenged through painting, printmaking, and ceramics. He has also pursued an active career, creating and exhibiting paintings and printed works while residing in Europe, Brazil, Japan, India, Sri Lanka and the United States. He currently lives in Italy and Japan.
1972年ヴァプリオ ダッダ (ミラノ県)生まれ。 ミラノ ブレラ国立美術大学 絵画科を修了。2002年４人の作家と共に、知的障害者の創造活動のための協同組合「L.P.K.工房」を設立。その後10年に渡り絵画、版画と陶芸を通して、障害者や子供の表現活動の促進に寄与する。 同時に、絵画や版画を中心とした作家活動を続け、ブラジル、日本、インド、スリランカ、アメリカなど世界各地での滞在制作や展示を行う。
Nato a Vaprio d'Adda (MI) Italia, nel 1972, si diploma all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera nel 1996. Nel 2002, insieme ad altri 4 artisti artigiani, fonda la cooperativa sociale L.P.K, che si occupa di attività creative nell'ambito della disabilità psicofisica e dove gli strumenti di lavoro sono la ceramica, la pittura e l'incisione. Ha anche intrapreso una carriera personale nella ricerca artistica che lo vede coinvolto in vari progetti espositivi in Europa, Giappone, India, Brasile e Stati Uniti. Attualmente vive tra Italia e Giappone.
Education:
1996 National Fine Art University of Brera, Milan, Painting
1991 Bergamo Prefectural Art High School
Selected Exhibitions:
2023 "l'Uomo-Scatola" C.Boffelli e M.Cantamessa, Studio Vanna Casati, Bergamo(Italy)
" Nakanojo Biennale" Gunma(Japan)
" DE FILO" Linificio e Canatificio Nazionale, Bergamo(Italy)
“La notte porta consiglio” solo exhibition, SYP Gallery, Tokyo(Japan)
2022 “ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA”, Fukuoka(JAPAN)
2021 “Nakanojo Biennale”, Gunma (Japan)
2021 “Incontri” solo exhibition, SYP Gallery, Tokyo(Japan)
2019 “Nakanojo Biennale”, Gunma (Japan)
2019 “Preview – Nakanojo Biennale”, SEIBU Shibuya Art Gallery, Tokyo (Japan)
2019 “Segni”, solo exhibition, ex Collegio Vescovile, Este (Italy)
2018 “Figure”, solo exhibition, SPAZIO ARTE, Fara Gera d’Adda(Italy)
2018 “The Imagined Wolves”, Musashi Mitake-jinja Shrine, Tokyo(Japan)
2018 Publication “SUMIKA” by Edizioni Sottoscala, Bellinzona (Swiss)
2017 “Nakanojo Biennale”, Gunma(Japan)
2016 “Figure”, solo exhibition, SYP Gallery, Tokyo(Japan)
2016 “Athanor”, Fondazione Bandera per l’Arte, Busto Arsizio(Italy)
2016 “cinquantesima”, Gallery Carlo Mazzi, Tegna(Swiss)
2015 “Nakanojo Biennale”, Gunma(Japan)
2013 “Appunti”, solo exhibition, Gallery Carlo Mazzi, Tegna (Swiss)
2013 Publication “Fuori” by Edizioni Sottoscala, Bellinzona (Swiss)
2013 “Ouverture”, Gallery Alexandre Mottier, Geneve (Swiss)
2008 “10 artisti per il Museo delle Culture”, Museum of Culture, Lugano (Swiss)
2006 “Mercilless Naturalism”, solo exhibition, Gallery Alliance Francaise, Chennai (India)
2005 “1960-2005”, Centro Cultural Sao Paulo, San Paolo (Brazil)
2004 “Recent Works”, solo exhibition at 5+5 Gallery, New York (U.S.A)
2002 “The 12th Space International Print Biennal”, Sungkok Museum, Seoul (Korea)
2002 “Shades of Time”, solo exhibition at 5+5 Gallery, New York (U.S.A.)
2002 “Amsterdam 2002”, Ambient Art Gallery, Cultural Italian Institute, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1999 “NOVA IMAGEMS Sao Paulo-Milan”, Centro Cultural Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
1994 “Incisione: divagazione sul Tema”, S. Fedele Gallery, Milan (Italy)