Maria Leonardi Pennisi (Acireale)
Woman with pearl necklace
Signed lower left.
Maria Leonardi Pennisi was born in 1920 in Acireale; He has always shown an aptitude for the figurative arts.
He graduated from the "Ripetta" Art School in Rome and specialized in engraving by attending the studio of master Nino Mustica and international courses of "Engraving Technique" .
Among the techniques adopted by the artist, in addition to the acrylic colors on masonite, he mastered the xylography that recalls the late nineteenth-century revival of this technique already dear to Durer.
The language used by Pennisi is inspired by Northern European expressionism; The subjects rigorously synthesize the emotion and the thought.
His works are present in various Italian museums including the Museum of Modern Art in Gibellina and the Villa Croce Museum in Genoa.
Solo Shows and Collective
Milan - November 1971 – Exhibition at the “Filodrammatici” Theater curated by D'Alma Folco Zambelli.
Turin - October 1973 - Exhibition at “Sala Bolaffi”
Livorno – 1982 Biennial of engraving and graphics
Genoa 1988 – Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art “First Xilon Italian Triennale” edited by Guido Giubbini and Tranquillo Marangoni.
Pisa March 1989 – National Art Triennial - Palazzo Lanfranchi - FIDAPA
Turin May 1989 - International Ex-Libris Competition, Book Fair, Turin.
1990-91-92 – 1st/2nd/3rd Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints Kochi, Japan.
Trento December 1996 – “Caproni” Aeronautical Museum edited by M.Fede.