Manfredi Beninati

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1970 Palermo, Italy
Lives: Palermo, Italy

Education
1990-1994 Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Roma, Roma, Itary : began studying film
He then moved to London, where he began painting full-time.


Solo Exhibitions
[Selected]
2009
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Jan. 10 - 31, 2009

2008
"La Natura Morta", Max Wigram Gallery, London, U.K.
"Manfredi Beninati", Tomio Koyama Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

2007
"La lettera "f"", American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy
"Flavio and Palermo (in the summer)", James Cohan Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"A Flavio", Museo Laboratorio, Citta` Sant'Angelo (PE), Italy

2006
"Manfredi Beninati", Galeria Braga Menendez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005
"Drawing cabinet", FPAC, Palermo, Italy
"Rescued pictures", Galleria Lorcan O�Neill, Rome, Italy
"New Paintings", James Cohan Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

2003
"Manfredi Beninati", Galleria Lorcan O�Neill, Rome, Italy

Group Exhibitions
[Selected]
2008
"Made Up", Liverpool Biennial 2008, Liverpool, U.K.
"Imaginary Realities. Constructed Worlds...", Max Wigram Gallery, London,UK
"Dream Therapy", Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, U.S.A.
"Sand: Memory, Meaning and Metaphor", Parrish Museum, Southampton (NY), U.S.A.
"Quadriennale di Roma", Palazzo delle esposizioni, Rome, Italy
"Mediterranean contemporary art", Perna Foundation, Capri, Italy
"Passed as present", York Art Gallery, York, U.K.
"Premio Cairo", Palazzo della Permanente, Milano, Italy

2007
"Summer Show", James Cohan Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"Arte italiana 1968-2007. Pittura", Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy
"The end begins", The Hospital, London, U.K.
"Detour", The Art Directors Club, New York
"Open Studios", American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy

2006
"Negotiating reality", Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, USA
"C�era una volta un re...", Arcos Museo, Benevento, Italy
"Figuring the landscape", Contemporary Art Galleries, Storrs (Ct), U.S.A.

2005
"12 painters", Galleria In Arco, AB+, Turin, Italy
Padiglione Venezia at Giardini, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy

2004
"Between the lines", James Cohan Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
"Expander", Royal Accademy of Arts, London, U.K.
"Summer show", Galleria Lorcan O�Neill, Rome, Italy
"Wall Paper", GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy

2003
"Dirty pictures", The Approach Gallery, London, U.K.
"Quadriennale di Roma-Anteprima", Palazzo Reale, Naples, Italy
"Roma 2003", Galleria Pack, Milan, Italy
"Le collezioni -Recenti acquisizioni", MAXXI -Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo, Rome, Italy

2002
"Www.plot@rt", Rome, Italy


Grants/Awards
2006
Rome Prize , American Academy in Rome

2005
Premio Darc per la giovane arte italiana / Darc Prize for young Italian art
Premio del pubblico padiglione italiano 51 biennale di Venezia / Audience award -Italian pavilion, 51 Venice biennale


Projects
2008
"Biennial Triangles" (film project with BigHouseArts, and artist Tristan Brady-Jacobs), Liverpool Prison, Liverpool, UK