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Franco Donaggio Biography
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1958 |
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Born in Chioggia, in the province of Venice
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1979 |
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Moved to Milan, where he began working creatively in the field of advertising and graphic design
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1980 |
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Opened his own photographic studio in the city
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1992 |
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Awarded the ‘ Pubblicità Italia’ prize for still life photography
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1995 |
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Realized his first major project called ‘Metaportraits’
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1996 |
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Won the Italian ‘Kodak Gold Award’
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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Green Days - Reflections, Piazza Garibaldi, Ravenna, Italy (solo)
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2010
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La visione dello spazio - Urbis, Forte di Bard, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
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2010
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Rifrazioni - Reflections, Casa d’arte Artribù, Roma, Italy
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2010
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L’incanto del paesaggio - Prima del giorno, Bergamo Arte Fiera - Galleria Elleni, Bergamo, Italy
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2010
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L’incanto del paesaggio - Prima del giorno, Galleria Elleni, Bergamo, Italy
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2009
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Presentazione Photo LTD - Sediments, Cristiani Art Gallery, Torino, Italy
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2009
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Turin Photo Festival 2009 - Reflections, Galleria Ikebò, Torino, Italy
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2009
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Immagimondo - Before the Dawn, Centro Culturale Fatebenefratelli, Valmadrera, Italy
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2009
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Prima Visione - Before the Dawn, ‘Foiano Fotografia’, Foiano della Chiana, Italy
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2009
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Reflections, Centro Culturale Candiani, Mestre, Italy (solo)
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2009
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Before the Dawn, Galleria Wabi, Milano, Italy (solo)
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2009
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Before the Dawn, AD Place Venice, Venezia, Italy (solo)
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2009
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Reflections, Abbazia di Pomposa, Italy (solo)
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2009
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Before the Dawn, spazio espositivo Virgilio Carbonari, Seriate, Italy (solo)
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2008
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Waterland, Benham Gallery, Seattle WA (solo)
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2008
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Reflections, Galerie Célal, Parigi, France (solo)
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2008
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Photographies ‘Mois de la Photo’ - Before the Dawn, Galerie Celàl, Parigi, France
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2008
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La visione dello spazio - Urbis, Lingotto, padiglione Oval, Torino, Italy
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2008
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Photography People - Urbis, Wave Photogallery, Brescia, Italy
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2007
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Reflections, ‘Lucca Digital Photofest’, palazzo Guinigi, Lucca, Italy (solo)
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2007
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Reflections, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO (solo)
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2007
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Il Diaframma di Lanfranco Colombo, una storia Italiana - Metaportraits, Museo Centrale Montemartini, Roma, Italy
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2007
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PHOTO LA 2007, Los Angeles - Station, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO
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2006
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Il sogno Americano - Urbis, ‘Foiano Fotografia’, Foiano della Chiana, Italy (solo)
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2005
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ART FAIR, Chicago - Metaportraits, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO
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2005
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PHOTO LA 2005, Los Angeles, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO
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2004
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Urbis, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO (solo)
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2002
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I diritti dei bambini, Sala Viscontea, Castello Sforzesco, Milano, Italy
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2001
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Paesaggi della Mente e dell'Anima - Station, Museo d’Arte Moderna, Gazoldo degli Ippoliti, Mantova, Italy
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2001
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Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO
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2000
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AIPAD, NY, Featured by Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO
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2000
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AIPAD Show, New York - Metaportraits, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO
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1998
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International Exhibition for Photography, Seoul, Korea
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1998
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Metaportraits, Museo Gracco, Pompei, Italy (solo)
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1998
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Science of the Technique Museum, Milan, Italy
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1997
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Maison des Arts, Lyon, France (solo)
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1997
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Onirica - Metaportraits - Station, Spazio Bramante, Fermignano, Italy (solo)
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1997
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Metaportraits, Spazio Agfa, Milano, Italy (solo)
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1997
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Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO (solo)
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1996
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Metaportraits, Museo Civico, Rovigno, Croatia (solo)
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1996
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Metaportraits, Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO (solo)
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1996
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Metaportraits, Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
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1996
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International Exhibition of Photography, Seoul, Korea
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1996
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French Cultural Center Gallery, Palermo, Italy
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1996
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Agfa Gallery, Milan, Italy
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1996
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Metaportraits, Spazio Fiaf, Schio, Italy (solo)
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1996
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Civic Museum, Pinguente, Italy
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1995
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Diaframma Kodak Cultura Gallery, Milan, Italy
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1995
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Vicqueray Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
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1994
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Amnesty International, Milan, Italy
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1993
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Lilo Marti Art Gallery, St. Paul de Vence, France
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
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Centro Internazionale di Fotografia Scavi Scaligeri, Verona, Italy
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Museo di Casale Monferrato, Casale Monferrato, Italy
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