Cleto Saponara

Cleto Saponara is born in Altavilla Silentina on 07/07/1956. He attended the artistic high school of Eboli obtaining his diploma in 1974, then graduated in Painting to the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence and as a private student he obtained a 5-year Diploma in ceramics at the Art Institute of Salerno. It is during the academic period that he meets the excellent sculptor, creator of forms and ceramist Bernardi Augusto from whom he begins to learn the art of Ceramic. During the period of academic studies in Florence he called to military service first in Avellino, then in Trani and later transferred to Persano for study reasons he made a concrete sculpture depicting the General of Marmora, about 4.20 meters high including the base. In 1978 he returned to his hometown where he began working as a ceramist under the periodic supervision of master Bernardi, with whom he made commercial objects and objects for shops and wholesalers. Afterwards he devoted himself to screen printing, producing in particular Decals for glass and porcelain ceramics. At the same time he began his teaching profession at the Art Institute of Oristano in Sardinia and then at the Art School of Teggiano in Campania, the Art Institute of Salerno and finally the Art...

Diploma at Artistic high school of Eboli
Graduation in Painting to the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence
5-year Private Diploma in ceramics at the Art Institute of Salerno.

Various exhibitions at a young age. The last exhibition in 2018 at the monumental complex of San Giovanni Battista in Cava dei Tirreni (Salerno).