Giovanni Cassarino

Gianmaria Cassarino, born in Ragusa in 1988, is a self-taught artist who developed his training outside of academic contexts, driven by a profound passion for art.

He initially devoted himself to drawing, a medium through which he explored the first expressive languages. He subsequently deepened his study of human anatomy through plasticine sculpture, a field that led him to create miniatures for the board game industry.

Fascinated by the potential of new technologies, he approached the digital world, intent on exploring its artistic applications. However, he quickly realized that this language did not reflect his way of working, thus choosing to return to matter, rediscovering oil painting—a medium he had already occasionally experimented with in his youth—which today represents the core of his artistic research.

A fellow countryman of figures such as Fiume, Brancato, and La Cognata, he is a passionate admirer of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Expressionist painting. His painting practice develops in the figurative field: initially with an impressionist influence, it gradually evolves towards an intimate realism, in a constant attempt to find a balance between form and content.

His works are inspired by everyday life a...

2026 Personal exhibition "Orizzonti Nuovi" presso Chiesa di San Benedetto e Santa Chiara di Licodia Eubea

2026 Collective "Le Madri" presso Chiesa di San Benedetto e Santa Chiara di Licodia Eubea

2025 collective "Nove" Fondazione Bufalino - Comiso

2025 collective "Nel silenzio dell'isola gallery Drips - Vittoria

2025 collective "Dialogo su voci e visioni" Fondazione Bufalino - Comiso

2025 personal "Al punto di partenza" gallery scalamatrice33 - Caltagirone

2025 personal “Sollevarsi da terra ovvero il sol levare dalla tela” gallery Drips – Vittoria

2024 collective “Quando tutto è paesaggio” Glam contemporary – Ragusa

2024 personal “Quaderni di Corallo” caffè Borghese – Comiso

2023 collective “Nel segno della pittura” gallery Edonè – Vittoria

2023 permanent exhibition Koartgallery – Catania

2023 collective “Vista Visione Visibilio” Galleria degli Archi – Comiso

2023 personal “Nell’ombra della luce” Bassi palazzo Nicolaci – Noto

2023 personal “L’ombra della luce” Movimento culturale V. Brancati – Scicli

2023 collective “Risvegli” Fondazione Bufalino – Comiso

2022 collective “Present Art” Bassi Palazzo Nicolaci – Noto

2022 personal “Assolo per la Pace” Gallery degli Archi – Comiso

2022 collective “OrteArt” Ortea ...