Riccardo Zancano

Biography

Riccardo Zancano – Contemporary Artist and Semi-Precious Stone Cutter

Riccardo Zancano was born in Trieste in 1971 to merchant parents. He began exploring the world of art in the late 1990s, attending courses in gemmology and precious stone cutting. In 2003, he obtained the qualification of “Master of Art” in the discipline of “Art of Hard Stones and Gemstones” at the renowned B. Cellini Institute in Valenza Po (AL), Italy.

In the following years, he devoted himself to further developing his expertise in gemstone cutting and oil painting.

In 2012, he obtained a High School Diploma with an Artistic Specialization from the E. e U. Nordio Institute in Trieste, specializing in Pictorial Decoration. He subsequently attended life-drawing courses at the Academy of Comics in Trieste, where he further refined his skills in charcoal, red chalk, and acrylic painting on cardboard.

Since 2015, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, as well as prestigious international competitions in Italy and abroad, receiving widespread recognition and appreciation for his artistic work.

In 2017, he attended a workshop in abstract painting at the “Scuola del Vedere” in Trieste.

In 2019, he published a biographical book en...

- “E. e U. Nordio” Institute in Trieste, specializing in “Pictorial Decoration”
- “Master of Art” in the discipline of “Hardstone and Gemstone Art” at the renowned “B. Cellini” Institute in Valenza Po (AL)
- Trieste Academy of Comics

CURRICULUM VITAE

EXHIBITIONS 2026

“Matter as the Language of the Soul” – Solo exhibition held under the patronage of the Presidency of the Culture Commission of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The exhibition was curated by Alberto Moioli and Luigi Salvatori, in collaboration with the Paolo Salvati Archive.

The initiative was promoted by ICAS – Parliamentary Intergroup for Culture, Art and Sport, with the support of the Presidency of the Culture Commission of the Chamber of Deputies (Hon. Federico Mollicone).

Venanzo Crocetti Museum – Rome

EXHIBITIONS 2025

Solo Exhibition – Hotel Venezia La Villetta – Lido di Jesolo (VE), Italy.

Solo Exhibition, under the patronage of the Municipality of Conegliano – “Chromatic Connections” – Church of Sant’Orsola – Conegliano (TV), Italy.

EXHIBITIONS 2024

Solo Exhibition, under the patronage of the Municipality of Conegliano – “Ancestral Synergies” – Civic Space “Oratorio dell’Assunta” – Conegliano (TV), Italy.

Solo Exhibition – “Riccardo’s Trilogies: Between Nature, Gemstones and Colours” – Civic Space – Municipality of Annone Veneto (VE), Italy.

EXHIBITIONS 2023

Artemente Gallery Cultural Association – Group Exhibition “Tribute to Cinema” – Cavallino-Treporti (VE), Italy.

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