Francesco D'Adamo

Francesco D’Adamo (b. 1979 in Siena, IT) is an Italian painter currently living and working in Bologna, Italy.

His first approach to painting occurred during his childhood in Termoli, where he began taking private lessons in the late 1980s. Francesco later chose a different educational path, returning to the canvas intermittently over the years. This continued until his relocation to Bologna in 2006, where he resumed painting and from 2010 onward he set out on a path that would ultimately make it his primary practice, and eventually his profession. In fact, 2014 marked the beginning of his public exhibitions, leading to numerous shows and events over the subsequent years, both in Italy and abroad, including notable solo shows such as Chimere (2017), Discanto (2018), Dyssomnia (2019, HK) and Oggetti Smarriti (2024). His works can now be found in various private and public collections around the world

Francesco D’Adamo’s painting practice is deeply rooted in Italian informalism and American Abstract Expressionism, with a particular emphasis on the continuous dialogue between visual and musical language. The sign and its rhythm, layered structures and a strong palette, all converge on the canvas in an attempt to create a lyrical ye...

2026
AAF Vienna (28-31 May)
AAF Berlin (16-19 April)
Scottsdale Art Week Fair (19-22 March)
AAF Battersea, London (4-8 March)
AAF Brussels (4-8 February)

2025
AAF Hamburg (13-16 November)
AAF Stockholm (1-5 October)
AAF Berlin (13-15 June)
AAF Hong Kong (22-25 May)
AAF London (12-16 March)
AAF Brussels (5-9 February)

2024
AAF Hong Kong (16-19 May)
AAF Berlin (12-14 April)
OGGETTI SMARRITI – solo exhibition
L’Atelier, S. Giovanni in Persiceto (BO) (6-21 April)
AAF Battersea, London (6-10 March)
AAF Brussels (7-11 February)
I Lavori di Arte in Nuvola – group show
Galleria L.P. Scalzi, Latina IT (16 December – 31 January)

2023
Arte in Nuvola– w/ Galleria L.P. Scalzi
La Nuvola, Rome IT (24-26 November)
Centenario Calvino (21 October-21 November) @ Galleria Scalzi, Latina (IT)
AAF Stockholm (5-8 October)
AAF London (11-14 May)
AAF Hong Kong (18-21 May)

2022
AAF London (20-23 October)
AAF Hong Kong (4-7 August)

2021
Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt (4-7 November)
AAF Hong Kong (29-29 August)
IMAGO virtual exhibition (19 March - 20 April)

2020
AAF Online Art Fair (6-30 November)
AAF Milan (7-9 February)

2019
AAF London Battersea Autumn (17-20 October)
Arte in Studio - Milan
La mi porti un bacione a Firenze? - St. Gallen, CH (21 June -...