Quintino Scolavino

Place: Naples

Born: 1950

Biography:

Quintino Scolavino is an Italian painter and sculptor, born in Naples in 1950. He is best known for his work in the fields of painting and sculpture. Scolavino held his first exhibition in Rome at the gallery Agenzia Arte Moderna of Paolo Sprovieri e Gianni Sampietro. In the late 1970s, he was one of the founders of the group 'Cosa Mentale' presented at the gallery AAM (Architettura Arte Moderna) curated by the art historian Maurizio Fagiolo Dell'Arco, Roma (1979). He has participated in various group exhibitions, including 'Un Panorama di Tendenze' at Castel Sant'Angelo Rome (1986), '13x17: artisti per un'indagine eccentrica sull'arte in Italia' curated by Philippe Daverio (2005), and 'Pittori figurativi italiani della seconda metà del xx secolo' at the Mole Vanvitelliana di Ancona (2007). In 2011, Scolavino was invited to the Venice Biennale 54. Pavilion Italy. Pavilion Campania (Vittorio Sgarbi Stato dell'arte: Regioni d'Italia published by Skira).