Nicola Verlato
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Nicola Verlato is an Italian-American visual artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
, Nicola Verlato began painting at a very early age learning from Fra' Terenzio a painter in the monastery of Franciscan monks of Lonigo
, Trained in Classical music he studied lute and composition at the conservatories of Verona and Padua
, his interest in Rock, lead Verlato to also compose music for documentary films.
He studied architecture on and off at University Iuav
in Venice
from 1984 to 1990 though he never completed his degree.
In 2004 he relocated from Milan
to New York, New York. He has shown his paintings, drawings, and sculptures in the United States
and internationally, including the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City, and an installation exhibited at the 2009 Venice Biennale in the Italian Pavilion.
Biography
Born in VeronaVerona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Nicola Verlato began painting at a very early age learning from Fra' Terenzio a painter in the monastery of Franciscan monks of Lonigo
Lonigo
Lonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
, Trained in Classical music he studied lute and composition at the conservatories of Verona and Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, his interest in Rock, lead Verlato to also compose music for documentary films.
He studied architecture on and off at University Iuav
University Iuav of Venice
Iuav University of Venice is a university located in Venice, northern Italy. It was founded in 1926 and is organized in 3 faculties....
in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
from 1984 to 1990 though he never completed his degree.
In 2004 he relocated from Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
to New York, New York. He has shown his paintings, drawings, and sculptures in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and internationally, including the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City, and an installation exhibited at the 2009 Venice Biennale in the Italian Pavilion.