MARCO VENTURA
The artist MARCO VENTURA was born in Milan, Italy in 1963 and comes from an artistic family. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Brera in Milan and later at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Since 1988 he has been working as a freelance illustrator for many advertising companies and international publishers and magazines. He has received several awards, including two silver medals from the American Society of Illustrators, feature articles on his work have been published on Novum, 3x3 and Communication Arts. He designed and illustrated stamps for the British Royal Mail, the Vatican State and the Republic of San Marino.
Ventura lives in Milan, Italy with his wife and their three children. In 2015 and 2017 one of his portraits was exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery in London, for the BP Annual Portrait award..
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Exhibitions
Awards
| Premio Internazionale d'Arte Filatelica Religiosa 2013 | San Gabriele | Winner | 2013 |
| SPD 2005 | American Society of Publication Designers | Winner | 2005 |
| Italian Art Directors Club 1995 | Italian Art Directors Club | Winner | 1995 |
| ILLUSTRATORS | American Society of Illustrators | Winner | 1994 |
| ILLUSTRATORS | American Society of Illustrators | Winner | 1988 |
Press
| Publication Title | Job Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vatican Notes, number 364 | Designing a New Vatican City Stamp: An Interview with Artist Marco Ventura | Wed, 05/20/2015 |
| Picame | Marco Ventura | Fri, 06/06/2014 |
| Vatican Notes , number 353 | 2011 Vatican City List and Mahler Commemoratives Artist Essays and Interview. | Mon, 09/10/2012 |
| Communication Arts, issue 381 | Marco Ventura | Fri, 07/01/2011 |
| 3x3 , Issue number 11 | Marco Ventura | Mon, 11/03/2008 |
| Corriere della Sera MAGAZINE | Ho venduto 200 milioni di francobolli | Thu, 12/20/2007 |
| Cronaca Filatelica | Parlano Italiano gli angeli musicanti del Natale Inglese | Mon, 12/10/2007 |
| Royal Mail Special Stamps YEARBOOK 2007 | Design | Wed, 11/28/2007 |
| Novum | Showroom: Marco Ventura | Sun, 04/01/2001 |
