Mario Cossu

Mario Cossu

Phone: +39 3384843706
mariocossu2707@gmail.com
www.mariocossu.com/

via Teodosio, 23
Milan, 20131
Italy

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Since I was a child I always have loved to draw and to paint. 13 years old I was pupil of Luce and Elica Balla (daughters of futuristic Giacomo Balla). I attended collective exhibitions in Rome on 1977-78 and I won the absolute first TEVERE EXPO’1978 Award. 1978. My first comics were published. Illustrator since 1980. Teacher of pictorial techniques at: International School of Comics in Rome, CSR of Enrico Cogno in Milan, Arte Design Tecnica in Milan, Scuola Italiana del Fumetto in Milan and Dimensione ArtisticaTortonese. 2003 September I was invited to show 5 paintings to the International Exhibition of Contemporary Art in the Museum of the Risorgimento, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 2006 February I met Dr. Daniela Clerici, the Director of “Arte” Magazine, Cairo Editore. Her magazine published an editorial: "The hyperrealism of Mario Cossu". I was selected by the Scientific Committee of the Art Catalog 2006 of Giorgio Mondadori Editore and obtained a Diploma of Merit at the "Pemio Arte" 2006 with the painting “La pausa”. Ottober 2007. My oil on panel "Bergamo High in the Snow" won a Certificate of Merit to "Premio Arte 2007" and was published in the September issue of the magazine "Arte”, Cairo Editore 2007- Honour Diploma at his solo exhibition in the Museum of Risorgimento, in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of Rome, sponsored by Municipality of Rome, Province of Rome, Regione Latium, Lion’s Club and Thomas Charles Galleries. 2008 February. Galleries Thomas Charles Phoenix (Arizona) host my paintings for an exhibition touring in States. I illustrated a book of fairy tales in Belgium. 2015. Exhibition with Galleries ORLER. 2017. I within to be part of the association “Painters of Bagutta” of Milan. 2019. Member of the Bagutta Painters Association of Milan. 2021. I am teacher of Painting Techniques at UniTreEdu, Umanitaria and Superior School of the Castle (Milan). close

Clients include: COOP ▪ Cirio ▪ Plasmon ▪ Epson ▪ Ice creams Orlandi ▪ Nikky ▪ Verkade ▪ Rita Federici ▪ Pentel ▪ Monder ▪ Mattel ▪ European Web ▪ Rovagnati ▪ Sportitalia Club ▪ A42 ▪ Akuel ▪ Corriere dello sport-Stadio ▪ Sperling & Kupfer ▪ Edizioni Nuova Frontiera ▪ Editiones Futuro (Spain), ▪ Editorial New Comics (Spain), ▪ “Il Passatore” Restaurant (Germany) ▪ Aventures et Voyages (France) ▪ “Produzione & Cultura” ▪ Do.Gi. for MONDADORI ▪ Lanciostory ▪ Playmen ▪ Astrella ▪ USA Scientist ▪ Astra (Rizzoli) ▪ Cioé ▪ Debby ▪ Euroclub ▪ Mattissimo ▪ Bolina ▪ Bella ▪ Autocapital (Rizzoli) ▪ Tuttostelle ▪ Donna Moderna ▪ Club degli Editori close