Biography
Matteo Montani completed his classical studies in Rome prior to joining the Academy of the Arts of Rome in the Painting and Sculpture sections, where he qualified in 1997. [1] Between 1988 and 1996, Montani worked as an assistant in Alfredo Pirri’s studio. As a student he helped artists Günther Förg and Michelangelo Pistoletto in the preparation of their exhibitions. [2]
Following his first gallery exhibition held in Milan at the Studio Casoli in 2000, Montani won the Suzzara Prize in Italy [3] and the next year he was the Winner [4] of the national selection in the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the following years, a number of Italian galleries held several solo exhibitions of Montani’s works, most notably Fabio Sargentini’s historical gallery L'Attico, [5] presenting works by Gilbert & George, Joseph Beuys, Jannis Kounellis, Gino De Dominicis or Sol LeWitt. In 2008, Montani took part in the Rome Quadriennale. [6]
Over 2010 and 2011, Matteo Montani also exhibited his production abroad in solo exhibitions in Greece at the Kalfayan Gallery, [7] in New York at the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò [8] and in several German cities, amongst which Würzburg at the Museum Am Dom for his 2011 Seelenlandschaft exhibition [9] featuring monumental paintings.
Montani has taken part in many group exhibitions with artists such as Mimmo Paladino, [10] Markus Lüpertz, Mark Francis, Jannis Kounellis, Vasco Bendini, [11] and Ian Davenport. Hr has also exhibited at international art fairs such as the Bologna Arte Fiera, Turin Artissima, Art Los Angeles, Pulse Miami, Art Dubai. His collaborations with well-established galleries have grown - the Marilena Bonomo Gallery [12] for exhibitions with Kiki Smith, sculptor James Brown, photographer Elger Esser, the Otto Gallery, [13] or the PACI Contemporary gallery. [14] He was also invited to exhibit in several museums, most notably the Museum of Art of Ravenna MAR. [15] In 2013 he won the Jury Special Prize of the Premio Michetti.
In 2014 the National Gallery of Modern Art of Rome acquired for its permanent collection a wax installation previously exhibited (and partially melted in the course of the exhibition) during his 2014 solo exhibition Andarsene [16] at the H. C. Andersen Museum, [17] Rome.
Since 2015 Luca Tommasi’s Milan-based gallery [18] has exhibited Montani’s works in Italy, alongside other artists such as Alexis Harding, Philip Taaffe, Alberto di Fabio, and Paul Jenkins. [19]
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