Biography
deBoni (Angelo De Boni – Limbiate, 1955) attended the Istituto d'Arte of Monza and was a pupil of architect Attilio Marcolli (Teoria del Campo) and of the sculptor and ceramicist Nanni Valentini. He later studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti Brera di Milano. He first exhibited in 1973, at the age of 18, but he has officially exhibited on a continuous basis since 2003, quickly becoming an artist of international standing. He has collaborated with leading theatre companies as a set designer and has served as artistic consultant to important European art galleries. Today, works by the artist can be seen on a permanent basis both abroad (URCA Centro Culturale San Paolo del Brasile, Tusva Ankara, Amman, J. Joyce Museum Dublin, Galeria VirtuArt Barcelona, Theatre Muziek Amsterdam) and in Italy (Museo Arte Contemporanea Taverna di Catanzaro, Galleria 9 Colonne SPE Resto del Carlino Bologna, Museo Geraci Palermo, where he was awarded the title of Academician for artistic merit, Museo James Joyce Trieste, World Museum Swatch Collection Cesano Maderno Milano, Museo di Gallipoli, Galleria Poliedro Trieste, Galleria Scoglio di Quarto Milano). The artist was part of the Movimento del Metaformismo, which he left in 2019 to embrace the Movimento della Psicoavanguardia. He has exhibited in a number of institutional venues, among which: Arengario di Monza, Salone Internazionale Arti e Design Milano, Sale del Bramante Roma, Galleria Merum Bratislava, the London Biennale (in collaboration with the Gruppo Sinestetico of A. Sassu), Museo Historico Santa Caterina Florianopolis, Castello Maschio Angioino Napoli, Palazzo della Gran Guardia Verona, Palazzo del Podestà Verona, Rotonda Palladiana Vicenza, Rocca Paolina Perugia, Palazzo Ducale Urbino, Museo Bruschi Arezzo, Casa del Mantegna Mantova, Polo San Rocco Matera, Museo Arte Contemporanea Cetinije Montenegro, Palazzo Bonacossa Milano, Palazzo Isimbardi Milano, Galata Museo Genova, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Skopije Macedonia, Palazzo dei Giureconsulti Milano, MNAC Bucarest, Museo Arte e Scienza Milano, Castell di Francoforte, City Hall Dublin, Universitas Labacensis Lubiana, Spazio Mondadori Venezia, Palazzo Spinola Genova, Castello Carlo V Lecce, Palacongressi Agrigento, Palazzo Pallavicino Parma, Palazzo Rubichi Lecce, Fondazione Mantovani Milano, Casa dei Carraresi Treviso. He is featured in several catalogues, including: Enciclopedia Avanguardie Artistiche, Dizionario Internazionale dell'Arte, Dizionario universale arti visive Comanducci, CAM Catalogo Arte Mondadori from no. 43 to no. 50, Fondazione Mazzotta Arte, Arte & Collezionismo; in newspapers such as La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, La Nazione, Il Secolo XIX, Il Giorno, Il Resto del Carlino, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, L'Adige, La Sicilia; and in specialist magazines such as Flash Art, Arte Incontro, Corriere dell'Arte, D'Ars, Boè, EuroArte, L'Informatore Artistico, Guzzardi Arte. Notable critics include Raffaele De Grada, Luciano Caramel, Grazia Chiesa, Giulia Sillato, Germano Beringheli, Valeria Vaccari, Richard Thomas (GB), Roberto Ambrosi, Giancarlo Alù, Dan Jon Scotta (USA) and others. Representing galleries: Galleria ScogliodiQuarto Milano, Galleria Arcidiacono London, Galleria Ars&Fine New York and ArteModerna in Brescia, AstiArtGallery Asti, Passpartout Unconventional Gallery Milano. The artist deBoni is officially listed by the auction houses ArteModerna of Brescia, ArteInterni of Brescia and Fabiani of Montecatini, and can also be found on Artprice.com and Artmajeur.com.

