BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1964, Andrea Benetti created and drew up the "Manifesto of Neo Cave Art" presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale, in the pavilion called "Nature and Dreams", located at the Ca 'Foscari University. Conceptually, the Manifesto is inspired by the genesis of art. In his works, Andrea Benetti cites, transfigures, plays, reinvents concepts and forms of Cave painting, creating an ideal bridge between the genesis of art and its contemporaneity. He has collaborated and still collaborates to the realization of projects with various Italian and foreign universities, including the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Bologna, Ferrara, Roma Tre, Lecce, Bergamo, Bari. These universities have carried out research on his art. Benetti's works are present in collections all over the world. In addition to the museums of contemporary art in Italy and abroad and prestigious private collections, including the United Nations, his works are present in the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the Italian Parliament, in the Vatican, in various Embassies. For this reason, he was received at the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the Chamber of Deputies (Italian Parliament) and in the Vatican, where he met Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. There are dozens of university professors and important art critics who have written about Benetti's art and have participated in the projects that the Italian painter has created. In 2020, Benetti was awarded the 49th “Nettuno d'Oro” Award, the longest-running and most prestigious annual artistic award in the city of Bologna.

MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS

◉ UNITED NATIONS ART COLLECTION ∙ New York, [-].

◉ VATICAN ART COLLECTION ∙ Vatican City

◉ ARGENTINE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ART COLLECTION ∙ Buenos Aires, Argentina

◉ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY ART COLLECTION ∙ Richmond, [-].

◉ COPELOUZOS FAMILY ART MUSEUM COLLECTION ∙ Athens, Greece

◉ RINALDI-PALADINO ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION ART COLLECTION ∙ Lugano, Switzerland

◉ MACIA ∙ ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN AMERICA ART COLLECTION ∙ San Jose, Costa Rica

◉ ITALIAN EMBASSY IN CHINA ART COLLECTION ∙ Beijing, China

◉ ITALIAN EMBASSY IN NEW ZEALAND ART COLLECTION ∙ Wellington, New Zealand

◉ QUIRINALE ART COLLECTION ∙ ITALIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC ∙ Roma, Italy

◉ MONTECITORIO PALACE ART COLLECTION ∙ ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ∙ CHAMBER OF DEPUTIE ∙ Roma, Italy

◉ UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA ART COLLECTION ∙ Ferrara, Italy

◉ UNIVERSITY OF BARI ART COLLECTION ∙ Bari, Italy

◉ MAMBO ART COLLECTION ∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OF BOLOGNA ∙ Bologna, Italy

◉ MUSEION ART COLLECTION ∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOLZANO ∙ Bolzano, Italy

◉ [-].[-]. ART COLLECTION ∙ Bologna, Italy

◉ CAMeC ART COLLECTION ∙ Center of Modern and Contemporary Art ∙ La Spezia, Italy

◉ MUNICIPALITY OF LECCE ART COLLECTION ∙ Lecce, Italy

◉ ARTinGENIO MUSEUM ART COLLECTION ∙ Pisa, Italy

◉ OSVALDO LICINI CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ART COLLECTION ∙ Ascoli Piceno, Italy

◉ F. P. MICHETTI MUSEUM ART COLLECTION ∙ Francavilla al Mare, Italy

◉ AMEDEO MODIGLIANI MUSEUM ART COLLECTION ∙ Follonica, Italy

◉ SILVESTRO LEGA MUSEUM ART COLLECTION ∙ Modigliana, Italy

◉ SPELEOLOGICAL MUSEUM "FRANCO ANELLI" ART COLLECTION ∙ Grotte di Castellana, Italy

◉ FACCHINI ART COLLECTION ∙ LA FENICE ET DES ARTISTES ∙ Venezia, Italy

◉ CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ART COLLECTION ∙ LOGUDORO MEILOGU FOUNDATION ∙ Banari, Italy