Carlo Maria Mariani

Carlo Maria Mariani was born in Rome and studied in Italy at the Academia di Belle Arti. Mariani is a conceptual artist who uses painting as his medium. His work combines the language of both classical and contemporary imagery to express his personal vision and the hidden anxieties of our time. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Feltrinelli prize from the Academia dei Lincel in Rome for lifetime achievement in painting and has represented his native Italy three times in the Venice Biennale. He has exhibited worldwide -- Documenta, Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Frye Museum in Seattle, Bologna Museum of Modern Art -- and his work is held in private and public collections in Europe and the United States, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The Earl Mcgrath Gallery is pleased to hold an exhibition of his paintings at our New York location in the spring of 2003. Mariani lives and works in New York City.