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Sandro Bracchitta (1966 - is an Italian printmaker. Leading exponent of Italian engraving of the XXI° century, he studied in Florence where he attended the Course of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence getting his degree in 1990; in the same year he began working as a painter and engraver. His first solo exhibition took place in 1991 at Palazzo Datini in Prato, Italy. In 2020 he was awarded a scholarship to specialise at "Il Bisonte", the School of Graphic Arts in Florence, and in 1993 he worked as an assistant of Maestro Viggiano, in the same school. In the same year he began to exhibit his works in several art exhibitions. In 1994 he was invited to take part in the 'World Triennial Engraving Exhibition' in Chamalières (France), and in the same year he won the '14th edition of Mini Print International', in Cadaqués (Spain). From 1994 to 1997 he was invited to several outstanding national and international exhibitions such as the '21st and 22nd International Biennial Graphics Exhibition' in Lubiana (Slovenia), The International Award in Graphics Arts in Biella (Italy), the Ibiza Biennial in Spain, the Cracow Triennial Engraving Exhibition in Poland, the Stedeliske Museum of Sint Niklaas, Belgium, as well as the International Graphics Exhibition in Bitola (Macedonia), Kharkiu (Russia), Uzice (Croatia), Györ and Budapest (Hungary). In 2001 he received an award from the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo at the International Exhibition of Prints in Kanagay, and an award from the City Museum of Györ in Hungary. He received the Leonardo Sciascia "Amateur d'Estampes" award in 2007, and the Grand Prize at the Ural Print Triennial in Russia. In 2009 he received the Grand Prize at the 2nd Bangkok Triennial International Print and Drawing Exhibition in Thailand. He was invited to exhibit at the Sicilian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011. In 2007 he received the first prize at the International Biennial of Engraving of Acqui Terme. in 2011 he was invited to the World Plate and Print Art Exhibition Millennial Wind, in the temple of Buddhist Tripitaka, in South Korea. He was also invited – as the only Italian representative – to take part in the '4th Sapporo International Biennial' in Japan, in the 'Triennial Graphics Exhibition' in Tallinn (Estonia) and in the 'Beijing Ex Libris International Show' in the People's Republic of China, and to the 54th Venice Biennale. In 2017 the Cabinet of Drawings and Prints of the Uffizi in Florence acquires one of his works of engraving. On several occasions he exhibited with the "Gruppo di Scicli", a group of important and renowned Sicilian artists. Currently, he is professor of engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. He lives and works in Ragusa. Comes with Passe-Partout. Hand signed on verso.